Onkyo HT-RC470 Connection Tips and Video Signal Path, En-87, Video Connection Formats, Appendix

Connection Tips and Video Signal Path

The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide.

The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to HDMI OUT MAIN. If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.

Video Connection Formats

Video components can be connected by using any one of the following video connection formats: composite video, component video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.

Tip

•For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconversion (e.g., component video input passing through to component video output).

•To by-pass the upconversion, set the “Picture Mode” setting to “Direct” (➔ page 59).

■“Monitor Out” set to “Main” or “Sub”

Video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown, with composite video and component video sources all being upconverted for the HDMI output. Use these settings if you connect either HDMI OUT MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB of the AV receiver to your TV.

The composite video and component video outputs pass through their respective input signals as they are.

Video Signal Flow Chart

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.

Composite	Component	HDMI
	IN
AV receiver
	MONITOR OUT
Composite	Component	HDMI

TV, projector, etc.

Note

•When composite video and component video sources are upconverted for HDMI OUT SUB, only signals with a resolution of 480i are output and the resolution remains the same. If your TV

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doesn’t support this resolution, there will be no picture

(➔ page 89).

■“Monitor Out” set to “Both”

Video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown, with composite video and component video sources all being upconverted for both HDMI outputs. Use

this setting if you connect both HDMI OUT MAIN and HDMI OUT SUB of the AV receiver to your TV.

Note that video signals are output from both HDMI outputs at the resolution supported by both TVs.

The composite video and component video outputs pass through their respective input signals as they are.

Video Signal Flow Chart

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.

Composite	Component	HDMI
	IN
AV receiver
	MONITOR OUT
Composite	Component	HDMI

TV, projector, etc.

Note

•When “Monitor Out” is set to “Both”, the “Resolution” setting cannot be selected.