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(7) HDMI connections

A simple 1-cable connection (using a commercially available cable) with a device having an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector allows digital transfer of the digital images of DVD video and other sources, DVD video, and the multi-channel sound of DVD audio.

DVD-2910/955

HDMI Input connector

HDMI cable (commercially available)

Monitor equipped with

HDMI input connectors

Connection Examples for HDMI AUDIO SETUP

			Setting of HDMI
	Audio		MULTI	MULTI
	recording	2CH
			(NORMAL)	(LPCM)
	format
	Dolby digital	2 channel	Dolby digital	Multi PCM
DVD		PCM
video	DTS	2 channel	DTS	Multi PCM
		PCM
	LPCM or P.PCM	X	X	X
DVD	(with CPPM)
Audio	LPCM or P.PCM	2 channel	Multi PCM	Multi PCM
	(without CPPM)	PCM
Video CD		2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
		PCM	PCM	PCM
	CD	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
		PCM	PCM	PCM
MP3 CD		2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
		PCM	PCM	PCM
WMA CD		2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
		PCM	PCM	PCM
Super	Multi area	X	X	X
			X	X
Audio	Stereo area	X
CD
	CD layer	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
		PCM	PCM	PCM

✽The multi-channel/stereo area sound of Super Audio CD is not output.

✽The video and audio signals cannot be output when playing DVD AUDIO with CPPM.

HDMI-supported monitor or projector, etc. (2-channel support or no audio support)

•2CH························Use this connection when you would like to enjoy the multi-channel audio output from an analog audio output connector.

HDMI-supported monitor/AV amplifier, etc. (Supports DTS and Dolby Digital decoders)

•MULTI (NORMAL)···Use this connection when you would like to enjoy the multi-channel audio output from an HDMI connector and you wish to have a DTS, Dolby Digital, or other decoder connected to do the processing. (Speaker and other settings are not required.)

HDMI-supported monitor (Supports audio input for 2 or more channels)

•MULTI (LPCM)·······Use this connection when you would like to enjoy the multi-channel output from an HDMI connector and the connection point does not support a DTS, Dolby Digital, or other decoder. (Speaker settings are permitted.)

NOTES:
• HDMI audio output settings permit the selection of either 2	• When selecting MULTI (NORMAL) or MULTI (LPCM), the
channels or multi-channels. When selecting multi (NORMAL) or	DVD-2910/955 speaker settings under “AUDIO
MULTI (LPCM), a down-mixed audio signal is only output from	SETUP”become invalid.
the analog connectors (Left/Right and Front Left/Front Right) of	• When playing a Super Audio CD with an HDMI connection,
the DVD-2910/955. To output multi-channel sound from the	audio cannot be transferred beyond the CD layer. Make an
analog audio output connectors, set HDMI to OFF, or select 2CH.	analog connection for this.
• When the HDMI audio setting is set to multi-channel, the	• Among the devices that support HDMI, some devices can
“AUDIO CHANNEL”, “DIGITAL OUTPUT”, “LPCM (44.1	control other devices via the HDMI connector; however, the
kHz/48 kHz)”, “SOURCE DIRECT”, and “BASS ENHANCER”	DVD-2910/955 cannot be controlled by another device vice
under “AUDIO SETUP”.	the HDMI connector.
• The HDMI audio output is turned off if the digital output is set	• When using display equipment that is not supported by the
to “OFF” at “PURE DIRECT”, and the HDMI video and audio	HDCP (content protection function), the image will not be
output are both turned off if the video output is set to “OFF”	output properly. (See the compatibility table.)
or if “ALL OFF” is set. (See Pages 43, 44.)	• The audio signals from the HDMI connector (including the
Also note that it will not be possible to select the setting of	sampling frequency and bit length) may be limited by the
digital output, when selecting “MULTI (NORMAL)” at “HDMI	equipment that is connected.
AUDIO SETUP”.

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