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