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Chapter 2. TV Connections 21
Digital Video and Home Recording
The table below will help you decide which type of connection to use for digital video. Digital video comes to your
home in a compressed state, whether received on recorded media (e.g., disc) or broadcast over the air, over cable, or
via satellite. Some compressed digital video is available for recording as noted in the table.
Connection Type into the TV
Effect on Home Recording
HDMI or DVI
Compressed video is converted to
uncompressed form by an external device
such as a cable box, satellite receiver, or
DVD player before it is sent to the TV on an
HDMI or DVI cable.
You cannot record the resultant uncompressed video sent to the TV
via HDMI or DVI.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire®) Connections
Your TV can receive and decode digital
channels, MPEG2 compressed digital video,
and Dolby Digital audio.
You can record compressed digital video either
• on compatible digital recorders as digital signals using IEEE 1394
connections
• converted to analog signals and recorded as standard-definition
composite video from the
MONITOR OUT
jack
You may be unable to record some programming because of copy restric-
tions added by the content owners.
HDTV Cable Box or Satellite
Receiver with Component Video
If your cable box or satellite receiver has HDMI or DVI
outputs, use the connections for HDMI or DVI video
devices described later in this chapter.
Required: RCA component video cables, left/right analog
audio cables.
A coaxial splitter, available at most electronic supply
stores, may be required to complete this installation.
1. Connect the cable from the outside cable or satel-
lite service to
CABLE IN
or
SATELLITE IN
on
the cable box or satellite receiver. See your device’s
owner’s guide for instructions and cable compatibility.
2. Connect RCA-type cables from the Y Pb Pr outputs
on the HDTV cable box or satellite receiver to
COM-
PONENT
on the TV back panel, matching the
colored connections.
3. Connect left (white) and right (red) audio cables from
the HDTV cable box or satellite receiver to
COMPO-
NENT
/
AUDIO LEFT
and
AUDIO RIGHT
on the
TV back panel.
4. Optional: To allow use of the Split Screen feature with
channels from
ANT 1
and the cable box or satellite
receiver, connect the incoming terrestrial antenna or
cable service (not satellite) to
ANT 1/MAIN
on the
TV back panel. A coaxial splitter, available at most
electronics supply stores, may be required to com-
plete this installation.
Note: T
o receive the benefits of digital surround sound, con-
nect the digital audio output from your cable box or
satellite receiver directly to your digital A/V receiver.
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Figure 1. Connecting an external HDTV receiver with
component video connections