Onkyo HT-S3500 Owner Manual - Page 16

Connecting Components with HDMI VCR or DVD recorder/digital video recorder Connections Game console TV, projector, etc. Satellite/cable set-top box, etc. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player * If your TV doesn't support Audio Return Channel (ARC), you need to connect an optical digital cable together with the HDMI cable to the AV receiver. * When listening to an HDMI component through the AV receiver, set the HDMI component so that its video can be seen on the TV screen (on the TV, select the input of the HDMI component connected to the AV receiver). If the TV power is off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off. Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ page 39). Jack HDMI IN1 HDMI IN2 HDMI IN3 HDMI IN4 HDMI OUT Components Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ✔ VCR or DVD recorder/digital video recorder ✔ Satellite/cable set-top box, etc. ✔ Game console ✔ TV, projector, etc. See also: • "Connection Tips and Video Signal Path" (➔ page 59) • "Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder" (➔ page 60) • "About HDMI" (➔ page 62) Tip • To listen to the audio of a component connected via HDMI through your TV's speakers, enable "HDMI Through" (➔ page 45) and set the AV receiver to standby mode. Note • In the case of Blu-ray Disc/DVD players, if no sound is output despite following the above-mentioned procedure, set your Bluray Disc/DVD player's HDMI audio settings to PCM. ■ Audio Return Channel (ARC) function Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI capable TV to send the audio stream to the HDMI OUT of the AV receiver. • This function can be used when: - Your TV is ARC capable, and - The TV/CD input selector is selected, and - "HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)" is set to "On" (➔ page 45), and - "Audio Return Ch (ARC)" is set to "Auto" (➔ page 46). En-16