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Connecting to External Equipment

You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV. To view external source images, select the input

source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the TV. (See page 15.)

For connecting the TV to external equipment, use commercially available cables.

• The illustrations of the terminals are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual products.

• 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.

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Connecting a Blu-ray Disc Player, DVD Player, Cable/Satellite Set-top Box, VCR, Game Console or Camcorder

*4
*3
*4
*1
*2
*3
Terminal on the TV
Cable
Terminal on external
equipment
INPUT 1 or 3
AV cable
INPUT 1 or 2
Component video cable
Audio cable
INPUT 5, 6 or 7
AUDIO
HD
Quality
Standard
Quality
ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable
AUDIO
DVI OUT
HDMI-certified cable
or
DVI-HDMI conversion cable
*1 Supported Audio format: Linear PCM, sampling rate 32/44.1/48kHz.
*2 When using a DVI-HDMI conversion cable, you should make an analog audio connection. In this case, in addition to
connecting a DVI-HDMI conversion cable to the INPUT 6 (HDMI) terminal, connect a ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable to the
AUDIO terminal and set "PC Audio Select" to "Input 6 (HDMI)". (See page 24.)
*3 To enjoy 1080p display capability, connect your external equipment using an HDMI-certifi ed cable or a component cable
and set the equipment to 1080p output.
*4 The COMPONENT terminals take priority over the VIDEO terminal (INPUT 1 only).

■ Connecting an Audio Amplifi er

Terminal on the TV
Cable
Terminal on external
equipment
Optical fiber cable
Audio cable OUTPUT
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT
*5 Depending on the connected equipment, audio will not output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal in HDMI
connection. In this case, set the audio formats of the connected equipment to PCM, 32/44.1/48 kHz.
*6 See page 24 for details on the Output Select function.

■ Connecting a PC

Terminal on the TVCableTerminal on PC
INPUT 4
Analog RGB cable (D-sub 15-pin cable or VGA cable)
ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable
INPUT 5, 6 or 7
AUDIO
AUDIO
ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable
HDMI-certified cable
or
DVI-HDMI conversion cable
AUDIO
DVI OUT
*8
*7
*7 When connecting a PC to the INPUT 4, set "PC Audio Select" to "Input 4 (PC)". (See page 24.)
*8
Depending on the board, only video signals may be output. In this case, in addition to connecting an HDMI-certifi ed cable to the
INPUT 6 (HDMI) terminal, connect
a ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable
to the AUDIO terminal and set "PC Audio Select" to "Input 6
(HDMI)". (See page 24.)
• The HDMI terminals only support digital signal.
• Refer to page 30 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV.
CAUTIONCAUTION
*6
*5