Connecting a TV
Connect a TV to the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack. You can operate this receiver using the menu on the TV screen when you connect the TV to the HDMI OUT A jack.
Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead) before connecting cables.
Connecting a TV incompatible with the eARC or ARC function via an HDMI connection
Solid lines show recommended connections and the dashed lines show alternative connections for audio signals. It is not necessary to connect all the cables. HDMI connection for audio/video signals is required.
Optical digital cable (not supplied)
Audio cable (not supplied)
HDMI cable (not supplied)
Note
- Sony recommends that you use an HDMI cable made by Sony or another HDMI-authorized cable. Be sure to use a High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet. Premium High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet that supports 18 Gbps is required for 4K/60p 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4K/60p 4:2:0 10 bit, etc.
Connecting a TV compatible with the eARC or ARC function via an HDMI connection
With just one HDMI cable connection, you can listen to the TV audio from the speakers connected to the receiver while the receiver sends audio and video to the TV.
HDMI cable (not supplied)
Note
- If the HDMI OUT A jack on your receiver is labeled “ARC,” update the software of the receiver. For details, see “Updating the software via the network (Network Update)” or “Updating the software using the USB flash drive (USB Update).” If the HDMI OUT A jack on your receiver is labeled “eARC/ARC,” its software already supports the eARC function.
- Sony recommends that you use an HDMI cable made by Sony or another HDMI-authorized cable. Be sure to use a High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet. Premium High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet that supports 18 Gbps is required for 4K/60p 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4K/60p 4:2:0 10 bit, etc.
- For this connection, you need to turn the eARC or ARC function on. Press HOME to display the home menu, select [Setup] - [HDMI Setup], and set [Audio Return Channel] to [eARC] or [ARC].
Hint
- If the HDMI jack of the TV (labeled “eARC” or “ARC”) is already connected to another device, disconnect the device and connect the receiver.
Connecting a TV and a projector
HDMI cable (not supplied)
Note
- Sony recommends that you use an HDMI cable made by Sony or another HDMI-authorized cable. Be sure to use a High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet. Premium High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet that supports 18 Gbps is required for 4K/60p 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4K/60p 4:2:0 10 bit, etc.
- To use this connection in only one room, select [Setup] - [HDMI Setup], and set [HDMI Out B Mode] to [Main].
Connecting a TV without HDMI jacks
Solid lines show recommended connections and the dashed lines show alternative connections for both video and audio signals. It is not necessary to connect all the cables.
Video cable (not supplied)
Audio cable (not supplied)
Optical digital cable (not supplied)
Note
- The VIDEO OUT MONITOR jack can output video signal input from the VIDEO IN jacks.
- Depending on the status of the connection between the TV and the antenna (aerial), the image on the TV screen may be distorted. If this is the case, place the antenna (aerial) farther away from the receiver.
Hint
- When connecting a TV to the receiver via the TV IN jacks of the receiver, set the sound output jack of the TV to “Fixed” if it can be switched between “Fixed” or “Variable.”
