Onkyo TX-NR838 Basic Manual page 3

Step 1:
Connections
Personal computer
HDMI
OUT
Game console
1
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 IN 1 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 IN 1. It is possible to change
assignment of the input jacks and input selector buttons.
HDMI
OUT
HDMI cable
HDMI
OUT
Set-top box/Digital
video recorder, etc.
For how to make settings, see the Advanced Manual (http://
www.onkyo.com/manual/txnr838/adv/en.html).
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 TV/CD analog audio input 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 "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
AUDIO
OUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUT
¼ Select an appropriate
connection for your TV.
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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