System Setup System Setup3ENGLISHENGLISHSetting the Video Convert ModeSet whether or not to use the video conversion function.ENTER D H F GSYSTEM SETUPSURROUND PARAMETERENTERSYSTEM SETUPSURROUNDPARAMETERD H F G[ON SCREEN]About the button names in this explanation< > : Buttons on the main unit[ ] : Buttons on the remote control unitButton name only :Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit• Down-converting from the component video signal to the S-Videoand composite video signal is possible only when the resolution of acomponent video signal is 480i / 576i.• When a non-standard video signal from a game machine or someother source is input, the video conversion function might notoperate. If this happens, please set the “Video Convert Mode” to“OFF”.• When the video conversion function has been used, informationsuch as that of text broadcasts which has been added to the videosignal might not be output. If this happens, please set the “VideoConvert Mode” to “OFF”.Press DD HH to select “Video Convert Mode”, thenpress ENTER.Press DD HH to select the input source, then press FF GGto set.ON, OFF:Select “ON” to use the video conversion function, “OFF” if you donot want to use it.Press ENTER.2342 3Press DD HH to select “Video Setup” at the “SystemSetup Menu”, then press ENTER.1The video conversion functionThe AVC-A1XV is equipped with a function for up and downconverting video signals.Because of this, the AVC-A1XV’s MONITOR OUT terminal can beconnected to the monitor (TV) with a set of cables offering a higherquality connection, regardless of how the player and the AVC-A1XV’svideo input terminals are connected.Generally speaking, analog video connections using the componentvideo terminals offer the highest quality playback, followed byconnections using the S-Video terminals, then connections using theregular video terminals (yellow).The flow of the video signals.This unit’s input terminals This unit’s output terminals(Component videoterminals)(S-Video terminal)(Video terminal)(Component videoterminals)(MONITOR OUT ZONE2)(S-Video terminal)(MONITOR OUT ZONE2)(Video terminal)(MONITOR OUT ZONE2)(HDMI / DVI-Dterminals)(HDMI / DVI-Dterminals): only MAIN ZONE 480i/576i¢ Cautions on the ZONE2 video conversionfunctionThere is no TBC (Time Base Collector) for ZONE2.When the component video terminals are used to connect the AVC-A1XV with a TV (or monitor, projector, etc.) and the video (yellow) orS-Video terminals are used to connect the AVC-A1XV with a VCR,depending on the combination of the TV and VCR the picture mayflicker in the horizontal direction, be distorted, be out of sync or notdisplay at all when playing video tapes.If this happens, connect a commercially available video stabilizer, etc.,with a TBC (time base corrector) function between the AVC-A1XV andthe VCR, or if your VCR has a TBC function, turn it on.
