Pioneer PDP-436RXE manual Enjoying through External Equipment, Watching a decoder image

Enjoying through External Equipment 10

You can connect many types of external equipment to your Plasma Display System, like a decoder, VCR, DVD player, personal computer, game console, and camcorder.

To view images coming from external equipment, select the

input source using the INPUT buttons on the remote control (page 13) or the INPUT button on the Plasma Display.

CAUTION

•To protect all equipment, always unplug the Plasma Display from the power outlet before connecting to a decoder, VCR, DVD player, personal computer, game console, camcorder, or other external equipment.

NOTE

•Refer to the relevant operation manual (DVD player, personal computer, etc.) carefully before making connections.

Watching a decoder image

Connecting a decoder

Use the INPUT 1 terminal when connecting a decoder and other audiovisual equipment.

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Watching a VCR image

Connecting a VCR

Use the INPUT 2 terminals when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment.

If your VCR supports TV-VCR advanced “AV link” systems (page 39), you can connect the VCR to the INPUT 2 or 3 terminal on the Plasma Display using the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable.

AV link advanced system

•Download tuning information directly from TV to VCR (Preset download).

•While watching TV, you can record a programme with a one- touch press of the VCR recording button. (WYSIWYR*)

*Refer to your VCR operation manual as some VCRs have an exclusive key for WYSIWYR.

•When you press the play button on the VCR, the system automatically turns on from standby and displays a VCR image.

NOTE

•TV-VCR advanced “AV link” systems may not be compatible with some external sources.

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INPUT 2	COMPONENT	INPUT 3
	VIDEO	HDMI
	Y
	PB
	PR

INPUT 3

HDMI

Y

SCART cable (commercially available)

Decoder

Displaying a decoder image

1Press buttons 0 – 9 or P +/P – to select a programme specified for decoder setting (page 25).

2Press INPUT 1 on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select INPUT1.

NOTE

•Be sure to use INPUT1 to connect a decoder.

•If decoder images do not come in clearly, you may need to change the input signal type setting using the menu. See page 33.

•Refer to your decoder operation manual for the signal type.

SCART cable (commercially available)

VCR

Displaying a VCR image

To watch a VCR image, press INPUT 2 on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select INPUT2.

NOTE

•If VCR images do not come in clearly, you may need to change the input signal type setting using the menu. See page 33.

•Refer to your VCR operation manual for the signal type.

•The INPUT 2 terminals are checked for cable connections in the order where; 1) S-Video, 2) Video.

•Connect external equipment to only terminals that are to be actually used.

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