Connecting Your TV 35
Connecting an HDMI® device
The HDMI® input on your TV receives digital audio and uncompressed
digital video from an HDMI® source device.
This input is designed to accept HDCP (High- Bandwidth Digital-Content
Protection) program material in digital form from EIA/CEA-861-D–
compliant[1] consumer electronic devices (such as a set-top box or DVD
player with HDMI® output).
The HDMI® input can accept and display VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA,
SXGA, 480i (60Hz), 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz), and 1080p
(24Hz/30Hz/60Hz) signal formats. For detailed signal specications, see
“HDMI® signal formats” on page 174.
The supported Audio formats are Linear PCM, Dolby® Digital and DTS®
sampling rate 32/44.1/ 48 kHz.
NOTE
To connect a PC to the HDMI® input, see “Connect a computer to the TV’s
HDMI® terminal” on page 39.
To connect an HDMI® device, you will need one HDMI® cable (type A
connector) per HDMI® device:
❖For proper operation, it is recommended that you use an HDMI®
cable with the HDMI® Logo ( ).
❖To display an 1080p/60Hz signal format, you will need a High
Speed HDMI® cable.
❖HDMI® cables transfer both video and audio.
HDMI
OUT
HDMI IN
3
2
1(ARC)
HDMI IN
4
HDMI® cable
TV back panel HDMI® device (satellite or
cable box, media player, etc)
(Sample Illustration) L7400U Series—Connecting an HDMI® device
To view the HDMI® device video:
Select HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 video input source
on the TV. (Press the INPUT button on the remote control. For more
information, see “Selecting the video input to view” on page 70.
Connecting an HDMI
®
device