Connecting Components With Hdmi; Audio Return Channel Function - Onkyo TX-NR414 Instruction Manual

Connecting Components with HDMI

Personal computer
Game console
*
If your TV doesn't support Audio Return Channel (ARC), you
need to connect an optical digital cable together with the HDMI
cable to the AV receiver.
* When listening to an HDMI component through the AV
receiver, set the HDMI component so that its video can be seen
on the TV screen (on the TV, select the input of the HDMI
component connected to the AV receiver). If the TV power is off
or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no
sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off.
Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The
default input assignments are shown below.
✔: Assignment can be changed
Jack Components
HDMI IN1 Blu-ray Disc/DVD player
HDMI IN2 Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.
HDMI IN3 Game console
HDMI IN4 Personal computer
HDMI IN5 Other components
HDMI IN6 Other components
HDMI OUT TV, projector, etc.
Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.
See also:
• "Connection Tips and Video Signal Path"
• "Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder"
(➔ page 69)
(➔ page
• "About HDMI"
Tip
• To listen to the audio of a component connected via HDMI
through your TV's speakers, enable "HDMI Through"
(➔ page 49) and set the AV receiver to standby mode.
Note
(➔ page 43).
• In the case of Blu-ray Disc/DVD players, if no sound is output
despite following the above-mentioned procedure, set your Blu-
✔
ray Disc/DVD player's HDMI audio settings to PCM.
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
TV, projector, etc.
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player
(➔ page 68)
71)
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Audio Return Channel (ARC) function
Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI
capable TV to send the audio stream to the HDMI OUT of
the AV receiver.
• This function can be used when:
– Your TV is ARC capable, and
– The TV/CD input selector is selected, and
"On"(➔ page
– "HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)" is set to
– "Audio Return Ch" is set to "Auto" (➔ page
Connections
49), and
50).