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This unit has four HDMI input jacks and two HDMI output jacks for digital audio and video signal input/output.
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HDMI jack and cable plug
y
• We recommend that you use a commercially available HDMI cable
shorter than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it.
• Use a conversion cable (HDMI jack
↔
DVI-D jack) to connect this
unit to other DVI components.
• You can check the potential problem about the HDMI connection
• If you set “Mode” in “Standby Through” to “Last” or “Fix”, this
unit allows the HDMI signals input at an HDMI IN jack to pass
through this unit and output at an HDMI OUT jack (page 101).
• This unit is equipped with two HDMI OUT jacks. You can select
the active HDMI OUT jack(s) (page 43).
• This unit is equipped with the video conversion function (page 22).
• Do not disconnect or connect the cable or turn off the power of
the HDMI components connected to the HDMI OUT jacks of
this unit while data is being transferred. Doing so may disrupt
playback or cause noise.
• The HDMI OUT jacks output the audio signals input at the
HDMI input jacks only.
• If you turn off the video monitor connected to the HDMI OUT
jacks via a DVI connection, the connection may fail.
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HDMI signal compatibility with this unit
Audio signals
y
• If the input source component can decode the bitstream audio
signals of audio commentaries, you can play back the audio sources
with the audio commentaries mixed down by using the following
connections:
– multi-channel analog audio input (page 27)
– DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL (or COAXIAL)
• Refer to the instruction manuals of the input source component,
and set the component appropriately.
• When CPPM copy-protected DVD audio is played back, video and
audio signals may not be output depending on the type of the DVD
player.
• This unit is not compatible with HDCP-incompatible HDMI or
DVI components.
• To decode the audio bitstream signals on this unit, set the input
source component appropriately so that the component outputs the
audio bitstream signals directly (does not decode the bitstream
signals on the component).
• This unit is not compatible with the audio commentary features (for
example, the special audio contents downloaded via Internet) of
Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD. This unit does not play back the audio
commentaries of the Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD contents.
Video signals
This unit is compatible with the video signals of the
following resolutions:
– 480i/60 Hz
– 576i/50 Hz
– 480p/60 Hz
– 576p/50 Hz
– 720p/60 Hz, 50 Hz
– 1080i/60 Hz, 50 Hz
– 1080p/60 Hz, 50 Hz, 24Hz
Compatibility with Deep Color and x.v.Color
video signals
This unit accepts Deep Color (30 or 36-bit) and x.v.Color
video signals. To output those video signals from the
HDMI OUT jacks without any processing, set “HDMI
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HDMI” (
) to “Through”.
If the video monitor is not compatible with Deep Color or
x.v.Color video signals, the video source may not be played
back correctly.
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Default input assignment of HDMI input
jacks
Information on HDMI™
Notes
Audio signal
types
Audio signal
formats
Compatible
media
2ch Linear
PCM
2ch, 32-192 kHz,
16/20/24 bit
CD, DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio, etc.
Multi-ch
Linear PCM
8ch, 32-192 kHz,
16/20/24 bit
DVD-Audio, etc.
DSD
2/5.1ch,
2.8224 MHz,1 bit
SA-CD, etc.
Bitstream
Dolby Digital,
DTS
DVD-Video, etc.
Bitstream (High
definition audio)
Dolby TrueHD,
Dolby Digital Plus,
DTS-HD Master
Audio, DTS-HD
High Resolution
Audio
Blu-ray Disc,
HD DVD, etc.
HDMI
HDMI cable plug
Notes
Note
HDMI input jack
Assigned input source
IN1
BD/HD DVD
IN2
DVD
IN3
CBL/SAT
IN4
DVR
Front HDMI IN jack
V-AUX
