Preparation

You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV like a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player, VCR, Digital TV tuner, HDMI equipment, game console or camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the TV. (See pages 51 and 52.)

CAUTION

•To protect equipment, always turn off the TV before connecting any external equipment.

•Please read the relevant operation manual (Blu-ray disc player, etc.) carefully before making connections.

•If your Blu-ray disc player offers a choice of output formats, please select 720p for use with this TV.

Connecting a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player or a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable)

You can use the INPUT 1, INPUT 2 or INPUT 3 terminals when connecting to a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player, a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) and other audiovisual equipment.

When using composite cable (commercially available).

Blu-ray disc player/ HD-DVD player/ DVD player/Digital TV STB

When using component cable. (INPUT 1 or 2 (LC- 42HT3U only))

 

Audio cable

Component video cable

(commercially

available)

(commercially available)

 

Connecting a VCR, game console or camcorder

A VCR, game console, camcorder and other audiovisual equipment can be conveniently connected using the INPUT 1 to 3 terminals.

When using S-VIDEO cable (commercially available).

VCR/Game console/

Camcorder

When using composite cable (commercially available).

VCR/Game console/

Camcorder

NOTE

•The S-VIDEO terminal takes priority over the video terminals. (INPUT 2 only for LC-32HT2U/LC-37HT3U, INPUT3 only for LC-42HT3U)

Using Digital Audio Output

It is possible to output audio through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal. (See page 50 for details.) PCM audio outputs from the terminal.

External audio devices

Optical fi ber cable (commercially available)

Blu-ray disc player/HD-DVD player/ DVD player/Digital TV STB

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