Parasound 7100, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...r Zone Source Exit Menu Surround Volume Select Mute Dim M o d e l 7 1 0 0 S u r r o u n d C o n t r o l l e r DVD DOLBY D 3 2 1 PLIIX MOVIE VOL 50 Model 7100 7 1 Channel Surround Controller OWNER S GU...

Page 2: ...will only fit into a grounding power outlet If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the ground...

Page 3: ...phone number We recommend that you make a copy of your original purchase receipt bill of sale and store the original and the copy in a safe place Your purchase receipt bill of sale is required to dete...

Page 4: ...ation Frequently Used Controls 26 29 Selecting Surround Patterns Listening Modes 30 32 Mode Table 33 35 Remote Zone Operation Connection 36 Using the Remote Control 37 39 Menu Review Intermediate Setu...

Page 5: ...Zone 54 55 Control Connections RS 232 IR Inputs Trigger Outputs 52 55 Troubleshooting Guide 56 58 Service and Warranty Repairs 68 TECHNICAL INFORMATION Technically Speaking 59 61 Dolby Pro Logic IIx...

Page 6: ...epeater s sen sor and unit s front panel sensors at the same time If you re installing the Model 7100 yourself use cables that are long enough to leave at least two feet of slack that enables you to p...

Page 7: ...channel to play at the correct volume level in your room and so the sound from each channel reaches your ears at the correct time Intermediate Setup Intermediate setup includes the settings you will...

Page 8: ...Inputs Output DVD DVD VCR SAT In 5 Zone SAT L R VCR In 4 Optical 1 Optical 2 Optical 3 Optical 4 Optical In 5 In 6 Record Out Zone Out Source Audio Inputs Source S Video Inputs DVD SAT Fixed Variable...

Page 9: ...dio Inputs Source S Video Inputs DVD SAT Fixed Variable VCR Serial Port Main On Master Off 1 2 Ctr Ctr In 4 In 6 In 4 Front 1 Program 2 12V Trigger Event RS 232 Control Surround Sub Back Front Surroun...

Page 10: ...S Video Analog Audio Optical Coaxial Satellite or Cable Receiver Connect the Component Video jacks on your satellite receiver to the Component Video Input 2 jacks on your 7100 Expansion Port For Futu...

Page 11: ...Hazard Do Not Expose This Unit To Rain Or Moisture To Prevent Electric Shock Do Not Remove Top Cover No User Serviceable Parts Inside Refer Servicing To Qualified Service Personnel CAUTION WARNING Po...

Page 12: ...red under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5...

Page 13: ...nd Sub Back 7 1 Channel Analog Audio Inputs AC Power Coax 1 Coax 2 Coax 3 Coax 4 100V 240V 50Hz 60Hz AC L R Main Audio Outputs IR inputs Manufactured under license from THX Ltd THX and Ultra2 are trad...

Page 14: ...tion The 7100 comes with certain setup choices already made for you so you can see and hear a DVD satellite broadcast or videotape right away It is much quicker to use the remote control for most oper...

Page 15: ...djusting or selecting We will refer to the TV onscreen display as OSD DVD DOLBY D 3 2 1 PLIIX MOVIE VOL 50 15 Using the Remote Control You ll generally find it more convenient to use the remote to set...

Page 16: ...45 Input Titling 42 44 Preset Association 44 Input Monitor 45 Video In 45 Audio Setup 46 Dolby DTS parameters 47 48 Preset Setup 48 49 Treble Bass Center Surround Sub levels 49 Reverberation 47 Lip s...

Page 17: ...while the menu is displayed it will cancel the menu and save your setup settings Under Main Menu are the six setup category sub menu pages that are one level lower Speaker setup Source setup Audio set...

Page 18: ...ker setup SPEAKER SETUP SIZE SETUP Speaker setup Size setup Level setup Distance setup 7 1 channel in L R Large Exit You ll see another page with a list of speaker setup topics starting with Size setu...

Page 19: ...the item you wish to select Actual adjustments or selections are made with the right left up down thumbpad buttons After you have made a selection the cursor will advance down to the next listing If...

Page 20: ...to make selections it s time to start Basic Setup Size Setup Small speakers are those with limited bass capacity To avoid distortion the 7100 filters out low bass frequencies from any channels with S...

Page 21: ...MALL SIZE SETUP BACK SPKRS 2 SMALL Subwoofer select Yes or No Note The factory default setting Yes Subwoofer filter A low pass crossover filter that passes only the low bass which subwoofers are desig...

Page 22: ...up your 7 1 Channel inputs All Large There is no filter applied and signals are passed to all channels full range L R Large Only the left and right front speakers are full range and unfiltered while t...

Page 23: ...o review levels without making any changes After you set the level for your Sub press the cursor down button so the menu cursor is by Exit Press the ENTER button to save your settings and return to th...

Page 24: ...say a ghost echo before the shot itself To compensate your system would have to delay the sound from the surround speakers by three milliseconds enabling the sound from the main speakers to catch up...

Page 25: ...s to a remote zone in your house Simply use both the digital and analog connections between your source and the 7100 Recorder devices require output connections as well as input connections If a recor...

Page 26: ...nformation is typical of what is visible on the front panel display but you can view additional information on your video screen display OSD by pushing the STATUS button on the remote handset After sp...

Page 27: ...ote zone in the same way they d normally affect the main zone The display clearly shows when the 7100 is in remote zone mode The Source button converts the control knob into an input selector that cyc...

Page 28: ...en the STATUS button is pressed When the volume reaches its minimum or maximum the Volume knob will still turn freely but the sound level will not change further When you turn the 7100 on its volume l...

Page 29: ...in either direction You can change and customize the source titles names with the remote Go to the Main menu Source setup page Title pages 42 44 A separate user manual is supplied with the remote and...

Page 30: ...r use with stereo analog or digital signals and for films and other two channel material with Dolby Surround encoding With a single back channel speaker it is known as 6 1 channel and with two back ch...

Page 31: ...lby EX for movie soundtracks it is available only in systems with one or more surround back speakers in addition to L and R surround speakers To select it press the remote s THX button once or twice d...

Page 32: ...tion can be adjusted through Audio Setup page 47 Concert extracts ambient spatial information from the signal and add reverberation to make the music sound as if performed in a large space The amount...

Page 33: ...1 0 DTS 1 0 2 channel source Mono Mono Mono Analog Lt Rt or Stereo Mono THX Cinema1 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 St...

Page 34: ...y 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...

Page 35: ...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 c...

Page 36: ...s to the 7100 Component Video or S Video Input jacks connect their Composite video outputs as well Pressing the Zone button next to the Power button or the ZONE DEVICE button on the remote switches co...

Page 37: ...l Analog Audio Input jacks for the multi channel analog outputs of DVD Audio and SACD players or any future components that perform their own surround decoding This is a direct pass through mode which...

Page 38: ...nhanced Bass button to increase bass output while you re listening The bass increase will probably be more welcome with movie soundtracks popular and rock music than with classical and jazz music Deta...

Page 39: ...hichever one is currently shown on the remote s display and control station selection when the current device is your FM AM tuner You might however find it more convenient if you have only one cable d...

Page 40: ...AY SETUP Main Menu Speaker setup Source setup Audio setup THX Audio setup Display setup Trigger setup Exit You may also select NTSC or PAL video systems and feet or meters for the speaker distance you...

Page 41: ...t 3 Exit Default Source Settings Sources That Include Analog Audio Inputs Default Title Analog Input Video Input Digital Audio Input Note DVD Component Video 1 Coax 1 Must use Component Video Out SAT...

Page 42: ...d simply In 4 In 5 In 6 Note The 7 1 Channel Analog Audio input for the sound is selected separately Changing Source Titles The factory set titles correspond to the Source Audio Composite Video and S...

Page 43: ...o in Composite 6 SOURCE SETUP TITLE TUNER Source 6 Title TUNER Video in Composite 6 43 Source setup Source 6 Title TUNER Video in Composite 6 Input monitor Preset Flat trims Exit SOURCE SETUP TITLE TU...

Page 44: ...means that you can match any digital input with any of the six analog source inputs or any of the four digital only source inputs on the 7100 If you have an input that will use only an analog audio so...

Page 45: ...vailable for digital sources Next play a movie or music on the source component that you connected to the Source Analog Audio Input title or number on this menu page Play program material high volume...

Page 46: ...he first time you press the SHIFT button and the TREBLE button on the remote it will increase to 4dB Or the first time you press the SHIFT button and the TREBLE button on the remote it will decrease t...

Page 47: ...less transition between the left center and right speakers especially when the center channel speaker is positioned higher or lower than the left and right speakers Note Some of your digital recording...

Page 48: ...ETUP PLII DIMENSION 3 Note Pro Logic IIx is automatically selected in place of PLII when you select Back speakers in the setup menu PLIIx requires no additional adjustments DTS Neo 6 Center Image also...

Page 49: ...TV or video monitor However this processing comes at a price it delays the video signal so that you hear sounds a fraction of a second before you see its matching image You may adjust Lipsync in prec...

Page 50: ...ote The factory default setting No 50 THX Audio setup Boundary gain comp THX Ultra2 Sub Yes Boundary gain comp On ASA Back speakers Close Bass limiter setup Exit THX AUDIO SETUP BACK SPKRS CLOSE ASA A...

Page 51: ...orporated into systems with large high output subwoofers that don t require this protection therefore the factory default Off The Bass limiter isn t needed with subwoofers meeting THX Ultra2 standards...

Page 52: ...nt functions The 7100 is supplied with two 3 ft 1 meter long trigger control wires with 2 5 mm sub mini plugs for the Trigger Input jacks on Parasound amplifiers and tuners A 3 5 mm mini plug adapter...

Page 53: ...e trigger signal can be set to remain active as long as the triggering condition applies Infin or to any of 16 periods from 10 milliseconds to 3 minutes If duration is set to 10 ms or 100 ms additiona...

Page 54: ...ries Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and othe...

Page 55: ...www parasound com When the 7100 is connected to such a controller it can be con trolled and its status monitored from keypads and hand held remotes or touch screen panels throughout your house The ca...

Page 56: ...f its turned on in Audio setup or turn Bass Limiter off If true for all inputs check setting in Audio setup If true only for some inputs check in Source setup whether these sources are associated with...

Page 57: ...7100 and other components are rackmoted use insu lated shoulder washers to prevent metal to metal contact between each component s chassis or rack brackets and the rack rails Enter setup Menu and redu...

Page 58: ...e minute and turn it back on again Some displays TV have separate inputs for480i and 480p HD The 7100 up conversion can only be viewed on a 480i capable input Connect the 7100 to your display s 480i i...

Page 59: ...grounds are connected together Such ground loops allow unwanted voltages to flow between the components This causes an audible hum at the frequency of the local AC power line or mains power 60 Hz in s...

Page 60: ...orrectly matched polarity from all your speakers Otherwise imaging the sense of where sounds are coming from in the recorded soundfield will be vague and bass may suffer It is not necessary that your...

Page 61: ...er after processing Because analog circuits can handle low level signals with no loss of effective resolution volume control takes place entirely in the analog domain The analog volume and level trim...

Page 62: ...provides unprecedented smoothness and precise dynamics Another is the lack of signal coloration achieved by employing the simplest audio path with as little filtering of the audio as possible 4 What w...

Page 63: ...when applied to Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing 13 What are the differences between Music mode and Movie mode Surround programs are primarily mixed like movies When shows are mixed in surround they ar...

Page 64: ...ary to upgrade from Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic II to Dolby Pro Logic IIx Aside from an A V processor equipped with the new Dolby Pro Logic IIx algorithm you would need an additional amplifier an...

Page 65: ...e environment Timbre Matching The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming In a movie theatre there is an array of surround speakers so tha...

Page 66: ...ation is distributed to your speakers only if you have large front left and right speakers and a subwoofer as part of your home theatre speaker system By selecting Enhanced Bass or Ebass as it is call...

Page 67: ...ment THX Games Mode is unique as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field Boundary Gain Compensation If your listening room layout for practical or aesthetic reaso...

Page 68: ...r ranty centers when your purchase receipt is from a Parasound Authorized Dealer or Parasound Authorized Reseller Units Will Be Refused by Parasound Under the Following Conditions 1 Unit was sent with...

Page 69: ...406 x 150 mm 133 mm panel only Power Requirements 90 V to 260 V AC 50 60 Hz 65 watts Net Weight 18 lb 8 2 kg Shipping Weight 26 lb 11 8 kg Licensing Acknowledgments Manufactured under license from Do...

Page 70: ...Notes CONNECTION AND SETUP NOTES 70...

Page 71: ...OTES 71 Helpful Web Addresses The following are the Web addresses for companies mentioned in this manual Parasound www parasound com Dolby Laboratories www dolby com DTS Digital Theater Systems www dt...

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