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Insignia NS-PDP42/50-09 42" and 50" Plasma TV
www.insignia-products.com
Connecting external equipment using component
video (best—analog)
This connection can be used to connect HD
equipment, such as a digital set-top box or DVD
player, to your TV.
To connect an HDTV video source to the
CO
M
PONENT IN jacks:
1
Plug component video cables into the HDTV
video device or set-top box and into the
CO
M
PONENT IN 1
or
2
(Y/Pb/Pr) jacks on
the back of your TV.
Match the color of the cable connectors with
the jacks: Y=green, Pb/Cb/B-Y=blue, and
Pr/Cr/R-Y=red).
2
Plug RCA audio cables from the audio out
jacks on the HDTV video device and into the
CO
M
PONENT IN 1
or
2 AUDIO L
and
R
jacks on the back of your TV (match the color
of the cable connectors with the jacks:
L=white and R=red).
3
Turn on your TV and the external signal
source.
4
Press
INPUT
, press
or to select
Component 1
or
Component 2
, then press
ENTER
to confirm.
Supported resolutions:
Connecting external equipment using HD
M
I or DVI
(digital)
This connection can be used to connect a digital
video source, such as a PC, digital-capable
DVD, or digital set-top box, to your TV.
To connect a digital video source to the
HD
M
I/DVI jacks:
1
Plug an HDMI or DVI-to-HDMI cable into the
HDMI or DVI output jack on your digital video
source.
2
Plug the HDMI or DVI-to-HDMI cable into one
of the
HD
M
I IN
jacks on your TV.
If you are using a DVI cable, plug the DVI
connector into a DVI-to-HDMI adapter, then
plug the HDMI connector into one of the
HD
M
I IN
jacks on your TV.
3
Turn on your TV and the appropriate external
signal source.
4
Press
INPUT
, press
or to select
HD
M
I1,
HD
M
I2,
or
HD
M
I3
, then press
ENTER
to
confirm.
Note
You can also connect the output from a digital
set-top box to the
CO
M
PONENT IN
jacks.
Signal
Component
HDMI
480i
Yes
No
480p
Yes
Yes
720p
Yes
Yes
1080i
Yes
Yes
1080p
Yes
Yes
Y
L
R
P
B
P
R
L
L
R
DVI or HDMI
output
