Onkyo TX-NR838 Basic Manual page 3

Step 1:
Connections
Personal computer
HDMI
OUT
Game console
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Connecting the TV and players
Important: The power cord must be connected only after all
other connections are completed.
HDMI Cable Connection
The unit has many HDMI jacks on its rear panel and each
of them corresponds to an input selector button of the
same name on the front panel. For example, a Blu-ray
Disc player will be connected to the HDMI IN1 jack and the
BD/DVD button on the front panel will be used to listen to
the playback sound (if the player is CEC compliant, input
will be switched automatically). If you add another Blu-ray
Disc player, you can use any other jack than HDMI IN1. It
is possible to change assignment of the input jacks and
HDMI
OUT
HDMI cable
HDMI
OUT
Set-top box/Digital
video recorder, etc.
input selector buttons. For how to make settings, see the
Advanced Manual.
To connect the TV and the unit, connect the HDMI OUT MAIN
jack of the unit and the HDMI IN jack of the TV using an HDMI
cable. With this connection, it becomes possible to display
the setting screen of the unit on the TV or transmit video/
audio signals from the player to the TV. If your TV supports
ARC (Audio Return Channel), it is possible to play the TV
sound with the AV receiver's speakers with this connection
only. If your TV does not support ARC, you need, in addition
to the HDMI OUT MAIN jack connection, a digital optical cable
connection between the digital audio out optical jack of the
TV and the DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack of the unit or an analog
audio (RCA) cable connection between the audio output jack
of the TV and the VIDEO/AUDIO IN TV/CD jack of the unit.
HDMI
IN
To use the ARC function, connect to the ARC
compatible HDMI jack of the TV and make an
appropriate setting on the unit. See the section 2 "2nd
Step : Source Connection" of "Step 2: Setting Up".
HDMI
OUT
HDMI
OUT
Satellite/Cable
set-top box, etc.
z Audio connection with a TV not supporting ARC
¼ Select an appropriate connection
for your TV.
AUDIO
OUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUT
Another TV can be connected to the HDMI OUT SUB jack.
In this case, press MONITOR OUT on the main unit several
times to display "SUB" or "MAIN+SUB" and select the
output method. With the sub output, the operation screen for
Internet function, USB playback, or Bluetooth playback can
TV
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player
TV
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