BASIC OPERATION

(PLAYBACK)

SELECTING AN INPUT SOURCE

Before you can listen to any input media, you must first select the input source on the DN-A7100.

Example : DVD

VIDEO CONVERT

When this function is activated, the video or S-video signal can be emitted from the video, S- video or component video output terminal.

To activate this function, select VIDEO CONVERT in PREFERENCE menu and set ON.

Notes:

• The component video signal is emitted only from

component video output terminal.

When the video equipment is connected by

Example:

Monitor is connected with the component.

VIDEO

 

component

 

 

 

Monitor is connected with the video or S-video.

HDMI

HDMI

VIDEO

ENGLISH

S-VIDEO

 

component

 

component terminal, connect the monitor and DN-

A7100 by the component terminal.

• This function is unavailable for the REC out

terminal.

• This function is unavailable for the still picture, fast

forward and reverse playing of the video component.

VIDEO

 

or S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is connected with the video or component.

VIDEO

HDMI

S-VIDEO

component

 

Notes of OSD menu:

HDMI: OSD menu is not displayed.

To select DVD, turn the INPUT SOURCE knob on the front panel or simply press the DVD button on the remote.

After you have selected DVD, simply turn on the DVD player and play the DVD.

• As the input source is changed, the new input

name will appear momentarily an OSD information

on the video display. The input name will also

• If, while attempting to use the video convert feature,

the DN-A7100 cannot synchronize with the display

device, “NO SIGNAL” appears on the monitor, or

noise is generated, this feature cannot be used. All of

these signs are caused by equipment incompatibility;

there is nothing wrong with the DN-A7100.

In such case, set VIDEO CONVERT in the

PREFERENCE menu to OFF. Also, connect the

video input signal to the display device via the

MONITOR OUT terminal under VIDEO and the

S-video input signal to the display device via the

MONITOR OUT terminal under S-VIDEO.

S-VIDEO

component

VIDEO

component

VIDEO

or S-VIDEO

VIDEO/S-VIDEO/component: VIDEO CONVERT of HDMI is not possible, thus the OSD menu is not displayed.

 

appear in the display, on the front-panel.

As the input is changed, the DN-A7100 will

 

automatically switch to the digital input, surround

 

mode, attenuation, and night mode status which

 

were entered during the configuration process for

 

that source.

When an audio source is selected, the last video

 

input used remains routed to the VCR1 Output

 

and Monitor Output. This permits simultaneous

 

viewing and listening to different sources.

When a Video source is selected, the video

 

signal for that input will be routed to the Monitor

 

Output jacks and will be viewable on a TV monitor

 

connected to the DN-A7100.

 

If a component video input is connected to the

 

DVD or DSS component inputs, it will be routed

 

to the Component Video Output. Make certain

 

that your TV is set to the proper input to view the

 

signal.

The signal cannot be converted from the component to the video or S-video.

Notes of OSD menu:

The setup menu can be displayed through all video out (COMPONENT, S-VIDEO, VIDEO).

The setting informations (e.g. volume setting) are displayed through all video out when the VIDEO CONVERT function are set ON.

Note:

No setting information is displayed when the signal is emitted from the COMPONENT IN to

COMPONENT OUT.

The setting informations (e.g. volume setting) are displayed through the S-VIDEO or VIDEO out when the VIDEO CONVERT function are set OFF. When the S-VIDEO and VIDEO outputs are used simultaneously, the setting informations are displayed through the S-VIDEO out only.

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Denon DN-A7100 manual Basic Operation, Selecting AN Input Source, Video Convert, Example DVD

DN-A7100 specifications

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