Before Making Any Connections; Using Hdmi To Connect An Av Receiver Or Hdtv - Onkyo DV DV-SP506 Instruction Manual

Connecting the DV-SP506—Continued

Before Making Any Connections

• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don't connect the power cord until you've completed
all audio and video connections.
Optical Digital Output
The DV-SP506's optical digital connector has a shutter-
type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted,
and closes when it's removed. Push the plug in all the
way.
Caution: To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical
plug straight when inserting and removing.

Using HDMI to Connect an AV Receiver or HDTV

What is HDMI?
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new
connection format that can carry uncompressed, stan-
dard or high definition digital video and digital audio.
Until now, several separate video and audio cables have
been required to connect AV components together. With
HDMI, a single cable is all that's necessary to achieve
the best picture and audio quality.
HDMI video is compatible with DVI (Digital Visual
Interface). To send HDMI video to a DVI input requires
an HDMI-to-DVI cable. The DV-SP506 supports HDCP
(High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), and for an
HDMI-to-DVI connection to work, the other component
must also support it. Note that this may not work with
some DVI components.
RCA AV Connection Color Coding
RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan-
nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "R"). Use
white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out-
puts (typically labeled "L"). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.
The supplied AV connecting cable is made up of an ana-
log audio cable and a composite video cable.
Analog audio
Right (red)
Left (white)
Composite video
(Yellow)
• Push each plug in all the way to
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
RIHD (CEC)
The DV-SP506 supports RIHD (Remote Interactive over
HDMI), which is Onkyo's implementation of CEC
(Consumer Electronics Control), which allows inte-
grated system control over HDMI and is part of the
HDMI standard. In addition to Onkyo AV components, it
allows interoperability with CEC-compatible AV com-
ponents and TVs made by other manufacturers.
To use RIHD, make sure that CEC is turned on on your
other components (e.g., TV, AV receiver).
Using HDMI
Use the HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect the
DV-SP506's HDMI OUT to an HDMI input on your AV
receiver. Alternatively, you can connect the DV-SP506
directly to the HDMI input on your TV.
Notes:
• The DV-SP506 supports HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection), a protection system for
digital video. HDMI components that you connect to
the DV-SP506 must also support HDCP.
• Even if you connect a component that does not support
HDCP to the DV-SP506, there will be no picture or
sound.
• The DV-SP506 supports High-Definition Multimedia
Interface Specification Information Version 1.2a.
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
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