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Parasound AVC-1800 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 AVC-1800 Audio Video Controller Re -EQ w w w.parasound.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Maintaining Your AVC-1800 ................. 38 In Case of Trouble ....................38 Blank Remote Control Drawings ................. 40 AVC-1800 Specifications ..................43 Record the following information for future reference: Serial #_______________________ Date of Purchase__________________ Parasound Dealer_____________________________________ _____________ Parasound Dealer's Phone Number____________________________________...
  • Page 3 AVC-1800 Audio Video Controller Features Full 24 bit Processing Using Crystal Semiconductor CS4926 Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS Decoding Three Burr-Brown PCM 1716 D to A Converters Reference Quality FM/AM Stereo Tuner with 29 Presets Digital Inputs and Surround Modes are Assignable to Sources Four Audio/Video Inputs with Composite and S-Video Connectors On-screen Display and Front Panel Indicators Illuminated, Eight Source Learning Remote Control...

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Save these instructions for future use This triangle alerts you to the dangerous voltages inside that may be a shock hazard. This triangle alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in this manual. Follow all instructions and warnings marked on the unit. Always use with the correct line voltage.
  • Page 5 Español Instrucciones Importantes de Seguridad Guarde esta instrucciones para uso posterior. Utilice siempre el voltaje correcto. Dirijase a las instrucciones de operación del fabricante para obtener las especificaciones de potencia. Esté al tanto de que voltajes de operación distintos requleren el uso de cables y/o enchufes distintos. No instale esta unidad en un estante sin ventilación, ni tampoco directamente encima de equipos que generen calor tales como amplificadores de potencia.
  • Page 6 Deutsch Wichtige Sicherheitsanweisungen Heben Sie sich diese Sicherheitsanweisungen auch für später auf. Befolgen Sie alle auf der Vorrichtung stehenden Anweisungen und Warnungen. Immer nur mit der richtigen Spannung verwenden! Die Gebrauchsanweisungen des Herstellers informieren Sie über die elektrischen Anforderungen Vergessen Sie nicht daß bei verschiedenen Betriebsspannungen ggf. auch verschiedene Leitungskabel und/oder Verbindungsstecker zu verwenden sind.
  • Page 7 Dansk Vigtig information om sikkerhed Gem denne Vejledning til senere brug. Folg alle anvisninger og advarsler pá apparatet. Apparatet skal altid tilsluttes den korrekte spænding. Der henvises til brugsanvisningen, der indeholder specifikationer for strømforsyning. Der gøres opmærksom pá, at ved varierende driftsspændinger kan det blive nødvendigt at bruge andre lednings- og/eller stiktyper.
  • Page 8 Norsk Viktig Informasjon om sikkerhet Ta vare pá denne veiledningen for senere bruk. Folg alle anvisningene og advarslene som er angitt pá apparatet. Apparatet skal alltid anvendes med korrekt spenning. Produktbeskrivelsen inneholder spesifikasjoner for stromkrav. Vær oppmerksom pá at det ved ulike driftsspenninger kan være nodvendig a bruke en annen ledning- og/ eller stopseltype.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Congratulations on your purchase of this precision component and thank you for your selection of Parasound. Your new AVC-1800 Audio Video Controller is designed to be the heart of your home theater system and to provide you with years of listening and viewing enjoyment.

  • Page 14: Avc-1800 Main Zone Remote Drawing

    Press the AVC button to control the main zone AV C ZONE DV D of the AVC-1800. S AT V C R C B L Display Digital Surround Input Level Trim Mute Vo l u m e Tune Tune Enter Vo l u m e Preset Preset...
  • Page 15 14. Preset Button The Learning Remote Control When the tuner is active, each press of the Preset button Main Zone Control Buttons selects the next preset station. 1. Programming Status LED 15. Tone Button This three-color LED flashes when programming infrared codes This button activates the bass and treble controls.

  • Page 16: Avc-1800 Remote Zone Remote Drawing

    13. Macro Buttons The Learning Remote Control The four macro buttons allow you to program a series of Remote Zone Control commands for one touch operation of multiple functions of different components such as turning on the AVC-1800 and 1. Programming Status LED your DVD player and selecting play.

  • Page 17: Making Connections To Your Avc-1800

    Optional Rack Mounting Kit If you want to rack mount your AVC-1800, you will need to obtain the optional Parasound RMK-3 Rack Mount Kit. When you install the RMK-3 onto the AVC-1800 and remove its four feet, the rack mounting brackets will occupy three rack spaces (5 1/4 inches high) in a standard 19”...
  • Page 19 AM Antenna and Clamp A molded plastic loop antenna is supplied with your AVC-1800. Connect the two wires of the AM loop antenna to the posts labeled AM and GND. Position the loop antenna for best AM reception. If you are trying to pick up very distant stations, you may connect a single long wire to the AM terminal and a good earth ground to the GND terminal.
  • Page 20 The input connector accepts a standard 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) two conductor mini plug. The tip is positive and the sleeve is negative. Your Authorized Parasound Dealer or Custom Installer can recommend a compatible infrared repeater system for the AVC-1800.
  • Page 21 Zone DC Trigger This jack provides a +12 Volt DC trigger voltage to activate equipment that can be triggered with DC voltage such as power amplifiers or relays. Connect the Zone DC Trigger output of the AVC-1800 to the DC input of the component you want to activate. The DC trigger delivers up to up to 200 milliamps of current.

  • Page 22: Avc-1800 Front Panel Controls

    Coaxial Digital Inputs The two coaxial digital inputs on the AVC-1800 labeled Coaxial 1 and 2 accept a standard S/PDIF digital bitstream from any CD player, DVD player, DSS receiver, or other digital component equipped with a 75 coaxial output. Connect the coaxial output of your digital source to either of the coaxial inputs using a digital interconnect cable designed for this application.
  • Page 23 Tone Controls and Indicator The Bass control boosts and cuts low frequencies +/- 10 dB. The Treble control boosts and cuts high frequencies +/- 10 dB. The Tone indicator illuminates when the tone circuitry is activated with the Tone button. The Bass and Treble controls only affect the left and right channels in the 2 channel mode.
  • Page 24 Mute Indicator This indicator lights when the Mute button is engaged from the remote control. This LED also lights when the remote zone is on while the main zone is off. Digital and Analog Input Indicators These indicators illuminate when the corresponding digital (Optical 1-2, Coax 1-2) or Analog input is selected with the Digital button.

  • Page 25: Avc 1800 Remote Control Buttons

    Reset Button Access Hole This button restores all factory defaults and clears the programmed memory. Use a toothpick or other small non-metal tool to access the reset button. Volume Control This knob adjusts the master volume up and down in 1 dB increments. The volume display changes to show the current volume level.
  • Page 26 Mute Press the Mute button to interrupt the audio signal from reaching the Main analog output jacks of the AVC-1800. The Mute button does not affect the Record Output jacks or the Zone Output jacks (unless Zone is presently under control). Tune Buttons While in the Auto tuning mode, pressing this button normally advances to the next active...

  • Page 27: Surround Processing Modes

    Manual Button While in the Auto tuning mode, pressing the Tuning buttons normally selects the previous or next active broadcast frequency. Press the Man button to select the manual tuning mode, then the Tuning buttons selects FM frequencies in 100 kHz steps (50 kHz steps for export units) and AM frequencies in 10 kHz steps (9 kHz for export units) FM/AM Button The FM/AM button selects FM and AM frequency bands while the tuner is active.
  • Page 28 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital delivers up to six totally separate (discrete) channels of sound, also known as 5.1. Like Dolby Surround Pro Logic, it includes Left, Center and Right channels across the front of the room. The sixth channel, the Low Frequency Effects channel, contains additional bass information to maximize the impact of scenes with special effects such as explosions, crashes, etc.

  • Page 29: Avc-1800 On-Screen Display

    AVC-1800 On-screen Display The on-screen display (OSD) provides operational status of your AVC-1800 including selected Input Source, Digital Input, Surround mode, Dynamic Range, Dialog Normalization, and Volume level. According to Dolby requirements, Dialog Normalization is not defeatable. The on-screen display will indicate when it has been encoded into the DIALOG NORM Dolby Digital bitstream.
  • Page 30 SUBWOOFER MONITOR CENTER LEFT RIGHT Equal distances from listening position to speakers Left Right Surround Surround Typical home theater setup using conventional surround speakers. In this example, all three front speakers are the same distance to the listening area. SUBWOOFER MONITOR LEFT RIGHT...
  • Page 31 Front Speakers Try to locate your front left and right speakers an equal distance to the right and left of your monitor or projection screen. Ideally, your listening position should be at one point of an equilateral triangle with the left and right speakers at the other two points. To achieve what is commonly called the “sweet spot,”...

  • Page 32: Setting Up Your Avc 1800

    Setting up your AVC 1800 Bass Management Bass management is designed to assure overall balanced response by accommodating many different types of speaker systems that may or may not be able to reproduce frequencies below 80 Hz. The Bass Management setup menu lets you configure your speakers to reproduce low frequencies below 80 Hz, or to filter out these frequencies and route them to your front speakers or only to your subwoofer channels.

  • Page 33: Calibrating Channel Levels

    Calibrating Channel Levels Manual calibration requires independent adjustment of the output level for each of the six channels of your AVC-1800 so that all channels have the correct signal strength at your actual listening position. The AVC-1800 has an internal pink noise generator that you can manually advance from channel to channel.

  • Page 34: Programming The Learning Remote Control

    AVC or ZONE button. Pressing the CD button accesses the codes for Parasound CD players. You can program over the resident Parasound codes if you wish, and they can be easily restored if necessary. You can program infrared commands from another component’s original remote control into any button under any device’s own “page”...
  • Page 35 To Erase All the Programmed Commands within a Page 1. Press and hold the device button and Enter buttons simultaneously until the amber status LED and the device button turn on and remain lit. 2. Press and hold the Light button for five seconds. The status LED will flash red five times, flash green twice and return to steady amber.

  • Page 36: Operating Your Avc-1800

    Erasing Macros 1. Press and hold the AVC or SAT device button and Mute buttons simultaneously until the red status LED and the device button turn on and remain lit. 2. Press the macro button to be erased on the universal remote control. 3.
  • Page 37 Front Panel Operation Selecting Preset Radio Stations from the Front Panel 1. Activate the tuner by pressing the Tuner button on the front panel. 2. Press the Preset button to advance to the next desired preset. If there is no broadcast frequency stored into a preset number, that number will be skipped.

  • Page 38: Operating The Remote Zone

    Returning your AVC-1800 to Parasound for Service (USA Only) If we determine that you should send your AVC-1800 to Parasound, you will need to obtain a Return Authorization (RA) number. The RA number must be clearly marked on the outer carton only.
  • Page 39 Important Notice Before Shipping your AVC-1800 (USA Only) Before you ship the unit to Parasound, you MUST repack the unit into its fitted foam insert sandwich and its original carton. Use of any other carton and packing materials will probably result in shipping damage.

  • Page 40: Blank Remote Control Drawings

    Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions: Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...
  • Page 41 Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions: Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...
  • Page 42 Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions: Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...

  • Page 43: Avc-1800 Specifications

    AVC-1800 Specifications Frequency Response Front (Large) 10 Hz-20 kHz Front (Samll) 80 Hz-20 kHz Rear (Large) 10 Hz-20 kHz Rear (Small) 80 Hz-20 kHz Center (Large ) 10 Hz-22 kHz Center (Small ) 80 Hz-22 kHz Subwoofer (LPF) 10 Hz-80 Hz Subwoofer (300 Hz) 10 Hz-300 Hz Harmonic Distortion...
  • Page 44 AVC-1800 Tuner Specifications Tuning Range FM: 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz AM: 520 kHz to 1610 kHz FM Sensitivity Mono IHF 11 dBf Stereo IHF 37 for 50 dB of quieting AM Sensitivity IHF 10 uV/m Signal to Noise Ratio >74 dB Stereo 65 dBf IHF Weighted FM Stereo Separation 50 dB @ 1 kHz...
  • Page 45 Parasound Products, Inc. 950 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 415-397-7100 / FAX 415-397-0144 www.parasound.com 2000 Parasound Products, Inc. Rev 0.95 ©...

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