Parasound Halo C1 Controller Speaker System User Manual


 
A
AC cord, 6
AC outlet, 6
AC connection, 6
AC power switch, 6
AC voltage, 6
A/D (Analog-to-Digital) Converters, 12, 63
Adaptive Decorrelation, 61
Advanced Speaker Array (ASA), 36, 61
Amplifiers, unmatched, 47, 61
Analog Monitor, 33, 55
Analog audio sources, connecting, 37-
39, 41, 42
ASA (see: Advanced Speaker Array)
Associating presets with inputs, 32
Audio recorders, 11-12, 44-45
Audio Setup menu, 25-26, 55
Autocalibration, abort, 31
Autocalibration, Distance & Level, 30-31
Autosearch input selection mode, 11, 19, 57
Aux (Programmable) Outputs, 29-30,
50-52
b
Back (surround) channels, 6, 12-14, 17,
27, 29, 35, 48, 51-52, 61
Balanced Inputs and Outputs, 14, 33,
37-38, 42, 47, 48, 55, 59, 65
Balanced In–Bypass mode (see: Bypass)
Bass control (see: Tone controls)
Bass limiter, 26, 55
BNC Connectors (see also: component
video), 4, 37, 39, 50, 60
Boundary gain compensation, 35, 61-62
Built-in display screen, 5, 8, 15, 34
Bypass mode, 11-12, 14, 18, 33, 38
(table), 42, 47, 55, 59, 63
c
C1/C2 Menus (on Master Remote), 9,
12, 17-18
Calibration microphone, 8, 30-31
Calibration-noise (Test) signal, 17-18
Center Width setting, 13, 25
Central overhead channel, 52
CH buttons (SideKick remote), 11, 20, 21
Club mode, 13, 25, 61
CMRR (see: Common mode rejection ratio)
Colors of on-screen display (OSD), 34
Common mode rejection ratio (CMRR), 59
Component video, 5-6, 11, 33, 35, 37-
40, 49-50, 52 (table), 60, 63, 65
Component-video/RGB jacks, 40, 50, 60
Composite video, 6, 15, 32, 34, 37-40,
49-50, 56, 60, 63, 65
Concert Mode, 13, 25, 61
Control jacks, 5, 35, 50-51, 53-54, 59
Crossover filter, 27
d
D/A (digital-to-analog) converters, 63
Delay, Programmable (Aux) Channels 9
and 10, 29, 35
Delay, Speaker distance adjustment, 28, 30
Delay, Trigger, 35, 54
Device-control pages on Master
remote, 20
Dial Norm Offset message, 62
Differential (see: Balanced)
Digital audio recorders, connecting, 11, 45
Digital Error message, 57, 62
Digital inputs and outputs, 6, 32, 33,
39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 65
Digital Theater Systems (see: DTS)
Digital-to-analog converter (see: D/A)
Dimension (see: PL II Dimension)
Dimmer (built-in display), 8, 15, 35, 54
Direct mode, 12, 14, 17, 35, 61
Display screen (see: Built-in display)
Display Setup, 11, 15, 19, 34, 57
Distance autocalibration (see:
Autocalibration)
Distance units (display), 28, 34
Dolby Digital Surround, 12-13, 17, 25,
35, 44, 48, 61-62
Dolby/DTS Setup, 5, 13-14, 25, 61
Dolby Pro Logic (see: Pro Logic, Pro
Logic II, PL II)
Dolby Surround EX, 13-14, 27, 48
Dry (reverb setting), 25
DSP, 12, 33, 42, 63-64
DSP engine, 63-64
DTS 2/0, 13
DTS 96/24, 13
DTS, 12-14, 25, 27, 61-62, 65
DTS-ES, 13-14, 25, 27, 48, 61
DTS-ES Discrete, 13, 61
DTS-ES Matrix, 13
DTS Neo:6 (see: Neo:6)
Dual-Zone Operation (see: Zone)
Duration (see: Trigger Setup)
DVD-Audio, multichannel
(see: 7.1-channel sources)
DVD Players, 15-16, 20, 40
DVD Recorders, 43-44
DYN (Dynamic Range) key, 17
e
Enhanced Bass (EBASS), 17, 27
Equipment rack (see: Rack mounting)
Error messages, 34, 62
ESC (Escape) button on Master
Remote, 24
EX (see: Dolby Digital EX, and THX EX)
EXIT button, 24
Expansion port, 64
External processor loop via Tape Monitor, 44
Extra subwoofer output (see:
Programmable Outputs)
F
Favorite (FAV) buttons and macros
on remotes, 19, 21
Filter, Programmable channels 9 & 10, 30
Flat Trims: setting, 18, 32-33
Floor-shakers and Programmable
Outputs, 29, 51-52, 63
Front channels (Also see: Bypass), 47,
48, 61
Front speakers, extra, 51
G
Grounding, 56, 59, 60
GUIDE button (Master remote), 21
H
Halo Setup software, 36, 64
HDTV (high-definition television), 40, 49, 60
Headphones, 8, 10, 55, 56, 60
High-pass filter, 29
Hum and buzz, 56, 60
I
Imaging, 61
Incompatible Source message, 17
Infin (see: Trigger duration),
INFO button, 15, 19
Infrared (see: IR)
Input, 6, 14, 37-38, 63, 64, 65
Input Selection, 8, 11, 17-19, 21, 32, 57
Input Sensitivity, 33
Input Setup (see: Source setup),
7.1-channel, 5, 18, 41
Input/Output Summary table, 38, 52
IR Database (MX-Editor program), 16
IR Input jacks, 53, 59-60
IR Remote Sensor, 6, 5657
IR Repeater for remote Zone, 21, 50,
53, 56, 59-60
L
Late Night mode, 17
Level Autocalibration, 30-31
Level Setup, 18, 28, 29-30
Level Trims (center, surround, and sub-
woofer outputs), 18, 26, 56, 63
LFE (Low-Frequency Effects), 17, 25, 27, 55
Listening modes (Also see: Dolby, DTS,
and THX), 12-13, 14 (table), 17, 35, 36,
56, 61
Long cables, 38, 47, 51, 59
Low Frequency Effects (see: LFE)
Low-pass filter, 27, 28-29, 56
M
Macros (preset command strings), 16,
19, 21
MAIN button (on Master remote), 12,
13, 16
Main menu (on Master remote), 9, 16, 18
Main zone (see Zone)
Master power switch (see: Rear-panel
AC switch)
Matrix (DTS), 13-14
MENU button (On C 1 Controller), 8,
23-24, 26
MENU button (On Master remote), 19,
20, 23-24, 32
Microphone (see: Calibration microphone)
Mix levels (Programmable Channels 9
and 10), 29-30, 52
Modes (see: Listening modes)
Mode keys, 17
Mono mode, 12-14, 29, 47, 52, 54-55, 61
Mounting, (see: Placement; Rack
mounting)
Movie soundtracks, 48, 55, 61
Multichannel (see: 7.1-channel)
Multi-room home-control systems, 5, 53
Music Modes (Also see: Club, Concert,
PL II Music, THX MusicMode, Neo:6),
13-14, 48, 61
Muting, 7, 8, 10, 11-12, 19, 55
MX-Editor software, 16, 18, 21, 32
N
Natural mode, 13
Neo:6 (DTS), 13-14, 25
No Change setting, 18, 31-32, 55
No OSD video outputs, 6, 49-50, 57
Noise signals (see: Bass limiter;
Calibration-noise signal)
NTSC video signals, 34
Numerical keypad (Master remote), 20-21
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