Sharp LC42SB45U operation manual Connecting to External Equipment

Connecting to External Equipment

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 page 14.)

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.

Connecting a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player, Digital TV STB (Air or Cable), VCR, game console or camcorder.

Terminal on the TV	Cable	Terminal on external
		equipment
INPUT 3	AV cable (commercially available)
INPUT 1 or 2	Component video cable (commercially available)
	Audio cable (commercially available)
INPUT 3	S-VIDEO cable (commercially available)
	Audio cable (commercially available)
INPUT 4, 5, or 6	HDMI-certified cable (commercially available)
DIGITAL AUDIO	Coaxial cable (commercially available)
OUTPUT

*1

*2

*3

*4

*1 • To enjoy the 1080p display capability, connect your external equipment using a component cable and set the equipment to 1080p output.

*2 • The S-VIDEO terminal takes priority over the video terminals. (INPUT 3 only)

*3 • When using an HDMI-DVI conversion cable, input the audio signal to AUDIO terminal of INPUT 5.

•To enjoy the 1080p display capability, connect your Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player or other external equipment using an HDMI-certified cable and set the equipment to 1080p output.

*4	• 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 and 16 bits.
*5	• Digital audio cannot be output through the HDMI terminal.
*6	• Dolby Digital audio output signals cannot be converted to PCM.
Connecting a PC
	Terminal on the TV	Cable	Terminal on PC
	INPUT 7	RGB cable (commercially available)
		ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable (commercially available)
	INPUT 4, 5, or 6	HDMI-certified cable (commercially available)

•The HDMI terminals only support digital signal.

•Refer to page 26 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV.

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