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Connecting the audio and video outputs continued, Connecting video displays, What you may need – Parasound Halo C1 Controller User Manual

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Connecting Video Displays

It may seem odd to connect the C 1 to your main video display three ways, as shown here, but
in many systems it makes sense. This is because composite video sources are not available at
the S-Video outputs (though S-Video sources are available at the composite jacks) and compo-
nent video sources can be seen only via the component video outputs.

So, if you have a VCR, which probably has both composite video and S-Video outputs, you’d
want to use S-Video to get the clearest possible pictures from that. If your system also includes
a source with component video outputs (the only kind that works for high-definition television),
only component video links would give you all the picture quality that source can provide. And if
you have a source that has only a composite video output, the signal from that source would
appear only at the composite video jacks of the C 1.

You can see the function and setup menus when you’re near the C 1’s built-in 5" display screen.
This is a handy way to adjust C 1 functions or go through DVD menu selections without superim-
posing a lot of information on the screen that your guests and family watch. You might also wish to
view on-screen information on a second, auxiliary TV or monitor located near your equipment.
Connect it to the S-Video or (more likely) composite “OSD” jack, as shown, and connect your main
video screen or TV to the “No OSD” jacks. If you prefer to view on-screen menus from your normal
seating position, you can see them on your main video screen or TV if you connect it to the C 1’s
“OSD” composite and S-Video jacks. If you connect it to both the C 1’s “OSD” composite video
output and to its “non-OSD” S-Video output, you can select the TV’s own composite video input
when you want to see the C 1 on-screen messages and switch the TV to its S-Video input when
you want to watch programs without any on-screen messages.

Record

OSD

Zone

NoOSD

Main

Record 1 Record 2

Zone

OSD

No OSD

Optical 1

Optical 3

Coax 1

Coax 2

Coax 3

Coax 4

Optical 2

Optical 4

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Audio 1

Audio 2

Audio 3

Audio 4

Balanced Analog Audio Outputs

Balanced Analog Audio Inputs

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Input 1

Input 2

Input 3

Output

Component Video Inputs and Outputs

Sync

Red

Green

Blue

H

V

Pr

Y

Pb

Composite Video Inputs

Video Outputs

S-Video Inputs

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

S-Video Outputs

Record

Main

Digital Out

Coax

Digital Audio Inputs

Optical

Made In

Finland

Expansion Port For

Future Technologies

IR Inputs

– 12V Triggers –

RS-232 Control

External Control

L

R

L

R

Analog Audio Inputs

Tape Monitor

Analog Audio Outputs

Programmable Out

Main Analog Audio Outputs

7.1 Analog Audio Inputs

1

0

AC Power

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER

SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE,

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Left

Right

Left

Right

Center

Subwoofer

Left Surround

Right Surround

Left Back

Right Back

Pro 1

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Pro 3

Pro 1

Pro 4

Pro 2

Sub

Front

Surround

Center

Back

Front

Surround

Center

Sub

Back

Digital Out

Optical

Main

Zone

P1

P2

On-Off

Audio 5

Play/In

Rec/Out

Composite

Video Outputs

S-Video

Outputs

Component

Video Outputs

AC Cord

Inlet

Main Viewing

Screen

Small TV

for Viewing OSD

RCA Plug

S-Video Connector

CONNECTING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OUTPUTS continued

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What You May Need:

Two composite video cables with RCA plugs

One S-video cable with multi-pin connectors

One three-cable component video cable set, with RCA
plugs at one end, RCA or BNC plugs at the other