Using the Hdmi OUT Button, Repeatedly to select

First Time Setup—Continued

5	Use the Up and Down [	]/[	]
	buttons to select “Resolution,”
	and use the Left and Right
	ENTER
	[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:
	Through:Select this to pass video
	through the AV controller at
	the same resolution and with
	no conversion.
	Auto: Select this to have the AV
	ENTER
	controller automatically con-
	vert video at resolutions not
	supported by your TV. (Not
	available when the HDMI
	Monitor setting is set to No.)
	480p: Select this for 480p output
	and video conversion as nec-
	essary.
	720p: Select this for 720p output
	and video conversion as nec-
	essary.
	1080i: Select this for 1080i output
	and video conversion as nec-
	essary.
	1080p: Select this for 1080p output
	and video conversion as nec-
	essary. (Not available when
	the HDMI Monitor setting is
	set to No.)
6	Use the Up and Down [	]/[	]
	buttons to select “Monitor Out2,”

•See page 27 for charts showing how the HDMI Moni- tor setting affects the video signal ﬂow through the AV controller.

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.

Using the HDMI OUT Button

The HDMI Monitor setting can also be set to No, Main, or Sub by using the [HDMI OUT] button on the AV con- troller.

1, 2

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

PURE AUDIO

AUDIO SEL

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

GAME/TV

AUX 1

AUX 2

TAPE

TUNER

PHONO

DISPLAY

PUSH TO OPEN

ZONE 2

OFF

LEVEL

TONE

HDMI OUT

STEREO

THX

TUNING

RETURN

SETUP MIC

AUX 2 INPUT

TUNING

PHONES

POWER

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

MODE

SETUP

PRESET

CLEAR

ZONE 3

DIGITAL INPUT

LISTENING MODE

ENTER

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO

DIGITAL

TUNING

1	Press the [HDMI OUT] button.
	Press the [HDMI OUT] button.
HDMI OUT	The current setting is displayed.
HDMI OUT

2	Press the [HDMI OUT] button

and use the Left and Right

ENTER

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Monitor:Select this if you’ve con-

HDMI OUT

repeatedly to select:

No: Select this if your TV is con- nected to the COMPONENT

ENTER

nected the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR

OUT 2/ZONE 2 OUT to a TV or other component in your main room.

VIDEO MONITOR OUT, S MONITOR OUT, or V MON-

ITOR OUT.

Main: Select this if your TV is con- nected to the HDMI OUT

Zone 2: Select this if you’ve con- nected the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR

OUT 2/ZONE 2 OUT to a TV in Zone 2.

When Monitor is selected, the COM-

PONENT VIDEO MONITOR

OUT 2/ZONE 2 OUT outputs the same video as the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1.

Notes:

•If the video source contains information that restricts output at high-resolutions, 720p or 1080i content will not be converted.

MAIN.

Sub: Select this if your TV is con- nected to the HDMI OUT SUB.

Note:

•When Main or Sub is selected, the onscreen setup menus are output by only the HDMI outputs. If you’re not using the HDMI outputs and select Main or Sub by mistake and the menus disappear, press the [HDMI OUT] button to select No.

PR-SC885 specifications

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Onkyo PR-SC885 Using the Hdmi OUT Button, Use the Up and Down Buttons to select Monitor Out2

Models: PR-SC885

First Time Setup—Continued

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Use the Up and Down [

buttons to select “Monitor Out2,”

Using the HDMI OUT Button

ZONE 2

PUSH TO OPEN

Press the [HDMI OUT] button.

The current setting is displayed.

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

repeatedly to select:

ITOR OUT.

PONENT VIDEO MONITOR

MAIN.

PR-SC885 specifications