Marantz NR1604 - Manual (Page 16)

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Connecting other devices
Connecting a TV
• This section describes how to connect when your TV does not support ARC (Audio Return Channel).
For instructions on HDMI connections, see “Connecting this unit to a TV via HDMI connections”
( vpage 9 ).
• To listen to TV audio through this unit, use the optical digital connection.
AUDIO VIDEO
IN
VIDEO OPTICAL
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y P B P R
IN
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TV
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n Audio connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit.
a DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL connector
When a multichannel audio (digital bit stream audio) is input, this unit decodes the audio to play
back surround sound.
n Video connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit. Use either of the methods to make
a connection.
The numbers prefixed with connectors indicate the recommendation order. The smaller the number is,
the higher playback quality is achieved.
a COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (MONITOR) connector
This makes an analog video connection. This connection method separates video signals into 3
signals for transmission based on color components, achieving the best quality video playback
among analog video connections, with less signal degradation.
s VIDEO OUT (MONITOR) connector
This makes an analog video connection.
The sections in the connection diagram are also available for connections. To connect devices
to these connectors, you must set up input connectors. For details, see “Input Assign” ( vpage 120 ).
NOTE
• The menu screen is only displayed on TV connected to this unit via HDMI. If your TV is connected
to this unit via other video output connectors, perform menu operations while seeing the display
on this unit.
• If you do not connect this unit to your TV via HDMI, do not make HDMI connections for video inputs
from other video devices, either. For details see “Converting input video signals for HD output (Video
conversion function)” ( vpage 6 ).
• When content on iPod, USB memory devices, or the network is being played back with your TV connected
to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or VIDEO OUT connector, screens output from this unit such as the
playback screen cannot be displayed.
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