Using external equipment

You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV.

Displaying an external equipment image

Explanation here is for the setting when connecting DVD to INPUT1 terminal.

CAUTION

To protect all equipment, always turn off the TV before connecting to a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game console, camcorder or other external equipment.

NOTE

See pages 41 to 43 for external equipment connection.

Please refer to the relevant operation manual (VCR, DVD player, etc.) carefully before making connections.

Each time TV/VIDEO is pressed, the input source toggles.

If the image does not come in clearly, you may need to change the input signal type setting on the “Input Select” menu.

Refer to your external equipment operation manual for the signal type.

Displaying a DVD image (Example)

1

To watch a DVD image, select “INPUT1” from

 

“INPUT SOURCE” menu using TV/VIDEO on

 

the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the

 

TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT2

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT3

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT4

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Select the desired signal type on “Input

 

Select” in the “Option” menu. (See page 36.)

For INPUT1 signal

MENU [Option ... Input Select]

AUTO

COMPONENT

VIDEO

The setting is stored and can be selected on the “INPUT SOURCE” menu.

Connecting a VCR

You can use the INPUT 3 terminal when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment.

To watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 41) and the input signal type (see page 36).

or

S-video cable

Composite cable

(commercially

(VIDEO/AUDIO)

available)

(commercially available)

S-VIDEO

VIDEO L-AUDIO-R

VCR

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