Operation Manual

11
CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT (cont.)
Set-up A - Home theater system with HDTV
(HDMI connection)
Set-up A (see page 12) uses a HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) connector to connect to
the HDTV. This displays the highest quality picture on the HDTV and also means there will be no
picture degradation on any future copy-protected programs (provided the link remains secure – see
right).
Variation
S-video provides a better TV picture than baseband video, therefore, if the TV and VCR have S-video
connectors, replace the baseband video connection with an S-video connection to the VCR, then
connect directly via an S-video connection from the VCR to the TV (or loop through the home
theater receiver if you prefer).
Set-up B - Home theater system with HDTV
(Component video / YPbPr connection)
Set-up B (see page 13) uses a component video connection to connect to the HDTV. This displays a
high definition picture on the TV.
NOTE
How you set up your equipment may depend on your home theater receiver. For example, the optical
and digital audio inputs may be associated with particular video inputs. Please see your home theater user
information for further details.
NOTE
Copy protection via HDMI
secure link
The HDMI link between your set-
top and the TV/monitor should
be a secure link. When the set-
top is attached via a HDMI cable
to an HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection)
-compliant monitor, the monitor
and set-top negotiate a secure
link, which allows the set-top
to transmit full resolution video
(picture) to the TV/monitor..
Not all monitors support HDCP.
If your set-top is connected to a
monitor that does not support
HDCP, the following is displayed:
Your HDTV does not support HDCP.
Please use the YPbPr component
connection to watch TV.
The HDMI output is then disabled,
so no picture is transmitted from
this connector. In that case use the
component video connectors to
connect up (see Set-up B).