The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz AV7005
The first setting in this sub-menu is
Contrast
. Contrast allows adjustment of white
levels, and it can be adjusted from -6 to +6. A lower setting produces a lower white
level, while a higher setting provides a higher white level.
Brightness
is the second setting under
Picture Adjust
and it allows adjustment of the
black level. Brightness can be set from 0 to +12, with a higher number representing a
lighter black level.
The third setting in
Picture Adjust
is
Chroma Level
. The chroma level setting adjusts
color saturation, or the amount of color in the picture. It can be adjusted from -6 to +6,
with a lower setting producing less color saturation.
Hue
in the
Picture Adjust
menu is also sometimes called “tint” and controls the
red/green color balance. Hue can be set between -6 and +6. Negative settings for Hue
shift the color balance toward green, while positive settings shift the color balance
toward red.
The
DNR
setting stands for digital noise reduction. Noise reduction can help eliminate
the video artifacts produced by video compression. The options for DNR are Off, Low,
Mid, and High. Higher settings may be useful sources that include significant video
compression. For sources such as Blu-ray, we recommend leaving DNR set to Off.
DNR is applied to the HDMI output, but not to analog video outputs.
The last setting under
Picture Adjust
is
Enhancer
and is a setting that is also often
called edge enhancement. It can be adjusted from 0 to +12. A setting of 0 disables edge
enhancement. Increasing the Enhancer setting will raise the sharpness of object edges.
Setting Enhancer too high will create unwanted video artifacts along object edges.
Enhancer is applied to the HDMI output, but not to analog video outputs.
Proper video calibration is important, particularly the contrast and brightness settings.
Incorrect adjustment of black and white level can degrade picture quality significantly.
By default, all settings in this sub-menu are set to either 0 or Off. In many cases, it is
appropriate to leave them this way. Where possible, you should perform video
calibration at your display. Not all sources behave the same, however, and many of
those sources lack the necessary video adjustments to resolve that. Modern HDTV’s
address this by storing video adjustments separately for each input. Because the
AV7005 is providing your video switching, however, the TV is only able to use one
input’s settings. That just leaves the AV7005 to provide the adjustment for sources that
need it. We recommend leaving the settings all at their defaults for your primary video
source (Blu-ray Disc in most cases) and calibrating your display to that source. If there
are other inputs such as DVD players, game consoles, and cable or satellite receivers
that still require additional calibration, the
Picture Adjust
sub-menu can apply any
necessary adjustments.
Roadmap to the Setup Menus
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