The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz AV7005
The
Video
sub-menu provides control over the video switching and video processing
features of the AV7005. Unlike the
Input Assign
, the
Video
sub-menu settings are
applied only to whatever input was active when you entered the setup menu. Because
you cannot change the active input without leaving the setup menu, it will be necessary
to exit the setup menu, change the input, and re-enter the setup menu to make the
desired adjustments for all connected inputs. The
Input Mode
sub-menu (discussed
after this sub-menu, starting on page 28) behaves the same way, so we recommend
making all desired adjustments to both sub-menus before exiting the setup menu and
changing inputs.
The first item in this sub-menu is Video Select. This allows the video from a different
input to be used by an input along with the input’s assigned audio source. Video Select
can be set to “Source” (the default, which uses the input’s assigned video connection)
or one of the other video inputs (BD, DVD, VCR, SAT, GAME, AUX1, and TV). Any
inputs that were assigned to an HDMI connection in the
Input Assign
sub-menu will be
excluded from that list, and the TV and GAME inputs will only appear if they have a
component video connection assigned to them. As a result, it is likely that not all video
inputs will be available. In most cases, “Source” will be the appropriate setting. We will
describe some scenarios using other settings in Tips and Tricks on page 71.
The second item in the
Video
menu is Video Mode. This setting determines how each
input’s video signal is processed. The options are “Auto,” “Movie,” and “Game.” In most
cases, the default setting of “Auto” is appropriate. For game consoles, the “Game” mode
can be selected.
One of the greatest advantages of video switching is the ability to convert video signals
from different input types to a single output. The Video Convert setting is applied
separately to each video input. When set to “Off” the AV7005 does not convert the video
signal. A component video input would only be available at the component video output,
or a composite video input would only be available at the composite video output. In
most cases, this should be left on the default setting of “On” to allow video conversion.
The i/p Scaler setting has four options: “Analog”, “Analog&HDMI”, “HDMI”, and “Off”.
The options are described below.
Analog: Any analog signal (component video and composite video) is processed
through the AV7005’s video scaler to the output resolution selected later in this
menu.
Analog&HDMI: Both analog (component video and composite video) and HDMI
video signals are processed through the AV7005’s video scaler to the output
resolution selected later in this menu. This option is only available if an HDMI
connection is assigned to the input.
HDMI: HDMI video signals are processed through the AV7005’s video scaler to
the output resolution selected later in this menu. This option is only available if an
HDMI connection is assigned to the input.
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Marantz AV7005
Quick Setup Guide
