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Tuner

Satellite Radio

If you connect an XM Satellite Radio antenna or SIRIUS Satellite Radio antenna to the AV controller (both sold separately), set this setting to XM or SIRIUS respec- tively. If you connect both types of antenna, select XM/SIRIUS. Otherwise, select None. See the separate Satellite Radio Guide for more information.

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Subwoofer Input Sensitivity

Some DVD players output the LFE channel from their analog subwoofer output at 15 dB higher than normal. With this setting, you can change the AV controller’s subwoofer sensitivity to match your DVD player. Note that this setting only affects signals connected to the AV controller’s MULTI CH SUBWOOFER jack.

You can select 0 dB, 5 dB, 10 dB, or 15 dB.

If you find that your subwoofer is too loud, try the 10 dB or 15 dB setting.

HDMI

HDMI Audio Out

This setting determines whether audio received by an HDMI input is output by the HDMI outputs. You may want to change this setting to On if your TV is connected to an HDMI output and you want to listen to audio from an HDMI component through your TV’s speakers. Nor- mally, it should be set to Off.

Off: HDMI audio is not output (default).

On: HDMI audio is output.

Notes:

If On is selected and the signal can be output by the TV, the AV controller will output no sound through its speakers.

When TV Control is enabled, this setting is set to Auto.

With some TVs and input signals, no sound may be output even if On is selected.

When the HDMI Audio Out setting is set to On, or TV Control is set to Enable and you’re listening through your TV’s speakers (see page 37), if you turn up the AV controller’s volume control, the sound will be out- put by the AV controller’s speakers. To stop the AV controller’s speakers producing sound, change the set- tings, change your TV’s settings, or turn down the AV controller’s volume.

Lip Sync

The Lip Sync function can automatically synchronize HDMI audio and video that’s gotten out of sync due to the complex digital video processing being performed by your HDMI-compatible TV. With HDMI Lip Sync, the audio delay required to synchronize the audio and video is calculated and applied automatically by the AV con- troller.

Disable: HDMI lip sync disabled.

Enable: HDMI lip sync enabled.

Notes:

This function works only if your HDMI-compatible TV supports HDMI Lip Sync.

You can check the amount of delay being applied by the HDMI Lip Sync function on the A/V Sync screen (see page 102).

xvYCC

If your HDMI source and HDMI-compatible TV both support the xvYCC color standard, you can enable xvYCC color on the AV controller with this setting.

Disable: xvYCC color disabled.

Enable: xvYCC color enabled.

Control

This function allows CEC-compatible components or RIHD-compatible components connected via HDMI to be controlled with the AV controller.

Disable: HDMI Control disabled.

Enable: HDMI Control enabled.

Notes:

HDMI control works only with the HDMI OUT MAIN jack, not the HDMI OUT SUB jack.

Select Disable if a connected component is incompat- ible or you’re not sure about its compatibility.

If operation is unreliable when set to Enable, select Disable instead.

When the HDMI Audio Out setting is set to On, or TV Control is set to Enable and you’re listening through your TV’s speakers (see page 37), if you turn up the AV controller’s volume control, the sound will be out- put by the AV controller’s speakers. To stop the AV controller’s speakers producing sound, change the set- tings, change your TV’s settings, or turn down the AV controller’s volume.

Power Control

To link the power functions of CEC-compatible compo- nents or RIHD-compatible components connected via HDMI, select Enable.

Disable: Power Control disabled.

Enable: Power Control enabled.

Notes:

The Power Control setting can be set only when the above Control setting is set to Enable.

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PR-SC885 specifications

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