10Enjoying through External Equipment

Connecting to the Component Input

L-AUDIO-R

Y

CB/PB

CR/PR

 

 

 

COMPONENT 2

 

 

 

COMPONENT 1

L-AUDIO-R

Y

CB/PB

CR/PR

Audio Cable

VCR

(commercially available)

 

DVD Player

Component Video Cable (commercially available)

Set Top Box or

other audio- visual equipment

1Connect the video cable to the VIDEO-Y/Pb/Pr

(COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2) input jacks on the Plasma Display and to the video output jacks on the required equipment.

Depending on the manufacturer, the Y/Pb/Pr jacks may be identified as Y/PB/PR, Y/B-Y/R-Y, or Y/CB/CR.

Refer to your DVD player instruction manual for the signal type.

2Connect the audio cable to the AUDIO-L/R

(COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2) input jacks on the Plasma Display and to the audio output jacks on the required equipment.

3Turn the Plasma Display on, then press the INPUT button to select COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2.

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Pioneer PDP-42A3HD manual Connecting to the Component Input, DVD Player

PDP-42A3HD specifications

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