The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz AV7005
DVI (no HDCP) Video Display Tier
The DVI (no HDCP) scenario is similar to the HDMI, with one difference. Sources that
are
HDMI
(offering either an HDMI output or a DVI-HDCP output) cannot be connected
using that output because they will not provide a video signal without being connected
to an HDCP-equipped display. Sources such as this must instead use the next best
video output. Typically, that will be a component video output. Sources that are
DVI
(offering a DVI output that does not include HDCP) can be connected using a DVI-to-
HDMI cable or a DVI-to-HDMI adapter and an HDMI cable to connect to an HDMI input
on the AV7005. The
Component
and
Composite
sources will be connected just as
described in the
HDMI
Video Display Tier
scenario.
HD-Component and SD-Component Video Display Tiers
The
HD-Component
and
SD-Component
tiers mark the point at which any dealings with
digital video cease.
HDMI
and
DVI
sources cannot be connected to the AV7005’s HDMI
inputs. They must instead use the next best video connection, most likely component
video. The
Component
and
Composite
sources will be connected just as described in
the
HDMI
Video Display Tier
scenario. For the
SD-Component Video Display Tier
, any
sources that support HD resolutions (such as Blu-ray Disc players and some game
consoles) will need to be set to output a 480i video signal.
Composite Video Display Tiers
This final display tier is not likely to be common among AV7005 owners. For those rare
cases, however, all sources (regardless of their capabilities) must be connected using
composite video cable to one of the four rear AV inputs or the front AV input.
Record Video Input
The record video output is limited to composite video. No transcoding is supported in
conjunction with this output, so any sources that you intend to record from will need to
be connected composite video as well. Some sources may already be connected using
a superior video connection. In those cases, the composite video connection will be
ignored for the main display output, but will be used by the record output.
Zone 2 Video Inputs
The Zone 2 output can be either composite video or component video, as described in
the previous section. No transcoding is supported for either of these outputs. This
means that if the composite video Zone 2 output is used, any sources that will need to
send video to Zone 2 will need to be connected using composite video as well.
Likewise, if component video output is used for Zone 2, any sources sending video to
Zone 2 will need to be connected using component video.
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Marantz AV7005
Connecting Your AV7005
