Panasonic DMR-EX75, DMR-EX85 manual Other connections, Connection, Connecting a stereo amplifier

STEP 1 Connection

Other connections

Connecting a television with S VIDEO terminals

The S VIDEO OUT terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal. (Actual results depend on the television.)

Television’s rear panel

AUDIO IN		VIDEO	S VIDEO
R	L	IN	IN

Red White

Connecting a television with COMPONENT VIDEO terminals

Television’s rear panel

COMPONENT	AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN	R L
Y PB PR
	Red White
	Video cable
	Audio/Video
	cable
	(included)

Audio/Video cable

(included)

Red White

OUT AV4 IN

R-AUDIO-L

S Video cable

		AV OUT
		OPTICAL
VIDEO	S VIDEO	DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
		(PCM/BITSTREAM)

RF	RF		Red White
OUT	IN
		AV1(TV)	OUT	AV OUT
Y	PB PR
			AV4	OPTICAL
			IN
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT		AV2(EXT)	R-AUDIO-LVIDEO	S VIDEO DIGITAL A
				(PCM/BIT
			This unit’s rear panel

COMPONENT VIDEO terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive output (➡ 77) and provide a purer picture than the

S VIDEO OUT terminal.

≥Connect to terminals of the same colour.

If you have a regular television (CRT: cathode ray tube)

This unit’s rear panel

Connecting an amplifier or system component

∫Connecting an amplifier with a digital input

terminal

≥To enjoy multi-channel surround sound DVD-Video, connect an

amplifier with Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG decoders. [Required]setting]

“Digital Audio Output” in the Setup menu (➡ 62)

≥When this unit is connected to an amplifier with an Optical digital audio cable and connected to a television with an HDMI cable, you can enjoy the highest quality of audio from the disc by setting “Digital Audio Output” to “Optical Only” in the Setup menu (➡ 63). In this case audio is only output from the amplifier not the television.

≥Before purchasing an optical digital audio cable (not included), check the terminal shape of the connected equipment.

≥You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders not suited to DVD. ≥Even if using this connection, output will be only 2 channels when

playing DVD-Audio.

Amplifier’s	OPTICAL IN
rear panel
Optical digital	Insert fully, with this
audio cable	side facing up.
Do not bend
sharply when
connecting.
	AV OUT
	OPTICAL
IDEO	DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
	(PCM/BITSTREAM)

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Use component output with progressive “Off” (Factory setting ➡ 63), even if it is progressive compatible, because progressive output can cause some flickering. This is the same for multi system televisions using PAL mode.

CRT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

	Progressive output
This unit	COMPONENT
	VIDEO IN

∫Connecting a stereo amplifier

Amplifier’s rear panel

AUDIO IN

R L

Red White

Audio cable

Red White

OUT AV OUT

AV4			OPTICAL
IN
R-AUDIO-L	VIDEO	S VIDEO	DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
			(PCM/BITSTREAM)

This unit’s rear panel

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This unit’s rear panel