Hitachi 55HDS69, 42HDS69 Connecting a Video and Monaural Audio, Source to Input 1 ~ Input

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On-Screen Display The Remote Control First time use

Connecting External Audio/Video Devices

CONNECTING A VIDEO AND MONAURAL AUDIO

CABLE

SOURCE TO INPUT 1 ~ INPUT 5

or

Air signal

1. Connect the cable from the VIDEO OUT of the

 

VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT

 

(VIDEO) jack, as shown on the Rear Panel on the

 

right.

 

2. Connect the cable from the AUDIO OUT of the

 

VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT

 

(MONO)/L(AUDIO) jack.

 

3. Press the INPUTS button, then select INPUT 2

 

from the INPUTS menu to view the program

 

from the VCR or the laserdisc player.

 

4. Select CABLE or AIR from the INPUTS menu to

 

return to the previous channel.

 

(For INPUT 5 please see page 15 for reference).

 

CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER

 

 

CABLE

To monitor the audio level of the Plasma TV to an

or

Air signal

external audio amplifier, connect the system as

 

shown on the right. The “OPTICAL OUT” from the

 

Rear Panel is a fixed output. The Volume of the

 

amplifier is controlled by the amplifier, not by the

 

Plasma Television. The OPTICAL OUT terminal

 

outputs all audio sources with Optical IN capability.

 

1. Connect an optical cable from the Optical out to

 

the Optical input of a separate Stereo System

 

Amplifier as shown on the Rear Panel on the

 

right.

 

CONNECTING MONITOR OUT

CABLE or

The MONITOR OUT terminal outputs video and Air signal

audio of CABLE/AIR and INPUTS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. It does not output component and HDMI video.

1.Connecting S-Video:

Connect the cable from the S-VIDEO OUT of the Rear Panel to the INPUT (S-VIDEO) jack, of the VCR or Laserdisk player.

Connecting Video:

Connect the cable from the VIDEO INPUT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the VIDEO out jack on the TV Rear Panel.

2.Connect the cable from the AUDIO IN R of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the OUTPUT (AUDIO/R) jack on the TV Rear Panel.

Back of

AUDIOOUT VIDEOOUT

VCR

OUTPUT

VCR

Stereo System Amplifier

OPTICAL

IN

Stereo System Amplifier or DVD Player

Optional

R L V S-VIDEO

INPUT

3.Connect the cable from the AUDIO IN L of the

VCR or the laserdisc player to the OUTPUT

(AUDIO/L) jack on the TV Rear Panel.VCR or other external

components

NOTE: When making video connections, connect S-Video only or Video only. If both are connected, S-

22Video takes priority.

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42HDS69, 55HDS69 specifications

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