Anthem AVM 50 - Manual (Page 26)

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3. SETUP
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Video Output Configurations – AVM 50 only:
The AVM 50 allows you to set four video output configurations – only Configuration 1 is needed in most
cases. The rest can be used to match the output refresh rate to source material refresh rates, i.e. 1080p/24,
1080p/50, and 1080p/60 if your display accepts these rates, or with a secondary display that needs different
settings – only one display can be used at a time in this case. Output assignment by source is explained in
section 3.6, and on-the-fly selection is explained at the end of section 4.11.
Calibration professionals: Live Video Settings Editor, a program downloadable from our web site, allows
control via computer and file creation for video processing described in section 4.11, plus gamma
correction (single or separate RGB curves) and custom output resolution and timing.
Once entering Configurations 2 through 4, the menu asks whether or not you want to use the same settings
as Configuration 1 – the factory default is Yes. If different settings are used, the output changes according
to the line that’s highlighted in the VIDEO OUTPUT menu. Highlighting VIDEO OUT CONFIG 1 in the VIDEO
OUTPUT menu then pressing SELECT displays this menu:
Items a. through g. pertain to MAIN output only.
Changes in this menu do not take place immediately to prevent loss of video output as you scroll through
settings. Once you leave this menu, it asks for confirmation – use the
buttons to change to Yes, then
press SELECT. To put a change into effect before leaving the menu, press SELECT then confirm.
Where possible disable video processing in your source components so that the AVM 50’s advanced
processing can be used to its potential.
For standard-def DVD, set the player’s output to 480i/576i because if output is progressive-scan you will
be looking at the player’s deinterlacing, not the AVM 50’s. If the player does not allow 480i/576i HDMI
output, using 480i/576i component video output may be best. If the player can be set to put out both 480i
(NTSC) and 576i (PAL) according to source material, you can use that setting since the AVM 50 accepts
both formats.
If your HD cable/satellite receiver has passthrough mode where output resolution follows each station’s
resolution, use it. If not, set the receiver’s output according to the HD channels that you watch most.
HD material on disc is natively 1080p/24 or 1080i/60 – if your player has a passthrough mode where
output resolution and refresh rate follow that of the source material, you can use it with Configuration 1
resolution set to, for example, 1920x1080p/60 and Configuration 2 set to 1920x1080p/24.
If your display allows, set it to 1:1 pixel or dot-for-dot mode. The display’s stretch modes, including edge
cropping or overscan, should not be used if avoidable since they rescale the image unnecessarily.
1a. VIDEO OUT CONFIG 1
a. S-VIDEO OSD: NTSC
b. PREFERRED: HDMI
c. RESL'N: 1280x720p/60
d. COLOR SPACE: Auto
e. DATA: Auto
f.LETTERBOX: Black
g. SYNC: Normal
h.COMPNT2 OUT: Passthru