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Chapter 2: Connecting your TV
Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream
®
(component video), a VCR
(to record and playback), or a satellite receiver
Your TV has ColorStream
®
(component video) input.
IN from ANT
VDEO AUDIO
OUT to TV
LR
R
L
OUT
IN
CH 3
CH 4
VIDEO
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
P
B
P
R
Y
AUDIO
OUT
L
R
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
L
R
Satellite
IN
P
B
P
R
Y
Y/VIDEO
P
B
PR
R
L/MONO
AUD O
Y/V DEO
P
B
PR
R
L/MONO
AUDIO
Y/VIDEO
P
B
PR
R
L/MONO
AUDIO
From antenna
Stereo VCR
TV back panel
Satellite receiver with component video
From satellite dish
DVD player with component video
TV right side panel
Coaxial cable
Component video cable
Standard
audio cable
Standard
audio cable
Component
video cable
TV right side panel
TV right side panel
You will need:
•Coaxial cables
•Standard A/V 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.
•Standard audio cables
•Component video cables
– You can connect the component video cables (plus
audio cables) from the DVD player or satellite
receiver to the ColorStream terminal on the TV. The
ColorStream HD terminal can be used to display
Progressive (480p, 720p, 1080p) and Interlaced
(480i, 1080i). Please check the Owner’s Manual of the
DVD player or satellite in order to determine the best
output signal available (1080p 24 Hz/30 Hz/50 Hz/25
Hz are not supported).
– If your DVD player or satellite receiver does not have
component video, connect a standard A/V cable to
VIDEO on the side panel. If your DVD player has
HDMI video, see page 17.
Note: When you use ColorStream HD or Video, switch AV
input mode appropriately (-“Setting AV Input mode” on
page 36).
To view antenna or Cable channels:
Press + and B or b to select the ANT/CABLE.
To view the DVD player:
Turn ON the DVD player. Press + and B or b to select
the ColorStream HD.
To view satellite programs using the component video
connections:
Turn on the satellite receiver. Press + and B or b to
select the ColorStream HD.
To view the VCR or view and record antenna channels:
Turn ON the VCR. Tune the VCR to the channel you
want to watch. Press + and B or b to select the
VIDEO.
To record a TV program while watching a DVD:
Turn ON the VCR. Tune the VCR to the channel to
record.
Note: To program the TV remote control to operate other
devices, see Chapter 3.
The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or
revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs,
and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright
Laws of the United States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and criminal liability.