Before You Begin

606. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver

Setting Up A/V Receiver Control, continued

Case 3: Automatic Audio and

Video Switching via HDMI

If your A/V receiver has an HDMI output, it may be convenient to route video signals from multiple devices over a single cable to the TV. Use this procedure to set up NetCommand control of the A/V receiver’s audio and video switching over a single HDMI cable. The connected source devices can be analog, digital, or a mixture or the two. When this setup is complete, you can use the TV’s Activity menu to select a video device connected to the A/V receiver.

TV	A/V Receiver
TV	HDMI
	Output

HDMI Cable

VCR

To complete these steps you will need:

•The remote controls for both the TV and the A/V receiver.

•An IR emitter cable (included)

•An HDMI-to-HDMI cable to connect the A/V receiver to the TV and cables necessary to connect devices to the A/V receiver.

1.Connect the A/V receiver to the TV with an HDMI-to- HDMI cable. Do not connect the optional audio cable at this time.

2.If desired, enable HDMI Control of a CEC-enabled A/V receiver. See Appendix C, “HDMI Control of CEC Devices.”

3.Connect your audio/video devices to the A/V receiver. Note the name of the device connected to each A/V receiver input. This information will be needed later to set up NetCommand’s automatic input switching.

Blu-ray player

DVD player

Cable box

More About Using an HDMI Connection

• Audio from devices connected directly to the TV can

be heard from the TV speakers only. To send audio

to the A/V receiver from such devices, use one of the

optional audio connections shown in the diagram on

this page. For example, use an optional audio con-

nection if you wish to use the A/V receiver speakers to

hear audio from:

-- The ANT input

-- A game or camcorder

• To use NetCommand to supplement HDMI control of

a CEC-enabled A/V receiver, the recommended setup

1
2	RS-232C
HDMI
3
4

	VCR
Cable box	Any connec-
	tion types
DVD player	(can be HD or
	SD video)
HDMI	DIGITAL	AUDIO
OUT	AUDIO IN	IN

A/V receiver with HDMI output

HDMI cable

sequence is:
1.	Connect the HDMI cable.
2.	Enable HDMI control (New Device Found screen).
3.	Connect the secondary digital audio cable, if
	desired.
4.	Perform NetCommand setup.

If you connect to HDMI after performing NetCommand setup for the A/V receiver, the NetCommand setup will be lost.

• In some cases, audio from a device connected to the

		R
		L
		Y/ VIDEO
		Pb
		Pr
Controller	IR-	INPUT 1	INPUT 2
Controller	IR-
Output/External Input			GLASSES EMITTER
	NetCommand		GLASSES EMITTER
			3D

OUTPUT	DIGITAL
AUDIO

DVI/PC INPUT AVR AUDIO OUTPUT

R L R LANT

OUTPUT	DIGITAL
AUDIO

	R
	L
	Optional audio
TV	connection
TV	(analog or digital)

A/V receiver may not be passed over the HDMI cable

to the TV speakers. In these cases you must use the

A/V receiver speakers to hear audio.

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Multiple video inputs through a single HDMI cable. You can connect multiple video devices to an A/V receiver that has an HDMI output. The optional audio connection allows you to hear, through the A/V receiver, devices connected to the TV only, e.g., an antenna on the ANT input.