External Equipment
These diagrams show our recommendations for how to connect the TV to your various equipment. For other connections, consult the instructions for each piece of equipment, the table below, and the specifications (p. 43).
To watch satellite broadcasts
Set top box
Fully wired HDMI compliant cable
S VIDEO 4 pin terminal
Chrominance in | Luminance in |
Chrominance earth | Luminance earth |
HDMI terminal
Hot Plug Detect | 19 |
DDC/CEC Ground | 17 |
SCL | 15 |
18 +5V Power
16 SDA
12
AV IN
To listen with speakers
CEC | 13 |
TMDS Clock Shield 11 | |
TMDS Data0− | 9 |
TMDS Data0+ | 7 |
TMDS Data1 Shield | 5 |
TMDS Data2− | 3 |
TMDS Data2+ | 1 |
14 Reserved (in cable but N.C. on device)
12 TMDS Clock−
10 TMDS Clock+
8TMDS Data0 Shield
6TMDS Data1−
4TMDS Data1+
2TMDS Data2 Shield
AV4 IN
S
VIDEO
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Optical digital |
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audio cable | Amplifier with |
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| speaker system | PC |
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•Connect the
•Connect the COMPONENT or VIDEO terminal when using AV2 / AV3 IN terminals.
VIDEO
L/
MONO
AUDIO
R
(M3 stereo mini plug)
(VIDEO)
(AUDIO)or (S-VIDEO)
PC
AV1 IN
S VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
MONO L 
AUDIO
R
AUDIO | R | L | DIGITAL AUDIO OUT |
IN |
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AV2 IN |
| AV3 IN | |
COMPONENT | VIDEO | COMPONENT | |
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MONO | PB/CB | MONO | PB/CB |
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| PR/CR | R | PR/CR |
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| AUDIO |
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(Listening) |
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(Viewing) |
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Conversion adapter (if necessary) | Computer |
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To watch DVDs |
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(Viewing) |
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DVD player |
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(Listening) |
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To record / playback | Equipment |
DVD Recorder / VCR |
Headphones
■To adjust volume
“Headphone Volume” in the Sound Menu (p. 20)
Camcorder / Game equipment
■Types of connectable equipment to each connector
| AV1 AV2 AV3 | AV4 IN | MONITOR DIGITAL | |
Connector | IN | IN IN | OUT AUDIO | |
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Recording / Playback |
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| (Side of TV) | OUT |
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(equipment) |
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VIERA Link (p. 32) | ■Home Cinema |
Use fully wired HDMI compliant cable. |
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••Read the manuals of the equipment too. |
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■Easy playback, Easy control only with VIERA remote control
RF cable |
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| Panasonic | Speaker system | Advanced |
| Amplifier |
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To record / playback videocassettes / DVDs (VCR / DVD recorder)
To watch DVDs (DVD player)
To watch camcorder images (Video camera)
To watch satellite broadcasts (Set top box)
To play games (Game equipment)
To use amplifier with speaker system
VIERA Link
: Recommended Connection
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HD Video Camera | Panasonic DVD Recorder | |
| Panasonic | Speaker system |
| Player theatre |
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Panasonic DVD Recorder, | or |
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HD Video Camera, etc. |
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