MAKING CONNECTIONS 75

SIMPLINK Connection

 

 

 

 

No.

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Use the TV remote control to play and control the

1

Displays the previously viewed TV channel.

 

 

Plays discs. When multiple discs are

 

AV device connected with the HDMI cable through

2

 

available, the title of the disc appears at the

 

HDMI-CEC. Your TV only works with the devices

 

 

bottom of the screen.

 

that support HDMI-CEC. But only devices with the

3

Controls the connected VCR.

 

logo are fully supported.

 

 

 

 

4

HDD recordings playback: Controls the

 

 

 

 

 

recording stored in HDD.

 

Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI/

5

Audio out to home theater speaker or Audio

 

DVI IN or HDMI IN terminal on the rear of the TV

out to TV: Changes the audio output between

 

and the other end to the SIMPLINK device.

 

Home theater speaker and TV speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

yyIf the connected device does not support HDMI-CEC, the SIMPLINK feature is unavailable.

yyTo operate SIMPLINK, you should use an High Speed HDMI cable with the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) function.

yySIMPLINK may not work properly if you a third-party device that has an HDMI-CEC function.

Activating and Using the

SIMPLINK menus

1Press SIMPLINK to access the SIMPLINK menus.

2Press the Navigation buttons to select to On.

3Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to one of the devices and press ENTER.

ꔉ Enter ꕉ Exit

-A check mark appears in front of the selected device.

-Available devices display in a bright color.

-Unavailable devices display in gray.

4Control the selected AV device.

-Direct Play: After connecting AV devices to the TV, you can directly control the devices and play media without additional settings.

-Select AV device: Enables you to select one of the AV devices connected to the TV.

-Disc playback: Control connected AV devices

by pressing the Navigation buttons, ENTER, ꕖ, ꕗ, ꕘ, ꕚ and ꕙ.

-Power off all devices: When you power off the TV, all connected devices are turned off.

-Switch audio-out: Offers an easy way to switch audio-out.

-Sync Power on: When the equipment with SIMPLINK function connected HDMI terminal starts to play, The TV will automatically turn on.

NOTE

ENGLISH

On

 

 

Watch TV

DISC

VCR

HDD Recorder

Speaker

1 2

3

4

5

yyIf you change the input source by pressing INPUT, the progressing function of the SIMPLINK device will stop.

yyIf you select a device that has the home theater feature, the sound output automatically switches to the home theater speaker and the TV speaker turns off.

yyIf a connected SIMPLINK home theater system does not play the audio from the TV, connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal on the rear of the TV to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN terminal on the back of the SIMPLINK device with an optical cable.

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LG Electronics 50PT490E owner manual Simplink Connection, Activating and Using Simplink menus