Kenwood BDR-A7 - Manual (Page 6)

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CONNECTING TV
• There are two types of video jacks (COMPONENT, (composite) VIDEO) for analog
video connections and the HDMI connector for digital video and audio connections.
Connect them to the corresponding video jacks according to their capability.
• For your reference, the excellence in picture quality is as follows : “HDMI” >
“COMPONENT” > “(composite) VIDEO” .
• When making COMPONENT VIDEO connections, connect “Y” to “Y”, “Cb” to “Cb”
(or “B-Y”, “P B ”) and “Cr” to “Cr”(or “R-Y”, “P R ”).
• To hear the sound that the BD player reproduces from the speakers of your TV,
connect the AUDIO OUT jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks of the TV.
■ Notes :
• You don’t need to make all kinds of video connections between this unit and your
TV.
• Do not connect the unit to the TV through a VCR. Otherwise the picture may be
disturbed due to the copy protection function.
• If the resolutions of the video signals which are output from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUTs and the HDMI OUT and your TV are not matched, the picture is
not clear, natural or displayed. To prevent it, you should set the resolution to one
which the TV can handle. (For details, refer to “Video output resolution” below and
“SETTING THE DISPLAY” on page 42.)
• To output the digital audio signals from the HDMI OUT to hear the sound that the
BD player reproduces from the speakers of your TV, you should set the HDMI
Output to On (Auto). (For details, refer to “SETTING THE AUDIO” on page 43.)
• For stable signal transfer, we recommend using HDMI cords that are a maximum of
5 meters in length.
• Among the components that support HDMI, some components can control other
components via the HDMI connector. However, this unit cannot be controlled by
another component via the HDMI connector.
• The audio signals from the HDMI connector (including the sampling frequency and
bit length) may be limited by the component that is connected.
■ Copyright protection system
• This unit supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Contents Protection), technology to protect copyright of digital video
signals against illegal duplication. HDCP must also be supported on the components connected to this unit.
• This unit is HDMI Ver. 1.3 compatible.
• HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing
LLC.
■ Video output resolution
• The video output resolution differs depending on the Resolution setting.
(For details, refer to “SETTING THE DISPLAY” on page 42.)
Resolution setting
Video OUTs
(Composite) VIDEO OUT COMPONENT OUTs HDMI OUT
HDMI Auto 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 1080i *1,*2 highest resolution
1080p 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 1080i *1,*2 1080p
1080i 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 1080i *1,*2 1080i
720p 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 720p *1,*2 720p
480p 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 480p(NTSC)(or 576p(PAL)) 480p(NTSC)(or 576p(PAL))
480i 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL)) 480i(NTSC)(or 576i(PAL))
*1
: • When the COMPONENT OUTs and the HDMI OUT are connected to your TV, the video signals of 480i(NTSC)(or
576i(PAL)) will be output.
*2 : • When the HDMI OUT is not connected to your TV and the copy protected DVD Videos are played, the video signals of
480p(or 576p) will be output.
■ Notes :
• If the resolution of video signal to be output from COMPONENT OUTs or HDMI OUT does not match that of your TV, the
picture is not clear, natural or displayed.
Should this happen, first make (composite) video connection between this unit and TV, and select the (composite) VIDEO
as an input source on the TV to display the setting menu, then set the Resolution correctly. (For details on the resolution
acceptable for your TV, refer to its operating instructions.)
• When the HDMI OUT connector is connected to your TV, the TV reports to this unit what resolutions it supports. Therefore,
if you set the Resolution to HDMI Auto, this unit outputs the video signals of the highest resolution acceptable for your TV.
In this case, you cannot select the resolution inacceptable for your TV.
MONITOR TV, Projector, etc.
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