10
LC-45GD5U
Using e
xternal equipment
Connecting a PC
Use the INPUT 5 ter
minal to connect a PC.
NO
TE
•
Refer to page 83 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV
.
PC with D
VI terminal
ø 3.5 mm ster
eo
minijack cable
(commer
cially
available)
DVI cable
(commer
cially
available)
ø 3.5 mm ster
eo
minijack cable
(commer
cially
available)
PC with analog RGB terminal
RGB/DVI conversion
cable
(commer
cially
available)
To optical digital input of external audio devices
Optical fiber cable
Using Digital A
udio Output
It is possible to output audio through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal.
PCM audio outputs from the terminal.
Connecting D-VHS dec
ks/A
V
-HDD
recor
der/Blu-ra
y Disc recor
der
(i.LINK connection)
Using e
xternal equipment
About i.LINK
i.LINK is an inter
face connection using a serial
transfer system and is able to transfer multimedia
data, such as digital images and digital sound,
between devices that have i.LINK ter
minals.
i.LINK is a ter
m defined in the IEEE1394 (Institute of
Electrical and Electr
onics Engineers) standar
d.
Curr
ently
, the transfer speeds ar
e at 100 Mbps, 200
Mbps and 400 Mbps, each of them expr
essed as
S100, S200 and S400 r
espectively
. On this TV
, the
maximum speed is 400 Mbps.
i.
LINK de
vices that can be connected to this
TV
.
Only D-VHS decks, A
V
-HDD r
ecor
ders and Blu-ray
Disc r
ecor
ders can be connected to this TV via
i.LINK. Other devices such as DVD r
ecor
ders, digital
video cameras, computers or computer peripheral
devices do not meet the specifications for this TV
and ther
efor
e cannot be connected via i.LINK.
Even for the types of i.LINK device mentioned above,
device r
ecognition, contr
ol, r
ecor
ding and playback
operations may not be possible on some devices.
Materials that can be recor
ded with the i.LINK
Only digital pr
ograms can be r
ecor
ded by i.LINK
devices connected to this TV using the i.LINK. i.LINK
recor
ding is not compatible with analog br
oadcasts
or exter
nal input signals (INPUT ter
minals 1 thr
ough
5).
i.LINK connection
Only an i.LINK cable is
needed to connect the TV
to i.LINK devices.
(VIDEO, S-VIDEO, and
AUDIO ter
minals need not
be connected.)
i.LINK device
Connecting tw
o or more i.LINK de
vices
Up to 16 i.LINK devices can be connected using a
daisy-chain connection with i.LINK cables.
When 3 or mor
e i.LINK devices ar
e connected,
branch connection can be used. With branch
connections, up to 62 i.LINK devices can be
connected.
Cautions regar
ding i.LINK connection
•
Please use S400 type i.LINK cables.
•
Some i.LINK devices may not r
elay data if their power
is of
f. In this case the device should be connected
at the end of any series of connections.
•
This TV can r
elay data during power of
f, by selecting
“Active” in the “Standby Mode” option in “i.LINK
Setup”.
•
Please do NOT use a loop connection as shown in
the diagram.
•
When using the i.LINK, do not tur
n of
f the power of,
or pull the cable fr
om i.LINK devices, even if that
i.LINK devices is not in use. This may af
fect the
pictur
e and the sound fr
om an i.LINK device in use.
•
If devices such as a DVD r
ecor
ders, digital video
cameras, computers and computer peripheral
devices which ar
e not compatible with this TV
, ar
e
connected to the TV using i.LINK, other i.LINK
connections may be disrupted.
•
When device r
ecognition, contr
ol, r
ecor
ding or play
back, on an i.LINK connected device does not
function cor
rectly
, corr
ect operation may be r
estor
ed
by disconnecting and r
econnecting the i.LINK cable.
•
When connecting multiple i.LINK devices, depending
on the specifications and the inter
operability of the
connected devices, their operation may not be stable.
In that case, disconnecting all devices not in use
and changing the method of connection may r
esult
in stable operation.
NO
TE
•
Please make sur
e the
shapes of the ter
minal
and the plug match,
and inser
t the plug into
the ter
minal straight,
not on an angle.
•
Use either one of the
ter
minals. These two
ter
minals do not dif
fer
in quality or function.
