. Your Casablanca is a precision electronic
instrument and should be properly packaged any time shipment is made. In the unlikely event that you have
to return your Casablanca to the factory for service, or if you send it to us for updating, the original packaging
will best protect the unit from shipping damage.
In order to achieve the fullest flexibility and enjoyment from your Casablanca, we at Theta recommend that
you read this manual in full before connecting the unit to your audio/video system.
WARNING
United Stated law prohibits disposition of these commodities to Libya, Laos, North Korea, Cambodia or Cuba
unless otherwise authorized by the United States.
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio and television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
* Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
* Connect the receiver into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the Casablanca is connected to.
Acknowledgments
Casa Nova is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, AC-3, and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. Copyright 1992-
1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Casablanca is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems. Inc. US Pat. No 5,451,942 and
other worldwide patents issues pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Casablanca is manufactured under license from SRS Labs, Inc. US Pat No 5,319,713, 5,333,201 and
7,771,295. Circle Surround
TM
and the Circle Surround Logo are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. 1994-1998.
Portions of this product manufactured under a license from Desper Products, Inc. Spatializer , N-2-2 , and
the circle-in-square device are trademarks owned by Desper Products, Inc.
1996-97 Theta Digital Corporation. All rights reserved.
1996-98 Glenn Buckley. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Theta Digital Corporation. iii
Casablanca Identification Record
This information is for your records and for future identification of the Casablanca. Please take a moment to
fill out all pertinent data now, and as upgrades and/or options are installed. Whenever upgrades and/or
changes are requested, the serial number will be required.
SERIAL NUMBER
DATE PURCHASED
DEALERS NAME
DEALERS ADDRESS/PHONE
INSTALLED CARDS
(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation)

(Date of installation) iv
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Please carefully read each item of the operating instructions and safety precautions before using this product.
Use extra care to follow the warnings written on the product itself and/or in the operating instructions. Keep
the operating instructions and safety precautions for future reference.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ANY OF THE COVER
PANELS.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL ONLY.
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT ALLOW LIQUIDS TO SPILL OR OBJECTS TO FALL
INTO ANY OPENINGS OF THE PRODUCT.
THIS UNIT IS SUPPLIED WITH A 3 PIN GROUNDED AC PLUG. ALWAYS INSERT THE AC PLUG INTO A
GROUNDED OUTLET. DO NOT REMOVE THE GROUND PIN OR DISABLE THE GROUND FOR ANY
PURPOSE.
BEFORE MAKING ANY CONNECTIONS TO THE CASABLANCA, FIRST TURN OFF THE POWER AND
THEN DISCONNECT THE AC POWER CORD.
WHEN INSTALLING THE CASABLANCA IN YOUR SYSTEM, MAKE CERTAIN TO ALLOW A MINIMUM
OF ½ INCH OF VENTILATION ON EACH SIDE OF THE UNIT. ALSO ALLOW AT LEAST 1½ INCH OF
VENTILATION SPACE ABOVE THE UNIT. IMPROPER VENTILATION OF THE UNIT MAY CAUSE
OVERHEATING, WHICH MAY DAMAGE THE UNIT AND CAUSE A FIRE. PLACE THE UNIT ON A SOLID
SURFACE ONLY. I.E. NOT ON CARPET, ETC.
DO NOT PLACE THE CASABLANCA NEAR HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS DIRECT SUNLIGHT, STOVES,
HEAT REGISTERS, RADIATORS OR OTHER HEAT PRODUCING EQUIPMENT.
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ANALOG OUTPUT CIRCUITRY, BE CERTAIN NOT TO SHORT THE
OUTPUT SIGNAL PIN(S) TO GROUND. ENSURE THAT YOUR AUDIO OUTPUT CABLES DO NOT HAVE
ANY INTERNAL SHORTS BEFORE CONNECTING THEM TO THE CASABLANCA.
IF REPLACEMENT OF THE AC LINE FUSE BECOMES NECESSARY, REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME
VALUE AND TYPE OF FUSE. NEVER BYPASS THE FUSE.
IF THE AC CORD BECOMES DAMAGED, DO NOT USE IT. IMMEDIATELY REPLACE IT WITH A NEW
ONE OF THE SAME OR BETTER RATING.
AFTER MARKET and THIRD PARTY MODIFICATIONS
Please note that any after market and/or third party modifications will void the warranty. In the case of
changing the feet on a unit, in order to prevent any damage (which will also not be covered under warranty),
please verify that the screws being used to secure non Theta feet do not screw any deeper into the chassis
than the original ones. The original screw is 10-32 by 3/8 and goes into the chassis 1/5 of an inch. v
Table of Contents
PREFACE ...........................................................................................................................................................ii
Casablanca Identification Record................................................................................................................... iii
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................................. iv
List of Figures .................................................................................................................................................vi
List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................................vi
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 1
IMPORTANT NOTICE....................................................................................................................