Hitachi 37HLX99 Connecting Optical OUT to AN External Audio Amplifier, Connecting Monitor OUT

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 14 for reference).

CONNECTING OPTICAL OUT TO AN EXTERNAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER

CABLE

To monitor the audio level of the LCD TV to an	or
	Air signal
external audio amplifier, connect the system as
shown on the right. The “OPTICALOUT” from the
Rear Panel is a fixed output. The Volume of the
amplifier is controlled by the amplifier, not by the
LCD 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.

Back of	AUDIOOUT VIDEOOUT
VCR
	OUTPUT

VCR

Stereo System Amplifier

OPTICAL

IN

First time use

CONNECTING MONITOR OUT

The MONITOR OUT terminal outputs video and 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 .

Connecting Video:

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

2.Connect the cable from the AUDIO IN R of the

VCR to the OUTPUT (AUDIO/R) jack on the TV Rear Panel.

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

VCR to the OUTPUT (AUDIO/L) jack on the TV Rear Panel.

CABLE or

Air signal

Stereo System Amplifier or DVD Player

Optional

RL V S-VIDEO

INPUT

VCR or other external components

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

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