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Connecting Your TV
Connecting a VCR, antenna, cable TV, or camcorder
HDMI
®
cables provide the best audio and picture quality.
Optical audio cable
(Sample Illustration) Optical audio cable
Optical audio cable connect receivers with Dolby® Digital or PCM
(pulse-code modulation) optical audio input to the TV’s Digital
Audio Out terminal, see “Connecting a digital audio system” on
page 31.
About the connection illustrations
You can connect different types and brands of devices to your TV in
several different congurations. The connection illustrations in this
manual are representative of typical device connections only. The
input/output terminals on your devices may differ from those
illustrated herein. For details on connecting and using your specic
devices, refer to each device’s User’s Guide.
Connecting a VCR, antenna, cable TV, or camcorder
Camcorder
TV back panel
From cable TV
From cable TV
or antenna
Cable box
Stereo VCR
IN
OUT
CH 3
CH 4
IN
from
ANT
VIDEO AUDIO
OUT
to
TV
L R
R
L
OUT
IN
CH 3
CH 4
VIDEO
AUDIO
OUT
L
R
TV back panel
(Sample Illustration) 32/40/50L1400U—Connecting to a VCR,
antenna, or cable TV, or camcorder
Items needed:
v Coaxial cables
v Standard AV cables
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/MONO on the TV to your
VCR’s audio out terminal using the white audio cable only.
v Standard audio cable