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CONNECTING DEVICES

No supplied cables are used with these connections:

• Please purchase the necessary cables at your local store.

Before you connect:

Be sure other device is connected properly before plugging in the AC power cord.

External Device Connection

HDMI Connection
HDMI connection offers the highest picture quality.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) transports high definition digital video and multi-channel digital audio through a single cable.

BD/DVD recorder

with the HDMI output jack

Note

Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (a certified HDMI cable). High Speed HDMI cable is recommended for the better compatibility.

For HDMI connection (use HDMI 1 or 2 jack)

The unit accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p 24/60 Hz of video signals, and 32kHz, 44.1kHz and 48kHz of audio signals.

This unit accepts only 2 channel audio signal (LPCM).

You need to select "PCM" for the digital audio of the device you connected or check the HDMI audio setting.There may be no audio output if you select "Bitstream", etc.

This unit accepts only signals in compliance with EIA861.

For HDMI-DVI connection

The unit accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p video signals.

HDMI-DVI connection requires separate audio connections as well and the audio signals are converted from digital to analog.

DVI does not display 480i image which is not in compliance with EIA/CEA-861/861B.

Component Video Connection

Component Video connection offers better picture quality for video devices connected to the unit.

If you connect to the unit’s Component Video Input jacks, connect audio cables to the Audio L/R Input jacks right beside

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HDMI cable

or

the Component Video connector.

component video cables (red / blue / green)

audio cables

(green) (blue) (red)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

Y

Pb/Cb Pr/Cr

L

R

HDMI-DVI Connection

Use an HDMI-DVI conversion cable to connect the unit to external video devices equipped with DVI output jack. (Use HDMI 1 Input jack only and Audio L/R below HDMI 1 Input jack on rear of TV.)

cable receiver or satellite box

 

with the DVI output jack

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

PCM

 

 

DVI OUT

AUDIO OUT

 

 

L

R

audio cables

 

 

 

 

 

To HDMI 1 Input

 

 

jack only

HDMI-DVI conversion cable

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Note

The unit accepts 480i / 480p / 720p and 1080i of video signals for this connection.

S-Video Connection

S-Video connection offers good picture quality for video devices connected to the unit.

If you connect to the unit’s S-Video Input jack, connect audio cables to the Audio L/R jacks below the Video connector.

S-Video cable

audio cables

S-VIDEO

AUDIO OUT

OUT

L

R

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