Operating additional equipment
Connecting devices to the HDMI (DVI) connections and playback
The HDMI connections (High Definition Multimedia In- terface) permit digital video and audio transmission via a connection cable from a player, e.g. from the Loewe
Centros 2102/2172 HD DVD recorder.
The digital picture and sound data are transmitted without data compres- sion and therefore lose none of their quality. Analogue/digital conversion is no longer necessary in the connected devices, which also would result in quality losses.
Using a DVI/HDMI adapter cable, the digital video signals of a DVI player can also be played via the compatible HDMI connection. The sound must be fed in additionally.
HDMI and DVI both use the same copy protection method HDCP.
Connecting the device
Call TV menu. 34Select Connections,
6 go to the menu line below.
34Select New devices/modifications.
OK calls the wizard.
OK Go to the AV equipment selection menu. Select device on HDMI1/DVI or HDMI2/DVI.
Yellow button: Activate HDMI1/DVI or HDMI2/DVI.
Connect the device by an HDMI cable (type A, 19 pole) to the HDMI1/DVI or HDMI2/DVI socket of the TV set.
If a DVI/HDMI adapter cable is used, the appropriate sound can be fed in via the audio input socket AUDIO IN2 (analogue) or AUDIO DIGITAL IN (digital) on the TV set. See also page 45.
Playback from the device
Call AV selection.
VGA | AV selection |
| HDMI2/DVI COMP. IN | VIDEO VCR DVD |
HDMI1/DVI | OK |
34Select HDMI1/DVI or HDMI2/DVI socket, OK to switch over.
Start playback on the connected device.
The best possible format for the picture will be detected and set automatically.
Connecting devices to the PC IN connection and playback
You can connect a PC or a SetTopBox (STB) to the PC IN socket and thus use the screen of the TV set as an output device.
➠When connecting the TV set to a PC, first set your PC to one of the following screen resolutions:
800 x 600 60 | Hz | (SVGA) | 1024 x 768 | 60 Hz | (XGA) |
1280 x 1024 60 | Hz | (SXGA) | 1360 x 768 | 60 Hz | (WXGA) |
➠When connecting a SetTopBox set the following screen resolutions according to the possibilities of the SetTopBox:
SDTV: | 720 x 576i | 720 x 480i |
| 720 x 576p | 720 x 480p |
HDTV: | 1280 x 720p | 1920 x 1080i |
Connecting the device
Connect the device to the PC IN socket of the TV set via the VGA cable. See page 38 for the sound connection.
Registration in the connection wizard is not necessary.
Playback from the device
Call AV selection.
| AV selection |
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AVS | PC IN | OK | HDMI1/DVI HDMI2/DVI COMP. IN | VIDEO |
34Select PC IN socket, OK to switch over.
Adapting the geometry (only possible with certain signals)
This is where the picture can be properly positioned and the position of the picture (horizontal and vertical) can be moved so that it fills the entire screen.
Call TV menu.
34Selecting and adjusting the Geometry.
Setting the colour standard (only possible with certain signals) Call TV menu.
34Select Picture
6 Go to the menu line below.
34Select and set colour standard:
for PCs: RGB,
für STB: Ycc (rare: Ypp or RGB)
If the wrong standard is set then the colours will not be displayed correctly.
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