Hitachi L42S504 Owners Guide - Page 15

FIRST TIME USE Rear Panel Connections Before Operating External Video Sources Connect an external source to one of the INPUT terminals, then press the INPUT button to show the Inputs List. Use the CURSORS ( and ) to select the Input of your choice. Then press the SELECT button to confirm your choice (see page 19). + + Input List 0. TV 1. HDMI 1 2. HDMI 2 3. HDMI 3 4. HDMI 4 5. Component 1 6. Component 2 7. AV1 8. AV2 9. RGB Move SEL Select EXIT Exit Example: Selecting the TV (Air/Cable) Input and highlight "0.TV". Outside antenna or Cable TV coaxial cable 2-Way signal splitter VCR ANT IN V LR RGB RGB HDMI to DVI DIGITAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUT HDMI DIGITAL OUTPUT CAPABILITY HDMI to HDMI HDMI OUTPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT CAPABILITY RGB OPTICAL IN OUTPUT Y P /C P /C L R BB RR OUTPUT S-Video Video L R STEREO SYSTEM AMPLIFIER NOTE Cables are not included. HDTV SET-TOP BOX DVD PLAYER with Component Output capability DVD PLAYER VIDEO GAME with Composite video capability Personal Computer TIPS ON REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ♦♦ COMPONENT Y-PbPr (COMPONENT 1 & 2) or HDMI (1 & 2) connections are provided for high performance DVD players, VCRs etc. that have this feature. Use these connections in place of the standard video connection if your device has this feature. ♦♦ Refer to the owners guide of your other electronic equipment for additional information on connecting your hook-up cables. ♦♦ Connect only 1 component (VCR, DVD player, camcorder, etc.) to each input jack. ♦♦ Your component outputs may be labeled Y, B-Y, and R-Y. In this case, connect the components B-Y output to the TV's Pb input and the components R-Y output to the TV's Pr input. ♦♦ Your component outputs may be labeled Y-CbCr. In this case, connect the components Cb output to the TV's Pb input and the components Cr output to the TV's Pr input. ♦♦ It may be necessary to adjust TINT to obtain optimum picture quality when using the Y-PbPr inputs. (See page 31). ♦♦ When using a HDMI input from a Set-Top-Box, it is recommended to use a 1080p, 1080i or 720p input signal. ♦♦ When the HDMI input is a 1080p signal, it is recommended that the length of the cable should be less than 5 meters. NOTES • Completely insert all connection cord plugs when connecting to rear panel jacks. The picture and sound that is played back will be abnormal if the connection is loose. • Cable plugs are often color-coded. Match colors of plugs and terminals, i.e. connect red to red, white to white, etc. 15