Video Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 7300 Owner's Manual

System Configuration

Video Setup

The AVR 7300 is unique among audio/video
receivers in that it not only includes an onboard
video processing system using DCDi by Faroudja
technology, but that it also allows the video con-
trols to be individually set for each video input
source. This permits you to compensate for the
problems inherent in older technologies such as
VCR while taking the maximum advantage of
new source options such as DVD, digital cable
and satellite programming.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The video processor is only
available when the AVR 7300 is connected to a
"digital ready" or HDTV video display, which is
defined as a product that is able to accommodate
input sources of 480P or greater through Y/Pr/Pb
analog component inputs. If your video display
does not have that capability, you may skip the
settings in this section, as they will not apply to
your home theater system. In addition, note that
the video processor is only active when the input
signals are standard 480i analog video or 480P
analog video as output from sources such as pro-
gressive scan DVD players. When HDTV signals of
720P or 1080I are in use, they are passed directly
through to the display without any processing.
Within the menu there is a
screen with settings that define
the input and establish the global settings for the
video output. The two video
submenus contain the
individual parameters that will be applied to the
specific video input in use. Before proceeding
with the setup, we suggest that you look at the
default settings for each input, which are listed in
the appendix to this manual. If the settings for
any input mirror the configuration of your home
theater system, then no further adjustment is
needed.
It is worth noting that the impact of many of the
individual settings is subtle, and it is only when
they are grouped together that the full power of
the video processing system is unleashed. That
means that there is no "right" or "wrong" set-
ting in many cases, and the setting that looks
best to your eyes is the one that is truly correct
for your specific combination of equipment, room
environment and your own personal viewing
preferences. Feel free to experiment with different
setting combinations, as you can't "hurt" any-
thing by doing so.
When you do reach the combination of settings
for both your display system and each input, it is
a good idea to write those settings down using
the worksheets found on pages 59 and 60.
(A copy of the blank worksheets may also be
found in the support section our Web site at
www.harmankardon.com/support.)
NOTE: All of the menus in the video setup sys-
tem are viewed over the video source that is cur-
rently playing. In order to see the impact of any
menu setting changes in the video in real time,
you must first turn on the Faroudja processing
30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
system by pressing either the Video Processing
On/Off Button or the front-panel
Set/Video Button and releasing the
button so that
the semi-OSD message and in the Lower
Display Line .
To reach the
press the OSD Button , and then press the
Set Button . When the Main Menu (Figure
1) appears on your video screen, press the
until the on-screen ➔
Navigation Button
cursor is pointing to
press the Set Button again. The
menu (Figure 12) will appear
on-screen.
→
Figure 12
Once the main
played with the on-screen ➔ cursor pointing to
press the / Navigation Buttons
until the name of the input you wish to
change the settings for is shown. At the same
time, any video input name that you had previ-
ously programmed to individualize the source set-
ting will be shown on the
have not already changed the input name and
wish to do so at this time, press the
Navigation Button so that the on-screen
➔ cursor is pointing to
and follow the
instructions for changing the input source name
as shown on page 21.
Once an input is selected, the first configuration
choice is to tell the AVR 7300 what type of device
is being used for that source. To change this set-
ting from the system default, press the
Navigation Button so that the on-screen
➔ cursor is pointing to
then press the / Navigation Buttons
select from among the options shown one that is
closest to the type of product connected to that
input. The selection made will change the settings
on the
to the parameters best suited to
that type of device. Of course, you may also
change these settings yourself at any time
through the submenus.
The list of input source defaults is:
: This setting is optimized for use with the
output signal of a typical DVD player.
: This setting is optimized for use with the
output signal of an analog videocassette
recorder.
: This setting is optimized for use
with digital cable set-top boxes. However, it is
important to note that even when a digital
cable system is in use, there may be a mix of
digital and analog channels. We recommend
appears in that you start with this setting and then change
the options in the
tailor the output to your preferences.
menu,
: This setting is optimized for use
with digital satellite-system set-top boxes.
for use with analog cable set-top boxes.
and
use with analog satellite-system set-top boxes.
use with analog VHS and VHS-C camcorders.
use with digital camcorders or still image
cameras.
The
than input-dependant setting, as there is only
one display connected to the AVR. The settings
here are primarily changes to the video enhance-
ment level and aspect ratio for a specific type of
device, and defaults were selected after testing
on a wide range of product brands. To change
menu is dis-
this setting, press the
so that the on-screen ➔ Cursor is pointing
to
Navigation Button
the options shown that is closest to the type of
product connected to that input. The selection
made will change the settings on the
line. If you
to the parameters best suited to that
type of device. Of course, you may also change
these settings yourself at any time through the
sub-menus. The list of video source defaults is:
: This setting is optimized for use with dis-
plays that use cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to dis-
play images. For the purposes of this setting it
does not matter if the display is a single tube,
direct view CRT television or a three-tube front
or rear projector.
The default aspect ratio is 4:3, but you may
and
change that setting if desired on the second
to
page of the Advanced Configuration sub-menus,
as shown on page 31.
: This setting is optimized for front-
or rear-screen projectors, regardless of the imag-
ing technology used, that are set to display a
standard 4:3 aspect ratio. If your projection dis-
play has a 16:9 aspect ratio, select
as a display type option, or for
based projectors that use a 16:9 screen, select
the CRT option and then change the
in the
menu, as shown on page 32.
: This setting is optimized for plasma
displays, regardless of whether they are full High
Definition-capable or "ED" displays that are HD-
compatible.
menus as needed to
: This setting is optimized
: This setting is optimized for
: This setting is optimized for
: This setting is optimized for
line is a global, rather
Navigation Button
and then press the /
to select from among
or
-
setting to 16:9, as shown