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Connecting Compatible IEEE 1394 Devices, continued

Connection Styles

There are two different connection styles that can be used when connecting IEEE 1394 devices. Use the style that fits your network of audio/video products.

4-Pin-Style vs. 6-Pin-Style Connectors

There are two different types of connectors used for IEEE 1394 terminals and cables: a 4-pin and a 6-pin style.

Direct Device-To-Device Style

The IEEE 1394 offers you the capability to chain devices, unlike previous audio and video connections where you had to individually connect each device directly to the TV. For example, you can connect your D-VHS to your 1394 DVD Player and then connect the 1394 DVD Player to the TV. The resulting IEEE 1394 chain will allow you to add more devices to the chain. You will be able to see each video device on the TV’s Device Selection Menu and send information from any IEEE 1394 device to other compatible devices.

pin connector

6 pin connector

The 4-pin connector sends digital audio signals, digital video signals, and digital control signals back and forth between devices. Your TV has three 4-pin-type connection jacks available. One is on the front panel and two are on the back.

The 6-pin connector can send the same digital audio, video, and control signals as the 4-pin connector, but the 6-pin connector can also send low-voltage electrical power. This TV does not have 6-pin connectors.

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Digital	VCR
DVD

TV

Hub Connection Style

The IEEE 1394 also offers you the capability to connect your devices using the TV as a hub within the audio/ video network. Each device can send information, which may include audio and video, to any other device in the network.

The purpose of this low-voltage electrical power is to provide the needed operating power to a device that is not connected directly to the household AC power, such as a camcorder. A device with a 6-pin connector can send this electrical power to another device, or receive electrical power from another device, or simply use a 6- pin connector without using the two additional pins.

A6-pin connector cannot be connected directly to a 4-pin jack, and vice versa. To connect a 6-pin device to a 4-pin device, you need to obtain a 6-pin-to-4-pin adaptor

or adaptor cable. These cables

6 pin to  pin adaptor are available from electronic and computer stores.

When connecting a 6-pin device (such as a camcorder) to the TV, (if it is designed to receive electrical power from another 6-pin device) you will need to connect

Digital

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Monitor

Other

1394 Device #1

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Digital	VCR #1
DVD #1
TV
Digital DVD #2
Digital VCR #2

the camcorder directly to the household AC, or use the camcorder’s battery for power. If this is not possible, then the camcorder will need to be connected directly to another 6-pin device in the network that can provide the electrical power.

Other 1394 Device #2

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