Integra DHC-9.9 User Manual

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By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV controller, 
you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV controller.
The AV controller supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format 
you choose will depend on the formats supported by your other components. Use the following sections as a guide.
For video components, you must make an audio connection and a video connection.
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV controller by using any one of the following video connection formats: 
composite video, S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.
The AV controller can upconvert and downconvert between video formats, depending on the “Monitor Out” setting, 
which generally determines whether video signals are upconverted for the component video output or the HDMI outputs.
For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconver-
sion (e.g., component video input through to component video output). It’s also recommended that you set the 
“Immediate Display” preference to “Off” (see page 124), the 
“Picture Adjust” setting to the default (see 
page 119), and 
the “Resolution” setting to “Through” (see pages 49, 50).
■ “Monitor Out” Setting Set to “HDMI Main” or “HDMI Sub”
With the “Monitor Out” setting set to “HDMI 
Main” or “HDMI Sub” (see page 49), video 
input signals flow through the AV controller as 
shown, with composite video, S-Video, and 
component video sources all being upcon-
verted for the respective HDMI output. Use the 
“HDMI Main” or “HDMI Sub” setting if 
you connect the AV controller’s HDMI OUT 
MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB, respectively, to 
your TV.
The composite video, S-Video, and component 
video outputs pass through their respective 
input signals as they are.
Connecting Both Audio & Video
On
Standby
On
Power
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Seven Channel Amplifier
  RDA-7.1
: Signal Flow
Video
Video
Audio
DVD player, etc.
TV, projector, 
etc.
Audio
Power amplifier and speakers 
(see page 23 for hookup details)
Which Connections Should I Use?
IN
MONITOR OUT
DVD player, etc.
TV, projector, etc.
Composite
S-Video
Component
Video Signal Flow Chart
HDMI
Composite
S-Video
Component
HDMI
AV controller