Parasound HALO C-2 Instructions d'installation et d'utilisation

C 1/C 2 Controllers

Manual Supplement for C 1 and C 2 with

PLIIx-Lipsync Software Upgrade Installed

Addendum to Owner’s Guide

The new surround modes are for 7.1 channel systems.

Are your back channel speakers selected?

If you have not yet selected Back channel speakers,

press the MENU button on the remote (or the Menu

button on the front panel) and go to the Speaker

setup, Size setup menu page,

Back speakers.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Dolby Pro Logic IIx: This extends two channel or 5.1 channel source material to the center

channel, surround channels and back channel speakers in a 7.1 channel system. Pro Logic IIx

produces a spacious, enveloping effect. It is designed for use with any stereo, Dolby 2.0, Dolby

Pro Logic, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 or Surround EX signal. With a single back channel speaker

it is known as 6.1 channel, and with two back channel speakers it is known as 7.1 channel.

There are two types of Pro Logic IIx: Pro Logic IIx Movie and Pro Logic IIx Music. These are

our recommended surround modes if you have a 6.1 or 7.1 channel system. Please note that

Pro Logic IIx Movie is not compatible with Dolby Digital 5.1 with a 6.1 channel system. We

encourage you to rediscover how exciting and alive your older recordings will sound.

• Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie: This version of

Pro Logic IIx is optimized for movies and

computer games. By feeding the surround

and back channel speakers different signals, it

produces a more spacious, enveloping effect.

• Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music: This version of Pro

Logic IIx is optimized for music listening; it is designed to produce very natural-sounding

surround ambience from stereo sources such as CDs. It has three parameters not found in

Pro Logic IIx Movie:

- Center Width: This adjusts the apparent

width of the center-channel signal.

- Panorama: This wraps the sound of the

front left and right speakers around the

listening area.

- Dimension: This moves the surround field

toward the back or front of the room.

These settings are made on the Dolby/DTS setup page of the Audio Setup menu.

Note: Pro Logic IIx operates with the same menu settings you already made for Pro Logic II.

NEW SURROUND MODES

SIZE SETUP

BACK SPKRS: 2 SMALL

Size setup

Main speakers Large

Center speaker Small

Surround speakers Small

> Back speakers 2 Small

Subwoofer Yes

Subwoofer lter On

Subwoofer freq. 80Hz-THX

Enhanced bass Off

Exit

VIDEO 2 ANALOG

PLIIX MUSIC VOL: -10

Video 2

AUDIO

Signal Analog

Input Analog 2

Mode Dolby PLIIx Music

VIDEO

Signal No Signal

Input Composite 2

DVD DOLBY D 3/2.1

PLIIX MOVIE VOL: -10

DVD

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 3/2.1

Input Coaxial 1

Mode Dolby PLIIx Movie

VIDEO

Signal No Signal

Input Composite 1

THX Operation

• THX Cinema: With most surround modes,

pressing the THX button switches only THX

Cinema processing on or off. The C 2 front

panel displays only “THX” for THX Cinema.

More detailed information about THX Cinema

may be found on page 16.

Other THX Modes

If the Direct mode is selected, which enables a 5.1 channel source to play in its native format

(displayed 3/2.1), each time you press the THX button will select another THX mode:

• THX Surround EX: This adds additional

sounds behind your listening area with

specially encoded DVDs. The panel display is

“THX SURR EX” on the C 2 and “THX Surr EX”

on the C 1. More detailed information about

THX Surround EX may be found on page 17.

• THX Ultra2 Cinema: For 7.1 channel

playback of 5.1 channel movies. THX Ultra2

Cinema enhances 7.1 channel listening with

ASA back channel speakers for optimum replay.

The panel display is “THX ULT2CIN” on the C 2

and “THX Ultra2 Cin” on the C 1. More detailed

information about THX Ultra2 Cinema may be

found on page 18.

NEW SURROUND MODES continued 3

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal DTS-ES Matrix

Input Optical 1

Mode Matrix

VIDEO

Signal Composite/NTSC

Input Composite 1

THX Cinema -35dB

|------------------------------|----------------- |

DVD DOLBY D 3/2.1

THX SURR EX VOL: -35

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 3/2.1

Input Optical 1

Mode Direct

VIDEO

Signal Composite/NTSC

Input Composite 1

THX Surr EX -35dB

|------------------------------|----------------- |

DVD DOLBY D 3/2.1

THX ULT2CIN VOL: -35

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 3/2.1

Input Optical 1

Mode Direct

VIDEO

Signal Composite/NTSC

Input Composite 1

THX Ultra2 Cin -35dB

|------------------------------|----------------- |

DVD DTS-ES MTRX

DIRECT THX VOL: -35

• THX Music Mode: For 7.1 channel playback of

5.1 channel music sources. THX MusicMode

enhances 7.1 channel listening with ASA back

channel speakers to stabilize the sound field.

The panel display is “THX MUSIC” on the C

2 and “THX MusicMode” on the C 1. More

detailed information about THX MusicMode

may be found on page 18.

• THX Games: For 7.1 channel playback of 5.1

channel games. This enhances the sonic impact

of video games for total immersion in all the

action. The panel display is “THX GAMES” on

the C 2 and “THX Games Mode” on the C 1.

We invite you to connect your game console or

PC to one of the C 1 or C 2 digital audio inputs.

More detailed information about THX Games

may be found on page 18.

Surgeon General’s Warning: This may be addictive.

Note: THX Surround EX, THX Ultra2 Cinema and THX Games will engage only when

both of the following conditions are met:

• Back channel speakers must be selected in the Speaker setup, Size setup menu.

• The selected mode must be DIRECT.

Only THX Cinema will engage when

other modes are selected.

If you press the THX button and “INCOMPATIBLE

SOURCE” appears, it means the mode is not

DIRECT, you have not selected back speakers or

the input signal is not compatible.

7.1 Channel Party Mode

The new Party mode duplicates front-channel stereo and distributes it to the surround and back

channel speakers in a 7.1 channel system. Spreading sound uniformly throughout the room will

make it easier for your guests to converse while music is playing.

NEW SURROUND MODES continued

DVD DOLBY D 3/2.1

THX MUSIC VOL: -35

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 3/2.1

Input Optical 1

Mode Direct

VIDEO

Signal Composite/NTSC

Input Composite 1

THX MusicMode -35dB

|------------------------------|----------------- |

DVD DOLBY D 3/2.1

THX GAMES VOL: -35

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 3/2.1

Input Optical 1

Mode Direct

VIDEO

Signal Composite/NTSC

Input Composite 1

THX Games Mode -35dB

|------------------------------|----------------- |

DVD DOLBY D 2.0

INCOMPATIBLE SOURCE

Video 1

AUDIO

Signal Dolby D 2/0

Input Coaxial 1

Mode Dolby PLIIx Music

VIDEO

Signal No Signal

Input AUTO 1

-35dB

Incompatible source

NEW MODE TABLE

Mode table

The following table was prepared for the C 1 and C 2 by THX Ltd. It shows you the surround

modes and THX modes which are available for each source, whether you have a 5.1 channel,

6.1 channel, or 7.1 channel speaker setup.

KEY: FOOTNOTES:

Non-THX default (bold text) 1 Re-Equalization - Front speakers

THX default (italics text) 2 Re-Equalization - Back speakers

Other allowed modes (plain text) 3 Timbre-Match

SB = Back speakers 4 Adaptive Decorrelation

Lt Rt = L total R total (of down-mixed channels) 5 ASA- Adaptive Speaker Array processing

Input Type 5.1 speakers 6.1 speakers 7.1 speakers

Monaural source Mono Mono Mono

Analog: L or L+R Mono + THX Cinema 1 Mono + THX Cinema 1 Mono + THX Cinema 1

Digital: AC-3 1/0

DTS 1/0

2-channel source Mono Mono Mono

Analog: Lt Rt or Stereo Mono + THX Cinema 1 Mono + THX Cinema 1 Mono + THX Cinema 1

Digital: Lt Rt or Stereo

- PCM Stereo Stereo Stereo

- AC-3 2/0 Stereo + THX Cinema 1 Stereo + THX Cinema 1 Stereo + THX Cinema 1

- DTS 2/0 Pro Logic II Movie PLII not applicable PLII not applicable

Pro Logic II Movie +THX Cinema 1,3

Pro Logic II Music

PLIIx not applicable Pro Logic IIx Movie Pro Logic IIx Movie

Pro Logic IIx Movie Pro Logic IIx Movie +

+ THX Cinema 1,2,3 THX Cinema 1,2,3

Pro Logic IIx Music Pro Logic IIx Music

Pro Logic Pro Logic (SB = no output) Pro Logic (SB = no output)

Pro Logic + THX Cinema 1,3,4 Pro Logic + THX Cinema Pro Logic + THX Cinema

(SB = no output) 1,3,4 (SB = no output) 1,3,4

Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Cinema

Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Cinema

Neo:6 Cinema 1,2,3

+ THX Cinema 1,3 + THX Cinema 1,2,3

+ THX Cinema

Neo:6 Music Neo:6 Music Neo:6 Music

Natural Natural Natural

Party Party Party

Input Type 5.1 speakers 6.1 speakers 7.1 speakers

Club Club Club

Concert Concert Concert

AC-3 5.1, No EX Flag Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

(SB = no output) (SB = no output)

(EX or non-EX encoded) Dolby Digital 5.1 + Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX Cinema Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX Cinema

THX Cinema 1,3,4 (SB = no output) 1,3,4 (SB = no output) 1,3,4

Dolby Digital 5.1 + Dolby EX Dolby Digital 5.1 + Dolby EX

(Manual Activation) (Manual Activation)

Dolby Digital + THX Surround Dolby Digital + THX Surround

EX 1,2,3 (Manual Activation)” EX 1,2,3 (Manual Activation)

Dolby Digital + PLIIx Music Dolby Digital + PLIIx Movie

Dolby Digital + Neo:6 Dolby Digital + PLIIx Movie +

THX Cinema 1,2,3

Dolby Digital + Neo:6 + Dolby Digital + PLIIx Music

THX Cinema 1,2,3

Dolby Digital +

THX Ultra2 Cinema 1,3,4,5

Dolby Digital +

THX MusicMode 3,4,5”

Dolby Digital +

THX Games Mode 3,5”

Dolby Digital + Neo:6

Dolby Digital + Neo:6 +

THX Cinema 1,2,3”

Dolby Digital + Surround 6.1 Dolby Digital + Surround 6.1

AC-3 5.1, EX-Flagged Dolby Digital 5.1 (Direct) Dolby Digital + Dolby EX Dolby Digital + Dolby EX

(EX encoded) Dolby Digital 5.1 + Dolby Digital + Dolby Digital +

THX Cinema 1,3,4 THX Surround EX 1,2,3 THX Surround EX 1,2,3

Dolby Digital + PLIIx Movie

Dolby Digital + PLIIx Movie +

THX Cinema 1,2,3

DTS 5.1 DTS 5.1 Direct DTS 5.1 Direct DTS 5.1

(SB = no output) (SB = no output)

(non-ES encoded) DTS 5.1 + THX Cinema 1,3,4 DTS 5.1 + THX Cinema DTS 5.1 + THX Cinema

(SB = no output) 1,3,4 (SB = no output) 1,3,4

DTS 5.1 + Neo:6 DTS 5.1 + Neo:6

DTS 5.1 + Neo:6 + DTS 5.1 + Neo:6 +

THX Cinema 1,2,3 THX Cinema 1,2,3

NEW MODE TABLE continued

Input Type 5.1 speakers 6.1 speakers 7.1 speakers

DTS 5.1 + PLIIx Music DTS 5.1 +

THX Ultra2 Cinema 1,3,4,5

DTS 5.1 + THX MusicMode

3,4,5

DTS 5.1 + THX Games Mode

3,5

DTS 5.1 + PLIIx Movie +

THX Cinema 1,2,3

DTS 5.1 + PLIIx Music

DTS 5.1 + Surround 6.1 DTS 5.1 + Surround 6.1

DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS 5.1 Direct DTS-ES Matrix + Direct (5.1) DTS-ES Matrix + Direct (5.1)

DTS 5.1 + THX Cinema 1,3,4 DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS-ES Matrix 6.1

+ Matrix + Matrix

DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 + Matrix + DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 +

THX Cinema 1,2,3 THX Cinema 1,2,3

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 DTS 5.1 DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

DTS 5.1 + THX Cinema 1,3,4 DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 + DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 +

THX Cinema 1,2,3 THX Cinema 1,2,3

DTS 96/24 DTS 96/24 DTS 96/24 DTS 96/24

(5.1, SB = no output) (5.1, SB = no output)

(5.1 channel) DTS 96/24 + THX Cinema 1,3,4 DTS 96/24 + THX Cinema DTS 96/24 + THX Cinema

(5.1, SB = no output) 1,3,4 (SB = no output) 1,3,4

DTS 96/24 +

THX Ultra2 Cinema 1,3,4,5

DTS 96/24 +

THX MusicMode 3,4,5

DTS 96/24 +

THX Games Mode 3,5

KEY: FOOTNOTES:

Non-THX default (bold text) 1 Re-Equalization - Front speakers

THX default (italics text) 2 Re-Equalization - Back speakers

Other allowed modes (plain text) 3 Timbre-Match

SB = Back speakers 4 Adaptive Decorrelation

Lt Rt = L total R total (of down-mixed channels) 5 ASA- Adaptive Speaker Array processing

NEW MODE TABLE continued 7

New Tone Controls and Lipsync

These features offer you new options and they

include new menu settings. The settings are found

in the Audio setup menu.

To make settings in the Audio setup menu, you

first press the Menu button on the front panel, or

the MENU button on the remote handset.

Press the v down cursor button or press the front

panel Menu button until the menu’s

cursor lines

up with “Audio setup”. Press the center of the

thumbpad on the remote or turn the front panel

knob just a little in either direction. Select “Tone

controls” and press the center of the thumbpad

to enter the Tone setup menu.

Treble and Bass Tone Controls

Review: Treble and Bass can be set in 1 dB steps for up to 12 dB of cut or boost. Bass and

Treble tone settings affect only the front left, center, and right channels.

After the menu setup is concluded, any Bass or Treble adjustments you make while you’re lis-

tening will temporarily add to, or subtract from, their settings on the Audio setup page.

For example, if you had set Treble to +2dB in the Audio setup menu, then the first time you

press the remote’s + TRE key (on the C 1/C 2 page) it will increase to +3dB. Or the first time you

press the TRE – key on the remote it will reduce to +1dB.

NEW CONTROLS

MAIN MENU

SIZE SETUP

Main Menu

> Audio setup

Speaker setup

Source setup

Display setup

Trigger setup

THX Audio setup

Exit

AUDIO SETUP

TONE CONTROLS

Audio setup

Dolby/DTS setup

Preset setup

> Tone controls

LFE level 0dB

Reverb Dry

Exit

TONE CONTROLS

TREBLE: 2DB

Tone controls

Bass + 0dB

> Treble + | 2dB

Treble freq 6 kHz

Bass freq 80 Hz

Exit

What’s New

Higher Resolution

The original Bass and Treble tone controls were digitally processed with a 48 kHz sampling rate.

The Bass and Treble tone controls now operate

with a 96 kHz sampling rate to enable the highest

possible resolution. Higher resolution lets you make

tonal adjustments without sacrificing overall quality

of sound and its ultimate detail and clarity.

Tone Frequency

The tone controls could previously boost or cut

Bass and Treble in frequency ranges that were

fixed. Now you have a choice of three frequencies

(technically known as “- 3 dB turnover points”) for

each tone control.

With these tone frequency settings you can make

more focused adjustments to optimize the way your

speakers and room work together.

The upgraded tone control settings are found on

the setup Menu, Audio setup page, Tone controls

page, Bass Freq. and Treble Freq.

The Treble tone control now offers you a choice of three frequencies where the treble tone

control range is centered, 6 kHz, 8 kHz and 10 kHz.

- 6 kHz setting: The Treble tone control

will make the most noticeable increase or

decrease in the high frequencies in your

music and movies. This will affect how

penetrating the treble range sounds to you

because it includes treble frequencies in a

range which is more audible. It has a subtle

effect on the upper part of the “presence”

range and increase at 6 kHz may improve the

intelligibility of dialogue.

- 8 kHz setting: The Treble tone control

will have a less noticeable and more subtle

increase or decrease in the high frequencies

in your music and movies. You may prefer

this setting.

- 10 kHz setting: The Treble tone control will

have the least impact on the perceived treble

of music or movies. You will probably hear

the effects of adjustments made at 10 kHz

more in terms of the “airiness” of a recording

than on its actual musical content. The 10 kHz

setting is ideal for making older recordings

sound more spacious and detailed without

changing their fundamental sonic balance. It

can also help reduce the ”edge” on poorly

made recordings which are overly “aggres-

sive” or have background hiss.

NEW CONTROLS continued 9

TONE CONTROLS

BASS: 0DB

Tone controls

> Bass + 0dB

Treble + 0dB

Treble freq 6 kHz

Bass freq 80 Hz

Exit

TONE CONTROLS

TREBLE FREQ: 6KHZ

Tone controls

Bass + 0dB

Treble + 0dB

> Treble freq 10 kHz

Bass freq 80 Hz

Exit

TONE CONTROLS

TREBLE FREQ: 8KHZ

TONE CONTROLS

TREBLE FREQ: 10KHZ

NEW CONTROLS continued

The upgraded Bass tone control offers you a choice of three frequencies where the bass tone

control range is centered, 80 Hz, 110 Hz and 140 Hz.

- 80 Hz setting: The Bass tone control will make the least noticeable impact on the low

frequencies in your music and movies.

Decreasing Bass at the 80 Hz setting can

compensate for room resonances that might

exaggerate bass response and make it sound

too heavy. Increasing Bass at 80 Hz can

increase bass impact with the least added

“thickness” or unwelcome exaggeration. It

has the least impact on mid-bass frequencies.

- 110 Hz setting: The Bass tone control will

have a more noticeable effect on male voices.

At the 110 Hz setting increasing Bass will add

some richness, while decreasing Bass can

reduce the “chesty” overly-heavy quality of

voices. This enables the Bass control to com-

pensate for the chesty quality that is a short-

coming in many loudspeakers.

- 140 Hz setting: The Bass tone control will

have the most noticeable effect on male

voices and instruments. Increasing Bass at

the 140 Hz setting can be useful to reinforce

the low frequency output of smaller speakers

and subwoofers, or speakers and subs whose

room placement reduces their bass output.

Conversely, decreasing Bass at the 140 Hz setting can reduce heavy bass “boominess”

that can occur when speaker placement, such as in a corner, gives too much of a boost

to low frequencies.

Note: All of these descriptions are generalizations. The effects of the new settings may be

quite different, depending on your speakers, your theater room, and where the speakers

are placed in it. We invite you to experiment with the Tone freq. settings.

TONE CONTROLS

BASS FREQ: 80 HZ

Tone controls

Bass + 0dB

Treble + 0dB

Treble freq 6 kHz

> Bass freq 80 Hz

Exit

TONE CONTROLS

BASS FREQ: 110 HZ

Tone controls

Bass + 0dB

Treble + 0dB

Treble freq 8 kHz

> Bass freq 110 Hz

Exit

TONE CONTROLS

BASS FREQ: 140 HZ

Tone controls

Bass + 0dB

Treble + 0dB

Treble freq 10 kHz

> Bass freq 140 Hz

Exit

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