Panasonic SC-ZT2s Operating Instructions - Page 9

Home Theater connections • Turn off all equipment before making any connections. • To connect equipment, refer to the appropriate operating instructions. Basic connections Connection cable HDMI cable (not included) Stereo connection cable (not included) Optical fiber cable (not included) Connection Connecting equipment with HDMI terminal (TV, DVD recorder, etc.) Easy connection using ARC (Audio Return Channel) (below): The conventional setting has required 2 cables to connect this system and a TV: HDMI cable and optical fiber or stereo connection cable. Now, with the ARC technology, all you need is 1 HDMI cable to connect to an ARC compatible TV. The recommended HDMI cable is ARC compatible. TV This connection is necessary to connect Audio out Digital audio HDMI with TV incompatible R L out (optical) input with ARC. In order to enjoy TV sounds. Connecting the optical fiber cable Insert the cable so its shape fits correctly into Do not bend! the terminal. If connection A is not possible, make connection B. When both are already connected, connection A takes priority over connection B. When connecting with the ARC compatible TV, connect the [TO TV (ARC)] terminal of this system and the HDMI input terminal (ARC compatible) of TV. (If the TV has ARC compatible and incompatible terminals, connect to the ARC compatible HDMI input terminal.) Main unit Home Theater connections „ ARC (Audio Return Channel) This function was added to HDMI Ver.1.4. This sends digital audio signals from the HDMI input terminal of the TV, etc. to the HDMI output terminal of this system. • For ARC compatibility of the connected TV, see operating instructions of the TV. Blu-ray Disc player/ DVD recorder, etc. HDMI Video/Audio out „ HDMI cable notes • It is recommended that you use Panasonic's HDMI cables. • Please use High Speed HDMI Cables that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the cover). • Using the High Speed HDMI cable is recommended during 1080p output. „ Enjoying only with TV speaker • When image equipment such as TV and Blu-ray Disc player/DVD recorder, etc. is connected to the HDMI terminal (➜ above, page 12) of this system, images/audio signals from the Blu-ray Disc player/DVD recorder, etc. go through this system and are transmitted to the TV even if this system is turned off using the power button of this system (Standby through function). This is convenient to enjoy only with the TV speaker. Note When you turn this system off using the power button of this system, the audio/video signals from equipment connected to HDMI input are output through the television, even if you have set input on this system to anything other than HDMI input ("BD/DVD " or "AUX 1 ") before turning off this system. (The selector returns to the previous setting when you turn this system on again.) When equipment is connected to both BD/DVD IN terminal and AUX1 terminal, images/audio signals of equipment whose input is lastly selected are output. 9 VQT2R70