Additional information

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Video

Symptom

Remedy

No image is output when an

• Check the video connections of the source component (see page 28).

input is selected.

• For HDMI, or when digital video conversion is set to OFF and a TV and another

 

component are connected with different cords (in Setting the Video options on

 

page 66), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video

 

cable as you used to connect your video component.

 

• Make sure the input assignment is correct for components connected using

 

component video or HDMI cables (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

 

• Check the video output settings of the source component.

 

• Check that the video input you selected on your TV is correct.

 

• Some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not

 

be converted. If adjusting this receiver’s Resolution setting (in Setting the Video

 

options on page 66) and/or the resolution settings on your component or

 

display doesn’t work, try switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video

 

options on page 66) OFF.

 

 

Can’t record video.

• Check that the source is not copy-protected.

 

• The video converter is not available when making recordings. Check that the

 

same type of video cable is used for connecting both the recorder and the video

 

source (the one you want to record) to this receiver.

 

 

Noisy, intermittent, or

• Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning,

distorted picture.

for example), or the video quality may just be poor (with some video game units,

 

for example). The picture quality may also depend on the settings, etc. of your

 

display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and

 

display device using the same type of connection (component or composite),

 

then start playback again.

Video signals are not output from the component terminal.

When a monitor only compatible with resolutions of 480i is connected to the component terminal and another monitor is connected to the HDMI terminal, the video signals may not be output to the monitor connected to the component terminal. If this happens, do the following:

Turn off the power of the monitor connected to the HDMI terminal.

VSX-1019AH model: Set RES on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu to PURE

(page 66).

VSX-919AH model: Set IP CONV on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu to OFF (page 66).

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VSX-919AH-S specifications

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