Connecting Up
Home theater video connections
This player outputs video in a number of different ways. Choose the one most suitable for your system using the guide below.
1 | If your TV has a component video input, we |
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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT of this player. Use the standard
Important
•Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet.
•While a connected component is turned on, do not unplug the power cord of this DVD player from the wall outlet. The speaker may be damaged.
If your TV has a SCART input, we recommend using it to connect directly to the A/V EURO CONNECTOR on this player. (for Europe only)
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| CENTER | AUDIO OUT | Y |
| EXT. INT. |
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HDMI Ver1.1 |
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| VIDEO A/V EUROCONNECTOR | FLASHER | ||
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| S1 | OUT |
FRONT | SUB W. | SURR. | OPT. | MIXED 2CH | COAX. | CB |
| REMOTE CONTROL |
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| COMPONENT |
| AC IN |
3 If your TV and projector have | 2 If a component input is not | 4 Plug into a standard |
a HDMI terminal for Video and | available to you, connect this | AC wall outlet. |
Audio Input, we recommend | player to your TV or AV receiver |
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using it to connect directly to | using either the VIDEO or S1 |
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the HDMI out of this player. | jacks. |
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Connecting SCART (for Europe only) and S-Video cables
SCART and
Note
•The A/V EURO CONNECTOR can output composite or RGB component video. If you connect just one TV, use the A/V EURO CONNECTOR. You can select the type of video output by changing the COMPONENT setting in the DVD Setup Menu (page 46).
S-Video or composite video?
Connecting HDMI cables
With an HDMI cable, both uncompressed video data and digital audio data (e.g., LPCM or bit stream data such as Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG data or DVD Audio Multi channel) can be transmitted with just a single connector.
By transmitting DVD image data directly as digital data without it being first converted into analog format, it becomes possible to provide the very finest in image quality (see
pages 6, 39, 40, 45).
Note
•The HDMI output of this unit can be connected to a DVI jack on a TV or other device using a conversion adapter. In this case, it is necessary to use a TV or display with an
•There may be no image output if connected to a TV or display that is not compatible with the above format.
•Refer to the instruction manual of the TV or display to be connected to this unit for detailed information regarding the HDMI terminal.
•When connecting a progressive input TV with the component output of the player, select ON in the Progressive setting (see page 43).
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