Advanced Features

NOTE

xx Connect the Optical cable between the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) jack on your TV and the Digital Audio Input on the Home Theater.

xx When following the connection above, the Optical jack only outputs 2 channel audio. You will only hear sound from the Home Theater’s Front, Left and Right speakers and the subwoofer. If you want to hear 5.1 channel audio, connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) jack on the DVD / Satellite Box (i.e. Anynet Device 1 or 2) directly to the Amplifier or Home Theater, not the TV.

xx You can connect only one Home Theater.

xx You can connect an Anynet+ device using the HDMI cable. Some HDMI cables may not support Anynet+ functions. xx Anynet+ works when the AV device supporting Anynet+ is in the standby or on status.

xx Anynet+ supports up to 12 AV devices in total. Note that you can connect up to 3 devices of the same type.

Anynet+ Menu

The Anynet+ menu changes depending on the type and status of the Anynet+ devices connected to the TV.

Anynet+ Menu

Description

View TV

Changes Anynet+ mode to TV broadcast mode.

Device List

Shows the Anynet+ device list.

(device_name) MENU

Shows the connected device menus. E.g. If a DVD recorder is connected, the disc menu of

 

the DVD recorder will appear.

(device_name) INFO

Shows the play menu of the connected device. E.g. If a DVD recorder is connected, the

 

play menu of the DVD recorder will appear.

Recording: (*recorder)

Starts recording immediately using the recorder. (This is only available for devices that

 

support the recording function.)

Stop Recording: (*recorder)

Stops recording.

Receiver

Sound is played through the receiver.

If more than one recording device is connected, they are displayed as (*recorder) and if only one recording device is connected, it will be represented as (*device_name).

¦¦ Setting Up Anynet+

OO MENUm→ Application → Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)ENTERE

■■ Setup

Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) (Off / On): To use the Anynet+ Function, Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) must be set to On. When the Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) function is disabled, all the Anynet+ related operations are deactivated. Auto Turn Off (No / Yes): Setting an Anynet+ Device to turn off automatically when the TV is turned off.

If Auto Turn Off is set to Yes, running external devices will turn off at the same time as the TV powers off. However, a device may not turn off if recording is in progress.

May not be enabled depending on the device.

¦¦ Switching between Anynet+ Devices

1.Anynet+ devices connected to the TV are listed.

If you cannot find a device you want, press the Red button to refresh the list.

2.Select a device and press the ENTEREbutton. You can switch to the selected device.

The Device List menu will only appear when you set Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) to On in the Application menu.

xx Switching to the selected device may take up to 2 minutes. You cannot cancel the operation during the switching operation.

xx If you have selected external input mode by pressing the SOURCE button, you cannot use the Anynet+ function. Make sure to switch to an Anynet+ device by using the Device List.

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