Kramer Electronics VS-66H3 - Manual (Page 7)

Overview
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3.2 About HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed
all-digital 1
In particular, HDMI:
audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and
home cinema industry. It delivers the highest high-definition image and
sound quality. Note that Kramer Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter
and an HDCP Licensee.
• Provides a simple 2 interface between any audio/video source, such as
a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such
as a digital flat LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single
lengthy 3
• Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-
channel digital audio
cable
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• Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital
audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements
and requirements
on a single cable
• Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital
video quality via a single cable 5
• Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
, and user-friendly connector
• Supports CEC, two-way communication between the video source
(such as a DVD player) and the digital television, enabling new
functionality such as automatic configuration and one-button play
HDMI has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats
(720p, 1080i, and 1080p, 2K and 4K), standard definition formats such as
NTSC or PAL, as well as 480p and 576.
3.3 About HDCP
The High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard 6
1 Ensuring an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-
to-analog conversions
protects
digital video and audio signals transmitted over DVI or HDMI connections
between two HDCP-enabled devices to eliminate the reproduction of
2 With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables
currently used in A/V systems is reduced
3 HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at up to 15m
4 HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to
support Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats
5 HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a
simple, cost-effective manner
6 Developed by Intel