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FRONT PANEL OPERATION

The P 7 uses an elegant and simple front panel interface. With only two buttons and one Volume/
Select knob you can control most P 7 features.

On-Off Button

A soft blue glow surrounds the On-Off button when the P 7 is turned off. The P badge also 
glows faintly red. Push the On-Off button once to turn on the P 7. The blue glow and red P badge 
will become brighter. When the P 7 is turned on, the front panel display will also illuminate. Push 
the On-Off button again to turn it off. 

Using the Multi-Function Volume/Select knob

By using the Select button in conjunction with the Volume/Select knob you can control many of 
the features of the P 7 from the front panel. In normal operation the Volume/Select Knob adjusts 
the volume level of the P 7. Each press of the Select button changes the function of the knob 
from volume adjust to become the selector for the next function. This is the order of the 
functions you can adjust:

Volume Control 

 Select Sources 

 Adjust Subwoofer Level Trim 

 

Adjust Bass 

 Adjust Treble 

 Adjust Left/Right Balance 

 

 

Adjust Front/Rear Balance 

 Resume Volume Control

If the Volume/Select knob isn’t turned to make an adjustment within 5 seconds after pressing 
the Select button it will revert to controlling the volume level.

Source Select – 

Rotate the Selector knob right or left to cycle through the source inputs.

Subwoofer Trim – 

Rotate the Selector knob right or left to increase or decrease 

the subwoofer level.

Bass – 

Rotate the Selector knob right or left to increase or decrease bass response.

Treble – 

Rotate the Selector knob right or left to increase or decrease treble response.

Left/Right Balance – 

Rotate the Selector knob left or right to shift the balance to the 

left or right speaker.

Front/Rear Balance – 

Rotate the Selector knob left or right to shift the multichannel sound-

stage balance toward the front or the rear speakers. Front speakers include; Front Left, Front 
Right and the Center Channel. Rear speakers include; Left Surround, Right Surround, Left Back 
and Right Back.  

Note:

 Front/Rear Balance can only be adjusted when either In 9/Multi 1 or In 10/Multi 2 is selected.

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Summary of Contents for HALO P 7

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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: ...sound warranty service We recommend that you make an extra copy of your original purchase receipt bill of sale and store it inside the P 7 s carton Important Warranty Information There is no Parasound...

Page 4: ...ns on your P 7 10 Using the Bypass Mode With a Surround Receiver Using the Bypass Mode With a Surround Receiver Using the Bypass Mode With a Surround Receiver 11 Making Adjustments in the Setup Menu M...

Page 5: ...t s at least 22 inches wide so you ll be able to turn it around for access to its rear panel connections Ventilation Requirements To reduce the chances of your P 7 overheating please follow these guid...

Page 6: ...shared with the rear panel In 6 jack Phono Input In 1 Phono Stereo The P 7 is equipped with a high quality phono preampli er If you wish to connect a turntable set the Input 1 Phono Cartridge switch...

Page 7: ...l Multichannel input jacks In 9 Multi 1 and In 10 Multi 2 Surround Sound Inputs 9 and 10 are for use with sources equipped with analog outputs for surround sound These sources include many DVD players...

Page 8: ...li er s If you have a 7 1 system you will also connect the Main Output Back L R jacks Note The P 7 s center surround and back channel outputs reproduce signals only from sources Note The P 7 s center...

Page 9: ...and 10 This is useful because you may prefer to have different subwoofer levels for your stereo sources and your multichannel sources TAPE RECORD OUT JACKS The Record Out jacks connect to the record I...

Page 10: ...P 7 s 12V Output jack to the triggered component s trigger input jack using the provided trigger wire with the 2 5 mm sub mini plugs Note Most Parasound Power Ampli ers are equipped with a 2 5 mm 12V...

Page 11: ...rces Because an external power ampli er will be of a higher quality than the ampli er stage built into your surround receiver you will also be getting upgraded sound for all of your digital sources as...

Page 12: ...o the L R Sub jacks of the P 7 s Multichannel Inputs 9 or 10 The Main Outputs from the P 7 will connect to your power ampli er Your Front L R speakers will connect directly to the new 2 channel power...

Page 13: ...n Outputs from the P 7 will connect to your power ampli er s Do not connect any speakers to the speaker terminals on your surround receiver Connect all speakers to your separate power ampli er s inste...

Page 14: ...ector Factory Reset Erase all your Setup menu selections and restore factory defaults Please read the full descriptions in the following pages to determine which functions features are of interest to...

Page 15: ...ti 1 or In 10 Multi 2 to function as bypass inputs This means they will pass the signals from the corresponding 7 1 channel inputs directly to the 7 1 channel output bypassing all P 7 volume tone and...

Page 16: ...he Setup menu Once in the offset setup you can cycle through and compare all the sources by pressing the Enter button on the remote After each input level offset is set all of your sources should play...

Page 17: ...ce devices DVD Blu ray SACD and DVD A players Press the Enter button to proceed into the Bass Management setup Press the VOL Up or VOL Down buttons to change the current setting Press the Enter button...

Page 18: ...a stereo input is selected Use this option if you don t have a subwoofer or if you don t want your subwoofer to play when inputs 1 8 are selected The subwoofer output will still be available when the...

Page 19: ...is order None Zhd1 Zhd2 Zhd3 Zhd4 Zhd5 back to None Press the Enter button to change the P 7 input you wish to associate Each press of the Enter button will step to the next P 7 input After you nish p...

Page 20: ...Bass Adjust Treble Adjust Left Right Balance Adjust Front Rear Balance Resume Volume Control If the Volume Select knob isn t turned to make an adjustment within 5 seconds after pressing the Select bu...

Page 21: ...ubwoofer level trim is adjusted by rst pressing the Enter button and then the Bass Up or Bass Down buttons on the remote There are two independent subwoofer trim memory settings one level setting is f...

Page 22: ...e adjusted when either In 9 Multi 1 or In 10 Multi 2 is selected Note Mute Button Pressing the Mute button once will attenuate reduce the volume by 20 db Pressing the Mute button a second time within...

Page 23: ...nd the P 7 are plugged into the same AC outlet The turntable ground wire must be attached to the GND terminal In some rare cases the hum might be reduced by disconnecting the turntable ground wire The...

Page 24: ...he same reasons The P 7 s balanced outputs enable you to take full advantage of the inherent noise rejection capability and superior sound quality of Parasound Halo power ampli ers especially when the...

Page 25: ...t was sent without the Parasound assigned RA number marked on the carton 2 Unit was sent in an unsuitable shipping carton and is likely to have been damaged in transit 3 Unit has inadequate packing ma...

Page 26: ...set to 110 XLR Pin Identi cation 1 Ground Shield 2 Positive 3 Negative AC Power Requirement 100 250 V 50 60 Hz voltage is automatically selected 10 watts standby 65 watts when turned on Dimensions Wi...

Page 27: ...27 CONNECTION AND SETUP NOTES Notes...

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