Onkyo instruction manual Connecting the DV-SP506, Before Making Any Connections

Connecting the DV-SP506—Continued

Before Making Any Connections

•Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

Optical Digital Output

The DV-SP506’s optical digital connector has a shutter- type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted, and closes when it’s removed. Push the plug in all the way.

Caution: To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical plug straight when inserting and removing.

RCA AV Connection Color Coding

RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

The supplied AV connecting cable is made up of an ana- log audio cable and a composite video cable.

	Analog audio
Right (red)	Right (red)
Left (white)	Left (white)
	Composite video
(Yellow)	(Yellow)

• Push each plug in all the way to	Right!
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep	Wrong!
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.

Using HDMI to Connect an AV Receiver or HDTV

What is HDMI?

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new connection format that can carry uncompressed, stan- dard or high definition digital video and digital audio. Until now, several separate video and audio cables have been required to connect AV components together. With HDMI, a single cable is all that’s necessary to achieve the best picture and audio quality.

HDMI video is compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface). To send HDMI video to a DVI input requires an HDMI-to-DVI cable. The DV-SP506 supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), and for an HDMI-to-DVI connection to work, the other component must also support it. Note that this may not work with some DVI components.

RIHD (CEC)

The DV-SP506 supports RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI), which is Onkyo’s implementation of CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allows inte- grated system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard. In addition to Onkyo AV components, it allows interoperability with CEC-compatible AV com- ponents and TVs made by other manufacturers.

To use RIHD, make sure that CEC is turned on on your other components (e.g., TV, AV receiver).

Using HDMI

Use the HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect the DV-SP506’s HDMI OUT to an HDMI input on your AV receiver. Alternatively, you can connect the DV-SP506 directly to the HDMI input on your TV.

Notes:

•The DV-SP506 supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), a protection system for digital video. HDMI components that you connect to the DV-SP506 must also support HDCP.

•Even if you connect a component that does not support HDCP to the DV-SP506, there will be no picture or sound.

•The DV-SP506 supports High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Information Version 1.2a.

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