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Enter

Tune

Disc

AV C

DV D

C D

ZONE

S AT

Vo l u m e

Tune

Vo l u m e

Mute

Preset

Preset

T V

V C R

C B L

On

Mono

Mem

FM/AM

Man

Tuner

Vid 1

Vid 2

Vid 3

Vid 4

Aud 1

Aud 2

Aud 3

Light

MAC 1

MAC 2

MAC 3

MAC 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2

3

11

5

9

6

8

10

12

13

14

1

7

4

Press the 

Zone button

to control the remote 
zone of the AVC-1800.

1. Programming Status LED

This three-color LED flashes when programming infrared codes
into the learning remote control.

2. Device Buttons

The device buttons allow you to choose different “pages” to
control up to six additional components. Note: Press the AVC
button first to control the main zone of the AVC-1800 and press
the Zone button to operate the remote zone.

3. On-Off Button

Press the On button to turn the AVC-1800 on for the remote
zone; press the On button again to turn it off. This operation is
different for the main zone.

4.  Volume Buttons

The Volume 

and 

buttons adjust the master volume up and

down in 1 dB steps.

5.  Mute Button

Press the Mute button to interrupt the audio signal from reaching
the zone output jacks of the AVC-1800.

6.  Tune

  f 

  f 

  f 

  f 

  f 

Button

When the tuner is activated, pressing the Tune 

button selects

the previous available broadcast frequency.

7.  Tune 

Button

When the tuner is active, each press of the Preset 

e

 

button

selects the previous preset station.

8. Preset 

Button

When the tuner is active, each press of the Preset 

button

selects the previous preset station.

9. Preset 

Button

When the tuner is active, each press of the Preset 

e

 

button

selects the next preset station.

10. Direct Access Source Buttons

These buttons provide direct access to each of the seven inputs
and the tuner.

11.  Tuner Functions

These buttons control the tuner functions of the AVC-1800
including Memory, Mono, Manual Tuning, and AM/FM band
selection.

12.  Numerical Preset Buttons 1-10, 11-20, 21-29

Pressing any of these numerical preset buttons allows you to
select the radio station previously memorrized between 1 and
10. To access preset numbers above 10, press the numerical
button again to add 10 to that preset number. For example,
pressing 5 twice accesses preset 15 and three times accesses
preset 25.

The Learning Remote Control

Remote Zone Control

13. Macro Buttons

The four macro buttons allow you to program a series of
commands for one touch operation of multiple functions of
different components such as turning on the AVC-1800 and
your DVD player and selecting play.

14. Light Button

The Light button illuminates all the remote control buttons for
approximately 5 seconds.

Summary of Contents for AVC-1800

Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L AVC 1800 Audio Video Controller www parasound com Re EQ TM...

Page 2: ...n Display 29 Placement of Your Home Theater Speakers 29 Setting up your AVC 1800 32 Bass Management Settings 32 Calibrating Channel Levels 33 Programming the Learning Remote Control 34 Operating Your...

Page 3: ...Zone Audio Controller With Separate 12 Volt DC Trigger 5 1 Analog Input for Future Format Compatability Licensing Acknowledgements Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporat...

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Page 9: ...Manual The names of connectors and controls are italicized to help you find what you are looking for within in a particular section On screen and front panel display indications are in small capital l...

Page 10: ...ystems Inc Manufactured under license from Digital Theater System Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other world wide patents Power Consumption 32W Personnel 2 Do Not Remove Cover No User Servicing To Qualif...

Page 11: ...be available through the RCA composite Monitor and Record output jacks 6 Video Monitor Outputs There are both composite and S Video output connections on the AVC 1800 Connect the Composite and or S V...

Page 12: ...3 Zone Re EQ Overload Mute Analog 5 1 2 Ch Coax 1 2 Opt 1 2 Audio 2 Video 4 Audio 1 Video 3 Video 2 Pro Logic Tuning Tuner Treble FM AM Mono Bass On Off Preset AUTO FM Video 1 A V C 1 8 0 0 A u d i o...

Page 13: ...d signal Re Eq Indicator This indicator illuminates when Re Equalization is active 2 Ch Indicator This indicator illuminates when the AVC 1800 has been set to two channel operation or it detects a Dol...

Page 14: ...reset Preset TV VCR CBL On Off Mono Mem FM AM Man Tuner Vid 1 Vid 2 Vid 3 Vid 4 Tone Delay Aud 1 Aud 2 Aud 3 Light 5 1 Cal MAC 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Re EQ Dyn 2 7 20 10 14 8 11 13 4...

Page 15: ...tive each press of the Preset f button selects the previous preset station 14 Preset e e e e e Button When the tuner is active each press of the Preset e button selects the next preset station 15 Tone...

Page 16: ...available broadcast frequency 7 Tune e e e e e Button When the tuner is active each press of the Preset e button selects the previous preset station 8 Preset f f f f f Button When the tuner is active...

Page 17: ...o receive any radio stations unless antennas for FM and AM bands are connected Following are options to connect FM and AM antennas to your AVC 1800 FM Dipole Antenna A standard FM folded dipole 300 oh...

Page 18: ...ratories Inc 2 1 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc issued and pending DTS DTS Digital Surround and THX are registered from LucasFilm Ltd Lucasfilm All Rights Reserved Manufactured under li...

Page 19: ...l analog line level sources such as CD players MiniDisc players cassette decks etc Connect the left and right analog audio outputs of your audio source components to these inputs You can also assign a...

Page 20: ...ls to composite video output signals or composite video to S Video or vice versa Main External Remote Control The Main External Remote allows for infrared remote control operation via a wired infrared...

Page 21: ...t is connected to your center C speaker Left and Right Surround Channel Outputs Connect the Left and Right Surround output jacks of your AVC 1800 to two channels of the multi channel amplifier that ar...

Page 22: ...ill have the opportunity to program typical functions and operations into memory for easy control of your AVC 1800 On Off Button Press the On Off button to turn the unit on and off When you turn on th...

Page 23: ...know what station will be on when you select the tuner Surround Mode Indicators These indicators let you know the type of digital bitstream the AVC 1800 has detected and how the signal is being proces...

Page 24: ...S Tone Button This button activates the bass and treble controls The TONE indicator illuminates when the tone controls are active Re EQ Button Press the Re EQ button to engage Lucasfilm Re Equalizatio...

Page 25: ...input circuit to prevent overload If the overload LED illuminates you need to turn the input level down Press the Input e button to increase the level to the analog input circuitry Press the Input f...

Page 26: ...delay time by 5 milliseconds to a maximum of 15 milliseconds Re EQ Button Press the Re EQ button to engage and disengage Lucasfilm Re Equalization for any Surround mode Re Eq restores the correct ton...

Page 27: ...t button illuminates all the remote control buttons for approximately 5 seconds The illumination makes it easier to see the buttons in a darkened room Cal Button Press and hold the Cal button to activ...

Page 28: ...1800 to decode a stereo signal into Dolby Surround Pro Logic DTS Like Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround is an encode decode system that delivers two or six channels 5 1 of audio for soundtracks and m...

Page 29: ...nt is required INPUT F L 0 dB BALANCE CHK C 3 dB F R 0 dB F L 2 dB C 0 dB F R 2 dB VIDEO 1 COAXIAL 1 DOLBY DIGITAL S MODE 1 mS C DELAY 1 mS S DELAY 25P DYNAMIC ON DIALOG VOLUME 10 dB Press the Display...

Page 30: ...istening position to speakers Alternate home theater setup In this example the center speaker is on the same plane as the left and right speakers and is therefore closer to the listening position Time...

Page 31: ...r placement is a little more flexible than the front speakers are Although 5 1 channel processing offers discrete surround channel information movie soundtracks use the surround channels more for crea...

Page 32: ...e center speaker will then have low frequencies rolled off at 12 dB per octave starting at 80 Hz This filtered low frequency information is then re routed to the subwoofer channel 4 If you do not have...

Page 33: ...into memory Assigning Digital Inputs to Sources You can assign any of the four digital or analog inputs to any of theAVC 1800 s seven input sources For example you may want match Video 1 Source with a...

Page 34: ...the corresponding device button such as DVD or SAT 3 Press and hold down the Device button and the Enter button simultaneously until the amber Status LED and the red LED behind the device button both...

Page 35: ...her source components then issue a play code for your DVD player The five macro buttons operate independently in two groups of device buttons on the remote control The first group consists of the uppe...

Page 36: ...a Recording 1 Turn the power on to your AVC 1800 source equipment and power amplifiers If your associated equipment incorporates DC triggering theAVC 1800 may automatically turn on the other equipment...

Page 37: ...access preset 15 press the numerical button number 5 twice and P15 will be selected Manual Tuning from the Remote Control 1 Press the Tuner button on the remote control to activate the tuner 2 Press...

Page 38: ...the On button the Active LED will illuminate When remote zone commands are issued the front panel Zone LED illuminates for about five seconds indicating the remote zone is being controlled 6 Five sec...

Page 39: ...result in shipping damage Common carriers such as UPS will not pay claims for damage incurred during shipment when products are surrounded only with styrofoam peanuts or placed in non original factor...

Page 40: ...0 Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...

Page 41: ...1 Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...

Page 42: ...2 Button Assignment Worksheet for the Learning Remote Component________________________ Component________________________ Instructions Write down stored codes into the blank buttons for each component...

Page 43: ...ance Analog Inputs 10 k Coaxial Digital Inputs 75 IM Distortion 1 kHz 1V Output All Channels 0 06 Signal Noise Ratio Flat A Weighted Front 90 dB 93 dB Center 90 dB 93 dB Rear 75 dB 82 dB Subwoofer 85...

Page 44: ...y IHF 10 uV m Signal to Noise Ratio 74 dB Stereo 65 dBf IHF Weighted FM Stereo Separation 50 dB 1 kHz 40 dB 10 kHz FM Selectivity 80 dB AM Selectivity 30 dB FM Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB...

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