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Connecting Your Components
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Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV
receiver by using any one of the following
video connection formats: composite video,
S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the lat-
ter offering the best picture quality.
Video input signals flow through the AV
receiver as shown, with composite video, S-
Video, and component video sources all being
upconverted for the HDMI output.
The composite video, S-Video, and component
video outputs pass through their respective
input signals as they are.
When you connect a component to an HDMI
or COMPONENT VIDEO input, you must
assign that input to an input selector (see pages
46 and 47).
If signals are present at more than one input,
the inputs will be selected automatically in the
following order of priority: HDMI, component
video, S-Video, composite video. However, for
component video only, regardless of whether a
component video signal is actually present, if a
component video input is assigned to the input
selector, that component video input will be
selected. And if no component video input is
assigned to the input selector, this will be inter-
preted as no component video signal being
present.
In the “Auto Signal Selection Example” shown
on the right, video signals are present at both
the composite video and S-Video inputs, how-
ever, the S-Video signal is automatically
selected as the source and video is output by
the S-Video and HDMI outputs.
For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconver-
sion (e.g., component video input through to component video output). It’s also recommended that you set the
Immediate Display preference to Off (page 87).
The onscreen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the
composite video or S-Video MONITOR OUT, or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s own display
when changing settings.
IN
MONITOR OUT
DVD player, etc.
AV receiver
TV, projector, etc.
Composite S-Video Component
Video Signal Flow Chart
HDMI
Composite S-Video Component
HDMI
IN
MONITOR OUT
DVD player, etc.
AV receiver
TV, projector, etc.
Composite S-Video Component
Auto Signal Selection Example
HDMI
Composite S-Video Component
HDMI