Digital Audio OUT terminals

You can enjoy your home theater by connecting a Dolby Digital (5.1 channel) decoder and “Multi Channel” amplifier to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminals.

Caution

•External speakers cannot be connected directly to PROG.OUT terminals.

•When ATSC channel is selected, the output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack will be Dolby Digital. When NTSC channel is selected, the output will be PCM.

Control with HDMI “HDAVI Control”

HDMI connections to some Panasonic equipments allow you to enjoy the easy playback or home theater.

•Setup the equipment to enable this function. Read the manual of the equipment.

•Switch the TV unit on again with the equipment on when connection or setup is changed.

•This function may not work normally depending on the equipment condition.

•The equipment can be operated by TV’s remote control with this function on even if TV is in Standby mode.

•Image or sound may not be available for the first few seconds when the playback starts.

•Image or sound may not be available for the first few seconds when Input mode is switched.

•Volume function will be displayed when adjusting the volume of the equipment.

•Easy playback is also available by using the remote control for Amplifier. Read the manuals of Amplifier.

HDMI connection

HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) allows you to enjoy high-definition digital images and high-quality sound by connecting the TV unit and the devices.

HDMI-compatible equipment (*1) with an HDMI or DVI output terminal, such as a set top box or a DVD player, can be connected to the HDMI terminal using an HDMI compliant (fully wired) cable.

•HDMI is the world’s first complete digital consumer AV interface complying with a non-compression standard.

•If the external device has only a DVI output, connect to the HDMI terminal via a DVI to HDMI adapter cable (*2).

•When the DVI to HDMI adapter cable is used, connect the audio cable to the audio input terminal.

•Audio settings can be made on the “HDMI in” menu screen. (p. 16)

Applicable audio signal sampling frequencies (L.PCM): 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz

Caution

(*1): The HDMI logo is displayed on an HDMI-compliant device. (*2): Enquire at your local digital device retailer shop.

•Use with a PC is not assumed.

•All signals are reformatted before being displayed on the screen.

•If the connected device has an aspect adjustment function, set the aspect ratio to “16:9”.

•This HDMI connector is “type A”.

•A device having no digital output terminal may be connected to the input terminal of either “COMPONENT”, “S VIDEO”, or “VIDEO” to receive analog signals.

•The HDMI input terminal can be used with only the following image signals: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Match the output setting of the digital device.

•For details of the applicable HDMI signals, see p. 38.

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