Harman-kardon HS 500 User Manual download pdf (Page 31)

INITIAL SETUP

• 4:3 PanScan: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio video display

and prefer to view widescreen movies without the black bars at the

top and bottom of the screen, choose this option. However, since

most DVDs do not contain special “pan/scan” coding that keeps

the action in the frame, you may find that while the image will fill

the screen, the vertical spread will cause it to be cropped at the

left and right side.

SCAN TYPE: This setting allows you to select between progressive and

interlaced scanning for the Component Video Outputs to maximize the

image resolution for the type of video display in use. The output at the

S-video and Composite Video Outputs will always be standard-rate video

that is compatible with any television set or video display.

Two choices are available:

• Progressive: Select this option if you have a video display that is

compatible with input sources of 480p or greater. Displays labeled

as “HDTV Ready,” including virtually all large-screen LCD and plasma

displays, are compatible with progressive scan.

• Interlaced: Select this option when you are using an older video

display that has Y/Pr/Pb component inputs, but which is not capable

of displaying high scan rate, or “HD,” signals.

NOTE: Changing the Scan Type setting from Interlaced to

Progressive will automatically change the Video Output setting

from S-video to Component.

VIDEO OUTPUT: The HS 500 is not designed to output both S-video

and component video signals simultaneously, and this setting selects

between them. If you have connected the HS 500’s component video

outputs to your video display and are not seeing a picture, this setting

may be the problem. In that case, you may adjust this setting without

viewing the on-screen menu by pressing the Source Video Output

button on the remote repeatedly.

VIDEO MODE: This setting only affects the HDMI and Component Video

Outputs, and it controls how the video signals are optimized for progres-

sive-scan display.

In most cases, the “automatic” mode is your best choice, as it senses

whether the disc being played was originally recorded on video or shot

on film. However, in some cases you may wish to compensate for errors

in the disc authoring that occur when the frame rate is not properly

maintained when films are converted to video. Three choices are

available:

• Auto: This is the recommended setting, as it lets the HS 500 analyze

the signals from the DVD and adjust the output accordingly.

• Movie: Choose this option for optimal playback of material that was

shot on film, even though you are viewing it on video via a DVD.

• Video: Choose this option for optimal playback of material that was

shot directly to video, such as concerts and sports programming.

VIDEO RESOLUTION: This setting displays the characteristics of the

video output signal. When the HS 500 is connected to a video display

using the HDMI Output, the display sends information to the HS 500

that indicates the highest video resolution it is capable of handling, and

the HS 500 automatically sets the video output to match it. That resolu-

tion is displayed here, and may also be indicated by the corresponding

indicator in the front-panel display. You may use this setting to manually

select a lower video output resolution. Changes made here remain

active until the HS 500 or the display is turned off. When either is turned

off, and then on again, the HS 500 will revert to the default setting

transmitted by the display. Make sure your video display is capable of

handling the HS 500’s HDMI output signal.

This setting also may be used to adjust the resolution of the component

video output signal. If you wish to increase the resolution to 480p or

better, make sure your video display device is capable of properly

displaying the signal.

Do not attempt to change this setting from 480i to the progressive or

high-definition settings (480p, 720p or 1080i) when the Composite

or S-video Output is in use.

You may also access this setting by repeatedly pressing the Source

Video Format button on the remote.

Step Five – Video Adjustments

In this step you may adjust five key parameters of the video signal to

compensate for differences between HS 500 and other video sources.

You may use either the HS 500’s built-in color bar test signal or a test

disc as the standard for the adjustments. To ensure that your system is

properly optimized, we strongly recommend that you adjust your video

display using the display’s own controls before making any changes to

the HS 500’s output. Once the display is properly calibrated with all

settings on the HS 500 set to their midpoint, use the controls on this

menu to fine tune the HS 500’s output.

Due to the nature of these settings, the navigation is somewhat different

from the HS 500’s other menus and controls. The menu itself is called

up in the same way as the other menus. Use the

‹/› Buttons to move

the cursor to the submenu icons on the left side of the screen, and then

use the

⁄/¤ buttons to highlight the Video Adjustments icon that has

a picture of a set of slide switches on it. Press the Enter Button, and

the video adjustments will appear as a banner at the top of the screen.

See Figure 45.

Figure 45 – Video Adjustments Banner

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