Panasonic TX-26LXD8A warranty Easy, Playback, Power on, Link, Power off

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

Features available (Using VIERA Link Menu)

You can pause the live TV programme and resume later.

•This function is available with DIGA Recorder which has HDD and “HDAVI Control 3”

•If you cannot operate, check the settings and the equipment “Preparations” (p. 34)

•Available conditions:

•when watching TV programme

•when watching the input from DIGA Recorderfunction.

Access and pause the live TV programme

POWER	Display “VIERA Link Menu”
	INPUT

•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)

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

Pause

Live TV programme

( HDAVI Control 3 )

and

Recorder with HDD

Pause Live

TV

GUIDEEXIT

OK

MENURETURN

R G Y B

ASPECT OPTION SD CARD

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Select “Pause Live TV” and pause

VIERA Link Menu		pause
Pause Live TV
	Access
Direct TV Rec
	Start
SpeakerVIERA LinkSelectionControl		select
	Recorder
Speaker Selection
	Home Cinema

•Livepaused.TV programme is recorded on HDD from where it was

To resume (stop pause)

Select “Pause Live TV”	resume
and access
•About the operations after

•VIERA Link

For Speaker control (Home Cinema)
•
To use Amplifier			Speaker system
	HDMI cable
		Amplifier with
	Optical digital	VIERA Link
		function
	audio cable
HDMI
	or
cable	RCA cable
HD Video Camera with		HDMI cable	DIGA Recorder with
VIERA Link function			VIERA Link function

•
To use Player theatre	Speaker system
HDMI cable
	Player theatre
	with
Optical digital	VIERA Link
audio cable	function
or
RCA cable

0

INFOMUTE

CH VOL

TEXT STTL INDEX HOLD

POWER REC	VCR DVD
PROGRAMME

resuming, read the manual	select
of the equipment.

To return to Live TV

(cancel pause or resumed playback)

(change the input mode)

•If you cancel pause or resumed playback, the recorded programme will be deleted from HDD.

“HDAVI ControlTM”

Recording the current programme in DIGA Recorder immediately.

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. 18-19, 21)

•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. 14), 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	Automatic Input switching - When the connected equipment is operated, input mode
playback	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	“Power on Link” (p. 18-19, 21)
link	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. 18-19, 21)
	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.

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

Direct TV Recording -

What you see is What you record (HDAVI Control 3)

Direct TV

Rec

•This function is available with DIGA Recorder which has “HDAVI Control 3” function.

•If you cannot operate, check the settings and the equipment “Preparations” (p. 34)

•Available conditions:

• when watching TV programme

•The recording is performed by using the tuner of DIGA Recorder.

Changing programme, input mode or turning off the TV is available during the recording.

POWER			Display “VIERA Link Menu”
		INPUT
GUIDE		EXIT
			Select “Direct TV Rec” and start recording
	OK		VIERA Link Menu		start
MENU		RETURN	Pause Live TV
			Direct TV Rec	Start
R	G Y	B	SpeakerVIERA LinkSelectionControl	Recorder	select
			Speaker Selection	Home Cinema
ASPECT	OPTION SD CARD
			To stop recording
1	2	3	Select “Stop” in “Direct TV Rec” and access
4	5	6	VIERA Link Menu		select
			Pause Live TV
			Direct TV Rec	Stop
7	8	9	SpeakerVIERA LinkSelectionControl	Recorder	stop
			Speaker Selection	Home Cinema

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