Connecting a TV

This section describes how to connect when your TV does not support ARC (Audio Return Channel). For instructions on HDMI connections, see “Connecting this unit to a TV via HDMI connections” (vpage 9).

To listen to TV audio through this unit, use the optical digital connection.

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nnAudio connection

The following methods are available for connecting to this unit.

aDIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL connector

When a multichannel audio (digital bit stream audio) is input, this unit decodes the audio to play back surround sound.

nnVideo connection

The following methods are available for connecting to this unit. Use either of the methods to make a connection.

The numbers prefixed with connectors indicate the recommendation order. The smaller the number is, the higher playback quality is achieved.

aCOMPONENT VIDEO OUT (MONITOR) connector

This makes an analog video connection. This connection method separates video signals into 3 signals for transmission based on color components, achieving the best quality video playback among analog video connections, with less signal degradation.

sVIDEO OUT (MONITOR) connector

This makes an analog video connection.

The sections in the connection diagram are also available for connections. To connect devices to these connectors, you must set up input connectors. For details, see “Input Assign” (vpage 120).

NOTE

The menu screen is only displayed on TV connected to this unit via HDMI. If your TV is connected to this unit via other video output connectors, perform menu operations while seeing the display on this unit.

If you do not connect this unit to your TV via HDMI, do not make HDMI connections for video inputs from other video devices, either. For details see “Converting input video signals for HD output (Video conversion function)” (vpage 6).

When content on iPod, USB memory devices, or the network is being played back with your TV connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or VIDEO OUT connector, screens output from this unit such as the playback screen cannot be displayed.

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