Cisco Systems 8550HDC, 8540HDC manual Connecting to an Hdtv with an Hdmi Connector, Required cables

Connecting to an HDTV with an HDMI Connector

WARNING: Electric shock hazard! Unplug all electronic devices before connecting or disconnecting any device cables to the set-top.

Required cables:

•1 HDMI-to-HDMI cable

Explorer Set-top

Important Notes Regarding the HDMI Interface on the Set-Top

The HDMI interface automatically configures the audio output for a format supported by the television. Because not all TVs support the Dolby® Digital input, the HDMI interface may automatically select a 2-channel stereo audio configuration instead of Dolby Digital, which it carries over to the other digital audio outputs of the set-top. This prevents your home theater system or Dolby Digital decoder from providing the full Dolby Digital surround-sound effect.

You can override this configuration by completing the following steps.

1.Press SETTINGS twice on the remote control to open the General Settings menu.

2.Press MOVE UP or MOVE DOWN to select the option Audio: Digital Out.

3.Press MOVE RIGHT to select Dolby Digital. This setting will send Dolby Digital audio to the HDMI, DIGITAL AUDIO OUT, and OPTICAL AUDIO OUT connectors on the set-top.

Notes:

•If the TV is not Dolby Digital capable, it may not produce audio through its speakers when the Audio: Digital Out

setting on the set-top is set to Dolby Digital. You can either switch the Audio: Digital Out setting back to HDMI when you are not using the home theater or Dolby Digital decoder, or you can connect the baseband audio outputs (OUT 1 Audio Left and Right) to the TV.

•Digital content is encrypted with High-Bandwidth Content Protection (HDCP) on the DVI/HDMI port. This set-top is not compatible with devices that do not support HDCP. You must use either the YPbPr or 1394 connection to connect the set-top to these devices.

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