10 Enjoying through External Equipment
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Connecting to the HDMI Input
HDMI
AUDIOHDMI
R
L
The digital video and audio signals can be input to the HDMI
terminal. To use the HDMI terminal, activate the terminal and
specify the types of video and audio signals to be received from
the connected equipment. For the types of these signals, refer
to the operation manual supplied with the connected equip-
ment.
Input signal correlation table
1920*1080i@59.94/60Hz
720*480p@59.94/60Hz
128 0*720p@59.94/60Hz
720(1440)*480i@59.94/60Hz
1
Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI jack on the Plasma
Display and to the DVD output jack on the required
equipment.
2
When connecting with DVI jack, such as a DVD player,
connect the audio cable to the AUDIO INPUT-L/R jacks
on the Plasma Display and to the audio output jacks on
the required equipment.
3
Turn the Plasma Display on, then press the INPUT
button to select HDMI.
• PC signals are not supported.
• If no image appears, specify another digital video signal type.
•For the digital video signal types to be specified, refer to the opera-
tion manual supplied with the connected equipment.
Connecting to the Monitor Output
Your Plasma Display can send out the audio/video signals to the external connector. You can also record from the Plasma Display to
a second VCR or DVD recorder. For more details about recording, refer to the equipment’s instructions.
MONITOR OUT
VIDEO AUDIO
R
L
1
Connect the video cable to the VIDEO (MONITOR OUT)
output jack on the Plasma Display and to the video input
jack on the required equipment.
2
Connect the audio cable to the AUDIO-L/R (MONITOR
OUT) output jacks on the Plasma Display and to the
audio input jacks on the required equipment.
HDMI Cable
(commercially available)
Audio Cable
(commercially available)
DVD Player
HDMI equipment
• The MONITOR OUT terminals do not output the following signals:
1Video signals input from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal (1
and 2)
2 Digital video and audio signals from the HDMI terminal (INPUT 3)
• When watching images played back on a VCR or DVD recorder
connected to the MONITOR OUT terminals, select an input
source (e.g., TV channel reception) on the recording equipment
other than external input sources. Selecting an external input
source may result in distorted images or noise.
Video Cable
(commercially available)
Audio Cable
(commercially available)
VCR
DVD Recorder
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