Administrator’s Guide for the VSX Series
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Configuring Monitors
The VSX system allows you to customize displays to suit your room and
equipment configuration, including choosing the monitor for presenting
content.
To configure monitors:
1. Go to System > Admin Settings > Monitors > Monitors.
2. Configure these settings:
Setting Description
Monitor 1
VSX 5000
VSX 6000
VSX 7000
VSX 7000s
VSX 7000e
VSX 8000
Specifies the monitor’s aspect ratio:
•4:3 — Select if you are using a regular TV monitor.
•16:9 — Select if you are using a wide-screen monitor.
Specifies the monitor’s format:
•S-Video — Select if the main monitor is connected to a
VSX 8000 system using an S-Video cable.
• Composite — Select if the main monitor is connected to a
VSX 8000 system using a composite video cable and S-Video
to RCA adapter.
•VGA — Select if you are using a VGA monitor as the primary
display device for a VSX 5000, VSX 7000s, VSX 7000e, or
VSX 8000. The supported resolutions are SVGA (800 x 600)
and XGA (1024 x 768) at 60 Hz. If this option is selected,
Monitor 2 is disabled.
Note: If you select 16:9, you will also need to set up the monitor
for full-screen display. In the monitor’s setup menu, choose the
setting that stretches the picture uniformly without clipping the
edges, which is usually called Full, Wide screen, or 16x9.
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