Surround Processing Modes - Parasound AVC-1800 Owner's Manual

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Manual Button

While in the Auto tuning mode, pressing the Tuning

or next active broadcast frequency. Press the Man button to select the manual tuning mode,

then the Tuning

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.

Numerical Preset Buttons 1-10, 11-21, 21-29

ressing any of these numerical preset buttons allows you to select the radio station previously

memorized between 1 and 10. To access preset numbers above 10, press the numerical button

again to add 10 to that preset number. For example, pressing 5 twice accesses preset 15 and

three times accesses preset 25.

Macro Buttons

The four Macro buttons allow you to program a series of commands for one touch control of

different components such as turning on your AVC-1800 and DVD player and selecting play.

5.1 Analog Button

This button instructs the AVC-1800 to receive signals from the 5.1 Analog Input jacks where

the analog output from a DVD player or other component with discrete outputs may be

connected.

Light Button

The Light button illuminates all the remote control buttons for approximately 5 seconds. The

illumination makes it easier to see the buttons in a darkened room.

Cal Button

Press and hold the Cal button to activate the calibration circuitry to set the levels of each

channel of the AVC-1800. Refer to setup section of this manual for details.

Digital based audio/video source components transmit their audio signals in either Analog,

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Dolby Digital, or DTS. Your AVC-1800 automatically detects

the type of digital signal present at the chosen digital input. The signal is then decoded based

upon the surround processing mode you have selected for the audio/video (1-4) or audio only

(1-3) input. Following is how the AVC-1800 decodes the incoming signal:

Mode

Encoded Signal

5.1 Ch

5.1 ch Dolby Digital

5.1 ch DTS

Pro -

Logic

2 ch Dolby Digital

2 ch analog input

2 Ch

5.1 ch Dolby Digital

2 ch Dolby Digital

DTS

PCM

Analog

buttons selects FM frequencies in 100 kHz steps (50 kHz steps for