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SIRIUS Parental Lock

(on North American model)

This item is for use with SIRIUS Satellite Radio. It’s not available if “SAT Radio Mode” is set to “None”. See the separate Satellite Radio Guide for more information.

Analog Multich

Subwoofer Input Sensitivity

Some DVD players output the LFE channel from their analog subwoofer output at 15 dB higher than normal. With this setting, you can change the AV receiver/AV amplifier’s subwoofer sensitivity to match your DVD player. Note that this setting only affects signals con- nected to the AV receiver/AV amplifier’s DVD SUB- WOOFER jack.

You can select 0 dB, 5 dB, 10 dB, or 15 dB.

If you find that your subwoofer is too loud, try the 10 dB or 15 dB setting.

HDMI

Output Resolution

You can specify the output resolution for the HDMI out- puts and have the AV receiver/AV amplifier upconvert the picture resolution as necessary to match the resolu- tion supported by your TV.

See the “Video Resolution Chart” on page 119 to see how the AV receiver/AV amplifier handles video input at different resolutions.

Through: Select this to pass video through the AV receiver/AV amplifier at the same resolution and with no conversion (default).

Auto: Select this to have the AV receiver/AV amplifier automatically convert video at res- olutions not supported by your TV.

480p (480/576p):

Select this for 480p or 576p output and video conversion as necessary.

720p: Select this for 720p output and video con- version as necessary.

1080i: Select this for 1080i output and video con- version as necessary.

1080p: Select this for 1080p output and video con- version as necessary.

Note:

For optimal video performance, THX recommends that the “Output Resolution” be set to “Through”.

Zoom Mode

This setting determines the aspect ratio.

Auto: The AV receiver/AV amplifier automati- cally selects the Zoom Mode in accordance with the input signal (default).

Normal:

Full:

Zoom:

Wide Zoom:

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TX-SA706 specifications

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