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Using Presets
You can use Presets with either the OSD or the Remote Control Input Aspect Ratio button. Refer to the Preset sub-
menu in the Input AR menu for doing this with the OSD. The remote control operation is described below.
•4:3 Selects 4:3 Full Frame without OSD.
•16:9 Selects 16:9 Full Frame without OSD.
Pushing the Input Aspect Ratio button repeatedly selects Preset 1 through Preset 10 and User in sequence without
using the On-Screen Display (OSD).
The ten user-defined preset value selections (Preset 1 - 10) are stored in non-volatile memory and always available.
Each of these presets consists of the following:
•Frame Aspect Ratio
•Active Input Aspect Ratio
•Zoom parameter
•Pan parameter
•Borders
The User preset selection is also stored in non-volatile memory. However the User selection is always updated after
you modify any pre-defined aspect ratio setting. In order to permanently keep a custom aspect ratio setting, you
must save it to one of the four preset selections.
Setting the Input Aspect Ratio Manually
You can set the following parameters manually:
•Frame Aspect Ratio
•Active Input Aspect Ratio
•Zoom factor
•Pan parameter
•Borders (horizontal and vertical)
The Active Input Aspect Ratio menu item lists the most common movie aspect ratios (1.33:1, 1.85:1 and 2.35:1).
You can also customize the Input Aspect Ratio using the Up and Down buttons.
Save User-defined presets as follows:
•Customize the aspect ratio manually (refer to Setting the Input Aspect Ratio Manually above).
•Select one of the presets from the ‘Save User To’ menu. Confirm the action by selecting Yes.
If you have not customized the aspect ratio, and the current aspect ratio settings are the same as a system defined
preset. In this case, the system will not allow you to save the preset setting.
Front Panel and On-Screen Displays for IAR
The On-Screen Display (OSD) and the Front Panel Display (FPD) allow you to set the Input Aspect Ratio.
4.3 Input Adjust Control
Push the Input Adjust button once to show the current input adjustment function. You can cycle through the available
functions by pushing this button repeatedly.
The available ‘input adjust’ functions are as follows:
•Overscan
•Deinterlacing
•Pass Through
•Line Offset
•Color Space
•Input Level
Typically you only need to select the Frame Aspect Ratio and Active Input Aspect Ratio to get an acceptable
picture.
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•VCR mode
•Film mode
•HDCP Mode
•Auto Priority
•Audio Input
•AV Lip Sync
Deinterlacing
You can choose between seven different deinterlacing methods that better suits your need:
•Auto:
This setting is to be used with when the content may be a mix of film and video based content.
•Film Bias Mode:
This mode is intended for use on content that is known to be film-based
•Video Mode:
This mode is intended for use on content that is known to be video-based.
•2:2 Even:
This mode should be used when the user knows that the source is high-quality 2:2 pulldown (i.e. film-based
content played back in a country with a 50Hz video standard) and wants to avoid any loss of cadence lock while
watching that source. This mode weaves two adjacent fields together starting with an even field and combining it
with the following odd field. This will provide a higher quality overall signal than the ‘Auto’ or ‘Film Mode’ settings,
providing that the source really is 2:2 pulldown and does not have bad edits. Only one of the ‘2:2’ Deinterlacing
settings is correct for any given source and the correct mode can be chosen by simply trying both of them and
selecting the one which does not result in combing artifacts.
•2:2 Odd:
This mode is very similar to ‘2:2 Even’ except that this weaves two adjacent fields together starting with an odd
field and combining it with the following even field.
•Game Mode 1:
This mode gives you minimal latency with edge-adaptive processing. The total amount of delay with source-
locked output mode set on the Master Three is about half a frame of delay. Unlocked frame rates will increase
this delay.
•Game Mode 2:
This mode gives you minimal latency with both motion and edge-adaptive processing. The total amount of delay
with source-locked output mode set on the Master Three is about one and a half frames of delay. Unlocked
frame rates will increase this delay.
PReP™
PReP™ stands for ”Progressive ReProcessing“. This is the first video processing method that significantly improves
progressive video signals and removes artifacts caused by inferior interlaced-to-progressive conversion. Video
signals that originate in an interlaced format are often degraded by artifacts incurred when the signal is converted
from interlaced to progressive formats by general purpose chips in DVD players, AV receivers, and set-top boxes.
Poor interlaced-to-progressive conversion is especially problematic with large-screen HDTVs, as upscaling to
higher resolutions often amplifies artifacts created in the conversion process, making them more noticeable.
Turning on PReP™ video processing will improve images on high-resolution displays and give access to the
Precision Deinterlacing menu. PReP™ should be activated only with progressive video input known to be originally
interlaced.
Overscan
The Overscan function scales the input image proportionally in both vertical and horizontal dimensions by the user-
specified overscan factor. The purpose of Overscan is to remove unwanted image portions around the perimeter of
the image. The default overscan value is 0, which means 100% of the input image is shown. The maximum
overscan value is 20 which means the input image is scaled up by 120%.
To adjust the overscan level:
1) Push the Up or Down button. The current level is shown.
2) Push the Up or Down button to decrease or increase the amount of overscan. The Overscan value is applied to
all input aspect ratios and is independent of the Zoom value.
Line Offset
The image can be adjusted vertically when an SDI or HDMI (480i/576i) input when you use the Line Offset function.
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Color Space
The color space setting allows the user to specify what the input signal is on the RGBHV/Component and HDMI
inputs. The YPbPr setting only applies to the RGBHV/Component input. The YCbCr 4:2:2 and YCbCr 4:4:4 and Auto
settings only apply to the HDMI inputs. The options are:
•RGB
•YPbPr
•YCbCr 4:2:2 color space
•YCbCr 4:4:4 color space
•Auto
Input Level
The input level setting allows the user to specify the levels of the input signal, either Video (16-235) or PC (0-255)
•Video
•PC
VCR Mode
VCR Mode decouples the output timing completely from the input timing to ensure a stable output from the Master
Three for VCR playback especially during trick-play modes (play forward, play reverse, still/pause).
•On – Output timing is decoupled from the input timing regardless of Frame Rate settings.
•Off – Output timing is dependent on Frame Rate settings.
•Auto - Turns on VCR Mode if a VCR source is detected.
HDMI Config
The HDMI Config menu gives access to three parameters
HDCP mode
•Off: HDCP is disabled at the Master Three’s HDMI input. some sources turn off HDCP in this case and the
Master Three drives a non-HDCP DVI display or an analog display.
•On: The Master Three continuously looks for a HDCP source on its HDMI input.
Auto Aspect Ratio
•Off: The Aspect Ratio is determined by user.
•On: The Master Three reads the video aspect ratio contained into the Info Frame and applies it if available.
Auto Color Space
•Off: The Color space is determined by user.
•On: The Master Three applies the Color Space specified into the Info Frame if available.
Auto Input Priority Selection
The Auto Input Priority Selection function assigns different priorities to the video input’s automatic active video
selection mode (AUTO in Input Select menu). First select the video input, then change the priority of that input.
1) Press the Down button. The first video input Video 1 is shown.
2) Press the Enter button to view the current priority of the selected input.
3) Press the Up or Down button to change the priority of the selected input.
4) Press the Exit button again to complete the priority assignment.
5) Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to select the next video input and adjust the priority setting.
Audio Input
The Audio Input function assigns an audio input to the currently selected video input. Four digital audio inputs and a
single analog audio input are available.
To assign the audio input to another video input, push the Down button. The front panel display (FPD) shows the
current setting. For more info about how to assign an audio input to a video input, refer to Audio Input Operation. 
						

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AV Lip Sync
The Master Three automatically delays the input audio to match the video processing delay. You can choose to
increase or decrease the audio delay by changing this setting. Push the Up or Down button to display the current
additional bias delay setting (default 0). Use the Up or Down button to increase or decrease the delay in
milliseconds.
4.4 Picture Controls
Brightness
This control adjusts the brightness (black level) of the overall image output from the Master Three. If you turn it up
too high, it may make black look gray. In general, you should adjust this up until you see the black areas of your
display turn gray and then back it down just below that point. Default setting is 0 (midrange).
Contrast
Contrast adjusts the ratio between white and black signal levels and is effective as a gain control. The difference
between this and the Brightness control is that this adjusts the difference between the brightest and darkest part of
the image. Note that all displays have a maximum white level. Going beyond this level only “clips” the upper gray
levels and you will lose color resolution at the brighter levels. Adjust this control up until you see the brighter levels
of the image begin to wash out. At this point, back it down just below that point. The default setting is 0 (midrange).
Saturation
The Master Three allows you to control the saturation of the image independent of the display. Saturation is the
same as the “Color” control on most TVs and controls the richness of the color in the image. The default setting is 0
(midrange).
Hue
As with Saturation, hue can also be controlled independent of the display. Hue is the same as the “Tint” control
found on most TVs and controls how colors are displayed in the image. The Hue control is not available for
Component or PAL/SECAM inputs. The default setting is 0 (midrange).
Sharpness
The Sharpness setting adjusts the sharpness of the selected input signal. The default setting is 0.
Y/C Delay
Sometimes there is a lag between the Luminance (Y) and the Chrominance (Pb/Pr or Cb/Cr) of the video signal.
This causes a color “smearing” because the color component of the image is not lining up properly to the black and
white luminance component of the image. The Master Three can compensate for these errors in the source signal
by shifting the phase of the Y with respect to the C, forward or backward to align them properly. 
Use the Down and Up buttons to adjust the phase and observe the effects on your display to obtain the optimal
setting. The default is 0.
Chroma Filter (Auto CUE-C)
This feature removes chroma upsampling errors (CUE) found in video sources which have been MPEG encoded
and then improperly decoded.
•Off - No chroma filtering. Use this setting if the source does not have a CUE problem.
•On - Chroma filtering is always on. Use this setting if the source is known to have a CUE problem.
•Auto - Automatic chroma error detection and correction. Use this setting when you don’t know if a source has a
CUE problem. Also use this setting for all digital sources which use MPEG2 decoders (DVD players, digital
satellite receivers, and so on.) as it will also detect and correct chroma errors created by all sources of this type
Note:
The total audio delay cannot be less than zero, that is, the Master Three cannot have negative audio delay. If you
choose to decrease the automatic delay setting by a certain amount, this value could be changed by the Master
Three in situations where the Master Three’s calculated delay plus the specified additional delay results in a value
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when the source is encoded as interlaced (also sometimes called Interlaced Chroma Problem, or ICP).
4.5 Configuration
Test Patterns
The Master Three has 35 internal test patterns to assist in the setup of your individual sources and your display. To
learn more about how to use the internal test patterns, refer to the section Setting up an Master Three Using the
Internal Test Patterns and Avia: Guide to Home Theater Calibration DVD. To turn the test patterns on and off, use
the Test Pattern On/Off button.
To navigate backwards and forwards through the available test patterns use the < and > buttons, respectively.
Auto Standby
The default setting is ‘Off’, which means Master Three is always in Active mode, regardless of the activity state of
the selected input. If Auto Standby is ‘On’, the Master Three goes into Standby mode 30 seconds after the selected
input becomes inactive. To see the current setting, press Up or Down. Then press the same button again to change
the setting.
LED Brightness
This selection allows the user to configure the behavior of the Front Panel LED brightness. The ‘Active’ parameter
adjusts the brightness of the Front Panel LED when the menu is being navigated. The ‘Reduced’ parameter adjusts
the brightness of the Front Panel LED during normal usage, when the menu is not being navigated.
User Mode
You have limited access to the output timing controls in ‘Normal’ mode. In ‘Advanced’ user mode, you have access
to the complete set of output timing controls. Push the Down button to see the current setting and the FPD displays
either ‘Normal’ or ‘Advanced’ user level. Push the Down button again to select the alternate mode.
Serial Port Rate
The serial port is used by the automation system controllers to control the Master Three. The serial port baud rate
defaults to 19200 bps, but can be changed using the Up or Down button.
The supported baud rates are:
•4800 bps (4.8K)
•9600 bps (9.6K)
•14400 bps (14.4K)
•19200 bps (19.2K)
•38400 bps (38.4K)
•57600 bps (57.6K)
Factory Default
The Factory Default option allows you to reset system settings to the factory default.
1) Press either the Up or Down button. The FPD displays ‘No’.
2) Press the same button to switch to ‘Yes’.
3) Confirm this selection by pressing the Enter button.
The default factory settings are as follows:
•Input Selection: Auto
•Input Aspect Ratio: 4:3 for 480i/p and 576i/p inputs. 16:9 for 720p and 1080i/p
•Picture Controls: midrange (0)
•Chroma Filter (CUEC): Auto
•Output Aspect Ratio: 16:9
•Output Resolution: 1080p
•Output Color Space: RGB 4:4:4
•Output Type: Digital
•Auto Standby: Off
•Frame Rate: the output frame rate is automatically scaled to the input source frame rate.
•User Mode: Normal 
						

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•Video Input Priority Settings:
1 – HDMI 1
2 – HDMI 2
3 – HDMI 3
4 – HDMI 4
5 – Component 1
6 – Component 2
7 – S-Video 1
8 – S-Video 2
9 – Video 1
10 – Video 2
11 – SDI
12 – RGBHV/Component
•Digital Audio Input Assignment: each video input can be assigned to an audio input, this setting is set to off by
default.
Software Update
To install the latest software for your Master Three, please follow the procedure described below.
1) Set the communication speed to 57600 bps in the serial baud rate menu.
2) Connect the Master Three to your computer with the RS-232 cable.
3) Change the software update value to ‘Yes’ to begin the update process.
 Information
This setting shows information about the system including:
Input Status
•Video Source
•Signal Type
•Audio Source
•Aspect Ratio (Frame/Active)
Output Status
•Resolution, Color space
•Frame Rate
•Line Rate
•Aspect Ratio (Display/Screen)
This screen can be helpful during troubleshooting.
4.6 Output Setup
Analog/Digital (A/D)
Push the Down button to show the current output type. Push the Down button again to select the next item on the
list shown below. You can also use the Up button to cycle through the output types.
•Analog Output (BNC-style connectors)
•Digital Output (HDMI connector)
The upgrade procedure is fully detailed in the Software Update Procedure. 
						

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Output Format
Push the Down button to show the current output format. Push the Down button again to show the next item on the
list below. You cannot select the format until you press the Exit button. Press the Enter button again to select the
output timing controls, explained in the Output Timing section.
Output Aspect Ratio Control
There are four controls for Output Aspect Ratio (OAR):
•Display Aspect Ratio
•Screen Aspect Ratio
•Image Shift
•Underscan
Horizontal 
ResolutionVertical
Resolution
Scan Type
Sync Signal 
LineSync Signal 
Type
 Colorspace
720480PYBi-levelYPbPr
1920540PYTri-levelYPbPr
720576PYBi-levelYPbPr
1280720 (720p-50)PYTri-levleYPbPr
1280720 (720p-60)PYTri-levelYPbPr
19201080 (1080i-50)IYTri-levelYPbPr
19201080 (1080i-60)IYTri-levelYPbPr
1920 1080 (1080p-50)PYTri-levelYPbPr
1920 1080 (1080p-60)PYTri-levelYPbPr
640 480PYTri-levelYPbPr
800600PH-V--RGB
1024768PH+V+-RGB
12801024PH-V--RGB
852480PH-V--RGB
852576PH-V--RGB
1366768PH-V--RGB
1280768PH-V--RGB
10241024PH-V--RGB
1024852PH-V--RGB
1024576PH-V--RGB
848600PH-V--RGB
13651024PH-V--RGB
14001050PH-V--RGB
1400788PH-V--RGB
960540PH-V--RGB
1280960PH-V--RGB
1440960PH-V--RGB
14401152PH-V--RGB
Table 1: Preset Formats and Characteristics for Analog Video Output 
						

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The Display Aspect Ratio is the full aspect ratio of the display, normally specified in the display manual. Common
display aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9. Less common ones are 5:4, 2.35:1 and others. The example below shows a
4:3 projection with a 16:9 screen.
The region outside the Active Output area (called the mask) is inactive, and only important for creating video timing
signals for the display. Input video data is never mapped to this region.
When the Display Aspect Ratio is not the same as Active Output Aspect Ratio, the mask is set to blanking levels
and always centers the position of the active area over the display area. 
Image shift allows you to adjust the location of the image on your screen both horizontally and vertically when the
‘Screen’ aspect ratio is not equal to the ‘Display’ aspect ratio. The example below shows 16:9 projector (1.78:1) and
a 2.35:1 screen, you can shift the image to match the exact location of your screen. In this situation, the image is
shifted down putting all of the mask at the top of the projected image.
Underscan represents the visible display area, a sub-set of the Active Output Area. Underscan is like a negative
zoom which preserves the aspect ratio of the active area. The default for this setting is 0. As you increase
underscan, the smaller portion of the active display area appears while preserving the aspect ratio of the active
display area.
Sync Type
The Sync Type option sets the synchronization signal type of the output format. Press the Up or Down button to
show the current sync type. Press the same button again to move to the next synctype.
Currently, the Master Three supports seven sync types:
•Bi-level bi-level sync on green/luma
•Tri-level tri-level sync on green/luma
•CSync Composite Sync (on the H sync BNC connector)
•H+V+ Positive Hsync and Positive Vsync
•H+V- Positive Hsync and Negative Vsync
•H-V+ Negative Hsync and Positive Vsync
•H-V- Negative Hsync and Negative Vsync
Mask
Active Output Area 3
4 9
16
Mask Screen Aspect Ratio
(2.35:1)Screen Aspect Ratio
(2.35:1)
Image
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Color Space
The color space parameter sets the color space of the output format. Press the Up or Down button to show the
current color space. Press the same button again to select the alternate color space. Two analog color space
options are supported: YPbPr (default) and RGB. Two digital color space options are supported: RGB (default) and
YCbCr (both 4:2:2 and 4:4:4).
Output Level
The output level setting allows the user to specify the levels of the output signal, either Video (16-235) or PC (0-255)
•Video
•PC
Framerate Conversion
This parameter enables framerate conversion. There are four sets of controls: 24Hz, 25Hz, 50Hz and 60Hz
framerates.
Each framerate menu determines the conversion applyed to the active video source. You can choose between:
•Locked mode (1:1): This means that the iscan’s output frame rate tracks the input rate - i.e., the output rate is
locked to the input rate. In the 1:1 mode. There is always exactly one output frame for every input frame/field.
This mode has the advantage that there are never any dropped or repeated frames (unless the source itself
does this). One disadvantage of this mode is that when the video source is changed, the Master Three has to re-
lock to the new input signal timing. This can causes a disruption in the Master Three output signal and your
display system may loose the video signal and temporarily.
•Unlocked mode: This means that the Master Three frame rate is independent of the input rate. Regardless of
any variations in the input, the output frame rate will be fixed at the specified value. This mode results in the
most stable output signal as it’s independent of any changes in the input signal. Unlike the locked mode, the
Master Three output signal will not be disrupted when the input source is changed. However, it’s guaranteed to
cause dropped or repeated frames as the input and output frame rates are not the same. Note that regardless of
what number the unlocked output frame rate is set to, it will never be identical to the input rate in this mode as
the output signal timing is independent of the input timing. These dropped/repeated frames can result in visible
irregularities in smooth motion, sometimes called motion judder or stutter.
•Locked mode (2:2 or 3:3): For standard definition interlaced sources the Master Three can detect 2:2 and 3:2
pulldown cadences and convert these to either a 2:2 or 3:3 frame repetition rate. The main advantage of this is
for 60 Hz sources using 3:2 pulldown, as the irregular 3:2 pattern can be converted to 2:2 at 48 Hz or 3:3 at 72
Hz. In these modes, each original film frame is repeated exactly 2 or 3 times, respectively, and motion is
therefore smoother. Note that these modes are only useful when the video source is film-based - i.e., 3:2
pulldown for 24 Hz film on 60 Hz sources, and 2:2 pulldown for 25 Hz film on 50 Hz sources. If the source is not
film-based, then the end result is a lot like unlocked mode without that mode’s stability advantages.
Border Level
The border level setting is global, that is, there is only one border level setting for the system. To adjust the border
level, push the Up or Down button. The current level is shown. The default value is ‘0’. Push the Up or Down button
to decrease or increase the border level.
Gamma Correction
The default gamma curve on the Master Three output is linear (1.0 by default). This should be left set to linear
unless you choose the correct output gamma curve for the connected display. The range is 0.5 to 2.5 for Red, Green
and Blue color channels.
HDCP Mode
There are two HDCP modes:
•Off: HDCP is disabled at the Master Three’s HDMI output.
•On: The Master Three continuously looks for a HDCP display device on its HDMI output.
Display Profiles
A display profile is a group of display parameters you can save and easily recall in the future. A display profile
consists of a set of display parameter selected from the Output Setup menu.
This includes the following:
•Output Type (Analog or Digital)
•Format (Resolution and all video output timing information) 
						

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•Output Aspect Ratio
•Sync Type
•Color Space (YPbPr/YCbCr or RGB)
•Output Level (Video or PC)
•Frame Rate Conversion information
•Border Level
•Gamma Correction
•HDCP Mode
You can save up to ten display profiles (Profile 1 through 10).
A current custom display profile (called User) is also stored in non-volatile memory. However it will be overridden
when you make any modifications to the display profile. You should always save the current display profile to Profile
1 - Profile 10 to prevent the custom profile from being lost.
The Display Profile feature is only enabled when you set the User Mode to Advanced, just like the full control of
output timing parameters in the Format menu. The factory default values for the ten display profiles and User are as
follows:
•Output Type Digital
•Format 1080p
•Output Aspect Ratio 16:9
•Active Output AR 16:9
•Sync Type H-/V-
•Color Space RGB 4:4:4
•Output Level Video
•Frame Rate Locked mode (1:1).
•Border Level 0
•HDCP Mode On
Selecting and Saving a Display Profile
Use the following procedure to select and save a display profile:
1) Set up the profile by making changes to the output setup menu items. If you make custom settings (such as
output timing parameters), they are saved to User.
2) Save the settings to a profile by selecting Profile 1 through 10 in the Save menu and pressing Enter.
3) Once the Profile is saved, the Save menu is grayed out until you make changes to the profile again.
Auto Linking of Input and Display Profiles
The Auto feature links a specific input to a display profile. To enable this feature, use Output Setup [Display Profile]
Auto. When you select an input/format, the display profile used (Profile 1 through 10 or User) is saved in the saved
input settings. When you turn Auto On, the system uses a display profile based on the selected input.
For example, suppose you choose Display Profile 1 using Video 1 input and Display Profile 2 using S-Video 1 input.
•With Auto set to On, when Video 1 is the active input, the system automatically uses Display Profile 1.
•When S-Video 1 is the active input, Display Profile 2 is used.
When Auto is Off, the selected display profile is used independently of the active input.