Setting Up Your Cse 6.1 Center Surround Expander - Parasound CSE 6.1 Owner's Manual

CSE 6.1 Rear Subwoofer Output Jack
The CSE 6.1. Rear Sub Out jack enables you to use a separate subwoofer in the rear of your
home theater. You will discover that rear surround effects are much more realistic when low
bass frequencies are reinforced with a rear sub. The new rear Sub should be located as close
as possible to your new CS channel speaker(s).
CSE 6.1 Rear Subwoofer Crossover Switch
This Rear Sub Crossover switch lets you select the frequency range of the Rear Sub Out
circuit. Setting this switch to 80 Hz or 120 Hz uses the low pass filter of the CSE 6.1.
Setting the switch to Full Range bypasses the low pass filter of the CSE 6.1 and uses the
crossover built into your powered subwoofer. The Rear Sub low pass filter does not affect
the frequency response of the Center Surround or Special outputs.
CSE 6.1 External Remote Control Input
The External Remote Input allows for remote control operation via a wired infrared (IR)
repeater system or system controller. The input jack accepts a standard 1/8" (3.5 mm) two-
conductor (mono) mini plug whose tip is positive and sleeve is negative. Your Authorized
Parasound Dealer or Custom Installer can recommend a compatible infrared repeater system
for the CSE 6.1.
CSE 6.1 External 12 V Power Supply Jack
This connector is for the 120 V - 15 V AC external power adapter that is supplied with the
CSE 6.1 sold in countries where 120 V AC line voltage is standard. Once you have made all
of your input and output connections, connect this external supply to the 15 V connector on
the rear panel of the CSE 6.1.

Setting up Your CSE 6.1 Center Surround Expander

Refer to the Drawing on Page 4
The CSE 6.1 does not filter the bass output to the LS, RS, or CS channels. Since your CS
channel speaker(s) are unlikely to be larger or smaller than your LS and RS channel speak-
ers, you do not have to change the bass management settings of your 5.1 surround controller
or receiver. If you find you must use the "small" setting for your LS and RS speakers to
avoid distortion, you may need to advance the level of your rear sub to compensate for this
bass filtering.
Calibrating Your Home Theater System after Installing the CSE 6.1
The CSE 6.1 was designed to make 6.1 calibration easy, and without any need to recalibrate
your existing 5.1 system. The calibration procedure is intuitive and non-technical. If you are
adding the CSE 6.1 to a 5.1 system that is already calibrated, you don't need to repeat its
calibration after the CSE 6.1 is connected. The LS and RS outputs from the CSE 6.1 will
retain their same levels as before as long as you don't change the input level controls on any
of your power amplifier channels. If you switch your from host processor LS and RS speaker
output from "small" to "large" you should probably recalibrate your 5.1 system before
calibrating the CSE 6.1.
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