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6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver (265 Series)

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Automatic Audio/Video Switching Over an
HDMI Connection

If your A/V receiver has an HDMI output, it may be con-
venient to send audio and video to the TV over a single
HDMI cable through the A/V receiver. The following
setup enables the A/V receiver to switch automatically
to the correct input when you select a device in the TV’s
Input Selection menu. The connected source devices
can be analog, digital, or a mixture or the two.

VCR with

Analog Audio Output

A/V Receiver

HDMI

Output

HDMI

Cable

Connections of

any type

Blu-ray player

DVD player

Cable box

VCR

TV

Use NetCommand to switch an A/V receiver
automatically to the correct audio and video inputs for
a device (available only with an HDMI output to the TV
as shown).

Setting Up A/V Receiver Control, continued

More About Using an HDMI Connection

Audio from devices connected directly to the

TV can be heard from the TV speakers only.
To send audio to the A/V receiver from such
devices, use one of the optional audio con-
nections shown in the diagram on the next
page. F
or example, use an optional audio
connection if you wish to use the A/V receiver
speakers to hear audio from:

The

-

ANT input

A game or camcorder connected to the

-

TV.

To use NetCommand to supplement HDMI

control of a CEC-enabled A/V receiver, the
recommended setup sequence is:

Connect the HDMI cable.

1.

Enable HDMI control (

2.

New Device Found

screen).
Connect the secondary digital audio

3.

cable, if desired.
Perform NetCommand setup.

4.
If you perform A/V receiver NetCommand
setup first and then later connect an HDMI
cable, the NetCommand setup will be lost.

In some cases, audio from a device connected

to the A/V receiver may not be passed over the
HDMI cable to the TV speakers. In these cases
you must use the A/V receiver speakers to hear
audio.

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