What is HDMI out on receiver for?
Emily Sparks
Published Mar 05, 2026
What is HDMI out on receiver for?
HDMI out ports provide a connection method between your receiver and an HDMI enabled monitor or other device. You can use HDMI cables to transmit audio and video signals from the receiver to your TV, computer or speaker system.
How do I connect my HDMI receiver to my TV?
Make sure that the TV and receiver are connected using an HDMI cable. Connect the cable to the HDMI port that is labeled ARC or the port identified in your manual that supports ARC. Turn on the Control for HDMI setting on both the TV and the receiver or home theater system.
Is HDMI audio Out?
You can set the HDMI audio signal output of playback devices connected to the receiver via an HDMI connection. Select [Settings] – [HDMI Settings] from the home menu. Select [HDMI Audio Out]. TV+AMP: The sound is output from the speaker of the TV and the speakers connected to the receiver.
How do I hook up my Yamaha receiver to my TV?
Your TV has analog audio outputs via a mini jack so all you need to do is connect all your sources to the TV (with HDMI etc) and connect the TV audio out to any input on the receiver (except phono). You will need an audio cable with a stereo mini plug on one end and a pair of RCA connectors at the other.
Can a Yamaha receiver hook up to a PS3?
The receiver is a Yamaha RX-V870. I have my TV and cable box, as well as a PS3 and Wii U I would like to hook up to the TV and receiver. The only problem is none of the game systems use anything other than HDMI and Optical.
How does the return channel work on a Yamaha AV receiver?
The Audio Return Channel function enables data to be sent and received via the same HDMI cable, so you can hear the sound from the TV via a single HDMI cable, with no need for an extra optical cable. In ordinary deinterlacing, pixels in areas of movement are interpolated by upper and lower ranges. This causes jaggies in diagonal lines.
Are there any AV receivers with HDMI 2.1?
It seems that the implementation of HDMI 2.1 in some of the most recently launched AV Receivers is problematic and not delivering the fully promised 4K 120Hz experience. UPDATED: 30-Oct-2020 – Yamaha confirms affected AVR models – see below.
Can you use HDMI arc on a Yamaha receiver?
HDMI-ARC can only pass two-channel PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and maybe DTS 5.1 to your receiver – depending on the model number of the TV – Whereas your Yamaha Receiver can also decode Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio and also has 4K pass-through if needed. HDMI-ARC can’t pass 7.1 channel signals.
How to connect an LG TV to a Yamaha receiver?
There should be an HDMI port on the back of the TV labeled ARC (usually it’s HDMI input 3), connect an HDMI Cable to that HDMI port and connect the other end to an HDMI in port on the receiver (any HDMI in port on the receiver should do, just remember the input name) On the TV, you may need to go into the settings and enable ARC
Can a HDMI input port be used as an output port?
There should be an HDMI port on the back of the TV labeled ARC (usually it’s HDMI input 3), connect an HDMI Cable to that HDMI port and connect the other end to an HDMI in port on the receiver (any HDMI in port on the receiver should do, just remember the input name)
The Audio Return Channel function enables data to be sent and received via the same HDMI cable, so you can hear the sound from the TV via a single HDMI cable, with no need for an extra optical cable. In ordinary deinterlacing, pixels in areas of movement are interpolated by upper and lower ranges. This causes jaggies in diagonal lines.