Connecting your equipment
Connecting a TV and playback components
Connecting using HDMI
If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped
component (Blu-ray Disc player, etc.), you can connect it to
this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable.
If the TV and playback components support the Control with
HDMI feature, the convenient Control with HDMI functions
can be used (see Control with HDMI function on Operating
Instructions in CD-ROM).
• The following connection/setting is required to listen to
the sound of the TV over this receiver.
-
If the TV does not support the HDMI Audio Return
Channel function, connect the receiver and TV with
audio cables (as shown).
If the TV supports the HDMI Audio Return Channel
-
function, the sound of the TV is input to the receiver via
the HDMI terminal, so there is no need to connect an
audio cable. In this case, set ARC at HDMI Setup to ON
(see HDMI Setup on Operating Instructions in CD-
ROM).
Important
• VSX-821 only:
-
If the receiver is connected to a TV using an HDMI cable,
the on-screen display (OSD) will not be displayed. Be
sure to use a standard RCA analog video cable to
connect. In this case, switch the TV input to analog to
see the OSD screen (for setup, etc.) on the TV.
When the Control with HDMI function is ON and the
-
receiver is connected to a compatible TV with an HDMI
cable, and you switch the input of the TV to composite
or component, the input of the receiver may
automatically switch to TV/SAT. If this happens, switch
the receiver's input back to the original input, or turn
OFF the Control with HDMI function (see HDMI Setup
on Operating Instructions in CD-ROM).
VSX-821
HDMI
DVR/BDR IN
VIDEO
DVR/
BDR
IN
1
(
DVD
ASSIGNABLE
IN
2
(
DVR/
BDR
MONITOR
OUT
HDMI OUT
HDMI/DVI-compatible
Blu-ray Disc player
VIDEO IN
VSX-821 only: This
connection is necessary
in order to see the OSD
of the unit on the TV.
HDMI/DVI-compatible TV
COAXIAL
DVD IN
BD IN
VIDEO 1 IN
OUT
IN
1
ASSIGNABLE
(
CD
)
AUDIO
SURR BACK/
DVR/BDR
CD-R/TAPE
FRONT HEIGHT
ADAPTER PORT
L
MONITOR
MONITOR
TV/SAT
BD
( Single )
(
OUTPUT 5 V
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
PRE OUT
0.1 A MAX
)
R
ANTENNA
FM
UNBAL
CD
75
L
AM LOOP
OUT
IN
DVD IN
IN
IN
R
)
L
)
IN
IN
R
SUBWOOFER
Y
P
P
TV/SAT
BD
DVD
B
R
COMPONENT VIDEO
PRE OUT
R
L
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
HDMI IN
Select one
If the TV does not support
the HDMI Audio Return
Channel function, this
connection is required to
listen to the TV sound over
the receiver.
OPTICAL
IN
IN
1
2
ASSIGNABLE
(
TV/SAT
)
(
CD-R/TAPE
)
FRONT
CENTER
A
R
L
OPTICAL
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
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