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Here's a little gotcha that I didn't quite pick up on when originally reading the specifications on the C1 (proabably applies to C2 as well).
The unit's inputs are programmable, but not fully so. What I mean is, there are some resources as inputs that are assignable and some that are not (that are fixed to a particular source selection). The assignable resources are:
That's all. All other resources, like analog inputs and video/s-video inputs, are hard-coded to their associated source.
So, if source 1 (Video 1) is your laserdisc player, then your LD must be cabled to the analog jacks labled Audio 1 and the video jacks labled Video 1 & S-Video 1. You can then assign a digital input and/or component video to that source (and share them among several sources, if needed).
If you, like me, need to have one device act as two different types of sources, you'll need to cable it as such, using two of the C1's source slots. I thought you could re-use an analog or video input in two sources, but not so.
An example: My LD player is actually a LD & DVD. The LD puts out a digital audio signal as RF, that goes through an external converter that puts out PCM. The DVD section of this player puts out PCM directly via coax or optical. Thus, I need to either switch the LD's source on the C1 between two digital inputs, or use two source slots as though two devices were attached. The LD gets cables as a DVD player, with component video and digital coax on one source and as a LD player with s-video, analog audio and a different digital coax on another source.
The unit's inputs are programmable, but not fully so. What I mean is, there are some resources as inputs that are assignable and some that are not (that are fixed to a particular source selection). The assignable resources are:
- Digital inputs (coax and optical)- listed as Coax 1-4 and Optical 1-4, and as Input 1-8 in HaloControl
Component Video- listed as 1-3 (prob. 1-2 on C2)
Tone Control Presets- listed as 1-5 or Flat Trims or Off
Default Surround Mode
That's all. All other resources, like analog inputs and video/s-video inputs, are hard-coded to their associated source.
So, if source 1 (Video 1) is your laserdisc player, then your LD must be cabled to the analog jacks labled Audio 1 and the video jacks labled Video 1 & S-Video 1. You can then assign a digital input and/or component video to that source (and share them among several sources, if needed).
If you, like me, need to have one device act as two different types of sources, you'll need to cable it as such, using two of the C1's source slots. I thought you could re-use an analog or video input in two sources, but not so.
An example: My LD player is actually a LD & DVD. The LD puts out a digital audio signal as RF, that goes through an external converter that puts out PCM. The DVD section of this player puts out PCM directly via coax or optical. Thus, I need to either switch the LD's source on the C1 between two digital inputs, or use two source slots as though two devices were attached. The LD gets cables as a DVD player, with component video and digital coax on one source and as a LD player with s-video, analog audio and a different digital coax on another source.
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