Hitachi 55HDT52 important safety instructions Output C B P R/C R R

First time use

Connecting External Video Sources

Your Hitachi Plasma Television is equipped with a G-LINK feature. This connection is necessary for the TV Guide On ScreenTM system to work with your cable box to receive program listings and to enable VCR recording features. Once you setup the G-LINK (IR Mouse) connector, then you can use your HITACHI Plasma TV Remote Control and the TV Guide On Screen system to control your cable box and VCR recording features.

The Plasma Television Rear Panel has IR BLASTER/G-LINK jacks. One IR Mouse cable can connect up to 2 external Audio/Video components. Please see the following example of a G-LINK setup between your HITACHI Plasma Television and external Audio/Video equipment (VCR and Cable box).

CONNECTING THE CABLE BOX/VCR TO G-LINK FOR TV GUIDE ON SCREENTM SYSTEM

1.Connect your external Audio/Video components to the Rear Panel shown below.

2.Connect the IR Mouse cable to the IR BLASTER/G-LINK output of the Rear Panel.

3.Place the IR Mouse in front of the infrared sensor of the external components you want to control.

/
G-LINK
			OUTPUT
		Y	PB/CB PR/CR R	L
V	L	R
OUTPUT
Infrared		Infrared
		Sensor
Sensor			Cable Box
VCR
IR
Mouse

4.To access the TV Guide On-ScreenTMsystem, press the MENU button.

5.	Use the CURSOR PAD or channel scroll down
	to highlight TV GUIDE ON SCREEN.
6.	Press the SELECT or CURSOR PAD button to
	select.

Video

Audio

TV Guide On Screen

Channel Manager

Locks

Timers

Setup

Power Swivel

Move SEL Select

7.Follow the Setup procedure on pages 49-53.

NOTE: 1. The G-LINK connection is not necessary for D-VHS recording devices.

2.The IR Mouse must be placed in front of the external components infrared sensor for the AV Network to work.

3.G-LINK connections are available on both IR BLASTER jacks.

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