Making Connections To Your Cse 6.1 - Parasound CSE 6.1 Owner's Manual

Making Connections to Your CSE 6.1

Refer to the Drawing on Page 8
Before making any connections, turn off the power to your surround controller and power
amplifier. Make certain that all your connections are secure and that there is no tension on
the cables which could cause them to pull loose.
CSE 6.1 Left and Right Surround Input Jacks
Use standard RCA interconnect cables with RCA plugs to connect the line level Left Surround
(LS) and Right Surround (RS) output jacks on your 5.1 surround controller or receiver to the
Left and Right Surround Channel In jacks on your CSE 6.1.
Your power amplifier's LS and RS channel inputs are now temporarily disconnected.
CSE 6.1 Left Surround, Right Surround Output Jacks
Connect the Left Surround (LS) and Right Surround (RS) Out jacks on the CSE 6.1 to the
LS and RS power amplifier channel input jacks that were previously connected to the LS
and RS output jacks on your 5.1 channel surround controller.
CSE 6.1 Center Surround Output Jacks
Connect the Center Surround Out jack(s) on the CSE 6.1 to the additional power amplifier
channel(s) that will drive your new rear center surround speaker(s). The Center Surround
Out jacks are connected in parallel and both carry the same signal. The second Center Surround
Out jack simply provides a convenient way to add an additional rear center channel surround
speaker.
CSE 6.1 Special Output Jacks
Dolby Surround EX was originally intended to include a channel for center ceiling mounted
speakers in movie theaters, but it was dropped from their specification after movie theater
owners objected to the added expense. That does not preclude you from trying this.
The CSE 6.1 Special Output circuit provides a channel that is different than the CS channel.
This "Special" channel creates very realistic ambient effects with one or two additional
speakers in mid-room ceiling locations. Connect either or both of the Special Out jacks to an
additional amplifier and one or two speakers to take advantage of the Special Out circuit.
The best results may be obtained using a relatively modest speaker located directly above
your mid-room sitting position. This speaker can have attenuated high frequency response
relative to your other speakers, since it's much closer to your ears than the other speakers
are. Needless to say, we urge extreme caution in attaching a speaker to the ceiling so there is
no risk it could fall on you. We cannot endorse attaching a speaker overhead unless a licensed
contractor performs this job.
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