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Recommended AV Connections

These diagrams show our recommendations on how to connect the TV unit to your various equipment. For other connections, consult the instructions for each piece of equipment and its specifications.

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Front of the TV

or

Cable TV

or

Cable Box

3

A

COMPONENT

IN

VIDEO

IN

or

■DVD Recorder /

VCR

or

Back of the TV

AC 120 V 60 Hz

AC Cord (Connect after all the other connections are complete.)

 

 

 

AV IN

 

 

 

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

R

L

PR

PB

Y

IN

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

PR

PB

Y

VIDEO

 

 

IN

L

S VIDEO

R

PROG TO

 

 

AUDIO

 

OUT AMP

R

L

 

AUDIO

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT

Connect with

A or B

Recommended AV Connections Using Timer

■To watch camcorder

images

Camcorder

VCR

DVD Player

(For HDMI connection,

HDMI compatible

equipment only.

For connection using

HDMI-DVI Conversion

cable, see HDMI 1 or

HDMI 2 connection on

■To listen to the

TV through

speakers

Amplifier

Optical digital

audio cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL IN

AHDMI cable

Advanced

this page.)

BHDMI-DVI Conversion cable

+Audio cable*

or

■To watch DVDs

DVD Player/Set Top Box

Note

The picture and audio input signals connected to a terminal specified in “Monitor out” (p. 35) cannot be output from “PROG OUT” terminals.

However, audio output can be obtained from “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” terminal.

To prevent howling and image oscillation, set the

When equipment (STB, DVD, etc.) is connected to HDMI or COMPONENT terminals, no video signals can be passed through PROG OUT terminal.

When receiving digital channel signals, all digital formats are down-converted to composite NTSC video to be output through the PROG OUT terminals.

“Monitor out” setting when connecting the VCR with loop-connection. (p. 24, 35)

* Please see p. 22-23 for setup when using an external analog audio cable with an HDMI to DVI cable.

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TH-42PX80U specifications

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