10Enjoying through External Equipment

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 14) or the INPUT button on the Media Receiver.

CAUTION

To protect all equipment, always unplug the Media Receiver 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.

Media Receiver (rear view)

SERVICE ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 2

 

 

 

 

 

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Y

PB

PR

R -AUDIO -L

 

 

SELECT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AUDIO OUTPUT

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 2

INPUT 3

 

 

HDMI

BLACK

WHITE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM CABLE

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 42), you can connect the VCR to the INPUT 2 or 3 terminal on the Media Receiver 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.

Media Receiver (rear view)

 

 

SERVICE ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 2

 

 

 

 

 

ANT I /o link.A

INPUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

Y

PB

PR

R -AUDIO -L

 

 

SELECT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AUDIO OUTPUT

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 3

 

 

HDMI

BLACK

WHITE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM CABLE

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 28).

2Press INPUT 1 on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the Media Receiver to select INPUT1.

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 Media Receiver to select INPUT2.

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 36.

Refer to your decoder operation manual for the signal type.

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NOTE

If VCR images do not come in clearly, you may need to change the input signal type setting using the menu. See page 36.

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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Pioneer PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE Enjoying through External Equipment, Watching a decoder image, Watching a VCR image