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Appendix B 

Wiring Diagrams and Speaker Placement Guides 

 

This section provides example illustrations of various input and output wiring schemes as well as examples of speaker 
placement in a typical room.  Before making any connections, please turn off ALL audio and video devices.  Unplug 
those that do not have a main power switch.  To avoid audible distortion and/or overall signal degradation, do not use 
standard audio cables for digital audio or video signals.  It is recommended that all cables, including speaker cables be 
kept as short as possible for best sound quality. 

 

 

 

Figure 103 - Examples of Typical Input and Tape Out Connections 

 

 

 

Figure 104 - Recommended Output Wiring Diagram Using 12 Single-Ended channels

 

Summary of Contents for Casablanca II

Page 1: ...THETA DIGITAL C O R P O R A T I O N Casablanca II Owner s Manual V 2 01 Digital Done Right...

Page 2: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try...

Page 3: ...xclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product W...

Page 4: ...stalled Whenever upgrades inquiries and or changes are requested the serial number will be required SERIAL NUMBER DATE PURCHASED DEALER S NAME DEALER S ADDRESS PHONE INSTALLED CARDS OPTIONS Date of in...

Page 5: ...VENTILATION SPACE ABOVE THE UNIT IMPROPER VENTILATION OF THE UNIT MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING WHICH MAY DAMAGE THE UNIT AND CAUSE A FIRE PLACE THE UNIT ON A SOLID SURFACE ONLY I E NOT ON CARPET ETC DO NOT...

Page 6: ...ater 18 Speaker Configuration Crossovers Con t 19 Speaker Levels 20 Speaker Delays 21 Dolby Digital DTS and Circle Surround Setup 22 Remaining Setup 22 Setup Flowcharts A P 24 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS 4...

Page 7: ...Off Trigger 70 Cursor Type 70 Displaying Mode Change Messages 70 Global Menu Password 70 Setup Macros 70 Copy Macros 71 Restore Macros 71 BALANCE Function 72 Front Rear and Left Right Balance 72 Cente...

Page 8: ...95 RS232 Menu Password 96 Mute Volume 96 Initial Power On Master Volume 96 FVOL and SVOL 96 Maximum Overall Level 96 Changing the Default MUTE Level 96 MUTE Off Trigger 96 Cursor Type 97 Displaying Mo...

Page 9: ...SETUP INP LVLS 1 6 Sub Menu 56 Figure 34 Front Panel Display of the SETUP INP LVLS 7 12 Sub Menu 57 Figure 35 Front Panel Display of the SETUP INP DELAYS 1 Sub Menu 58 Figure 36 Front Panel Display o...

Page 10: ...nu 91 Figure 90 Video Display of the SETUP INPUT Page 2 CIRCLE SURROUND Sub Menu 92 Figure 91 Video Display of the SETUP INPUT Page 2 POST PROCESS Sub Menu 92 Figure 92 Video Display of the SETUP INPU...

Page 11: ...and unique testing procedure that insures that it will last for many years with minimal service requirements This procedure includes the following All assembled circuit boards are given a thorough vis...

Page 12: ...ablanca II is placed in a well ventilated area or rack unit V Please take note that some powerline conditioners defeat the AC power ground on their outlets If the intention is to plug the Casablanca I...

Page 13: ...that converts digital signals into an analog format Hz Hertz A unit of frequency IR Infrared A method of wireless transmission of data LFE Low Frequency Effect Commonly a discrete audio track designat...

Page 14: ...4 Casablanca II Block Diagram Input Processing Sections Figure 1 Block Diagram of Input Processing Sections...

Page 15: ...5 Casablanca II Block Diagram Input Processing Sections Con t Figure 2a Block Diagram of 8 S Video Switching Card Figure 2b Block Diagram of Multi Format 6 S Video Switching Card...

Page 16: ...6 Casablanca II Block Diagram DAC and Analog Out Sections Figure 3 Block Diagram of DAC and Analog Outputs...

Page 17: ...7 Casablanca II Block Diagram DAC and Analog Out Sections Con t Figure 4 Block Diagram of Xtreme 4 Channel DAC board Figure 5 Block Diagram of Digital Output board showing all options...

Page 18: ...emporary speaker balance configurations shelf EQ and analog input levels to compensate for different program characteristics 11 A D button Sequences through input jacks mapped assigned to the active I...

Page 19: ...emote Infrared IR receiver plugs into this miniature stereo phone jack its signal must be demodulated Please refer to Appendix C on page 108 for additional information 9 Power Supply Module 10 Video C...

Page 20: ...ntain one of the following options A four channel Xtreme quality DAC card a three channel standard quality balanced card a three channel superior quality balanced card pictured or a six channel single...

Page 21: ...b 2 Surround Left Right Sub 2 Sub 3 Front Center Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Front Center Sub 1 Surround Left Right Front Left Right Surround Left Right Surround Left Right Side Left Right Front Left Right Cent...

Page 22: ...12 Menu Maps Function Menus and Pages Input Select Pages Figure 12 Mode Status Balance Tape Out Menus and Input Select Pages...

Page 23: ...13 Setup Menus and Pages Figure 13 Setup Menus and Pages...

Page 24: ...ressing the LEVEL UP DOWN buttons edits the parameter value storing it at the same time On any page if the LEVEL UP DOWN buttons are not used for editing a parameter value they will adjust the master...

Page 25: ...15 STEP BY STEP SETUP GUIDE...

Page 26: ...ocedure Flowchart This single flowchart shows the user all steps required to set up the Casablanca II to achieve the best sonic results possible Instructions and detailed flowcharts for each step are...

Page 27: ...ker is also appropriate for the right The other speaker sets in the Casablanca II are the surround left and right the side left and right the center and the center surround The speaker sets will be de...

Page 28: ...oblem as it exhibits zero phase difference between outputs at all frequencies Acoustically this means that if the sound sources are in proper time alignment a smoother frequency response will be reali...

Page 29: ...nal crossover cannot be defeated set the SUB to FULL Again it is preferable that the subwoofer s crossover be defeated and that the Casablanca II control all crossovers It is recommended that the subw...

Page 30: ...woofer routing This is useful for center channels that have extremely limited low frequency response i e 3dB cutoff point around 120 Hz Speaker Levels Setting up the speaker levels is best accomplishe...

Page 31: ...of the Owner s manual calculate the delay times for the left and right surround speakers The center and surround delays in this submenu will affect the center and surround speakers only when the MODE...

Page 32: ...source material may overpower the sub woofer Setting the LFE to OFF may be useful for late night viewing however please note that any information in the 1 channel will be lost Remember that these valu...

Page 33: ...ess 18 The audio and video SOURCE pages allow the user to map up to six audio input and 6 video input jacks to the currently selected input It is recommended that all other displayed jacks in this sub...

Page 34: ...24 Setup Flowcharts A P Flowchart A Setup Subwoofer s...

Page 35: ...25 Flowchart B Front Left Right Configuration...

Page 36: ...26 Flowchart C Front Center Configuration...

Page 37: ...27 Flowchart D Left Right Surround Configuration...

Page 38: ...28 Flowchart E Surround Center Configuration...

Page 39: ...29 Flowchart F Sides Configuration...

Page 40: ...30 Flowchart G Setup Speaker Levels...

Page 41: ...31 Flowchart H Setup Speaker Delays...

Page 42: ...32 Flowchart I Setup Dolby Digital...

Page 43: ...33 Flowchart J Setup DTS...

Page 44: ...34 Flowchart K Setup Circle Surround...

Page 45: ...35 Flowchart L Copy Input Speaker Parameters...

Page 46: ...36 Flowchart M Setup Default Mode...

Page 47: ...37 Flowchart N Setup Post Process...

Page 48: ...38 Flowchart O Map Input Jacks...

Page 49: ...39 Flowchart P Setup Analog Input Levels...

Page 50: ...hen the Casablanca II exits standby mode the last active INPUT SELECT will be selected Pressing the LEVEL LEFT or RIGHT buttons toggles between the two INPUT SELECT pages Figure 14 Front Panel Display...

Page 51: ...splayed until the mute is disabled The MUTE feature is active in all menus Note The factory default value for MUTE is 0 which is to say that when the MUTE button is pressed the output level of all cha...

Page 52: ...on in the SETUP INP Page 2 SOURCE AUD sub menu will access the video search order page In this page pressing buttons 1 6 will allow the user to assign a video input jack 1 6 to correspond to the respe...

Page 53: ...g the following message OPTION NOT INSTALLED The first 6 modes shown in figure 16 are described below Matrix MATX The signal routed to the center speaker is equal to the left plus right input signals...

Page 54: ...ssed over will produce a SUB channel Figure 17 Front Panel Display of the MODE Page 2 Menu Each of the 6 modes shown in figure 17 are described below Analog Direct ANLG DRCT This mode takes the select...

Page 55: ...mode for non Circle encoded music CINE is a non encoded mode that is intended to be used for mono stereo or matrixed film sources Circle Surround operates effectively with both encoded and non encoded...

Page 56: ...select it via button 5 is not shown If the optional video board is not installed the user s ability to route a video source to the video tape out jacks is not shown button 3 Button 3 allows the user...

Page 57: ...g TAPE OUT jacks can be selected independently of the source currently being viewed or listened to provided that the input for the source to be recorded is ANALOG It is possible to record a digital so...

Page 58: ...ssword whenever the SETUP function is accessed Setting a password for the SETUP button is accessed by pressing button 4 where the user will be asked ARE YOU SURE Answering YES by pressing button 2 wil...

Page 59: ...ls and button 3 does the same for speaker delays Press button 4 and use the LEVEL UP DOWN buttons to set the default MODE for the currently selected INPUT SELECT button Pressing button 5 provides a su...

Page 60: ...0 the LFE signal will be routed equally to all other channels whose CFG is set to FULL Figure 24 Front Panel Display of the Subs Configuration Submenu Unlike most configuration submenus in the Casabl...

Page 61: ...in the Casablanca II have been engineered to be superior to any analog crossover regardless of quality Left Right Speaker Configuration The left right configuration section contains the sub menus sho...

Page 62: ...outputs A Linkwitz Riley alignment solves this problem as it exhibits zero phase difference between outputs at all frequencies Acoustically this means that if the sound sources are in proper time ali...

Page 63: ...d the crossover frequencies and slopes in either the Phase Perfect PERF Linkwitz Riley LINK RILEY or Butterworth BWORTH sub menus be set using buttons 2 3 and or 4 respectively Note It is advisable to...

Page 64: ...right configuration sub menu then press button 4 BWORTH to set up the Butterworth crossovers This submenu is shown in figure 29 Figure 29 Front Panel Display of the SETUP INP CONFIG LT RT BWORTH Sub...

Page 65: ...t speakers This can be accomplished via button 6 PHLVL or phantom level Note The phantom PHTM setting for the center speaker creates the illusion of having a center speaker when the listener is positi...

Page 66: ...s sub menu allows the user to set the relative level of each speaker in order to reflect the audio system speaker configuration room characteristics or the listener s preference The allowable relative...

Page 67: ...enerator set to output to the left front speaker adjust the master volume Then adjust all other individual speaker levels The remaining speakers can be adjusted accordingly by pressing buttons 2 6 one...

Page 68: ...left right speakers This is assuming that the front left speaker is the same distance from the listening position than the front right Begin by measuring the distance in feet from each speaker to the...

Page 69: ...ays and the STATUS display Pressing SETUP INP then OSD button 5 in figure 21 activates the OSD set up menu shown in figure 38 Figure 38 Front Panel Display of the SETUP INP OSD Sub Menu Button 1 COLOR...

Page 70: ...ton pressed is not another INPUT SELECT or function button then the LCD will revert back to its default brightness in X seconds X represents the TIME parameter value in the SETUP INP Page 1 OSD sub me...

Page 71: ...ssigned to this input jack is not displayed in the lower right hand corner of the LCD press the A D button until it is displayed When a CD is to be played in this transport press the A D button once t...

Page 72: ...rround encoded or there is no indication and the 2CHNEN MODE is set to Dolby Digital no additional surround processing will occur thus producing a two channel stereo output Compression Dolby Digital c...

Page 73: ...would be 0 Note If the incoming signal is Dolby 2 0 with a surround indication bit set at surround and the 2CHEN mode set to Circle the delay settings in the DELAYS sub menu are interactive with the o...

Page 74: ...ub menus The levels and delays function exactly the same as the Dolby Digital ones on the previous 2 pages of this manual for Circle modes only With Circle Surround the user also has the option to mak...

Page 75: ...ng the DISPLAY button once will clear the current INPUT SELECT name Press the A D button to edit the OSD name OSD will appear in the lower right corner of the LCD This name can be up to 15 characters...

Page 76: ...ead This effect is a post process to all other digital signal processing and is therefore activated in the POST PROCESS sub menu The range 0 15 is set in this SETUP INP page 3 submenu This parameter a...

Page 77: ...Buttons 5 and 6 lead to sub menus that allow the naming of the video jacks The composite S and multi format video jacks are internally tied together when it comes to mapping them and subsequently swi...

Page 78: ...duration in milliseconds of this pulse can be set by the user using the A D button Current limiting resistor is 33 0 5W This means that the more current a device to be triggered draws the more the ou...

Page 79: ...es the user with a method of setting parameters with regards to volume and mute control Press SETUP GLOBAL then button 6 MUTE VOLUME This sub menu is shown in figure 56 Figure 56 Front Panel Display o...

Page 80: ...an be indicated by blinking a flashing cursor below it both or no indication This preference is set in the SETUP GLOBAL page 2 sub menu button 1 Displaying Mode Change Messages As discussed in the MOD...

Page 81: ...ton they will be virtually the same for all other INPUT SELECT buttons This macro allows only the speaker configuration levels and delays to be copied to one or all INPUT SELECT buttons Restore Macros...

Page 82: ...ch is accessed via the SETUP GLOBAL sub menu button 4 Figure 61 Front Panel Display of the BALANCE Page 2 Menu Pressing the A D button once will reveal the second BALANCE page consisting of temporary...

Page 83: ...US display and show the current function menu Press the A D button once to display the first page of the Dolby Digital Information Status page an example of which is shown in figure 63 Figure 63 Front...

Page 84: ...Center mix level Sur Mix SMIX Surround mix level Copyright COPY Copyright status protected or not protected Bitstream BSTRM Copy or original bitstream Dialog Norm DIANRM Dialog normalization value See...

Page 85: ...75 REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL...

Page 86: ...parameter values in most edit modes and shifts FRONT REAR audio in the first BALANCE menu 9 LEVELS LEFT and RIGHT Shifts the audio balance to the left or right in the first BALANCE page Also used to a...

Page 87: ...ames shown in this figure are for example only and will most likely differ from the user s set up There are two INPUT SELECT pages giving the user a total of 12 inputs to select from Pressing the LEVE...

Page 88: ...off trigger for additional information on the MUTE feature The MUTE feature is active in all menus The DISPLAY button will toggle the front panel VFD or LCD brightness between off and full brightness...

Page 89: ...nt INPUT NAME The current INPUT SOURCE JACK The MODE The TAPE OUT source The shelf EQ parameter value of OFF 1 2 3 or 4 The PHASE parameter value of 0 or 180 The sample rate of the currently selected...

Page 90: ...e 69A Video Display of the MODE Page 1 Menu Figure 69B Video Display of the MODE Page 2 Menu If necessary press the A D button to select the page with the desired MODE then press button 1 6 or SELECT...

Page 91: ...lected default this is indicated in both the LCD and OSD If the optional tape out DAC is not installed the option to select it via button 5 is not shown Note Exception An RF input signal will be route...

Page 92: ...their respective pages in the prior section of this manual FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS Setup Button Password It is possible to password protect the entire SETUP function or have no password at all Setting...

Page 93: ...speakers via the left right sub menu shown in figure 75 In this sub menu button 1 allows the user to set the configuration for the front left right speakers The options are FULL RANGE CROSSOVER FULL...

Page 94: ...CENTER Sub Menu If a fifth SUB DAC channel is installed and enabled in the Casablanca II the low pass portion of the center signal will be routed to this output unless the CONFIG parameter is set to X...

Page 95: ...2 through 6 will always be displayed regardless of the number of sub outputs there are in the Casablanca II as well as how many are enabled Press SET UP once to return to the SPEAKER CONFIG menu If a...

Page 96: ...levels sub menu as shown in figure 81 The speaker names in this sub menu may not match the user s Casablanca II if the same DAC channels are not installed and configured To aid in establishing a desir...

Page 97: ...ition different modes for a given source when applicable however changing modes via the MODE button does not store a mode selection Onscreen Display OSD Setup Pressing SETUP ACTIVE INPUT SETTINGS then...

Page 98: ...g any button except DISPLAY will automatically brighten the LCD to its maximum level If the next button pressed is not another INPUT SELECT or function button then the LCD will revert back to its defa...

Page 99: ...rther processing if the signal is non encoded When a mode is applied to a two channel Dolby Digital signal first the signal must be Dolby Digital decoded then this decoded signal is manipulated by the...

Page 100: ...enter speaker level in the SETUP INPUT LEVELS sub menu is set to 5 and in this sub menu it is set to 3 then the total center level when the MODE for the currently selected input is Dolby Digital will...

Page 101: ...r input The available post processing consists of OFF Which applies no further processing Stereo Front Rear ST FR which takes signals from the front and surround lefts adds them together and outputs t...

Page 102: ...udio with the video signal In the SETUP ACTIVE INPUT SETTINGS page 3 submenu press button 2 and use the LEVEL UP DOWN buttons to adjust the audio delay time until the video appears to be in sync with...

Page 103: ...does not affect source levels when a digital audio input is selected The allowable relative range is 22 dB to 19 dB in 1dB increments Select the analog input to be adjusted by pressing buttons 1 6 onc...

Page 104: ...ing SEQ button 6 to ON or OFF By setting the SEQ parameter to ON the user is activating the power down sequencer If the type of output for any of the rear panel power jacks is set to PULSE the duratio...

Page 105: ...comes out of standby Button 2 allows for an override of button 1 If this parameter is set to INIT the Casablanca II s volume when coming out of standby will be that which is set using button 1 If this...

Page 106: ...l Menu Password If desired access to the Global menus can be password protected To set a password press button 3 and enter a new password using the 1 6 buttons As with all other passwords in the Casab...

Page 107: ...SELECT buttons except for the Input names Pressing button 3 will restore all factory GLOBAL menu settings Button 4 will restore all factory NAMES This includes all jack names as well as INPUT SELECT b...

Page 108: ...made will revert to 0 This feature has an override CLEAR BALANCE which is accessed via the SETUP GLOBAL sub menu button 4 Pressing the A D button once will reveal the second BALANCE page consisting o...

Page 109: ...99 APPENDIXES APPENDIXES APPENDIXES APPENDIXES...

Page 110: ...e component Verify that the source component is functioning correctly and outputting valid digital data Source component improperly connected Ensure that the output cable from the source component is...

Page 111: ...L audio and video devices Unplug those that do not have a main power switch To avoid audible distortion and or overall signal degradation do not use standard audio cables for digital audio or video si...

Page 112: ...102 Figure 105 Recommended Speaker Placement for Six Channel Configuration Figure 106 Recommended Speaker Placement for Twelve Channel Configuration...

Page 113: ...103 Figure 107 Recommended Output Wiring Diagram Using 12 channels Six Balanced and Six Single Ended Figure 108 Recommended Output Wiring Diagram Using 8 balanced Xtreme channels...

Page 114: ...to the corresponding left right inputs of the two channel EVC Then connect the left right outputs of the EVC to the left right inputs of the front left right power amp inputs Lastly connect the VOL1...

Page 115: ...105 Figure 110 Wiring diagram for the Casablanca II Digital Output board and a 6 Channel External Volume Control unit...

Page 116: ...001 TAPE OUT 0A 00001010 SET UP 0B 00001011 BALANCE 0C 00001100 DISP 0D 00001101 PWR 0E 00001110 UP 0F 00001111 DOWN 10 00010000 REM PWR 11 00010001 STAT 12 00010010 LEFT 13 00010011 RIGHT 14 00010100...

Page 117: ...sablanca II by reading storing the internal hardware configuration and serial number look at the software version of each flash file and update any or all of them if necessary It will then restore the...

Page 118: ...o Logic Dolby Digital DTS Stereo Mono Analog Direct Analog Matrix Circle Surround optional Post Processes applied in addition to selected mode Stereo Front Rear Party Center Spread EQ Four levels of h...

Page 119: ...in output only On screen display character generator completely bypassed when not in use for maximum fidelity Multi Format I O Any 3 4 or 5 Wire Component 480i or 480p HDTV Y Pb Pr for 720p or 1080i A...

Page 120: ...t Front Center Surround Center or Sub 5 Side Left Right Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Surround Center or Sub 5 Each output channel has a balanced XLR output connector only D A Conversion 24 bit Ladder 8x oversamp...

Page 121: ...Single Ended Output Summed from balanced signals retains many of the advantages of the balanced output Sample Rates Supported 32KHz 44 1 KHz 48 KHz 88 1 KHz 96 KHz Balanced Output Specifications Outp...

Page 122: ...Single Ended Outputs One phase of balanced outputs not summed Sample Rates Supported 32KHz 44 1 KHz 48 KHz Balanced Output Specifications Output Impedance 73 Ohms Maximum Output Level 20 Vrms Frequen...

Page 123: ...ide right Sub 1 Sub 2 D A Conversion 18 bit Delta Sigma one stereo DAC per channel producing plus and minus phases There are 3 stereo DACs per board Digital Filter 8x digital interpolation filter foll...

Page 124: ...me Control Theta proprietary switched resistor network in the analog domain Digital Filter 8x oversampling Theta proprietary FIR filter running on Motorola 56004 DSP 4x oversampling for 96KHz sources...

Page 125: ...person The warranty is valid only in the country in which the unit was purchased 3 REMEDY In the event the above product fails to meet the warranty and the above conditions have been met the purchase...

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