Accessories and connections
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Accessories and
connections
7.1
Connecting your audio equipment
HD recorder
Audio Equipment
L R
Digital
HDMI IN
S/PDIF
Analogue
Digital
A
C
B
D
HDMI OUT
TV
HDMI
C
Option A – Optical S/PDIF connection
(Digital)
Connect the
SPDIF
audio output of your HD
recorder to the relevant audio input of your
audio equipment using an optical S/PDIF cable
(not supplied).
Consult the user manual of your audio
equipment to choose the proper digital audio
inputs.
Option B – Electrical S/PDIF connection
(Digital)
Connect the
DIGITAL
audio output of your
HD recorder to the relevant audio input of your
audio equipment using an electrical S/PDIF cable
(not supplied).
Refer to the user manual of your audio
equipment to choose the proper digital audio
input.
Note
With a digital connection via the
DIGITAL
output of your HD recorder, mute and
volume operations are managed by your audio
equipment and not by your HD recorder.
Option C - HDMI connection (Digital)
Recent amplifiers are fitted with one or more
HDMI source input(s) and one HDMI output.
Recommended connection
• Connect the HDMI output of your HD
recorder to an HDMI source input of your
amplifier.
• Connect the HDMI output of your
amplifier to an HDMI input of your TV.
System settings
• For your HD recorder, set the
Audio
capabilities on HDMI
setting (under
Menu
>
Settings
>
Preferences
>
Digital output
) to
AUTO
.
• Select the correct A/V source on your TV.
• Select the correct A/V source on your
amplifier.
• Volume controls and necessary Lip sync
adjustments are performed by your
amplifier. Refer to your amplifier’s user
manual.
Option D – Analogue connection
Connect the L/R audio outputs to the relevant
audio inputs of your audio equipment using a
double CINCH cable (not supplied).
Refer to the user manual of your audio
equipment to choose the proper analogue audio
inputs.
7.2
Connecting your standard-
definition TV
HD recorder
Aerial wall
socket
1
2
TV
SCART
Mains wall
socket
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