Pioneer PDP-5080HD Enjoying through External Equipment, About External Equipment

12Enjoying through External Equipment

Chapter 12

Enjoying through External Equipment

About External Equipment

You can connect many types of external equipment to your plasma display, like a DVD player, VCR, personal computer, game console, and camcorder.

To view images coming from external equipment, select the input source using the INPUT 1 to INPUT 7 buttons on the remote control 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 DVD player, VCR, personal computer, game console, camcorder, or other external equipment.

Displaying a DVD image

To watch a DVD image, press INPUT 2 on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the plasma display to select “INPUT 2”.

Note

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

•The INPUT 2 terminals are checked whether they are connected in the following order; 1) Component Video, 2) S- Video, 3) Video.

Use the desired connection for viewing.

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

Note

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

Watching a VCR image

Connecting a VCR

Use the INPUT 1 terminals when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment.

Watching a DVD image

Connecting a DVD player

Use the INPUT 2 terminals when connecting a DVD player and
other audiovisual equipment.	Rear view

S-Video cable

(commercially available)

AV cable

(commercially available)

Rear view

Component Video cable

(commercially available)

AV cable

(commercially available)

VCR

Displaying a VCR image

To watch a VCR image, press INPUT 1 on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the plasma display to select “INPUT 1”.

DVD player

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Note

• The INPUT 1 terminals are checked whether they are connected in the following order; 1) S-Video, 2) Video. Use the desired connection for viewing.

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

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