Connecting Video Displays - Parasound Halo C1 Controller Owner's Manual

CONNECTING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OUTPUTS continued

Connecting Video Displays

S-Video Connector
Component
Video Outputs
Component Video Inputs and Outputs
Pr Y Pb
Red Green Blue
Composite Video Inputs Video Outputs
Video 1 Video 3 Video 5 Record
Video 2 Video 4 Video 6 OSD Main
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
L
R
Analog Audio Inputs
Small TV
for Viewing OSD
It may seem odd to connect the C 1 to your main video display three ways, as shown here, but
in many systems it makes sense. This is because composite video sources are not available at
the S-Video outputs (though S-Video sources are available at the composite jacks) and compo-
nent video sources can be seen only via the component video outputs.
So, if you have a VCR, which probably has both composite video and S-Video outputs, you'd
want to use S-Video to get the clearest possible pictures from that. If your system also includes
a source with component video outputs (the only kind that works for high-definition television),
only component video links would give you all the picture quality that source can provide. And if
you have a source that has only a composite video output, the signal from that source would
appear only at the composite video jacks of the C 1.
You can see the function and setup menus when you're near the C 1's built-in 5" display screen.
This is a handy way to adjust C 1 functions or go through DVD menu selections without superim-
posing a lot of information on the screen that your guests and family watch. You might also wish to
view on-screen information on a second, auxiliary TV or monitor located near your equipment.
Connect it to the S-Video or (more likely) composite "OSD" jack, as shown, and connect your main
video screen or TV to the "No OSD" jacks. If you prefer to view on-screen menus from your normal
seating position, you can see them on your main video screen or TV if you connect it to the C 1's
"OSD" composite and S-Video jacks. If you connect it to both the C 1's "OSD" composite video
output and to its "non-OSD" S-Video output, you can select the TV's own composite video input
when you want to see the C 1 on-screen messages and switch the TV to its S-Video input when
you want to watch programs without any on-screen messages.
What You May Need:
Two composite video cables with RCA plugs
•
One S-video cable with multi-pin connectors
•
One three-cable component video cable set, with RCA
•
plugs at one end, RCA or BNC plugs at the other
Composite S-Video
Video Outputs Outputs
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER
Input 1 SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE,
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Balanced Analog Audio Inputs
Input 2
Left Right Left
Input 3
Output
H Sync V
S-Video Inputs S-Video Outputs
Zone
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Record Main
NoOSD OSD No OSD
Video 5 Video 6 Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4 Audio 5 Record 1 Record 2
L
R
Play/In Rec/Out
Tape Monitor Analog Audio Outputs
Balanced Analog Audio Outputs
Right Center Subwoofer Left Surround Right Surround Left Back
Digital Audio Inputs
Coax
Made In
Finland
Coax 1 Coax 3
Optical 1 Optical 3
Digital Out Digital Out
RS-232 Control
Optical Optical Coax 2 Coax 4 Optical 2 Optical 4
Zone Front Surround Center Back Front Surround Center Back Pro 1
Sub Sub Pro 3
7.1 Analog Audio Inputs Main Analog Audio Outputs Programmable Out
Main Viewing
Screen
C2 Controller
Parasound Products, Inc.
San Francisco, California, USA
Right Back Pro 1
Expansion Port For
Future Technologies
External Control
IR Inputs – 12V Triggers –
Main Zone P1 P2 On-Off
Pro 2
AC Power
1
0
Pro 4
AC Cord
Inlet
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