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Home theater systems can have three types of video connection (composite, S-Video, and com-
ponent), and there are times when it pays to use all three as shown here. Normally, every type of
video you feed into the C 2 would then be fed out to your main video display screen or projector,
and you’d use the video display’s input selector to determine which connection feeds the screen.
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Composite video connections will be needed if you intend to pass the source’s video picture to
another room via the Zone output on the C 2 or if you’ll be recording it onto an older VCR which
has no S-Video input. Composite video input signals are not available at the S-Video output jacks.
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S-Video connections give a clearer picture than composite video. In the C 2, signals from the
S-Video inputs are available only at the S-Video, OSD composite video output and S-Video
Record output jacks. Signals from the S-Video inputs are not available at the composite Record
out or No OSD output jacks.
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Component video connections give you the highest possible picture quality and are the best
choice for high-definition TV (HDTV). However, not all DVD players and other sources have com-
ponent video outputs nor do all TV sets have component video inputs. In the C 2, component
video signals go only to the component output jacks, a straight pass-through with the widest
bandwidth, to assure the cleanest picture for HDTV formats.
Note that the two component video inputs on the C 2, and its component video output, have
five jacks, even though only three are shown in use. Home theater equipment commonly uses
the connection shown, with three cables (sometimes labeled Y, R-Y, and B-Y or Y, Cb, and Cr).
But computers, professional video equipment, and some projectors used in home theaters use
a five-wire standard (RGB-HV) that uses separate cables for each color and for horizontal and
vertical synchronization. This system synchronizes the signal elements more precisely and elimi-
nates any possible trace of interference between them. It also provides improved compatibility
with the PAL video system used in Europe and many other places.
As with the CD player, it is unnecessary to use both the digital and analog audio outputs from
a DVD player unless you intend to record to an analog tape recorder or a VCR. If you do use the
player’s analog output, it and the video outputs should be connected to inputs having the same
name; the example in the diagram shows the DVD player connected to the “Video 3” compos-
ite video, S-Video, and unbalanced analog inputs.
DVD PLAYER
OUTPUTS
Left
Right
Left
Right
Center
Subwoofer
Left Surround
Right Surround
Left Back
Right Back
Pro 1
L
R
L
R
Output
Component Video Inputs and Output
Outputs Inputs Balanced Analog Audio
Sync
Input 1
Input 2
Pr Y Pb H
Sync
V
Red Green Blue H V
Made In
Finland
Expansion Port For
Future Technologies
Composite Video Inputs
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Video Outputs
Record
OSD
Zone
NoOSD Main
S-Video Inputs S-Video Outputs
Digital Out
Optical
Digital Inputs
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
Analog Audio Inputs Tape Monitor
Record 1 Record 2 Zone
Analog Audio Outputs
Audio 5
Play/In Rec/Out
Programmable Out
Pro 3
Pro 1
Pro 4
Pro 2
Main Analog Audio Outputs
Sub
Front Surround Center Back
7.1 Analog Audio Inputs
Front Surround Center
Sub
Back
Main Zone
IR Inputs – 12V Triggers –
P1 P2 On-Off RS-232 Control
1
0
AC Power
C2
Controller
Parasound
Products, Inc.
San Francisco
California, USA
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Record OSD
Main
No OSD
G B L R
Unbalanced Analog
Audio
Composite
Video
Component
Video Outputs S-Video
Digital Optical
Outputs
R
CONNECTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCES AND RECORDERS
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