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Enjoying through External Equipment
You can connect many types of external equipment to your
Plasma Display System, like a DVD player, VCR, personal
computer, game console, and camcorder.
To view images coming from external equipment, select the
input source using the INPUT buttons on the remote control
(page 14) or the INPUT button on the Plasma Display.
• To protect all equipment, always turn off the system before
connecting to a DVD player, VCR, personal computer, game
console, camcorder, or other external equipment.
• Refer to the relevant instruction manual (DVD player, personal
computer, etc.) carefully before making connections.
Watching a DVD image
Connecting a DVD player
Use the INPUT 1 terminals when connecting a DVD player and
other audiovisual equipment.
AV cable (commercially available)
Media
Receiver
(rear view)
ANTENNA/
Cable
Cable
CABLE A IN
CARD
CARD
S400
(TS)
NPUT 2
INPUT 1
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
R-AUDIO-L
S-VIDEO
INPUT 3
S-Video cable
(commercially available)
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En
Component Video cable
(commercially available)
DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
C
B
/P
B
C
R
/P
R
INPUT 1
Y
C
/P
C
/P
HDMI
B
B
R
R
DVD player
Displaying a DVD image
To watch a DVD image, press INPUT 1 on the remote control
unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select INPUT1.
• Refer to your DVD player instruction manual for the signal type.
• The INPUT 1 terminals are checked for cable connections in the
order where; 1) Component Video, 2) S-Video, 3) Video.
• Connect external equipment to only terminals that are to be actually
used.
• You can also use the INPUT 3 terminals when connecting only with
the Component Video output terminals on a DVD player.
Watching a VCR image
Connecting a VCR
Use the INPUT 2 terminals when connecting a VCR and other
audiovisual equipment.
Media Receiver (rear view)
I N
OUT
VCR CONTROL
ANTENNA/
CONTROL
CABLE A IN
IN
ANTENNA B
S-VIDEO
INPUT 2
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
SERVICE ONLY
OUT
MONITOR OUT
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
S-Video cable
(commercially available)
Displaying a VCR image
To watch a VCR image, press INPUT 2 on the remote control
unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select INPUT2.
• The INPUT 2 terminals are checked for cable connections in the
order where; 1) S-Video, 2) Video.
• Connect external equipment to only terminals that are to be actually
used.
DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL
Cable
Cable
CARD
CARD
S400
(TS)
INPUT 1
COMPONENT VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
Y
C
/P
C
/P
B
B
R
R
INPUT 1
R-AUDIO-L
Y
C
B
/P
B
C
R
/P
R
S-VIDEO
INPUT 3
INPUT 3
AV cable
(commercially available)
VCR
INPUT
HDMI