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Connecting AV Components
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About HDMI
Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, DVD players, set-
top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separate video and audio cables have
been required to connect AV components. With HDMI, a single cable can carry control signals,
digital video, and up to eight channels of digital audio (2-channel PCM, multichannel digital
audio, or multichannel PCM).
The HDMI video stream (i.e., video signal) is compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface),
*1
so TVs and displays with a DVI input can be connected by using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter cable.
(This may not work with some TVs and displays, resulting in no picture.)
The HTX-22HD uses HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), so only HDCP-com-
patible components will display a picture.
Supported Audio Formats
• 2-channel linear PCM (16/20/24 bit/32–192 kHz)
• Multichannel linear PCM (7.1 ch, 32–192 kHz)
• Bitstream (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High
Resolution Audio, Dolby TrueHD, DSD)
Your DVD player must be able to output these formats from its HDMI OUT.
About Copyright Protection
The HTX-22HD supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection),
*2
a copy-protec-
tion system for digital video signals. Other devices connected to the HTX-22HD via HDMI must
also support HDCP.
Use a commercially available HDMI cable (supplied with some components) to connect the
HTX-22HD’s HDMI OUT to the HDMI input on your TV or projector.
*1 DVI (Digital Visual Interface): The digital display interface standard set by the DDWG
*3
in
1999.
*2 HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection): The video encryption technology
developed by Intel for HDMI/DVI. It’s designed to protect video content and requires a
HDCP-compatible device to display the encrypted video.
*3 DDWG (Digital Display Working Group): Led by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard,
IBM, NEC, and Silicon Image, this open industry group’s objective is to address the indus-
try's requirements for a digital connectivity specification for high-performance PCs and dig-
ital displays.
Connecting Components with HDMI
The HTX-22HD’s HDMI interface is based on the following standard:
Repeater System, Deep Color, Lip Sync, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Reso-
lution Audio, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, SA-CD and Multichannel PCM