How to connect Computer Cable Box DVD Player Game System To TV Using HDMI With Receiver Digital Optical Audio Wires
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Wiring Instructions:
- Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the Computer connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the TV.
- Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the Cable Box connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the TV.
- Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the DVD Player connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the TV.
- Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the Game System connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the TV.
- Connect one end of the TOS Link Digital Optical cable to the TV connector labeled TOS Link or Optical Output and the other end to an Optical Input on the Receiver.
- To watch / listen to the Computer, select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the HDMI cable from the Computer.
- To watch Cable, turn on the Cable box and select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the HDMI cable from the Cable Box.
- To watch a DVD, turn on the DVD Player and put in the DVD. Select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the HDMI cable from the DVD Player.
- To play a Game, turn on the Game System and put in the Game. Select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the HDMI cable from the Game System.
- To listen to what is shown on the TV through the Receiver Speakers, turn on the Receiver and select the Input on the Receiver that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the TOS Link Digital Optical cable from the TV
Note: These instructions do not include any additional customizations you may have made.
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No TV | No Receiver | No TV Source | No CD | No Computer |
TV | A/V Receiver | Cable Box | CD Player | Computer |
Input Selector | Satellite | SACD Player | ||
No VCR | No DVD Player | No DVD Recorder | No Game System | No Record Player |
VCR | DVD Player | DVD Recorder | Game System | Record Player |
VCR/DVD Combo | BluRay Player | TiVo / DVR |
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