VIERA Link (HDMI and Audio out connections)
Connected equipment | Player theatre with | Amplifier with VIERA Link | ||
Features | VIERA Link function | VIERA Link function | function | |
Preset download | – | – | – | |
Easy playback | 6 | 6 | – | |
Power on link |
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Power off link |
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Reduce unnecessary power consumption | – | 3 | – | |
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Auto standby for unnecessary equipment | 3 7 | 3 7 | 3 | |
Pause Live TV programme | – | – | – | |
Direct TV Recording | – | – | – | |
Control the menu of the connected | 1 | 1 | – | |
equipment by VIERA remote control | ||||
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Speaker control |
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Connection
tTo use Player theatre /
Speaker system
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HDMI cable
Optical digital | tTo use Amplifier : | |
audio cable | ||
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SCART cable | VIERA Link function | |
HDMI cable | ||
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Speaker system
DIGA Recorder with VIERA Link function
Link Functions
HD Video Camera / LUMIX Camera with VIERA Link function
tUse fully wired HDMI compliant cable.
tConnect the equipment supporting VIERA Link to the TV’s HDMI2 terminal via an HDMI cable. tUse fully wired SCART cable.
tIf you use a SCART cable for audio output, connect the equipment supporting VIERA Link to the TV’s AV1 terminal and set [AV1 out] to [Monitor] in the Setup Menu (p. 30).
tUse any one of the optical digital audio cable and SCART cable for audio output from the TV.
1 : Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 2 or | 6 | : While playing a disc | |
| later” function. | 7 | : Except for watching a disc |
2 | : Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 3 or | 8 | : If the connected equipment has “HDAVI Control 5” |
3 | later” function. |
| function, you do not have to use this audio cable |
: Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 4 or |
| (Optical digital audio cable or SCART cable). In this | |
4 | later” function. |
| case, connect the equipment to the TV’s HDMI2 |
: Available with DIGA Recorder which has HDD. |
| terminal via an HDMI cable. | |
5 | : This function is available regardless of the version of HDAVI |
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Control when the recorder supports
VIERA Link Control of compatible equipment ([VIERA Link Control] 
p. 63)
tTable below displays maximum number of compatible equipment that can be controlled by VIERA Link Control. This includes connections to equipment already connected to the TV.
For example, DIGA Recorder connected to Amplifier which is connected to the TV via an HDMI cable.
Type of the equipment
Recorder (DIGA Recorder, etc.)
Player (DVD Player,
Audio system (Player theatre,
Tuner (Set top box, etc.)
Maximum number
2
2
1
3
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