Question for anyone with a Denon3805

[Ash007]

Does the Denon 3805 display the volume on your tv screen (even through the Component out)?
At present I've got a 3802, which doesn't do this.

Also, I've got a cd harddisk player plugged into my Amp. It has an S-video conection to a tv so u can chose your tracks using your tv as an onscreen display.
The problem is that on Receivers they don't have a video-in for CD (as Cd players don't usually have a video-out). So instead I connect my harddisk players audio and video to a different input (eg VDP or VCR).

As my cd sound is going in (optical lead) to the Amps VCR or VDP input instead of the CD input, am I losing some sound quality, Or should cd player sound be output identically regardless of whether it is connected to the CD inputs or the VDP or VCR input.

Cheers,

Chris

[Astaroth]

All inputs should be at line level (except for a phono) and (inc all digital inputs) will be identical

I have the denon avr2805 and it will show the details on the TV screen but only in non-progressive scan modes.

[wishy]

Astaroth, how do you connect your amp to your TV Av input?

I'm having problems getting setup screen for my 2105 to work via s-video.

Is s-video connections two way?

As you can guess I'm a total novice at all this!!

[adrianl]

Have you checked that the s-video connection from TV to 2105 is actually connected to a 'monitor' output rather than one of the inputs?

In Pure Direct mode on 2805 there's no on-screen display. Is this the problem?

[FaxFan2002]

S-video monitor out will only display s-video inputs, not composite (yellow rca leads) or, obiviously, component.

[Astaroth]

Wishy - I connect everything up with component

Adrianl - everything (including the AVR's lcd screen) turns off during pure direct mode (excluding the stereo amp circutes obviously) to ensure there is no intereferance in playback. I know the LCD turns back on temporarily when changing volume but I dont have the TV on when listening in pure direct so cannot comment on if it also displays on the screen or not