Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System

Audio connection formats

 

Tip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio components can be connected by using any

To listen to audio received by the HDMI IN jacks

 

of the following audio connection formats (shown

through your TV’s speakers:

 

best first):

• Set the TV Control setting to On for a

 

 

• HDMI

CEC-compatible TV.

 

 

• Set the Audio TV OUT setting to On when the TV

 

 

• Optical

 

 

is not compatible with CEC or the TV Control

 

 

• Coaxial

setting is Off.

 

 

• Analog

• Set your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player’s HDMI audio

 

 

output setting to PCM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Signal Flow Chart

• To listen to TV audio through the receiver, see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Connecting external components” on page 10.

Blu-ray Disc, DVD player, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the audio return channel (ARC) function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog

 

Optical

Coaxial

HDMI

The audio return channel (ARC) function lets an

 

HDMI-capable TV send the audio stream to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

receiver’s HDMI OUT jack. To use this function, you

 

 

*1

*1

*1

 

 

must select the TV/CD input selector and your TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must support the ARC function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting external components

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

Analog

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

*1 *2

TV, projector, etc.

*1 - Depends on the Audio TV Out setting.

*2 - This setting is available when the Audio Return Ch setting is set to Auto. You must select the TV/CD input selector and your TV must support the ARC function.

When choosing a connection format, note that the receiver does not convert digital input signals for analog line outputs and vice versa. For example, audio signals connected to an optical or coaxial digital input are not output by the analog VCR/DVR OUT.

If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs are selected automatically in the following order of priority:

•HDMI

•Digital

•Analog

Connecting components with HDMI

VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder

Game console

TV or projector

 

Satellite, cable, or set-top box

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. To change assignments, see “Setting up HDMI input (HDMI Input menu)” on page 22.

Jack

 

Signal

Components

Assignable

Input

HDMI IN 1

Audio/Video

Blu-ray disc/DVD player

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI IN 2

 

VCR/DVR or DVR

X

 

HDMI IN 3

 

Satellite, cable, set-top box

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI IN 4

 

Game console

X

Output

HDMI OUT

 

TV or projector

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT jack. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack, use the receiver’s display when changing settings.

Receiver front

Receiver back

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. To change assignments, see “Setting up Component input (Component menu)” on page 22.

No.

Jack

 

 

Signal

Components

Assign.

1

AUX INPUT

VIDEO

Composite

Camcorder

 

 

 

 

 

video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO L/R

Analog audio

 

 

2

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

Digital audio

Game console

X

 

 

IN 1

(GAME)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

(TV/CD)

 

TV or CD player

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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