Connecting Both Audio & Video; Which Connections Should I Use - Integra DTR-8.9 Instruction Manual

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting Both Audio & Video
By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you
can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver.
: Signal Flow
Video
Audio
DVD player, etc.

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format
you choose will depend on the formats supported by your other components. Use the following sections as a guide.
For video components, you must make an audio connection and a video connection.
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV receiver by using any one of the following video connection formats:
composite video, S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.
The AV receiver can upconvert and downconvert between video formats, depending on the "Monitor Out" setting, which
generally determines whether video signals are upconverted for the component video output or the HDMI outputs.
For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconver-
sion (e.g., component video input through to component video output). It's also recommended that you set the
"Immediate Display" preference to "Off" (see page 126), the "Picture Adjust" setting to the default (see
page 121), and the "Resolution" setting to "Through" (see page 51, 52).
■ "Monitor Out" Setting Set to "HDMI Main" or "HDMI Sub"
With the "Monitor Out" setting set to "HDMI
Main" or "HDMI Sub" (see page 48), video
input signals flow through the AV receiver as
shown, with composite video, S-Video, and
component video sources all being upcon-
verted for the respective HDMI output. Use the
"HDMI Main" or "HDMI Sub" setting if
you connect the AV receiver's HDMI OUT
MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB, respectively, to
your TV.
The composite video, S-Video, and component
video outputs pass through their respective
input signals as they are.
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Speakers (see page 24 for hookup details)
Video Signal Flow Chart
DVD player, etc.
Composite
AV receiver
Composite
TV, projector, etc.
Video
Audio
TV, projector,
S-Video Component
IN
MONITOR OUT
S-Video Component
etc.
HDMI
HDMI