Connecting to the HDMI Terminal

You will enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal.
When you use AQUOS LINK, make sure to use a certifi ed HDMI cable.
This Player
HDMI cable
(commercially available)
TV
Projector AV receiver

Equipment with an HDMI terminal

After connecting
Load a disc and start playback. (Pages 25-28)
If desired, connect audio equipment. (Pages 18-20)
Refer to AQUOS LINK function. (Pages 24 and 42)
STEPS
1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.
2: Firmly connect an HDMI cable (commercially available) to the HDMI terminals (1 and 2).
1To HDMI OUT terminal
2To HDMI input terminal

Change the video output to HDMI

video out

When you connect both an HDMI cable and a component
cable to this player, switch to the output terminals by remote
control.
(The video output is not output both terminals.)
NOTE
• When you connect this player to the TV of SHARP with an HDMI
cable only and if the TV is on, the video output is changed to
HDMI output automatically.
The following setting is unnecessary.
• When you connect to the TV with an HDMI cable only, HDMI video
output is set to AUTO. If you don’t get the normal image, select
the desired resolution.
• When you are setting HDMI video output besides AUTO, you can
only select the resolution that corresponds to the connected TV.
Caution:
• HDMI output and Component Video output
can not be used at the same time.
Turn on the power.
Press HDMI button for 5 seconds, and the
change of “Component Video Out” and “HDMI
Out” is possible.
(To switch outputs, it is necessary to keep the button
pressed for several seconds.)
Also, when the HDMI button is pressed, the current
setting conditions will display while fl ashing (blinking),
and then the selected output lamp displays.
” or “ ” is displayed
alternately on the front panel display.
1
2
3
Caution:
Even when there is no cable connected to the Component video out,
switching the output to CP-out (Component video out) is still possible.
When CP-out is selected, there will be no signal from the HDMI
video out.
• When using an HDMI output, 7.1 ch
Digital Output is available.
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