Proceed PVP - Manual (Page 17)

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The PVP Menus: with AVP
A PVP-equipped PMDT operating with a Linked Proceed AVP audio/video
preamplifier adds a few menu options to the existing AVP menu system, giving
you control over PVP functions. This section of the manual will not reiterate all
the menu information on the PMDT; see your PMDT manual for that. Instead, this
section covers only the additions to the existing menu system.
This section assumes basic understanding of the PMDT menu system, and is in-
tended as a supplement to the PMDT manual. If you are unfamiliar with the
PMDT, please begin with that product’s manual.
Note: This section of the manual describes what you see when you
use the PVP in a PMDT that is linked to a compatible Proceed
processor such as the AVP.
Please see the previous section for information on using the
PMDT/PVP as a standalone video processor.
the system concept When you use the PVP in the context of a linked AVP/PMDT system, the entire
system becomes much more powerful and simpler to use. This is because the
AVP and the PMDT can “share” important information with one another that is
relevant to the optimal settings for the PVP.
Two simple examples: once you have connected the main composite and S-video
outputs of the AVP to the corresponding inputs of the PVP, the AVP can “tell” the
PVP which of its inputs its should switch to, based on the input that you have
selected on the AVP. Thus, having selected a VHS VCR, the AVP can tell the PVP
to look to its composite input, as the AVP is sending a signal there for further
processing. When you switch the AVP to an S-video input, the PVP will be told to
switch accordingly to find the desired input.
The interlaced component input on the PVP is also “aliased” (made available) to
the AVP as another video input. Thus when you are defining input buttons on
the AVP, you will have an additional, component video input available in addtion
to the four composite and four S-video inputs.
Note: You do not need this component input for the PMDT to
function as a DVD player: it always uses a dedicated, digital
component video path within the PMDT/PVP system for the
best possible picture. This “extra,” analog component input is
for another component source—perhaps a satellite receiver
or a second DVD player.
Having said this, you may still elect to connect a “redundant” video connection
(composite or S-video) for the PMDT and AVP that can be used to route the out-