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CONNECTING EXTERNAL VIDEO SOURCES
The exact arrangement you use to connect the VCR, camcorder, laserdisc player, DVD player, or HDTV Set Top Box to your TV set is
dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the owner’s manual of each component for the location of video
and audio inputs and outputs.
The following connection diagrams are offered as suggestions. However, you may need to modify them to accommodate your
particular assortment of components and features. For best performance, video and audio cables should be made from coaxial
shielded wire.
Before Operating External Video Source
The input mode is changed every time the VID1~VID5 button is pressed as shown below. Connect an external source to the INPUT
terminal, then press the VID1~VID5 button as necessary to view the input source. (See page 26)
INPUT MODE SELECTION ORDER
(ANTENNA)
(INPUT)
VID1
ANT
Ant A
Video:1
VID1
CONNECTING A MONAURAL AUDIO SOURCE TO INPUT1~INPUT5
1. Connect the cable from the VIDEO OUT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT (VIDEO) jack, as shown on the TV set
below.
2. Connect the cable from the AUDIO OUT of the VCR or the laserdisc player to the INPUT (MONO)/L(AUDIO) jack.
3. Press the VID1~VID5 button to view the program from the VCR or the laserdisc player. The VIDEO mode disappears
automatically after approximately eight seconds.
4. Press the ANT button to return to the previous channel.
NOTE: When the TV is set to VIDEO and a video signal is not received from the VIDEO INPUT JACK on the back panel of the
TV (i.e., VCR/laserdisc player, etc. is not connected or the video device is OFF), the set will appear to be OFF.
P
B
P
R
AUDIO TO HI-FI
P
B
P
R
MONITOR
OUT
INPUT 1
AUDIO
(MONO)
L
R
AUDIO
L
R
S-VIDEOS-VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
(MONO)
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
Y/VIDEO
R
L
AUDIO
L
R
L
R
Y/VIDEO
AUDIO
INPUT 2 INPUT 4 INPUT 5
(MONO) (MONO)
ANT A
TO
CONVERTER
ANT B
Hitachi Model or
Similar Model
VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT
VCR
Back of
VCR
P
B
P
R
P
B
P
R
AUDIO TO HI-FI
STOP
CONNECT ONLY 8 OHM SPEAKERS
DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT
THESE TERMINALS
(Such damage is NOT COVERED
by your television warranty)
R
L
REAR SPEAKER
SUB
WOOFER
OPTICAL
INPUT
COAXIAL
INPUT
R
L
Hitachi Model or
Similar Model
VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT
VCR
MONITOR
OUT
INPUT 1
AUDIO
(MONO)
L
R
AUDIO
L
R
S-VIDEOS-VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
(MONO)
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
Y/VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
L
R
Y/VIDEO
AUDIO
INPUT 2 INPUT 4 INPUT 5
(MONO) (MONO)
ANT A
TO
CONVERTER
ANT B
Back of
VCR
Models: 61UWX10B, 53UWX10B,
43UWX10B
Models: 61SWX10B, 61SWX12B
53SWX10B, 53SWX12B