AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Manual

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The Cast
Section
1-3
Rear Panel Features
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RS232 Serial P RS232 Serial P
RS232 Serial P RS232 Serial P
RS232 Serial Port – ort –
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ort – This connection is used to
interface the Maestro with an external touch-
screen or other automation system. It is also used
when updating the internal Maestro firmware
programming.
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Main P Main P Main P Main P Main Power Connection – ower Connection – ower Connection – ower Connection – ower Connection – All good AC power
flows in here. The wide-range switching power
supply enables the Maestro to operate at full
capacity even during brown-outs.
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Ground Lift Switch – Ground Lift Switch – Ground Lift Switch – Ground Lift Switch – Ground Lift Switch – In complex home theater
systems, ground loops can be a painful fact of life.
This button isolates the signal ground connec-
tions on the Maestro from the AC Power ground.
For safety reasons, the chassis remains earth
grounded at all times.
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IR Remote Control Connections – IR Remote Control Connections – IR Remote Control Connections – IR Remote Control Connections – IR Remote Control Connections – These jacks
enable use of external IR sensors and emitters for
installations where it is not practical to use the
front panel IR sensor.
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Main Amplifier Outputs –
Main Amplifier Outputs –
Main Amplifier Outputs – Main Amplifier Outputs – Main Amplifier Outputs – The RCA outputs
feed the main theater power amplifiers.
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Digital A
Digital A
Digital A Digital A Digital Audio Connections –
udio Connections –
udio Connections – udio Connections – udio Connections – The Maestro
features assignable Coaxial and Optical digital
audio inputs. Don’t worry if your satellite has a
Coaxial digital output but the SAT connection on
the back of the Maestro is Optical: You can reas-
sign the connection.
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Multi- Multi- Multi- Multi- Multi-Channel D Channel D Channel D Channel D Channel DVD VD VD VD VD-----A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SA A / SACD Input – CD Input – CD Input – CD Input – CD Input – Newer
multi-channel audiophile recordings give you
superb music audio quality in full surround.
These players feature a surround decoder built
into them. The Multi-channel inputs on the
Maestro bypass all digital circuitry and connect
the player to the amplifiers with only a volume
control in the path. Enjoy!
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Component V Component V Component V Component V Component Video Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – Component
video is one of the highest quality formats avail-
able. Use them whenever possible.
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Zone 2 A Zone 2 A Zone 2 A Zone 2 A Zone 2 Audio Output – udio Output – udio Output – udio Output – udio Output – The second zone out-
puts enables listening to a source independently of
the main theater system.
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Zone 2 V
Zone 2 V
Zone 2 V Zone 2 V Zone 2 Video Output –
ideo Output –
ideo Output – ideo Output – ideo Output – This is the composite
video output for zone 2. You must connect the
composite video input from each source unit to
make them available for this second zone output.
Stereo Analog A Stereo Analog A Stereo Analog A Stereo Analog A Stereo Analog Audio Connections – udio Connections – udio Connections – udio Connections – udio Connections – Connect
the two channel stereo outputs from your source
units here.
12 V
12 V
12 V 12 V 12 Volt T
olt T
olt T olt T olt Trigger Outputs –
rigger Outputs –
rigger Outputs – rigger Outputs – rigger Outputs – These outputs provide
a +12 volt signal to control the power amplifiers,
source units, video projector, screens and curtains
in the theater. The Main Trigger output is active
whenever the Maestro is turned on; the Video
Trigger is active whenever a video source is selected.
Main V
Main V
Main V Main V Main Video Outputs –
ideo Outputs –
ideo Outputs – ideo Outputs – ideo Outputs – These are the Composite
and S-Video outputs to the main video display or
projector. Since we know that converting between
video formats is something best left to an external
video processor, you should always connect the
Composite, S-Video and the Component video
outputs to your video display or processor.
Composite and S- Composite and S- Composite and S- Composite and S- Composite and S-V V V V Video Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – ideo Connections – These
are the video inputs from the source units. If you
are using the second zone video outputs, you
should ALWAYS connect a composite video input
from each source even if you are using a higher
quality S-Video or Component signal for the main
theater. These inputs are assignable so if your CD
player has a video output and your tape deck
doesn’t, you can rearrange the inputs. Refer to page
3-8 for details.
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