Video Adjustments; Video Modes - Harman Kardon AVR 354 Owner's Manual

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
When you have finished making adjustments in the Audio Effects menu,
press the Audio Effects Button or the Back/Exit Button to clear the screen.

Video Adjustments

The AVR 354 uses leading-edge Faroudja DCDi Cinema video pro-
cessing technology, with incoming video upscaled to 1080p (up to
1080i when component video outputs are used) for outstanding video
quality, even with older analog video sources. The Faroudja DCDi Cinema
Dual 3D comb filters and 10-bit video processing eliminates the jagged
edges and moiré patterns seen with less advanced processing. Thanks
to this "Torino" video processing chip, on-screen graphics may be
generated in high definition, and blended with the incoming video.
This not only delivers crisp, clear information messages, it allows you
to continue to watch a program while making system adjustments.
The video processor automatically provides the best picture based on
the capabilities of your video display and the incoming source video
signals. However, you may experiment with the Video Modes menu
adjustments to try to improve the picture further.

Video Modes

After you have adjusted the picture settings on your video display, addi-
tional adjustments may be made to the AVR, if necessary, to further
improve the picture. Access these settings from the Video Modes menu.
Press the Video Modes Button on the front panel or remote, and the
screen shown in Figure 71 will appear. The menu may also be accessed
from the Setup Source menu by pressing the Info Settings Button and
selecting the Video Modes line.
Figure 71 – Video Modes Menu
Video Mode: The default setting of Processor Off passes the video
signal through to the display without any processing. Select one of these
processing options to optimize the picture for the current program by
applying adjustments to the brightness, contrast, color and sharpness:
• Sports: For sporting events.
• Nature: For programs shot outdoors, in a natural setting.
• Movie: For movies and many television broadcasts.
• Custom: Allows manual adjustment of the picture settings. The
Brightness, Contrast, Color and Sharpness settings will appear on
screen as sliders with values ranging from 0 to 100. The default
setting for each adjustment is 50. Use the
each setting's value.
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/ Buttons to change
Picture Adjust: Use this setting to change the aspect ratio of the
displayed image.
When displaying widescreen (16:9) images on a full screen (4:3)
device, letterbox format will be used, in which black bars may appear
above and below the image.
When displaying full screen images on a widescreen device, black or
gray bars may appear to the left and right of the image (pillarboxing).
Some displays, especially plasma and CRT monitors, may suffer from
"burn-in" when the same image, such as the horizontal or vertical bars,
is left on screen for a long period of time. Use this setting to adjust the
picture so that it fills the display's screen. The options are:
• Auto Fit: The AVR automatically adjusts the image as required to
fit the display's capabilities.
• Height Fit: Adjusts the image to eliminate any bars above or below
it. Bars may remain at the sides.
• Width Fit: Adjusts the image to eliminate any bars on the sides.
Bars may remain above and below the image.
• Zoom 1x: Displays the image as received from the source. If the
image is in the 4:3 aspect ratio, on widescreen displays pillarbox
format may be used. If the image is in the 16:9 aspect ratio, on full
screen (4:3) displays letterbox format may be used.
• Zoom 2x: Stretches the image evenly to completely fill the screen.
The outer portions of the image may be cropped.
Feel free to experiment with this setting for each source until you find
a pleasing display format for each program.
Advanced Video Settings: Press the
Advanced Video Modes submenu (see Figure 72).
Figure 72 – Advanced Video Modes Menu
Noise Reduction: Change this setting from its default of Off to Low,
Medium or High to filter out signal noise.
MPEG Noise Reduction: This setting is designed to address two
specific types of video distortion, mosquito noise and blocking artifacts.
If you see haziness or shimmering around the edges of objects or the
scrolling credits in a film, or if the image appears to "pixellate" into
blocks, change the MPEG Noise Reduction setting from its default of
Off to the Low, Medium or High setting to improve the picture.
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or OK Button to display the
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