Toshiba HDMI CEC Control: Connecting Your Flat Panel Television

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Using the TV remote and HDMI® CEC Control to control other devices

To control the basic functions of connected audio/video devices using the TV’s remote control, connect an HDMI® CEC compatible audio receiver or playback device. The HDMI® CEC Control feature uses CEC technology as regulated by the HDMI standard.

TV back panel

Audio receiver	Playback device
Audio receiver	(HDMI® CEC DVD player,etc.)
HDMI OUT HDMI IN	HDMI OUT
HDMI cable	Playback device
	Playback device
	(HDMI® CEC DVD player,etc.)

HDMI OUT

HDMI cable

To connect an audio receiver and playback devices, you will need:

•HDMI cables (- p. 15)

Note:

•If several devices are connected, HDMI® CEC Control feature may not operate properly.

•For proper operation, it is recommended that you use HDMI cables with the HDMI Logo ( ).

Before controlling the devices:

•For an explanation of setup and operations, see “Using HDMI® CEC Control” (- p. 46). •Configure the connected devices. See each device’s operation manual.

Note: This feature is limited to models incorporating Toshiba’s HDMI® CEC Control feature. However, Toshiba is not liable for those operations. See the individual instruction manuals for compatibility information.

When using an external AV amplifier:

The picture and sound may not be properly synchronized. In this case, adjust the delay time of the sound on the AV amplifier.

Note: The control range of the delay time differs according to the device you use.

Connecting an HDMI audio system

If your HDMI amplifier supports ARC, audio from the TV can be sent to the amplifier via an existing HDMI cable.

You will need:

•HDMI cable

TV back panel

	AV amplifier that	HDMI
		cable
	supports ARC

Note: Only HDMI 1 supports ARC.

HDMI's ARC (Audio Return Channel) feature

This feature enables the audio signal of the TV to be sent to an AV amplifier via the HDMI cable. It will not be necessary to connect a cable from the audio output of the TV to the audio input of the AV amplifier to reproduce the audio received from the tuner of the TV through the AV amplifier.

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