Connections

Connecting a TV monitor or projector

Connect your TV (or projector) to the HDMI OUT jack, the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit.

Make sure that this unit and other components are unplugged from the AC wall outlets.

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You can choose to play back HDMI audio signals on this unit or on another HDMI component connected to the HDMI OUT jack of this unit. Use the “S.AUDIO” parameter in “OPTION MENU” to select the component to play back HDMI audio signals (see page 101).

When you use the internal tuner of the TV as the input source, connect the digital or analog audio output jacks of the TV and digital or analog audio input jacks of this unit. Refer to “Connecting a set-top box” on page 22 for connecting information.

Notes

If a video monitor is connected to this unit via a DVI connection, you may not take full advantage of the HDMI features.

Some video monitors connected to this unit via a DVI connection fail to recognize the HDMI audio/video signals being input if they are in the standby mode. In this case, the HDMI indicator flashes irregularly.

If the connected video monitor is compatible with the automatic audio and video synchronization feature (automatic lip sync feature), this unit adjusts the audio and video timing automatically (see page 94). Connect the video monitor to the HDMI OUT jack of this unit to use the feature.

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH INPUT

 

 

PRE OUT

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT (8CH)

 

CENTER

 

 

 

SINGLE

 

D/

OUT

DVD

DTV/CBL

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

SB (8CH)

SURROUND

SUB

ZONE 2

FRONT

SURROUND

SUR. BACK

1

2

D-R (REC)

DVR

 

 

VCR

WOOFER

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

DTV/CBL

CD

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

4

5

6

 

 

DVD

 

DTV/CBL

 

DVR

OUT

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

IN1

 

IN2

 

IN3

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT B/ZONE B/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT A

 

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2/PRESENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

R EXTRA SP L

 

R

L

 

 

R

L

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

DOCK

VIDEO

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

 

IN

OUT

 

IN

OUT

MONITOR

 

DVD DTV/CBL

 

 

 

DVR

 

VCR

OUT

 

PR

A

DVD

COMPONENT VIDEO

DTV/CBL

 

 

PB

Y

PR

B

PB

Y

MONITOR OUT

C

DVR

AC OUTLETS

 

 

SWITCHED

 

 

120V 80Hz

 

 

100W MAX. TOTAL

 

 

0.8A MAX. TOTAL

 

 

O

Optical out

HDMI in

Component video in

S-video in

Video in

TV (or projector)

indicates recommended connections

indicates alternative connections

(One for the video connection, and one for the audio connection)

(U.S.A. model)

PR

PB

Y

S

V

 

 

 

 

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