Toshiba 51H94 owner manual Connecting IEEE-1394 video devices, Supported signals

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Connecting IEEE-1394 video devices

You can use the two bi-directional IEEE-1394 ports on the back of your TV to connect digital video devices that meet CEA specifications for IEEE-1394.

Because these ports are bi-directional, they can be used for both playback and recording.

•Because IEEE-1394 is an evolving technology, it is possible that some or all of the connectivity features of a device you connect to the TV through the IEEE-1394 ports may not operate. You should confirm that the devices you desire to use with the IEEE-1394 ports will operate with those ports.

•This TV does not support all possible IEEE-1394 signal types. For information on signals supported by the IEEE-1394 ports, see “Supported signals” at right.

•IEEE-1394 cable carries both audio and video information;

no separate audio cables are required for a complete connection.

You will need:

￿one (or two) IEEE-1394 cables

Note: The transmission capability of IEEE-1394 cable used with this TV must be S400 (400 Mbps maximum).

￿additional A/V cables if your device is analog-compatible (see ÒUsing analog-compatible IEEE-1394 devicesÓ below).

NOTE: NEVER CONNECT THIS TV

TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC).

THIS TV IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH A PC.

Supported signals

The IEEE-1394 ports support the signals listed below only.

Although incompatible video, audio, and digital control signals cannot be decoded by the TV, these signals may be passed through the IEEE-1394 cable to other compatible devices.

Incompatible devices may not appear in the TheaterNetª menu.

• MPEG-2 digital video signals

Other digital video signals—such as DV video—are incompatible and must be decoded by the source device and sent to the TV as analog video (composite or S-video).

• Dolby Digital and MPEG digital audio signals

Other digital audio signals (such as DPM, MP3, and DTS)

are incompatible and cannot be decoded by the TV.

• EIA-775 and AV/C digital control

Your TV can serve as the control center for many devices

that are compatible with EIA-775 or AV/C IEEE-1394

From IEEE-1394 devices (such as AVHD or D-VHS)

TV back panel

Two bi-directional IEEE-1394 ports

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control standards (described below).

The TV cannot control IEEE-1394 devices that use any other control standards.

TheaterNet

IEEE1394

1

EJECT

ANT1

(CABLE)

Ð EIA-775 digital control allows tuning devices (such as

Cable boxes) to send simple graphics; however, this

OUT 1

OUT 2

TheaterNet

				IN
				AUDIO
VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2	COLOR	COLOR
		STREAM	STREAM
		HD-1	HD-2
S-VIDEO	S-VIDEO
		Y	Y
				R	L
		PB	PB
VIDEO	VIDEO	PR	PR	VIDEO	VAR
				L/	AUDIO
L/	L/
MONO	MONO	L	L	MONO	L
AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO
R	R	R	R	R	R

2

HDMI IN

G-LINK

CableCARD™

ANT2

ANT (75 )

standard does not allow the TV to control the Cable box

through IEEE-1394.

Ð AV/C (audio/video control) provides basic control (such

as power, play, stop rewind, fast-forward, pause, and

record), as applicable to the specific device.

IN OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Using TheaterNet™ on-screen device control

Using analog-compatible IEEE-1394 devices

Some digital IEEE-1394 devices are compatible with analog signals. For example, some D-VHS VCRs can record and play VHS or S-VHS format videos. Such devices allow you to play analog tapes that you rented or recorded, or record analog programs from antenna or Cable TV systems. To use the IEEE-1394 deviceÕs analog features, you need to connect the device to the TV using standard A/V cables (or S-video plus audio cables) in addition to connecting the IEEE-1394 cable.

Note: If you have an IEEE-1394 device connected to both digital and analog inputs on the TV, the TV automatically switches between analog and digital modes, as needed, when the initial device access is initiated using the TheaterNet button. See page 44 for details on using the TheaterNet feature.

You can use the TheaterNet feature to control some IEEE-1394 devices using on-screen control icons. See page 44 for details on setting up and using the TheaterNet feature.

Note: If the TheaterNet feature does not control your IEEE-1394, you can try using IR pass-through with the TV’s remote control (page 21) or use the device’s remote control.

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