Connections; Connecting To A Tv; Connecting To A Display Device With Hdmi Cable; Connecting To A Display Device And An Amplifier/Receiver With Hdmi Cable - Denon DVD-3800BD Owner's Manual

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Connections

Connecting to a TV

Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing device.
analogue audio standard picture good picture
display device
AUDIO IN
R L
RCA
audio
cable
and
this unit
DIGITAL OUT ( PCM / BITSTREAM )
OPTICAL COAXIAL R L
2ch AUDIO OUT
FR FL
2ch AUDIO OUT
SW C SR SL SBR SBL
Y P /C P /C
B B R R
7.1ch AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
2ch AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT
Supplied cables used in this connection are as follows:
• RCA audio cable (L/R) x 1
• RCA video cable x 1
Please purchase the rest of the necessary cables at your local store.
Note
• Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the RCA audio/video cables are connected to a VCR,
pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system.
• If the display device to which the player is to be connected is compatible with progressive scan
video, connect to the component video input.
• This unit's COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are compatible for 480i/576i/480p/576p/720p/1080i
video resolution. If the connected display device is not compatible for 480p/576p/720p/1080i
video resolution, set "Component Output" to "480i/576i". (For playing back BD, 480i/576i video
resolution is not available.)
• If the picture is not output properly to the display device because of the "HDMI Video
Resolution" or "Component Output" setting, press and hold B on the front panel for more than
5 seconds. The "HDMI Video Resolution" setting will be reset to the default automatically.
• If you are using HDMI connection and set "HDMI Video Resolution" to "1080p" or "1080p24",
picture may not be output properly to the display device. In that case, set "HDMI Video
Resolution" to "480p/576p", "720p" or "1080i".
Method 1 Method 2
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COMPONENT
VIDEO S-VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
IN
Y
(Green)
P B /C B
(Blue)
RCA
P /C
R R
S-video
(Red)
video
cable
cable component
video cable
or or
(Green) (Blue) (Red)
VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT
Y P B B /C /C B
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
(When RCA cable
connected)

Connecting to a Display Device with HDMI Cable

Connecting this unit to device with an HDMI jack using an HDMI cable enables digital transfer of both
digital video signals and multi-channel audio signals.
After making the connection, please make HDMI settings on setup menu according to your display
Method 3
device. Refer to pages 31-33.
best audio and picture
COMPONENT
VIDEO IN
Y
(Green)
P
B
(Blue)
P
R
(Red)
component
video cable
A display device with an HDMI compatible port
or
Cables not included.
(Green) (Red)
(Blue)
Please purchase the necessary cables at your local store.
P /C R /C R Y P /C P /C
B B R R

Connecting to a Display Device and an Amplifier/Receiver with HDMI Cable

Connecting this unit to display device and an amplifier/receiver with an HDMI jack using HDMI cables
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
COMPONENT enables digital surround sound with high quality video.
VIDEO OUT
(When BNC cable
connected)
display device
Surround Speaker (left)
Cables not included.
Please purchase the necessary cables at your local store.
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this unit
Method 4
DIGITAL OUT ( PCM / BITSTREAM )
OPTICAL COAXIAL
FR FL
2ch AUDIO OUT
display device
SW C SR SL SBR SBL
7.1ch AUDIO OUT
To HDMI Input jack
HDMI cable
Front Speaker (left) Front Speaker (right)
Centre
Speaker
amplifier
HDMI IN HDMI OUT
HDMI cable
Surround Surround
back (For back (For
7.1-channel) 7.1-channel)
(left) (right)
Connections
HDMI OUT
VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT
this unit
DIGITAL OUT ( PCM / BITSTREAM ) HDMI OUT
HDMI IN
OPTICAL COAXIAL
FR FL 2ch AUDIO OUT
SW C SR SL SBR SBL
7.1ch AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT
HDMI cable
Subwoofer
Surround Speaker (right)