Parasound Halo C1 Controller - Manual (Page 49)

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
C2 Controller
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San Francisco, California, USA
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
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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 49
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