Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Other connections Connecting using Hdmi, About Hdmi

Other connections

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it to this receiver using a

commercially available HDMI cable.1

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3. See About the video converter on page 12 for more on HDMI compatibility.

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2Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on an HDMI-compatible monitor.

•The arrow on the cable connector body should be facing right for correct alignment with the connector on the player.

3Press HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 (depending on which input you’ve connected to).

You can also use the front panel controls.

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

		OPTICAL					ANTENNA
IN 1	DIGITAL
		OUT
				COMPONENT VIDEO							AM L
		IN 1									L
IN 2				Y	PB	PR	Y		PB	PR
	(DVR/			IN							OUT
	VCR1)			1
		IN 2
	(TV/SAT)			IN							IN
				2							3
OUT		IN 3		Y	PB	PR	Y		PB	PR	R
		(CD)				ASSIGNABLE		1	3
	ASSIG-				S-VIDEO
	NABLE
HDMI	1	3
	CONTROL			iPod		IN	IN		OUT	IN	OUT
		OUT				VIDEO
				IN
		IN
	AUDIO		IN	OUT	IN	IN	IN		OUT	IN	OUT
	IN 1	L
	(DVD/LD)

IN 2	R
(DVR/VCR2)	CD	CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT	DVR/VCR1	DVR/

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 2

VSX-LX50

HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or plasma display

1Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1/2 interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on your HDMI component.

HDMI appears on the front panel when an HDMI- equipped component is connected.

•Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the AV options on page 58 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or plasma display (no sound will be heard from this receiver).

•If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be displayed. In this case, use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.

•You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s digital out jacks.

About HDMI

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays.

HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2 gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.

Note

1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVI HDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

•If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, a “HDCP ERROR” message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed, but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction.

•This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Version 1.3a. Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. Also, when using a component with HDMI version 1.0, it is not possible to output copy-controlled DVD-Audio CPPM sources from the HDMI connection.

•This receiver does not support the DeepColor feature of HDMI.

•This receiver supports SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. To take advantage of these formats, however, make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format.

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