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Setting the Video options

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09 Using other functions j ! You can't use the Virtual Surround Back 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. ! You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO or if the setting for not connecting surround back speakers is selected in the Speaker System settings. k ! You can't use the Virtual 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. ! You can only use the Virtual Height mode if the surround speakers are on and the FH setting is set to NO or if the setting for not connecting front height speakers is selected in the Speaker System settings. Also, the Virtual Height mode cannot be used when playing signals containing actual front height channel information. l ! This mode is effective for contents with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or less. ! You can't use the Virtual Depth 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. ! You can only use the Virtual Depth mode if the surround speakers are on. 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 to the receiver operation mode, then press VIDEO PARAMETER. 2 Use i/j 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 k/l to set as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Video parameter menu Setting V.CONV (Digital Video Converter) What it does Converts video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT jacks (including HDMI OUT connector) for all video types (see page 22). Option(s) ON OFF Setting RES (Resolution) PCINEMA (PureCinema) P.MOTION (Progressive Motion) STREAM (Stream Smoother) V.ADJ (Advanced Video Adjust) YNR CNR BNR MNR DETAIL What it does Option(s) AUTO 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). ("480p" indicates the 480p/576p resolution setting.) PURE 480p 720p 1080i 1080p 1080/24p This setting optimizes the 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 Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video c -4 to +4 d output is set to progressive. Default: 0 This improves elements that reduce picture quality mainly noticeable in network contents, such as mosquito noise and block noise. When AUTO is selected, this unit's Stream Smoother function automatically turns on when network contents are played on the player supporting Stream Smoother and connected to this unit by HDMI (assuming that integrated operation with the Control with HDMI function is set). (Stream Smoother Link) AUTO ON OFF Sets the optimum picture quality for the type of monitor that is connected. Select PDP for plasma displays, LCD for liquid crystal monitors, FPJ for front projectors, PRO for professional monitors. If you want to adjust the picture quality settings to your personal tastes, select MEMORY. PDP LCD FPJ PRO MEMORY Reduces noise in the luminance (Y) signal. c 0 to +8 d Default: 0 Reduces noise in the input's color (C) signal. c 0 to +8 d Default: 0 Reduces block noise (block-shaped distortion generated upon MPEG compression) in the picture. c 0 to +8 d Default: 0 Reduces mosquito noise (distortion generated at the contours of the picture upon MPEG compression) in the picture. c 0 to +8 d Default: 0 Adjusts how sharp edges appear. c 0 to +8 d Default: 0 58 En

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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
to the receiver operation mode, then press VIDEO PARAMETER.
2
Use
i
/
j
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
k
/
l
to set as necessary.
See the table below for the options available for each setting.
4
Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.
Video parameter menu
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
V.CONV
(Digital Video Converter)
<a>
Converts video signals for output from the
MONITOR
OUT
jacks (including
HDMI OUT
connector) for all
video types (see page 22).
ON
OFF
j
!
You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back 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.
!
You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the
SB
setting is set to
NO
or if the setting for not connecting surround back speakers is selected in the
Speaker System
settings.
k
!
You can’t use the Virtual 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.
!
You can only use the Virtual Height mode if the surround speakers are on and the
FH
setting is set to
NO
or
if the setting for not connecting front height speakers is selected in the
Speaker System
settings. Also, the
Virtual Height mode cannot be used when playing signals containing actual front height channel information.
l
!
This mode is effective for contents with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or less.
!
You can’t use the Virtual Depth 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.
!
You can only use the Virtual Depth mode if the surround speakers are on.
En
09
Using other functions
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
RES
(Resolution)
<b>
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).
(“480p” indicates the 480p/576p resolution setting.)
AUTO
PURE
480p
720p
1080i
1080p
1080/24p
PCINEMA
(PureCinema)
<c, e>
This setting optimizes the 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.MOTION
(Progressive Motion)
<c, e>
Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video
output is set to progressive.
c
–4 to +4
d
Default:
0
STREAM
(Stream Smoother)
<e>
This improves elements that reduce picture quality
mainly noticeable in network contents, such as mos-
quito noise and block noise.
When
AUTO
is selected, this unit’s Stream Smoother
function automatically turns on when network contents
are played on the player supporting Stream Smoother
and connected to this unit by HDMI (assuming that
integrated operation with the Control with HDMI func-
tion is set). (Stream Smoother Link)
AUTO
ON
OFF
V.ADJ
(Advanced Video Adjust)
Sets the optimum picture quality for the type of moni-
tor that is connected. Select
PDP
for plasma displays,
LCD
for liquid crystal monitors,
FPJ
for front projectors,
PRO
for professional monitors. If you want to adjust the
picture quality settings to your personal tastes, select
MEMORY
.
PDP
LCD
FPJ
PRO
MEMORY
YNR
<d, e>
Reduces noise in the luminance (Y) signal.
c
0 to +8
d
Default:
0
CNR
<d, e>
Reduces noise in the input’s color (C) signal.
c
0 to +8
d
Default:
0
BNR
<d, e>
Reduces block noise (block-shaped distortion gener-
ated upon MPEG compression) in the picture.
c
0 to +8
d
Default:
0
MNR
<d, e>
Reduces mosquito noise (distortion generated at the
contours of the picture upon MPEG compression) in
the picture.
c
0 to +8
d
Default:
0
DETAIL
<d, e>
Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
c
0 to +8
d
Default:
0