6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver 63

Automatic Switching (Audio or Audio/Video)

ThefollowingsetupsenabletheA/Vreceivertoswitch
automaticallytothecorrectinputwhenyouselecta
deviceintheTV’sActivitymenu.
Threedifferentconnectionarrangementsaredes cribed
here.Reviewthedescriptionstofindthesetupneeded
foryourequipment.
To hear digital surround sound fr om a source device
you must use the setup descr ibed for Case 2
.
TosetupcontrolofanA/Vreceiveryouneed:
TheremotecontrolsfortheTVandA/Vrecei ver.•
AnIRemittercableavailablefromMitsubishi.•
Connectingcables•
IMPO RTAN T
All audio from what you are watc hing on the TV is
always available from both th e TV’s AVR AUDIO
OUTPUT and DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jacks.
To use the digital surround soun d capabilities of
your A/V receiver however, you must co nnect the
audio output from your DVD playe r, satellite receiver,
or cable box directly to the A /V receiver.
Before You Begin
ConnectyourA/VdevicestotheTVandconne ct

1.

yourA/VreceivertotheaudiooutputsontheTV
andtheDVDplayer.Notethenameofthedevice
connectedtoeachA/Vreceiverinput.Seeinitial
setup,page12,and“TVConnections,”page16.
PositionNetCommandIRemittersasdescribedin

2.

“IREmitterPlacement,”page56.
SettheTV’sremotecontrolto

3.

TV
modeusingthe
sidebutton.
Openthe

4.

Inputs>AVRmenu,highlightNEXT
andpress
ENTER
todisplaythedevice-key-learning
menu.
Case 1: Automatic A/V Receiver
Switching to the TV Audio Input
MostdevicesaresetuptousetheTV’saudiooutputlike
theVCRinthisexample;analogaudiofromthedeviceis
sentthroughtheTVtotheA/Vreceiver’sTVaudioinput.
Usethissetupfor:
Analog Stereo Audio. •
Audiofromsourceswithonly
analogstereooutput(suchasaVCR)canbesenteither
directlytotheA/VreceiverorthroughtheTVfir st.
Mitsubishirecommendsyousendaudiothroughthe
TVasshownintheexample.TheTVconvertsanalog
audiotodigitalformattosendtoadigitalA/Vreceiver.
Setting Up A/V Receiver Control, continued
Audio Available from TV onl y. • Sendaudiofrom
the
ANT
inputtotheA/VreceiverfromtheTV’s
analogordigitalaudiooutput.
UsethissetuptomaketheA/Vreceiverswitchtoits
designatedTVaudioinputwhenviewingprogramming
fromthe
ANT
input.
HDMI Digital Stereo Audio. • Digitalstereoaudio
fromanHDMIconnectionisavailablebothindigital
andanalogformatfromtheTV’sanaloganddigital
audiooutputjacks.
TV
audio + video
Incoming Coaxial Cable
to TV’s ANT input
A/V Receiver
TV audio input
TV audio
out
audio output from
TV (digital or analog)
video
analog audio
VCR with
Analog Audio Output
Important:
Tousethissetup,youmustconnecttheTV’s
audiooutputtotheA/Vreceiver’sTVaudioinputjack.
Inthe

1.

Inputs > AVRmenu,press  tohighlight
TV audio outastheA/Vre ceiverinputtocontrol.
Press

2.

ENTER
ontheTV’sremotecontrol.
Whilethetext

3.

TV audio outisflashing,pressand
holdthe
TV INPUT
keyontheA/V receiver’sremote
control.
Whenacheckappearsnextto

4.

TV audio out,
releasethe
TV INPUT
key.
Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark•
appears,repeatthisstep.
ToerasetheIRcodejust“learned,”press•
CANCEL
whilethenameishighlighted.
Press

5.

MENU
iffinishedorcontinuewithCase2setup
ifyouwanttocontrolsurroundsoundswitchingfor
anotheraudiosource.
Case 1: NetCommand setup for controlling A/V
receiver switching to the A/V receiver’s audio input
from the TV
.
The list displayed represents inputs in us e.
The device names are those you assigned in th e New
Device Found screen or in the Inputs > Name men u.
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