Setting up a/v receiver control, continued, Netcommand control of an a/v receiver (838 series) – MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 838 SERIES User Manual

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6. NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver (838 Series)

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Before You Begin
To complete these steps you will need:

• The remote controls for both the TV and the

A/V receiver.

• An IR emitter cable available from Mitsubishi.
• An HDMI-to-HDMI cable to connect the A/V

receiver to the TV and cables necessary to
connect devices to the A/V receiver.

1.

Connect the A/V receiver to the TV with an HDMI-
to-HDMI cable. Do not connect the optional audio
cable at this time.

2.

If desired, enable HDMI Control of a CEC-enabled
A/V receiver. See Appendix C, “HDMI Control of
CEC Devices
.”

3.

Connect your audio/video devices to the A/V
receiver. Note the name of the device connected

Pb

Pr

INPUT 2

INPUT 1

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

(480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i)

Y/ VIDEO

Pb

Pr

Y/ VIDEO

DVI/PC

L

R INPUT

AUDIO

3D

GLASSES

EMITTER

ANT

AUDIO L

R

LAN

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

1

2

3

HDMI

HDMI cable

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

AUDIO

OUTPUT L

R

AUDIO

OUTPUT L

R

HDMI OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO IN

ANALOG AUDIO IN

L

R

High-definition

DVD player

DVD player

Cable box

VCR

Y/ VIDEO

TV

A/V receiver with

HDMI output

Any connection

types

Optional

analog or

digital audio

connection

Multiple video inputs through a single HDMI cable. The
optional audio connection allows you to hear, through the
A/V receiver, devices connected to the TV only, e.g., an
antenna on the

ANT input.

to each A/V receiver input. This information will be
needed later to set up NetCommand’s automatic
input switching.

4.

If using an optional audio cable between the TV
and A/V receiver, connect it. Set up NetCommand
control of the A/V receiver’s TV audio input when
setting up automatic switching in the next procedure.

5.

Connect the IR emitter cable to the TV and position
the IR emitter where it can send signals to the A/V
receiver. See “IR Emitters,” page 65.

Setup to Control Automatic Audio
and Video Switching via HDMI
When this setup is complete, the “learned” A/V receiver
input will appear in the TV’s

Input Selection menu as a

selectable input.

1.

Set the

TV’s remote control to TV mode.

2.

Navigate to the

Inputs > AVR menu.

To set up A/V switching over HDMI, choose your A/V
receiver input from a list.

3.

In the

Inputs > AVR menu, highlight the name of the

A/V receiver input to control. In this example, it is
the

DVD input.

4.

Press

ENTER on the TV’s remote control.

5.

While the text

DVD is flashing, press and hold the

DVD INPUT key on the A/V receiver’s remote control.

6.

When a check appears next to

DVD, release the

DVD INPUT key.
• If the text stops flashing before the check mark

appears, repeat this step.

• To erase the IR code just “learned,” press

CANCEL while the name is highlighted.

7.

If using an optional audio cable between the TV and
A/V receiver, “learn” the

TV AUDIO OUT key to enable

automatic switching of audio from sources con-
nected to the TV only.

8.

If there are no more devices to set up, highlight
EXIT and press ENTER or continue to set up addi-
tional A/V receiver audio/video sources.

Setting Up A/V Receiver Control, continued

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