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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the product. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO U
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3 INTRODUCTION Thank You for Choosing Parasound ® Your Parasound D 200 is an advanced disc player with extraordinary performance capabilities. We designed the D 200 to be very easy to set up and to operate. This manual is divided into two sections. The first section describes connections and menu setup selections that will enable you to play movies and CDs right away, even if you’ve had little or no previous experience with audio-video components. The second section explains the advanced fe
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4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unpacking and Placement Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . .
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5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Audio Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Late Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DVD Audio Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SACD Area . . .
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6 UNPACKING YOUR D 200 AND PLACEMENT GUIDELINES Unpacking Your D 200 Carefully unpack your D 200 from its shipping carton and locate all the enclosed accessories: • Remote control, two AAA batteries • AC power cord • Combination cord for two channel audio and composite video While you are unpacking your D 200, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell your Parasound dealer right away if you find any. If possible, save and store both the inner and outer cartons and–most esp
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7 GETTING STARTED To get the most out of your NewClassic Model D 200, you’ll need to know how to connect it to your other components, how to set it up for your listening space and how to operate it. This manual is organized in this order: Connecting Your D 200: pages 8 – 12 This will show you how to make the video and audio connections that go between your NewClassic Model D 200 and your 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel surround controller (or AV receiver) and your TV. Which connections you make
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8 CONNECTING YOUR D 200 Making Connections The connector jacks on various components often have different names, so read the operating instructions of each component to make sure you are identifying the correct jacks by the names we use on the D 200 and in this manual. Jacks on the units and the plugs on your video and audio cables are usually color coded to simplify hookup. Be sure to connect the same color plugs to their corresponding jacks. Don’t attach the D 200’s AC cord yet. You will
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9 CONNECTING YOUR D 200 continued VIDEO CONNECTIONS You should make the video connection between the D 200 and your TV first. It will be either direct or via the video inputs on your surround controller (or AV receiver). A video connection is required to view the D 200’s setup menu on your TV. This section will help you make the video connection. The D 200 includes four different types of video outputs. All of the video outputs can be active at the same time allowing you to use a combination o
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10 CONNECTING YOUR D 200 continued No HDMI or DVI input on your TV? If your TV does not have an HDMI input you will have to use one of the analog video connections. These connections are Component, S-Video and Composite. Choose the highest quality connection that your TV has. Component Video Connections If your TV doesn’t have an input for HDMI or DVI This is a three-cable connection that must use cables that are made for video. The three Component Video jacks are identified with red, green
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11 CONNECTING YOUR D 200 continued AUDIO CONNECTIONS TO YOUR SURROUND CONTROLLER OR RECEIVER There are three types of audio output connections, unbalanced analog, digital and HDMI. The proper connection will depend on your audio system’s capabilities. Analog Audio Outputs 5.1 Channel Analog Audio Outputs Connect these jacks to the corresponding channel input jacks of your surround controller or AV receiver. These connections are required to reproduce high resolution multi-channel DVD-A (D
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12 CONNECTING YOUR D 200 continued HDMI Audio Connection A small number of surround controllers and receivers can decode the audio in the HDMI signal and therefore no other audio connection is necessary for your main zone. If your surround controller or receiver does not have an HDMI input or does not decode HDMI audio you will need to use the Digital Coaxial or Optical connections and the 5.1 channel analog audio inputs. Note: Some TVs with HDMI inputs do not accept HDMI audio signals. For
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13 POWER UP YOUR D 200 After your D 200 is connected to the rest of your home theater system you are ready for its shake-down cruise. Select the TV’s Input for its Input jacks which you connected to the D 200’s Video Out jacks. - Press the D 200’s rear panel Master AC Power switch to its On position. You should now notice a very faint red glow behind its Power button. - Press the Power button on the front panel to turn the D 200 on. - You can now press the LOAD button and insert a DVD i
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14 SETUP MENU TABLE OF CONTENTS Navigating The Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Video Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 HDMI Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 HDMI Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vid
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15 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 Navigating the Setup Menu with the Remote Handset You’ll need to make some selections so that the D 200 performs correctly in your home theater system. These Menu settings are selected by using the D 200’s remote control handset. If you have not already done so, open the battery compartment cover and install the batteries, making sure their directions match the markings on the remote. Notes: - You don’t need to make all of these selections right away. - Your D 200
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16 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 continued Once you see the setup menu on your TV screen you can make selections or adjustments with the D 200 remote handset’s , , , cursor buttons and central ENTER button. You only need to move your thumb a short distance to press any of these five buttons and you’ll soon know which button you’re pressing without having to look at the remote. The setup process will go much faster when you are focused on the Setup menu on your TV, without having to look at which
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17 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 continued VIDEO SETUP MENU This is the first menu page you should set up; it’s used to adapt the D 200 to the type of TV you are using. The D 200 comes from the factory with the HDMI output turned on and a screen shape of 16:9 which is suitable for widescreen TVs. HDMI OUTPUT If your TV is equipped with an HDMI input you will want to set the D 200’s HDMI output to ON. When the D 200’s HDMI out- put is turned on, “HDMI” will illuminate continuously on the front panel
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18 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 continued SCAN TYPE This determines if the component video output is interlaced (480i) or progressive scan (480p). Refer to your TV’s operating and connection instructions to find out if it is compatible with a progressive scan signal. Note: If the HDMI OUTPUT is turned on the component video output will be forced to the interlaced setting and cannot be changed to progressive scan. TV DISPLAY This should be set to match your TV’s aspect ratio (screen shape). If y
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19 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 continued AUDIO SETUP MENU You can skip this Audio Setup (pages 19-21) if you are only using Digital Coax or Optical audio outputs because these settings only affect the analog outputs. This section will help you set up the audio portion of the D 200. SPEAKER SIZE, DISTANCE SETUP and LEVEL SETUP only affect the Analog Audio 5.1 Channel Outputs. The setup for the Digital Coaxial and Optical outputs is made in the menu of your surround controller or AV receiver. Refer
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20 SETTING UP YOUR D 200 continued CENTER SPEAKER This may be set to LARGE, SMALL or NONE. Set to LARGE or SMALL, according to the guidelines in the previous paragraphs. Set to NONE if your home theater has no center channel speaker. The D 200 will blend the center channel signals into your front left and right front speakers. This creates a “Phantom” center channel sound image because the center channel sound will appear to come from the middle space between your left and right front
