24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System Configuration
• When the new list of options appears, press
the Screen Button
6
to the right of
DIGITALINPUT.The current digital
input name will begin to flash in the Upper
Display Line
˜
.
• Press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
D
F
until the desired input name appears on the
right side of the Upper Display Line
˜
or in
the semi-OSD message.
• After five seconds, the input name will stop
flashing, as it is entered into the system memo-
ry and the unit will return to normal operation.
In normal operation, when a digital audio stream
is interrupted, the unit will automatically switch
to the analog inputs associated with that source.
This is particularly useful with cable set-top boxes
where the input is normally digital, but occasion-
ally changes to analog. If you wish to configure
an input so that the auto-poll circuit is turned off,
while the on-screen cursor is pointing to the
AUDIOAUTOPOLLline, simply press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
D
F so that OFF
(rather than ON) is in a white video highlight.
When the desired auto-poll setting is entered,
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
F to
move to the next line.
When the cursor is at the
VIDEOIN-PORT
line, you are able to select an alternative to the
default input setting for the video input associat-
ed with any source. For the Video 1 and Video 4
inputs, the factory default of
AUTOwill select
either composite or S-video, depending on which
has an active signal. For the Video 2, Video 3 and
DVD inputs, the
AUTOsetting will normally
select the default component input, but if it is
not in use, the system will revert to a composite
or S-video output if either one is active.
To have the AVR always look to a specific source
connection when an input is selected, make cer-
tain that the on-screen cursor is pointing to the
VIDEOIN-PORTline, and then press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Button
D
F until the
name of the desired input appears. The default
setting for HDMI inputs is
AUTOand normally
need not be changed. However, in systems where
the HDMI connection is used for multichannel
audio only (e.g., HDMI 1.1), but the video con-
nection is component, due to limitations on the
video display, the setting here should be changed
to
COMPONENT.
When the desired video input setting has been
made, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
F to move to the next line.
If your system includes any sources that are
equipped with Y/Pr/Pb component video outputs,
the AVR is able to switch them to send the prop-
er signals to your video display. Each of the
Component Video Inputs
JLf
is
assigned to a default source, as shown in the
table in the Appendix, but if you have connected
your system differently than the factory settings,
you may select any of the three inputs for any
source except the HDMI inputs or the Tuner. If
your system does not include component video
at this time, or if you do not need to change
these defaults, press the
¤
Navigation Button
D
F to go to the next setting.
To change the Component Video assignment,
first make certain that the ➞ cursor is pointing
to the
COMPONENTIN line on the menu
screen, and then press the
‹
/
›
Navigation
Button
D
F until you see the desired input
in the highlighted video.
When the desired component input has been
selected, press the
¤
Navigation Button
D
F go to the next setting.
At the
VIDEOPROCESSline, you are able
to select which type of video processing or con-
version, if any, is to be used with the input source
being configured.The default setting is to have
the AVR 745’s Faroudja processing circuitry in
use, which will deliver the best image quality
when a digital video display is in use. If you do
not need to change the setting, simply press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
F to move to
the next line.
If your video display is not capable of accepting
high-resolution (480p and above) signals
through either an HDMI or component video
connection, it is very important that this setting
be changed.Three options are available:
The default setting is
FAROUDJA. Depending
on the input source, the video signals will be
handled in different ways:
• A standard-definition (480i or 576i) analog
signal (composite, S-video or component) will
be digitized and sent to the Faroudja video
processor for enhancement.The signal will be
available as both an analog component and
HDMI signal.The standard definition video sig-
nal will also be available at the record outputs.
• An analog component high-definition signal
will be digitized and sent to the Faroudja video
processor for enhancement.The signal will be
available as both an analog component and an
HDMI signal, but not at the analog composite
or S-video monitor or record outputs.
• Any HDMI signal other than 1080i will be sent
to the Faroudja video processor for enhance-
ment and it will be available as an output at
both the HDMI and analog component out-
puts. Program material that carries HDCP copy
protection encoding will only be available
through the HDMI output.
• HDMI signals in 1080i resolution will be sent
directly to the HDMI and analog component
outputs without processing. Program material
that carries HDCP copy protection encoding
will only be available through the HDMI out-
put.
The
V-CONVERSIONsetting will not apply
any video enhancement or processing to the
incoming video signal, but it will output it in one
of the following ways, depending on the input
source.
• A standard-definition (480i or 576i) analog
signal (composite, S-video or component) will
be converted so that it is available as an HDMI
signal at its input resolution, as well as at the
standard composite, S-video or component
analog video outputs. The signal will also be
available at the record outputs.
• An analog component high-definition signal
will be digitized and output at its input resolu-
tion through the HDMI outputs and as an ana-
log component signal, but not through the
analog composite or S-video monitor or record
outputs.
• HDMI input signals, regardless of their resolu-
tion, will be output through both the HDMI
and analog component outputs. Program
material that carries HDCP copy protection
encoding will only be available through the
HDMI output.
The
BYPASSsetting will not apply any video
enhancement or processing to the incoming
video signal, but it will output it in one of the fol-
lowing ways, depending on the input source.
• Analog signals (composite, S-video or compo-
nent) will output only in the resolution and for-
mat that matches the input for both the main
“Monitor” connection as well as for the record
outputs.
• HDMI input signals, regardless of their resolu-
tion, will be output through the HDMI and ana-
log component outputs. Program material that
carries HDCP copy protection encoding will
only be available through the HDMI output.
