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6. HDMI AUDIO:
This menu option controls whether or not audio is sent to the TV via
HDMI. The factory preset is NORMAL. The DEMO feature routes audio
to the TV set via the HDMI output. In normal operation, audio is not
sent to the TV. You would rarely, if ever, use this feature. It’s intended
to allow comparisons between the audio that is reproduced by the bar
and the same audio through the TV speakers.
HDMI AUDIO
DEMO
NORMAL
7. SYSTEM:
Selecting the RESTORE DEFAULTS option restores all system settings
to their original factory default settings. It may be useful in trouble
shooting system issues.
Note:
When “restore defaults” is selected, the bar will enter standby
and you will have to turn the bar on.
FIRMWARE:
Your SoloCinema Studio uses
FIRMWARE
R0261
. If you
have an issue with your system, please have this firmware version
number handy prior to contacting our customer service department.
They will need this information to help you.
Note:
Please register your SoloCinema Studio at
www.
DefinitiveTech.com/Register/
so that we can alert you in
the event of firmware upgrades.
SYSTEM
RESTORE DEFAULTS
Using High Speed HDMI Cables
We recommend using High Speed HDMI cables with the SoloCinema
Studio. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital
alternative to analog connections between audio and video components.
Using a single, standardized HDMI cable of 19 individual conductors
allows the transmission of encrypted, uncompressed digital data. For
example: a high-definition TV to a multichannel audio/video receiver
and vice versa. The HDMI cable replaces many other analog cable
types, such as composite video, coaxial cable, and standard audio
cables, passing all of the following information:
• Video signals, including high resolution formats
up to 1080p
• Audio signals, including multichannel audio and
formats, such as Dolby that cannot be conducted by
analog audio cables
• The automatic matching of sources with the proper
display information, so that format, aspect ratio and
display are correct
An HDMI cable offers several benefits: First, it makes connections clean
and easy, with one cable. Second, audio and video performance
improves. Because the HDMI cable passes information as digital data, it
delivers the signal from one point (the SoloCinema sound bar) to another
(the TV set) virtually intact, without the signal degradation found in analog
transmission systems. When signals are transmitted over HDMI cable, it’s
possible for the audio or video signal to “disappear” completely, rather
than degrade slightly as would occur with analog cables.
HDMI cables are available in four types approved for home
use by HDMI LLC:
1. Standard Speed
2. High Speed
3. Standard Speed with Ethernet
4. High Speed with Ethernet
The quality of the cable, the amount of data being sent and cable length
determine the quality of the sound and picture. High Speed HDMI cables
meet, or exceed, the maximum current data rate of 10.2 Gbps. They can
transmit all of the data required for HDMI’s current features, including
BluRay 3D, whereas Standard Speed cables cannot.
We also recommend that you keep your High Speed HDMI cable length
to 30 feet (10 meters) or less
. In our experience, longer cables cannot
consistently maintain the High Speed HDMI standards required for high
definition sources.
