2. TV Connections 23
A/V Receiver
Mostsetupsrequireeitheradigitalaudiocableor
analogstereoaudiocables.TosendaudiofromTV
channelsreceivedonthe
ANT
inputordevicescon-
necteddirectlytotheTV,youmustuseoneofthe
connectionsshownbelow.Usually,onlyoneofthese
connectionsisrequired.
TheTVmakesallaudioavailableindigitalandanalog
formats:
AnalogaudiocomingintotheTVisavailableas•
outputindigitalstereoformatonthe
DIGITAL
AUDIO OUTPUT
jack.
Digitalincomingaudioisavailableasanalogoutput•
onthe
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT L
and
R
jacks.
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
R
L
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
R L
AUDIO
OUT
COMPOSITE
VIDEO OUT
L
R
COAXIAL
INPUT
OPTICAL
INPUT
COAXIAL
INPUT
AUDIO
RL
TV
or
Digital coaxial
cable (for a digital
A/V receiver)
Stereo analog cables
(for an analog A/V
receiver)
A/V receiver back panel
Note:
Onrareoccasions,anHDMIsignalmaybe•
copy-restrictedandcannotbeoutputfrom
theTVasadigitalsignal.Tohearthesecopy-
protectedsignalsthroughtheA/Vreceiver,use
theconnectionforananalogA/Vreceiver.
ChecktheA/Vreceiver’sOwner’sGuidefor•
informationconcerninguseofthedigitalinput
andswitchingbetweendigitalsoundand
analogstereosoundfromtheTV.
A/V Receiver with HDMI Output
Required:OneHDMI-to-HDMIcable
Thisoptionallowsyoutoviewcontentfromdevices
connectedtoanA/VreceiveroverasingleHDMIcable
goingtotheTV.TheHDMIcablecantransmitboth
audioandvideototheTV.
YoucanuseanHDMIconnectionasdescribedhere
inadditiontoanaudioconnectionfromtheTV’saudio
output.Theoptionalaudioconnectionallowsyouto
hear,throughtheA/Vreceiver,devicesconnectedto
theTVonly,e.g.,anantennaonthe
ANT
input.
YoumaybeabletousetheTV’sremotecontrol(in
TV
mode)tooperateconnectedCEC-enabledHDMI
devices.Experimentwithyourequipmenttodetermine
whichfunctionsareavailabletotheTV’sremotecontrol.
SeeAppendixB,page75.
153 and 249 Series:
Thissetupallowsyoutouse
NetCommand-controlledaudioandvideoswitchingover
theHDMIcable.See“Case3:AutomaticAudioand
VideoSwitchingviaHDMI”onpage65.
TouseNetCommandtosupplementHDMIcontrolofa
CEC-enabledA/Vreceiver,notetherecommendations
under“MoreAboutUsinganHDMIConnection,”page65.
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
R L
HDMI OUT
DIGITAL
AUDIO IN
ANALOG AUDIO IN
L R
High-definition
DVD player DVD player
Cable box
VCR
AUDIO
RL
TV
A/V receiver with
HDMI output
Any connection
types
Optional
analog or
digital audio
connection
HDMI cable
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