Onkyo Understanding HDMI Connections and Audio Return Channel Features for Receivers

Connecting Components with HDMI

VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder

Game console

TV, projector, etc.

	Blu-ray Disc/DVD player
Personal computer
Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.	Camcorder

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below.

✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ page 49).

Jack		Components	Assignable
Input	HDMI IN 1	Blu-ray Disc/DVD player	✔
	HDMI IN 2	VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder	✔
	HDMI IN 3	Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.	✔
	HDMI IN 4	Game console	✔
	HDMI IN 5	Personal computer	✔
	HDMI IN 6	Other components	✔
	HDMI IN 7	Other components	✔
	AUX INPUT HDMI	Camcorder
Output	HDMI OUT MAIN	TV
	HDMI OUT SUB	projector, etc.

See also:

•“Connection Tips and Video Signal Path” (➔ page 94)

•“Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder” (➔ page 97)

•“About HDMI” (➔ page 99)

■Audio Return Channel (ARC) function

Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI capable TV to send the audio stream to the HDMI OUT MAIN of the AV receiver.

•This function can be used when:

–your TV is ARC capable, and

–the TV/CD input selector is selected, and

–“HDMI Control(RIHD)” is set to “On”(➔ page 66), and

–“Audio Return Channel” is set to “Auto” (➔ page 67).

Tip

•To listen to audio received by the HDMI IN jacks through your TV’s speakers:

–Set the “HDMI Control(RIHD)” setting to “On” (➔ page 66) for an p-compatible TV.

–Set the “Audio TV Out” setting to “On” (➔ page 66) when the TV is not compatible with p, or the “HDMI Control(RIHD)” setting to “Off”.

–Set your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player’s HDMI audio output setting to PCM.

Note

•When listening to an HDMI component through the AV receiver, set the HDMI component so that its video can be seen on the TV screen (on the TV, select the input of the HDMI component connected to the AV receiver). If the TV power is off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off.

•As the “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (➔ page 66) to hear from your TV speakers, the sound will also be output from the AV receiver’s speakers if you adjust the volume of the AV receiver. Similarly, as the “HDMI Control(RIHD)” setting is set to “On” (➔ page 66) to hear from the speakers of an p-compatible TV, the AV receiver’s speakers will produce sound if you adjust

the volume of the AV receiver, while the TV speakers will be muted. To stop the AV receiver’s speakers from producing sound, you
can either change the settings on the AV receiver or on the TV, or turn down the volume of the AV receiver.	En

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