ONKYO HT-RC440 User Manual

p, which stands for Remote Interactive over 
HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on 
Onkyo components. The AV receiver can be used with 
CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allows 
system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI 
standard. CEC provides interoperability between various 
components, however, operation with components other 
than 

p-compatible components cannot be 

guaranteed.

The following components are 

p-compatible (As 

of January 2012).

■

• Toshiba TV
• Sharp  TV

■

• Onkyo and Integra 

p-compatible players

• Toshiba players and recorders
• Sharp players and recorders (only when used together 

with Sharp TV)

*

Models other than those mentioned above may have some 
interoperability if compatible with CEC, which is part of the 
HDMI Standard, but operation cannot be guaranteed.

• For proper linked operations, do not connect more 

p-

compatible components than the quantities specified below, to 
the HDMI input terminal.
– Blu-ray Disc/DVD players: up to three.
– Blu-ray Disc/DVD recorders/Digital Video Recorders: up to 

three.

– Cable/Satellite Set-top boxes: up to four.

• Do not connect the AV receiver to another AV receiver/AV 

amplifier via HDMI.

• Proper linked operations are not guaranteed when more 

p-compatible components than the above-mentioned 
quantities are connected.

■

p-compatible TV

The following linked operations are enabled by connecting 
the AV receiver to an 

p-compatible TV.

• The AV receiver will enter standby mode when the power 

of the TV is turned to standby.

• You can set on the menu screen of the TV to either output 

the audio from the speakers connected to the AV 
receiver, or from the speakers of the TV.

• It is possible to output the video/audio coming from the 

antenna or from the input jack of the TV from the 
speakers connected to the AV receiver. (A connection 
such as optical digital cable or similar is required in 
addition to the HDMI cable.) 

• Input to the AV receiver can be selected with the remote 

controller of the TV. 

• Operations such as volume adjustment or similar for the 

AV receiver can be performed from the remote controller 
of the TV.

■

p-compatible players/recorders

The following linked operations are enabled by connecting 
the AV receiver to an 

p-compatible 

player/recorder.
• When playback is started on the player/recorder, AV 

receiver will switch to the HDMI input of the 
player/recorder that is playing back.

• Operation of the player/recorder is possible using the 

remote controller supplied with the AV receiver.

*

Depending on the model used, not all operations may be 
available.

p-compatible components

Operations that can be performed with 
p connection