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Other Operations

Switching the monitors

that output the HDMI

video signals

When you have two monitors connected to the
HDMI OUT A and HDMI OUT B jacks, you
can switch the output for these two monitors
using the HDMI OUT button on the remote
control.
1Turn on the receiver and the

two monitors.

2Press HDMI OUT.
Each time you press the button, the output
will be switched as follows:
HDMI A t HDMI B t HDMI A + B
t OFF t HDMI A…
Notes
If the compatible video format differs between the
monitors connected to the HDMI OUT A jack and
the HDMI OUT B jack of the receiver, “HDMI
A + B” may not work.
Depending on the playback equipment you
connect, “HDMI A + B” may not work.
If “Zone2 / OutB” setting is “Zone2”, the output
will be switched as follows:
HDMI A t OFF t HDMI A.
“Zone2 / OutB” should be set to “OutB” when you
use HDMI OUT B (ZONE2) jack as OUT B.

Switching between

digital and analog audio

(INPUT MODE)

When you connect equipment to both digital
and analog audio input jacks on the receiver,
you can fix the audio input mode to either of
them, or switch from one to the other,
depending on the type of material you intend
to watch.
1Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the

receiver to select the input.

You can also use the input buttons on the
remote control.
2Press INPUT MODE repeatedly

on the receiver to select the

audio input mode.

The selected audio input mode appears on
the display panel.
AUTO: Gives priority to digital audio
signals. If there are more than one
digital connection, HDMI audio signals
have priority.
If there are no digital audio signals,
analog audio signals are selected. When
TV input is selected, priority is given to
the Audio Return Channel (ARC)
signals. If your TV is not compatible
with the ARC function, the digital
optical audio signals are selected.
If the Control for HDMI functions of
both the receiver and the TV are not
activated, the ARC does not work.
COAX: Specifies the digital audio
signals input to the DIGITAL
COAXIAL jack.
OPT: Specifies the digital audio signals
input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack.
HDMI OUT

Other Operations

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