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Using other functions 08 k.• You can't use the Virtual Front Height mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance, Sound Retriever Air or Stream Direct modes is selected. • The Virtual Front Height mode cannot be used when no surround speaker is connected. • When inputting Dolby True HD, DTS-HD or DTS Express audio signals, the Virtual Front Height mode cannot be used if no surround signals are recorded in the source. Setting the Video options There are a number of additional picture settings you can make using the VIDEO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if an option cannot be selected on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, setting and status of the receiver. • All of the setting items can be set for each input function. • Setting items other than V. CONV can only be selected when V. CONV is set to ON. 1 Press RECEIVER , then press VIDEO PARAMETER. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this. 3 Use / to set as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Setting What it does Option(s) V. CONVa Converts video signals for output ON (Digital Video from the MONITOR OUT jacks OFF Conversion) (including HDMI OUT connector) for all video types (see page 21). RESb (Resolution) Specifies the output resolution of the video signal (when video input signals are output at the HDMI OUT connector, select this according to the resolution of your monitor and the images you wish to watch). AUTO PURE 480p/576p 720p 1080i 1080p ASPc (Aspect) Specifies the aspect ratio when input signals are output at the HDMI output. Make your desired settings while checking each setting on your display (if the image doesn't match your monitor type, cropping or black bands appear). 1080/24p THROUGH NORMAL Setting What it does Option(s) PCINEMAd,e This setting optimizes the (PureCinema) operation of the progressive scanning circuit for playing film materials. Normally set it to AUTO. If the picture seems unnatural, switch this to ON or OFF. AUTO ON OFF P.MOTIONd,e Adjusts the motion and still picture (Progressive quality when video output is set to Motion) progressive. -4 to +4 Default: 0 YNRd Reduces noise in the luminance (Y) signal. 0 to +8 Default: 0 CNRd Reduces noise in the input's color 0 to +8 (C) signal. Default: 0 BNRd Reduces block noise (blockshaped distortion generated upon MPEG compression) in the picture. 0 to +8 Default: 0 MNRd Reduces mosquito noise (distortion generated at the contours of the picture upon MPEG compression) in the picture. 0 to +8 Default: 0 DETAILd Adjusts how sharp edges appear. 0 to +8 Default: 0 BRIGHTd Adjusts the overall brightness. (Brightness) -6 to +6 Default: 0 CONTRASTd Adjusts the contrast between light -6 to +6 and dark. Default: 0 HUEd Adjusts the red/green balance. -6 to +6 Default: 0 CHROMAd (Chroma Level) Adjusts saturation from dull to bright. -6 to +6 Default: 0 BLK SETUPf Corrects the black depth in the 7.5 brightness signal. 0 Normally select 7.5. If the dark parts of the picture are all black with this setting, select 0. a.If the video picture deteriorates when this settings is switched ON, switch it OFF. b.• When set to a resolution with which the TV (monitor) is not compatible, no picture is output. Also, in some cases no picture will be output due to copyright protection signals. In this case, change the setting. • When AUTO is selected, the resolution is selected automatically according to the capacity of the TV (monitor) connected by HDMI. When PURE is selected, the signals are output with the same resolution as when input (see About the video converter on page 21). • If this is set to something other than AUTO, PURE and 480i/576i analog signals are input, 480p/576p signals are output from the component output terminals. c.• If the image doesn't match your monitor type, adjust the aspect ratio on the source component or on the monitor. • This setting is only displayed when 480i/p or 576i/p video signals are being input. 57 En

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Using other functions
08
57
En
Setting the Video options
The
r
e a
r
e a numbe
r
of additional
p
ictu
r
e settings you can
make using the
VIDEO PARAMETER
menu. The defaults,
if not stated, a
r
e listed in bold.
Important
•
Note that if an o
p
tion cannot be selected on the
VIDEO PARAMETER
menu, it is unavailable due to
the cu
rr
ent sou
r
ce, setting and status of the
r
eceive
r
.
•
All of the setting items can be set fo
r
each in
p
ut
function.
•
Setting items othe
r
than
V. CONV
can only be
selected when
V. CONV
is set to
ON
.
1
Press
, then press
VIDEO PARAMETER
.
2
Use
/
to select the setting you want to adjust.
De
p
ending on the cu
rr
ent status/mode of the
r
eceive
r
,
ce
r
tain o
p
tions may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below fo
r
notes on this.
3
Use
/
to set as necessary.
See the table below fo
r
the o
p
tions available fo
r
each
setting.
4
Press
RETURN
to confirm and exit the menu.
k.• You can’t use the Vi
r
tual F
r
ont Height mode when the
head
p
hones a
r
e connected to this
r
eceive
r
o
r
when any of the
ste
r
eo, F
r
ont Stage Su
rr
ound Advance, Sound Ret
r
ieve
r
Ai
r
o
r
St
r
eam Di
r
ect modes is selected.
• The Vi
r
tual F
r
ont Height mode cannot be used when no su
rr
ound
s
p
eake
r
is connected.
• When in
p
utting Dolby T
r
ue HD, DTS-HD o
r
DTS Ex
pr
ess audio
signals, the Vi
r
tual F
r
ont Height mode cannot be used if no
su
rr
ound signals a
r
e
r
eco
r
ded in the sou
r
ce.
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
V. CONV
a
(Digital Video
Conve
r
sion)
Conve
r
ts video signals fo
r
out
p
ut
f
r
om the
MONITOR OUT
jacks
(including
HDMI OUT
connecto
r
)
fo
r
all video ty
p
es (see
p
age 21).
ON
OFF
RES
b
(Resolution)
S
p
ecifies the out
p
ut
r
esolution of
the video signal (when video in
p
ut
signals a
r
e out
p
ut at the
HDMI
OUT
connecto
r
, select this
acco
r
ding to the
r
esolution of you
r
monito
r
and the images you wish
to watch).
AUTO
PURE
480p/576p
720p
1080i
1080p
1080/24p
ASP
c
(As
p
ect)
S
p
ecifies the as
p
ect
r
atio when
in
p
ut signals a
r
e out
p
ut at the
HDMI out
p
ut. Make you
r
desi
r
ed
settings while checking each
setting on you
r
dis
p
lay (if the
image doesn’t match you
r
monito
r
ty
p
e, c
r
o
pp
ing o
r
black bands
a
pp
ea
r
).
THROUGH
NORMAL
RECEIVER
PCINEMA
d,e
(Pu
r
eCinema)
This setting o
p
timizes the
o
p
e
r
ation of the
pr
og
r
essive
scanning ci
r
cuit fo
r
p
laying film
mate
r
ials. No
r
mally set it to
AUTO
.
If the
p
ictu
r
e seems unnatu
r
al,
switch this to
ON
o
r
OFF
.
AUTO
ON
OFF
P.MOTION
d,e
(P
r
og
r
essive
Motion)
Adjusts the motion and still
p
ictu
r
e
quality when video out
p
ut is
set to
pr
og
r
essive.
–4 to +4
Default:
0
YNR
d
Reduces noise in the luminance
(Y) signal.
0 to +8
Default:
0
CNR
d
Reduces noise in the in
p
ut’s colo
r
(C) signal.
0 to +8
Default:
0
BNR
d
Reduces block noise (block-
sha
p
ed disto
r
tion gene
r
ated u
p
on
MPEG com
pr
ession) in the
p
ictu
r
e.
0 to +8
Default:
0
MNR
d
Reduces mosquito noise
(disto
r
tion gene
r
ated at the
contou
r
s of the
p
ictu
r
e u
p
on
MPEG com
pr
ession) in the
p
ictu
r
e.
0 to +8
Default:
0
DETAIL
d
Adjusts how sha
rp
edges a
pp
ea
r
.
0 to +8
Default:
0
BRIGHT
d
(B
r
ightness)
Adjusts the ove
r
all b
r
ightness.
–6 to +6
Default:
0
CONTRAST
d
Adjusts the cont
r
ast between light
and da
r
k.
–6 to +6
Default:
0
HUE
d
Adjusts the
r
ed/g
r
een balance.
–6 to +6
Default:
0
CHROMA
d
(Ch
r
oma
Level)
Adjusts satu
r
ation f
r
om dull to
b
r
ight.
–6 to +6
Default:
0
BLK SETUP
f
Co
rr
ects the black de
p
th in the
b
r
ightness signal.
No
r
mally select
7.5
. If the da
r
k
p
a
r
ts of the
p
ictu
r
e a
r
e all black
with this setting, select
0
.
7.5
0
a.If the video
p
ictu
r
e dete
r
io
r
ates when this settings is switched
ON
,
switch it
OFF
.
b.• When set to a
r
esolution with which the TV (monito
r
) is not
com
p
atible, no
p
ictu
r
e is out
p
ut. Also, in some cases no
p
ictu
r
e will
be out
p
ut due to co
p
y
r
ight
pr
otection signals. In this case, change
the setting.
• When
AUTO
is selected, the
r
esolution is selected automatically
acco
r
ding to the ca
p
acity of the TV (monito
r
) connected by HDMI.
When
PURE
is selected, the signals a
r
e out
p
ut with the same
r
esolution as when in
p
ut (see
About the video converter
on
p
age 21).
• If this is set to something othe
r
than
AUTO
,
PURE
and 480i/576i
analog signals a
r
e in
p
ut, 480
p
/576
p
signals a
r
e out
p
ut f
r
om the
com
p
onent out
p
ut te
r
minals.
c.• If the image doesn’t match you
r
monito
r
ty
p
e, adjust the as
p
ect
r
atio on the sou
r
ce com
p
onent o
r
on the monito
r
.
• This setting is only dis
p
layed when 480i/
p
o
r
576i/
p
video signals
a
r
e being in
p
ut.
Setting
What it does
Option(s)