1. Basic Setup and Operation 13
About Auto Input Sensing/
Auto Output Sensing
ThisTV’sEasyConnect™AutoSensingfeature
detectsmostconnectionsautomatically.
Auto Sensing for Most Devices
Whenyoufirstconnectadevice,theTVwill:
a. Detecttheconnecteddeviceandautomatically
switchtoit.
b. Promptyoutoidentifythedevicetype.
c. 153 Series.PromptyoutoperformNetCommand
set-upforthedevice,ifavailable.
d. Repeatthesestepsforanyothernewlydetected
devices.
Which Jacks Trigger Auto Sensing?
TV Jacks and
Auto Sensing
Auto
Sensing
No Auto
Sensing
Y/VIDEO
(detectedascompositevideo)
Y/VIDEO
plus
Pb
(detectedas
componentvideo)
HDMI
USB
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
(orangejack)
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
(
redjack)
SUBWOOFER OUTPUT
(blackjack)
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT
(orangejack)
ANT
(Antenna)
IR NetCommand Output/External Con-
troller Input
(153series)
TheTVmaynotdetectanHDMIdevicewhen
thedeviceispoweredoff
.Detectionofthe
devicewilloccurthenexttimeitispoweredon.
When You First Connect a Device
Most Device Types.•
Selectthedevicetypefrom
theon-screenlist.Thedevicetypeyouselecthere
willappearasadeviceiconinthe
Activitymenu.
A/V Receiver•
TheTVdetectsaudioconnectionsonthe- DIGITAL
AUDIO OUTPUTjackandtheright(red)AVR
AUDIO OUTPUTjack.
ForanHDMIA/Vreceiver,select- AVRfromthe
listofdevicetypesiftheA/Vreceiverisnot
recognizedautomatically.
HDMI CEC Devices Compatible with the •
TV’s HDMI Control Feature.
CompatibleCEC-
enabledHDMIdevicesareoftenrecognizedauto-
maticallybytheTV.
HDMIControlmayallowyou
tocontrolsomefunctionsofaCEC-enableddevice.
SeeAppendixC,“HDMIControlofCECDevices.”
New Device
Found screen
for a device with
HDMI control
enabled. Select
On to enable
the TV’s CEC
control of the device. In some
cases, as in the example above,
you will also be prompted to select a device name.
Tips on Auto Sensing
Chooseadifferentnameforeachinput.•
Theantennainput(•
ANT
)isneverdetected,
althoughyoucanturnofftheunusedantenna
inputintheInputs>Namemenu.
Changethedevicetypedisplayedinthe• Activity
menuintheInputs > Namemenu(page47).You
mustswitchtoadifferentinputbeforechanging
thedevicetype.
153 Series.• Any“learned”NetCommandIRcodes
willbeerasedifyouchangethedevicetypeinthe
Inputs > Namemenu.
Reactivating Auto Sensing for an HDMI Input
WhenyoudisconnectanHDMIdevice,AutoSensingis
disableduntilyouperformthesesteps.
Switchtoanyinputotherthantheonetobedis-1.
connected.
DisconnecttheHDMIdevice.2.
DeletetheremovedHDMIdeviceinthe3. Inputs>
Namemenu(see“RemovinganHDMIDevice,”
page76).
ConnectthenewHDMIdeviceandthe4. New
Device Foundscreenwilldisplay.
Setting Up TV Inputs, continued