18 2. TV Connections
Inputs and Outputs, continued
1. ANT (Antenna)
Connectyourmainantennaordirectcableservice(no
cablebox)to
ANT
.The
ANT
inputcanreceivedigital
andanalogover-the-airchannelsfromaVHF/UHF
antennaornon-scrambleddigital/analogcablesource.
2. HDMI™ Inputs
(High-Definition
Multimedia Interface)
TheHDMIinputssupportuncompressedstandardand
high-definitiondigitalvideoformats,PCMdigitalstereo
audio,anddigital5.1surroundsound.Theseinputsare
HDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalCopyProtection)compliant.
Mitsubishi recommends you use category 2 HDMI
cables,alsocalledhigh-speedHDMIcables,toconnect
HDMI1.3sourcedevices.High-speedcategory2cables
bringyouthefullbenefitsofDeepColorandx.v.Color.
TheTV’sHDMIinputsarecompatiblewithmanyDVI-D
andHDMIcomputervideosignals.
UsetheHDMIinputstoconnecttoCEA-861HDMIcom-
pliantdevicessuchasahigh-definitionreceiverorDVD
player.Theseinputssupport480i,480p,720p,1080i,
and1080pvideoformats.
TheseHDMIinputscanalsoacceptdigitalDVIvideo
signals.Toconnectadevice’sDVIoutputtotheTV’s
HDMIinput,useanHDMI-to-DVIadapterorcableplus
analogaudiocables.Connecttheanalogaudiocablesto
the
DVI/PC INPUT AUDIO
jacksontheTVtoreceiveleft
andrightstereoaudiofromyourDVIdevice.
3. Y Pb Pr (Component Video)
Connectdeviceswithcomponentvideooutputstothis
jack.Usetheadjacent
AUDIO R
and
L
jacksifyouwish
tosendaudiototheTV.
4.
VIDEO
(Composite Video)
ConnectaVCR,DVDplayer,standardsatellitereceiver,
orotherA/VdevicetotheTV.Usetheadjacent
AUDIO
R
and
L
inputsifyouwishtosendaudiototheTV.
5. AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
Use
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
tosendanalogaudioofthe
currentprogramtoananalogA/Vsurroundsoundreceiver
orstereosystem.Digitalaudiofromdigitalchannelsand
HDMIdevicesisconvertedtoanalogaudiobytheTVfor
outputonthisjack.Thisistheonlyaudioconnection
neededtotheTVifusingananalogA/Vreceiverorstereo
system
.
Headphones.Thesejackscanalsobeusedforhead-
phonesthatacceptstandardlinelevelaudiosignals.
Anadaptermaybeneeded.
6. DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT
ThisinputsendsdigitalsurroundsoundtotheTV’s
speakerarrayfromadevice,suchasaDVDplayer,con-
nectedto
INPUT 2
.
7. SUBWOOFER OUTPUT
ConnectapoweredsubwoofertocomplementSound
Projectorspeakereffects.
8. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
ThisoutputsendsDolbyDigitalorPCMdigitalaudio
toyourdigitalA/Vsurroundsoundreceiver.Incoming
analogaudioisconvertedbytheTVtoPCMdigitalaudio.
IfyouhaveadigitalA/Vreceiver,inmostcasesthisisthe
onlyaudioconnectionneededbetweentheTVandyour
A/Vreceiver.
9. DVI/PC AUDIO INPUT
WhenconnectingaDVIdevicetooneoftheTV’sHDMI
inputs,usethesejackstosendleftandrightanalog
audiototheTV.
10. IR–NetCommand Output/External
Controller Input
153 Series.UseanIRemittercablewiththisjackto
sendcontrolsignalstoexternalIRremote-controlled
devices.Alternatively,yourprofessionalinstallercan
usethisjackastheinputforanexternalcontroller.
ConnecttothisjackandwhentheNew Device Found
screenappears,selectoperationofthejackaseither
aninput(foranexternalcontroller)orasanoutput(for
NetCommandIRcontrol).Seepage53.
11. USB
TheTVcanreadJPEGphotofilesandmp3orwmamusic
filesfromaUSBdeviceconnectedtotheUSBport.
HDMI Cable Categories
HDMIcablesareavailableasCategory1andCategory2
types.
Category 2 Cables• (alsocalledhigh-speedHDMI
cables).Newer,HDMI1.3-compliantDVDplayers,
videogames,andset-topboxesrequireCategory2
cables,suitableforclockfrequenciesupto340MHz
ordataratesofupto10.2gigabitspersecond.Use
category2cablesforhigh-speed1080pHDsignals
carryingextendedcolorencodings(i.e.,30ormore
bits,alsocalledDeepColor).Category2cablesare
alsosuitableforstandardHDTVsignals.
Category 1 Cables• (alsocalledstandardHDMI
cables).Category1cablesmaybeunmarked.They
aresuitableforstandardHDTV720p,1080i,and
1080psignalswith8-bitcolordepth.Usecategory1
cablesforclockfrequenciesupto74.25MHzordata
ratesofupto2.23gigabitspersecond.