10Advanced setup

4When you're finished, select RETURN and press

ENTER.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

•Default settings: Component 1 – OFF Component 2 – OFF

Component 3 – OFF

If you used component video cords to connect your video equipment you must tell the amplifier which device it is, or else you may see the S-video or composite video input instead of the component video signal.

1Select ‘Component Video In’ from the Input Assign menu and press ENTER.

1.Input Assign

[ 1.Digital In ]

[ 2.Component Video In ] [ 3.i.LINK In ]

[ 4.Video Assign ]

[Return]

2Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video player.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the amplifier.

1.2. Component

Video

In

Component 1

[

 

]

DVD/LD

Component 2

[

OFF

 

]

Component 3

[

OFF

]

[Return]

3 Use the (cursor left/right) hard keys to select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input.

•If you connect the TV monitor with component video cord, and the DVD player with composite or S video cord then you should set that terminal to OFF.

4When you're finished, select RETURN and press

ENTER.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the i.LINK inputs

If you assign i.LINK-equipped components to an input (for example DVD/LD), you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i.LINK-equipped components using the INPUT button (or INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel). Assigning i.LINK sources also allows you to keeps the sound settings you’ve made for other input functions.

1Select ‘i.LINK Input’ from the Input Assign menu and press ENTER.

If no i.LINK-equipped components are connected i.LINK Input cannot be selected.

1.Input Assign

[ 1.Digital In ]

[ 2.Component Video In ] [ 3.i.LINK In ]

[ 4.Video Assign ]

[Return]

2Select an i.LINK-equipped component.

When a number of i.LINK-equipped components are connected to your amplifier, the i.LINK-equipped component you are looking for might be listed on additional display screens.

•i.LINK is displayed after unassigned device names (e.g. DV-868AVi [i.LINK]).

•If a connected devices cannot output (playback) a source using the i.LINK connection, [- - - -]is displayed after the input device name (e.g. DV- 868AVi [- - - -]). Non-compatible devices cannot be assigned to inputs.

•When the cables for an assigned input device become loose or the power is cut to the device, an asterisk (*) appears before the device name (e.g. *DV-868AVi [CD]).

3 Use the (cursor left/right) hard keys to select the component that you want to assign.

When you assign an i.LINK-equipped video component, select the input source to which you have connected the video signal from the component.

•If you assign an i.LINK input to a certain function (for example DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be set to i.LINK (not assigned).

•TUNER and PHONO inputs cannot be assigned.

4When you're finished, select RETURN and press

ENTER.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

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VSA-AX10Ai specifications

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