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10 1. Television Overview
7. HDMI
Inputs
TheHDMI1.3(HighDefinitionMultimediaInterface)sup-
portsuncompressedstandardandhigh-definitiondigital
videoformatsandPCMdigitalstereoaudioformat.
UsetheHDMIinputstoconnecttoCEA-861HDMIcom-
pliantdevicessuchasahigh-definitionreceiverorDVD
player.Theseinputssupport480i,480p,720p,1080i,
and1080pvideoformats.
Mitsubishirecommendsyouusecategory2HDMIcables
toconnectHDMI1.3sourcedevices.High-speedcat-
egory2cablesbringyouthefullbenefitsofDeepColor
andx.v.Color.
TheseinputscanalsoacceptdigitalDVIvideoinputs.
ToconnectaDVIinput,useanHDMI-to-DVIadapteror
cableplusanalogaudiocables.Connecttheanalog
audiocablestothe
DVI/PC AUDIO INPUT
ontheTVto
receiveleftandrightstereoaudiofromyourDVIdevice.
TheTV’sHDMIinputsarecompatiblewithmanyDVI-D
andHDMIcomputervideosignals.Seechapter2,“TV
Setup”andAppendixAforadditionalinformationonPC
compatibility.
TheseinputsareHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalCopy
Protection)compliant.
Theseinputsare
certifiedforproperinterop-
erabilitywithotherproductscertifiedbySimplay
.
HDMI Cable Categories
HDMIcablesareavailableasCategory1and
Category2versions.
• Category 2 Cables.
Newer,HDMI1.3-com-
pliantDVDplayers,videogames,andset-top
boxesrequireCategory2cables.Usecategory
2cablesforthesehigh-speedHDsignalscar-
ryingextendedcolorencodings(i.e.,30ormore
bits,alsocalledDeepColor).Category2cables
arealsosuitableforstandardHDTVsignals.
• Category 1 Cables.Unmarkedcablesare
category1cablesandaresuitableforstandard
HDTVsignals.
8. AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
Use
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
tosendanalogaudioofthe
programcurrentlyshownonthescreentoanA/Vsur-
roundsoundreceiverorstereosystem.Digitalaudio
fromdigitalchannelsandHDMIdevicesisconvertedto
analogaudiobytheTV.IfusingananalogA/Vreceiver
orstereosystem,thisistheonlyaudioconnection
neededbetweenitandtheTV.
TV Back Panel, continued
9. DVI/PC AUDIO INPUT
Usethe
DVI/PC AUDIO INPUT
whenconnectingaDVI
devicetooneoftheTV’sHDMIinputsusingaDVI-to-
HDMIcable.Thesejacksallowyoutosendleftand
rightanalogaudiofromyourcomputerorotherDVI
devicetotheTV.
10. COMPONENT (audio and video; front
and rear)
Y Pb Pr (480i/480p/720p/1080i)
Usethesejackstoconnectdeviceswithcomponent
videooutputs,suchasDVDplayers,externalHDTV
receivers,orcompatiblevideogamesystems.Athird
setofcomponentjacksislocatedonthefrontofthe
TVandsharestheleft/rightaudiojacksand
VIDEO/Y
jackwiththe
INPUT 3
compositeinput.SeeAppendixA
specificationsforsignalcompatibility.
11. RECORD OUTPUT
Usethesecompositevideoandleft/rightaudiojacks
tosendanalogvideoandaudiosignalstoanexternal
recordingdevicesuchasaVCR.To make recordings
from this output, the TV must be in normal full-
screen mode rather than in Split Screen mode.
• Youcanwatchanotherdevicewhilerecording,
butnotanotherchannel.
• Fromthisoutputyoucanrecordaudioand
videosignalsfrom
ANT 1
,
ANT 2
,
INPUT 1-3
,and
IEEE1394devices.
• Digitalsignalsfrom
ANT 1
,
ANT 2
,andIEEE
1394devicesareconvertedtoanalogvideoand
audiosignals.
• Somesignalscannotberecordedbecauseof
copy-protectionflagsinthecontent.
12. 3D GLASSES EMITTER
The
3D GLASSES EMITTER
jackisinplaceforfuture
gamingdevicesequippedwithFXgaming3Danddual-
viewfeatures.UsethisjacktoconnectaspecialIR
emitter(suppliedwiththe3Dglasses)thatwillsynchro-
nizeyour3Dglasseswiththescreendisplay.