User's Manual
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
T
riangle Fixed:
T
his test signal
puts two opposing triangles on screen, with a black
triangle on the right and a white triangle on the left,
to test aspects of the pull-down logic software.
Triangle Flashing: This test
signal also puts two opposing black and white
triangles on the screen, but it flashes them at a
high frame rate, to test the 3/2 pull-down edit
detection and other aspects of the processor and
interpolation software.
R
amp/Square:
T
his complex pattern
uses a variety of fixed and pulsating gray-scale
tests to test different aspects of the 3/2 pull-
down edit detection and other aspects of the
processor and interpolation software.
The
OUT
ASPECT RATIO
line sets the
aspect ratio for the input source currently being adjusted.
T
o make a change from the default setting, press the
‹/› Navigation Buttons D
©
. Remember that
this setting impacts the actual playback only. The on-
screen menus will always be output as a 4:3 signal,
though they may be stretched to 16:9 by a setting
available in your video display.
BRIGHTNESS: The changes to this setting
are similar to the Brightness control on your display,
changing the video level. If circumstances are such
that a source has a low signal and appears dark,
you may wish to change this setting, but be careful
not to increase it to the point where the video dis-
play is over-driven into clipping or blooming.
CONTRAST: The changes to this setting are
similar to the Contrast control on your display,
changing the black level to compensate for poor
contrast.
SATURATION: The changes to this setting
are similar to the Color control on your display
,
and
may be used as needed to compensate for over
- or
under-color-saturation.
When all settings on this submenu page that require
adjustment have been made, use the
⁄
/
¤
Na
vigation Buttons
D
©
to move the on-
screen cursor next to
PAGE 1 and then press
the
OK/Enter Button E or the Set Button
œ
to retur
n to the previous
ADVANCED
CONFIGURATION
settings page, or point
the on-screen cursor at
TO VIDEO MAIN to
return to the
VIDEO MAIN menu.
Audio Setup
This menu allows you to configure the tone controls.
If you do not wish to change any of those settings at
this time, proceed to the next menu screen. To make
configuration changes to those parameters, first make
certain that the
MASTER MENU is on screen
with the cursor pointing to the AUDIO
SETUP
line, and press the OK/Enter Button E or the Set
Button
œ
. The AUDIO SETUP menu
(Figure 8) will appear.
Figure 8
The first line controls whether or not the bass/treble
tone controls are in the signal path. The normal default
is for them to be in-line, but if you wish to remove
them from the circuit for “flat” response, first make
certain that the cursor is pointing to the TONE line
on the menu and press the
‹/› Navigation
Buttons
D
©
so that OUT is highlighted.
If you wish to leave the tone controls in the signal
path, the amount off boost or cut for bass and treble
may be adjusted up to ±12dB in 2dB steps by press-
ing the
⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons D
©
so
that the cursor is next to
BASS or TREBLE,
depending on which setting you wish to adjust. Next,
press the
‹/› Navigation Buttons o until the
desired setting is shown.
When all desired changes have been made on this
menu, press the
⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons
D
©
so that the cursor is next to the BACK
TO
MASTER MENU line; press the
OK/Enter
Button
E or the Set Button
œ
.
Surround Setup
T
he next step is to set the surround mode you wish
to use with the input that was previously selected in
the
IN/OUT SETUP menu. Since surround
modes are a matter of personal taste, feel free to
select any mode you wish – you may change it later
.
However, to make it easier to establish the initial
parameters for the AVR 745, we suggest Logic 7
(Cinema or Music) for most analog inputs. In the case
of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner,
you may wish to set the mode to Stereo (“Surround
Off”),
as they are not typically used with multichannel
program material, and it is unlikely that sur
round-
encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the
Logic 7
Music
mode is a good choice for stereo-only source
material.
See page 41 for more information on avail-
able surround modes
.
For digital program material, the AVR will always exam-
ine the data stream and automatically select a Dolby
Digital
or DTS mode
,
as applicable
.
T
o begin the
surround setup
process
,
from the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1), press the
⁄
/
¤
N
avigation Buttons
D
©
u
ntil the cursor is next
to the
SURROUND SELECT line. Press the
OK/Enter Button E or the Set Button
œ
until
the
SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 9)
i
s on the screen.
Figure 9
The first line on the menu allows you to select the
input for which the specific surround settings will
be applied. Press the
‹/› Navigation Buttons
D
©
to select the input source to be configured.
The
AUDIO IN-PORT and AUDIO IN
lines are for display only and may not be changed
through the
SURROUND SETUP menu. The
AUDIO IN-PORT displays the physical con-
nection source for the current active input, and the
AUDIO IN line shows the signal type present.
Note that an
UNLOCK message in the AUDIO
IN line indicates that a digital physical input source
has been selected, but that no data stream is present.
When the input selection has been made, press the
⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons D
©
to move to
the next configuration line.
The
ADC SAMPLING line is where you deter-
mine whether the unit’s upsampling feature is turned
on or off. The default setting of
48kHz puts the
feature in a bypass, or “off,” mode and will pass digital
audio data through the DSP at its native sample rate.
To process incoming 44.1kHz signals at a higher res-
olution, upsampled 96kHz sample rate, press the
‹/›
Navigation Buttons D
©
once so that
96kHz is highlighted.
When the desired setting has been made,
or if no
adjustment is required at this line
,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
to move to the next
configuration line.
The
SURR MODE and SELECT lines are
related, as they guide you to the choice of the sur-
round mode that will be activated whenever the input
being configured is selected.
At the
SURR
MODE
line
,
press the
‹/›
Na
viga
tion Buttons
D
©
to select the surround
mode group (such as Dolby modes
, DTS modes,
Logic 7 modes, and DSP or Stereo modes) that is
applicable to the input source. After making a selec-
tion,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Na
viga
tion Buttons
D
©
to move to the SELECT line.
** SURROUND SETUP **
SOURCE: VIDEO 1
AUDIO IN PORT: ANALOG
AUDIO IN: PCM 44.1kHz
ADC SAMPLING: 48K 96K
SURR MODE: LOGIC 7
SURR SELECT: MUSIC 5.1
DEFAULT SURR: LAST
SURROUND CONFIG
DOLBY SURR SETUP
BACK TO MASTER MENU
➔
* AUDIO SETUP *
T
ONE :IN OUT
BASS :0
TREBLE :0
BACK TO MASTER MENU
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