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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ....................... 4
Introduction .................... 9
About this Manual .................. 9
AVC-1800 Rear Panel Drawing ................ 10
AVC-1800 Front Panel Drawing ................. 12
AVC-1800 Main Zone Remote Drawing ................ 14
AVC-1800 Remote Zone Remote Drawing ............... 16
Making Connections to Your AVC-1800 ................... 17
AVC-1800 Input and Output Connection Drawing .............. 18
AVC-1800 Front Panel Controls ......................... 22
AVC 1800 Remote Control Buttons ....................... 25
Surround Processing Modes .............................. 27
AVC-1800 On-screen 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 AVC-1800 .................................. 36
Using the Tuner ................................................ 36
Operating the Remote Zone ................................. 38
Maintaining Your AVC-1800 ................................ 38
In Case of Trouble ............................................ 38
Blank Remote Control Drawings ............................. 40
AVC-1800 Specifications ...................................... 43
Record the following information for future reference:
Serial #_____________ Date of Purchase_______
Parasound Dealer___________________
Parasound Dealer's Phone Number_______________
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AVC-1800 Audio Video Controller Features
·Full 24 bit Processing Using Crystal Semiconductor CS4926
·Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS Decoding
·Three Burr-Brown PCM 1716 D to A Converters
·Reference Quality FM/AM Stereo Tuner with 29 Presets
·Digital Inputs and Surround Modes are Assignable to Sources
·Four Audio/Video Inputs with Composite and S-Video Connectors
·On-screen Display and Front Panel Indicators
·Illuminated, Eight Source Learning Remote Control
·Separate Rear Panel Infrared Input Connectors for Main and Zone
·Dual 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
Corporation. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Copyright
1992 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All Rights Reserved
` Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other worldwide patents issued
and pending. DTS, DTS Digital Surround, are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater
Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. patent numbers
5,043,970; 5,189,703; and 5,222,059.
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