Definitive Technology SoloCinema Studio SoloCinema Studio Manual - Page 13

6.HDMI AUDIO: This menu option controls whether or not audio is sent to the TV via HDMI. The factory preset is NORMAL. The DEMO feature routes audio to the TV set via the HDMI output. In normal operation, audio is not sent to the TV. You would rarely, if ever, use this feature. It's intended to allow comparisons between the audio that is reproduced by the bar and the same audio through the TV speakers. HDMI AUDIO DEMO NORMAL 7.SYSTEM: Selecting the RESTORE DEFAULTS option restores all system settings to their original factory default settings. It may be useful in trouble shooting system issues. Note: When "restore defaults" is selected, the bar will enter standby and you will have to turn the bar on. FIRMWARE: Your SoloCinema Studio uses FIRMWARE R0261. If you have an issue with your system, please have this firmware version number handy prior to contacting our customer service department. They will need this information to help you. Note: Please register your SoloCinema Studio at www. DefinitiveTech.com/Register/ so that we can alert you in the event of firmware upgrades. SYSTEM RESTORE DEFAULTS Using High Speed HDMI Cables We recommend using High Speed HDMI cables with the SoloCinema Studio. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital alternative to analog connections between audio and video components. Using a single, standardized HDMI cable of 19 individual conductors allows the transmission of encrypted, uncompressed digital data. For example: a high-definition TV to a multichannel audio/video receiver and vice versa. The HDMI cable replaces many other analog cable types, such as composite video, coaxial cable, and standard audio cables, passing all of the following information: • Video signals, including high resolution formats up to 1080p • Audio signals, including multichannel audio and formats, such as Dolby that cannot be conducted by analog audio cables • The automatic matching of sources with the proper display information, so that format, aspect ratio and display are correct An HDMI cable offers several benefits: First, it makes connections clean and easy, with one cable. Second, audio and video performance improves. Because the HDMI cable passes information as digital data, it delivers the signal from one point (the SoloCinema sound bar) to another (the TV set) virtually intact, without the signal degradation found in analog transmission systems. When signals are transmitted over HDMI cable, it's possible for the audio or video signal to "disappear" completely, rather than degrade slightly as would occur with analog cables. HDMI cables are available in four types approved for home use by HDMI LLC: 1. Standard Speed 2. High Speed 3. Standard Speed with Ethernet 4. High Speed with Ethernet The quality of the cable, the amount of data being sent and cable length determine the quality of the sound and picture. High Speed HDMI cables meet, or exceed, the maximum current data rate of 10.2 Gbps. They can transmit all of the data required for HDMI's current features, including BluRay 3D, whereas Standard Speed cables cannot. We also recommend that you keep your High Speed HDMI cable length to 30 feet (10 meters) or less. In our experience, longer cables cannot consistently maintain the High Speed HDMI standards required for high definition sources. 12 Definitive Technology ° Owings Mills, MD