Panasonic TH-42PX8A manual VIERA Link “ ControlTM”∗, Power on link, Power off, Easy playback

VIERA Link “ ControlTM”∗

∗Enjoy additional HDMI Inter-Operability with Panasonic products which have “HDAVI Control” function. This TV supports “HDAVI Control 3” function.

Connections to the equipment (DIGA Recorder, HD Video Camera, Player theatre, Amplifier, etc.) with HDMI cable allow you to interface them automatically.

These features are limited to models incorporating “HDAVI Control” and “VIERA Link”.

•Some functions are not available depending on the equipment’s version of HDAVI Control. Please confirm the connected equipment’s version of HDAVI Control.

•VIERA Link “HDAVI Control”, based on the control functions provided by HDMI which is an industry standard known as HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), is a unique function that we have developed and added. As such, its operation with other manufacturers’ equipment that supports HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed.

Please refer to individual manuals for other manufacturers’ equipment supporting VIERA Link function. About applicable Panasonic equipment, consult your local Panasonic dealer.

■Summary of VIERA Link functions

Easy playback

Power on link

Power off link

•

Speaker control

•Control the menu of the connected•

equipment by VIERA• remote control

•(Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 2” or “HDAVI Control 3” function.)

•

Pause Live TV programme

Direct TV Recording

(Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 3” function.)

•

■Connections

HDMI cable

Read the manual of the equipment, too.

•Use fully wired HDMI compliant cable.

Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilized.

Recommended Panasonic’s HDMI cable part number:

HDMI cable

• RP-CDHG10 (1.0 m)

• RP-CDHG30 (3.0 m)

DIGA Recorder / HD Video Camera • RP-CDHG15 (1.5 m)

• RP-CDHG50 (5.0 m)

with VIERA Link function

• RP-CDHG20 (2.0 m)

•cables.Connect the equipment supporting VIERA Link to the TV’s HDMI1 or HDMI2 terminals via fully wired HDMI

For Speaker control (Home Cinema)

•

To use Amplifier

Speaker system

•

To use Player theatre

Speaker system

HDMI cable

Amplifier with

Optical digital

VIERA Link

HDMI cable

function

HDMI

audio cable

Player theatre

or

with

cable

RCA cable

Optical digital

VIERA Link

HDMI cable

audio cable

function

HD Video Camera with

DIGA Recorder with

or

VIERA Link function

VIERA Link function

RCA cable

■Preparations

•Connect the equipment supporting VIERA Link.

•Set up the connected equipment. Read the manual of the equipment.

•Forrecorder.optimal recording, the settings of the recorder might be required. For details, read the manual of the

•Set VIERA Link On in Setup Menu “VIERA Link” (p. 25)

•Set up the TV After connection, turn the equipment on and then switch the TV on. Select the input mode to HDMI1 or HDMI2 (p. 20), and make sure that an image is displayed correctly.

This setup should be done each time when the following conditions occur:

• for the first time / • when adding or reconnecting equipment / • when changing setup

■Features available

Easy playback

Power on link

Automatic Input switching - When the connected equipment is operated, input mode is switched automatically. When it is stopped operating, input mode is not returned.

Set Power on Link “Set” in Setup Menu to use this function “Power on Link” (p. 22 - 23, 25)

When the connected equipment starts playback or direct navigator / function menu for the equipment are activated, the TV is automatically turned on. (Only when TV is in Standby mode.)

	Set Power off Link “Set” in Setup Menu to use this function
Power off	“Power off Link” (p. 22 - 23, 25)
	When TV is set to Standby mode, the connected equipment is also automatically
link	set to Standby.

•This function will work even if the TV enters standby mode automatically by Off Timer function or auto power standby function.

36 •The TV remains on even if the “VIERA Link” compatible equipment is turned off.