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Enjoying through External Equipment
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Using i.LINK cables you can also connect up to two
D-VHS recorders in a daisy chain.
Media Receiver
i.LINK cable
D-VHS recorder
D-VHS recorder
POWER
ON
STANDBY
REC
TIMER
DATA
ACQUISITION
Precautions about i.LINK connections
• Use S400 i.LINK cables that have 4-pin plugs and are shorter
than 3.5 m (11.48 feet).
• Some i.LINK devices cannot relay data when their power is
off.
• Do not make the following loop connections:
Media Receiver
D-VHS recorder
D-VHS recorder
POWER
ON
STANDBY
REC
TIMER
DATA
ACQUISITION
Media Receiver
D-VHS recorder
POWER
ON
STANDBY
REC
TIMER
DATA
ACQUISITION
Displaying a D-VHS image
To watch a D-VHS image, press
i.LINK
on the remote control
unit or press
INPUT
on the Plasma Display to select i.LINK.
Useful and important notification
Useful information
• D-VHS recorders connected through i.LINK can play back
digital TV programs recorded using this system.
• D-VHS recorders connected through i.LINK can record only
digital TV programs. Using i.LINK, those recorders cannot
record conventional TV channels nor contents coming from
external input sources.
• This system can be simultaneously connected with up to two
D-VHS recorders that support i.LINK. You can control one of
these D-VHS recorders (basic functions only).
• Some D-VHS recorders connected through i.LINK may not
allow this system to control through the control panel screen
or to display images and output sound.
• To record digital TV programs using connected D-VHS
recorders, use D-VHS tape. You cannot use VHS tape nor
S-VHS tape.
• Some D-VHS recorders connected though i.LINK may not
allow this system to play back images and sound recorded on
VHS tape, S-VHS tape, or (if with analog signals) D-VHS tape.
If this is the case, connect the analog output terminals on the
D-VHS recorder to INPUT 1, 2, 3, or 4 terminals on this
system. See page 50.
• This system supports the Digital Transmission Content
Protection (DTCP) technology. The DTCP is a copy protection
technology that presents data coding and device
authentication.
• i.LINK may not allow copy-restricted video, audio, and other
data to be copied from one i.LINK device to another. It also
may not allow video, audio, and other data to be transferred
with equipment that does not support the DTCP.
Precautions
• While one D-VHS recorder connected through i.LINK is
recording or playing back, do not switch on or off the other
connected D-VHS recorder (not in use) or do not connect or
disconnect the i.LINK cable from that D-VHS recorder. Doing
so can result in image and sound interruption.
• Some D-VHS recorders that support i.LINK cannot relay data
when their power is off. Check the instruction manual that
came with your D-VHS recorder. This system allows you to
change the setting for data relay in the standby mode. See
“Setting up for i.LINK standby” on page 57.
