Harman Kardon AVR 3600 Owner's Manual

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43ADVANCED FUNCTIONSjagged edges and moiré patterns seen with less advanced processing.The “Torino” video processing chip generates on-screen graphicsin high definition, and blends it with the incoming video, so thatyou can continue to watch a program while using system menus.The video processor automatically provides the best picture basedon the capabilities of your video display and the incoming sourcevideo. You may experiment with the Video Modes menu adjustmentsto try to improve the picture further.Video ModesAdjust the picture settings on your video display before adjusting theAVR. Access the picture settings from the Video Modes menu. Press theVideo Modes Button, and the screen shown in Figure 35 will appear.The menu may also be accessed from the Info Settings menu.NOTE: The settings in the Video Modes menu affect eachsource independently.Figure 35 – Video Modes MenuVideo Mode: The default setting of Off passes the video signalthrough to the display only basic video processing. Video scalingcannot be turned off, but selecting the HDMI Bypass mode in theInfo Settings menu for a source connected to one of the HDMI Inputspasses the video signal directly from the HDMI Input to the HDMIOutput, bypassing all video processing. Select one of these processingoptions to optimize the picture for the current program by applyingadjustments to the brightness, contrast, color and sharpness:• Sports: For sporting events.• Nature: For programs shot outdoors, in a natural setting.• Movie: For movies and many television broadcasts.• Custom: Allows manual adjustment of the picture settings. TheBrightness, Contrast, Color and Sharpness settings appear assliders with values ranging from 0 to 100. The default settingfor each adjustment is 50. Use the 7/3 Buttons to change eachsetting’s value.Picture Adjust: Changes the aspect ratio of the displayedimage.Widescreen (16:9) images are displayed on a full-screen (4:3)device in letterbox format. Black bars may appear above and belowthe image.When displaying full-screen images on a widescreen device, blackor gray bars may appear to the left and right of the image (pillar-boxing).Plasma and CRT monitors may suffer from “burn-in” when thesame image, such as the horizontal or vertical bars, is left on screenfor a long period of time. Adjust the picture so that it fills the display’sscreen. Highlight this setting and press the OK Button. Each pressof the 1/5Buttons changes the setting. Press the OK Button whenthe desired setting appears.• Auto Fit: The AVR automatically adjusts the image, as required,to fit the display’s capabilities.• Height Fit: Adjusts the image to eliminate any bars above orbelow it. Bars may remain at the sides.• Width Fit: Adjusts the image to eliminate any bars on thesides. Bars may remain above and below the image.• Zoom 1x: Displays the image as received from the source.If the image is in the 4:3 aspect ratio, on widescreen displayspillarbox format may be used. If the image is in the 16:9 aspectratio, on full-screen (4:3) displays letterbox format may be used.• Zoom 2x and Zoom 3x: Stretches the image evenly tocompletely fill the screen. The outer portions of the image maybe cropped.Experiment with this setting until you find a pleasing display formatfor each program.Overscan: For historical reasons, there is a convention toreserve an area around the border of a video frame, called “over-scan”, that may be viewed on newer high-definition displays,although it was not visible on older analog television sets. However,since not all displays are capable of showing this portion of theframe, directors avoid placing important information in that area. Ifyour video display is capable of displaying the overscan area, turnthis setting on to avoid seeing a black border around the imagewhich could cause unwanted “burn-in” on some plasma and CRTdisplays. The AVR turns this setting off by default when the sourcedevice is connected to one of the HDMI Inputs. The setting is turnedon by default when the source is connected to one of the analogvideo inputs.Advanced Video Settings: Press the 3 or OK Button todisplay the Advanced Video Modes submenu (see Figure 36). Thissubmenu is not accessible when the video processor (Video Modesetting) is turned off.Figure 36 – Advanced Video Modes MenuNoise Reduction: Adjust this setting to Low, Medium or Highto filter out signal noise, or turn it off.MPEG Noise Reduction: This setting is designed to addresstwo specific types of video distortion, mosquito noise and blockingartifacts. If you see haziness or shimmering around the edges of