CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT (cont.)
Set-up A - Home theater system with HDTV
(HDMI connection)
Set-up A (see page 12) uses an HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) connector to connect
to the HDTV. This displays the highest quality picture on the HDTV and also means there will be no
picture degradation on any future copy-protected programs (provided the link remains secure – see
right).
Variation
S-video provides a better TV picture than composite video, therefore, if your TV and VCR have
S-video connectors, replace the composite video connection with an S-video connection to your
VCR, then connect directly via an S-video connection from your VCR to your TV (or loop through
your home theater receiver if you prefer).
Set-up B - Home theater system with HDTV
(Component video / YPbPr connection)
Set-up B (see page 13) uses a component video connection to connect to the HDTV. This displays a
high definition picture on your TV.
NOTE
Copy protection via HDMI
secure link
The HDMI link between your set-
top and your TV/monitor should
be a secure link. When your set-
top is attached via a HDMI cable
to an HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection)
-compliant monitor, the monitor
and set-top negotiate a secure
link, which allows your set-top
to transmit full resolution video
(picture) to your TV/monitor.
Not all monitors support HDCP.
If your set-top is connected to a
monitor that does not support
HDCP, the following is displayed:
Your HDTV does not support HDCP.
Please use the YPbPr component
connection to watch TV.
The HDMI output is then disabled,
so no picture is transmitted from
this connector. In that case use the
component video connectors to
connect up (see Set-up B).
NOTE
How you set up your equipment may depend on your home theater receiver. For example, the optical
and digital audio inputs may be associated with particular video inputs. Please see your home theater user
information for further details.
