Onkyo HT-R791 En-15, Connecting Components with Hdmi, Audio Return Channel ARC function

Connecting Components with HDMI

Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.

Connections

Personal computer

Game console

*If your TV doesn’t support Audio Return Channel (ARC), you need to connect an optical digital cable together with the HDMI cable to the AV receiver.

*When listening to an HDMI component through the AV receiver, set the HDMI component so that its video can be seen on the TV screen (on the TV, select the input of the HDMI component connected to the AV receiver). If the TV power is off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off.

TV, projector, etc.

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below.

✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ page 48).

Jack	Components
IN1	Blu-ray Disc/DVD player	✔
IN2	Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.	✔
IN3	Game console	✔
IN4	Personal computer	✔
IN5	Other components	✔
IN6	Other components	✔
IN7	Other components	✔
OUT	TV, projector, etc.

Note

•In the case of Blu-ray Disc/DVD players, if no sound is output despite following the above-mentioned procedure, set your Blu- ray Disc/DVD player’s HDMI audio settings to PCM.

■Audio Return Channel (ARC) function

The Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI capable TV to send the audio stream to HDMI OUT on the AV receiver.

•This function can be used when:

–Your TV is ARC capable, and

–The TV/CD input selector is selected, and

–“HDMI Control(RIHD)” is set to “On”(➔ page 60), and

–“Audio Return Channel” is set to “Auto” (➔ page 61).

See also:

•“Connection Tips and Video Signal Path” (➔ page 83)

•“Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder” (➔ page 86)

•“About HDMI” (➔ page 88)

Tip

•To listen to the audio of a component connected via HDMI through your TV’s speakers, enable “HDMI Through” (➔ page 60) and set the AV receiver to standby mode.

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