Parasound P/DD-1500 - Manual

Page 2 - by items placed upon or against them.

2 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to thepresence of “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point...

Page 5 - Keys Control Both Models

P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual 5 P/DD-1500 Digital Surround Decoder O n-O ff RF Toslink C o axial LFE C LS RS m S % L R Lock Re-EQ 2 C hannel Dolby D igital Pro Logic 2 1 Dialog Dynam ic Norm Range Re-EQ Delay Delay Tim e C inem a Select Figure 2: P/DD-1500 Front Panel and Remote Control Off Volume On Inp...

Page 6 - digital coaxial inputs and a digital

6 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual Making Connections to Your P/DD-1500 Refer to Figure #1 Precautions Before making any connections, be sure to turn off the power to your P/DD-1500, P/SP-1500 andespecially your power amplifiers. Also, make sure there is no strain or tension on any connections thatcould cau...

Page 7 - Two Channel Audio Output; Subwoofer Output On No Filter, Subwoofer Output = LFE Only; Left Surrouind and Right Surround Channel Selector; Small Surround Speakers

P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual 7 Two Channel Audio Output The P/DD-1500 has two RCA output connectors much like a standard two channel digital to analogconverter. Connect these front left and right audio outputs to any input of the P/SP-1500 so you can useits analog processing circuitry for analog Dolby P...

Page 8 - Center Channel Speaker Selector; No Speaker, Phantom Mode; Internal LFE Level Switch; Rear

8 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual Center Channel Speaker Selector Set this rear panel switch to accommodate the bass capabilities of your center channel speaker.Following are descriptions of the recommended center channel switch settings based upon the centerspeaker you will be using: No Speaker, Phantom M...

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10 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual Operating Your P/DD-1500 Digital Surround Decoder Refer to Figure #2 Front Panel and Remote and Controls You can control all of the operations of the P/DD-1500 with either its front panel controls or hand heldremote. The remote control gives you complete access to the fun...

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P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual 11 Notes on Automatic and Manual Operation of the P/DD-1500's Processing Modes: • The Dolby Digital mode is automatically engaged when the P/DD-1500 is first turned on orwhenever a 5.1 Dolby Digital encoded source is playing. • You can only change processing modes when a sou...

Page 12 - 0 Millisecond Surround Channel Delay Indication

12 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual Center Channel Delay In a properly configured home theater system, signals from the front left, center, and right speakersshould arrive at your listening position at the same time, either by placing your front speakers at thesame distance from your listening position, or ...

Page 13 - Using the P/DD-1500 with Other Processors; Pin

P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual 13 Using the P/DD-1500 with Other Processors Although you will obtain the best results using your P/DD-1500 Digital Surround Decoder with theParasound P/SP-1500, you also can use the P/DD-1500 with processors made by other manufacturers.The P/DD-1500 can work properly with a...

Page 14 - Insure that a digital source is connected and playing

14 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual Maintaining Your P/DD-1500 Your P/DD-1500 requires no periodic maintenance and has no user serviceable parts inside. To avoid therisk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover. Clean the chassis with a soft cloth moistened onlywith glass cleaner or water; never use s...

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16 P/DD-1500 Owner's Manual © 1997 Parasound Products, Inc. Parasound Products, Inc. 950 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 415-397-7100 / FAX 415-397-0144 affordable audio for the critical listener Re-EQ Parasound Limited Warranty (USA only) Your Parasound P/DD-1500 is covered by a limited war...

Parasound P/DD-1500 - Manual

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