Connecting A Tv; Audio Connection - Denon AVR-X500 Owner's Manual

Connecting a TV

• This section describes how to connect when your TV does not support HDMI connections.
For instructions on HDMI connections, see "Connecting HDMI devices" (vpage 5).
• To listen to TV audio through this unit, use the optical digital connection.
n Audio connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit. Use either of the methods to make
a connection.
The numbers prefixed with connectors indicate the recommendation order. The smaller the number is,
the higher playback quality is achieved.
a DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL 1 connector
DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL 2 connector z
When a multichannel audio (digital bit stream audio) is input, this unit decodes the audio to play back
surround sound.
z When making this type of connection, you must change the settings on this unit.
(v Input connector setting )
n Video connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit.
a VIDEO OUT (MONITOR) connector
This makes an analog video connection.
Input connector setting
When making the following connection, you must change the input connector settings.
a DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL 2 connector
Change the default "CBL/SAT" to "TV AUDIO".
For how to change, see "Input Assign" (vpage 34).
DVD
TV
AUDIO VIDEO
OPTICAL OPTICAL VIDEO
OUT OUT IN
a a a
or
NOTE
• The menu screen is only displayed on TV connected to this unit via HDMI. If your TV is connected
to this unit via other video output connectors, perform menu operations while seeing the display
on this unit.
• If the VIDEO input connector is to be used, be sure to connect the MONITOR output connector of the
unit and the VIDEO input connector of the TV, using a video cable.
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Connecting other devices