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LC-45GD5U
Using e
xternal equipment
Contr
olling an i.LINK de
vice
•
An i.LINK compatible device can be contr
olled fr
om the TV using the i.LINK contr
ol panel on the scr
een.
•
The steps in “i.LINK Setup” on page 54 need to be completed befor
ehand.
•
Please also r
efer to the operation manual of the i.LINK device to be used with this TV
.
Basic operation
1
Pr
ess
i.LINK
to display the i.LINK contr
ol panel.
•
The
i.LINK
button is also used to exit the i.LINK contr
ol panel.
2
Pr
ess
/
/
/
to select a function, and then pr
ess
ENTER
.
i.LINK contr
ol panel (D-VHS dec
ks)
NO
TE
•
The input selection button is used to select either i.LINK input or others.
•
The EJECT button is displayed for Blu-ray Disc r
ecor
der only
.
*T
ime: If you commence playback befor
e Time is displayed, T
ime will not be displayed during the playback.
Model
Input
PWR
STOP
STOP
05
00:01:32
PWR
Cassette inser
ted
Function selected
with the cursor
Power On/Of
f
STOP
PLA
Y
P
AUSE
REC ST
AR
T
SK
IP BACK
REWIND
F
AST FOR
W
ARD
SK
IP
FOR
W
ARD
T
ype of i.LINK
device
T
ype of videotape
i.LINK contr
ol panel (A
V
-HDD recor
der/Blu-ra
y Disc recor
der)
PWR
REC Oper.
REC LIST
Model
Input
k
30sec
l
30sec
PWR
STOP
Free
6
1%
STOP
06
00:01:10
00:01:12
/
k
30sec
l
30sec
REC LIST
Power On/Of
f
STOP
PLA
Y
P
AUSE
GO TO REC LIST
SKIP BACK
REWIND
F
AST FOR
W
ARD
SK
IP
FOR
W
ARD
REPEA
T PLA
YBACK
EJECT
30 SEC SKIP BACK
30 SEC SKIP FOR
W
ARD
Disk inser
ted
Function selected
with the cursor
T
ype of i.LINK
device
Remaining space
Manufactur
er
Model
Go to REC operation scr
een
Select input
Curr
ent operation
Repeat status
Cur
rent counter
position/Time*
Go to Model Selection scr
een
Manufactur
er
Model
Go to Model Selection scr
een
Select input
Curr
ent operation
T
ape Counter
NO
TE
•I
EEE1394 is the IEEE’
s inter
national standar
d.
•
i.LINK and the i.LINK logo ar
e r
egister
ed trademarks of
Sony Electr
onic, Inc.
•A
copy pr
otection technology is used on i.LINK devices
that incorporate copyright pr
otection. This technology has
received the appr
oval of the Digital T
ransmission Licensing
Administrator (DTLA), an organization that administers
copyright pr
otection technologies. Some pictur
e and
sound data have r
estrictions on duplication. Such data
cannot be digitally copied using the i.LINK. Some pictur
e
and sound data may not be able to be sent back and
for
th between an i.LINK device that has DTLA copyright
pr
otection technology and one that does not.
Notes on i.LINK connection of D-VHS dec
k/A
V
-HDD
recor
der/Blu-ra
y Disc recor
der
•
Even when a connected i.LINK device is playing, input
signal can be switched to input mode other than i.LINK
by shifting the cursor to the input selection button and
pr
essing
ENTER
.
•
This TV may not be able to operate some i.LINK devices
using the contr
o
l panel, or to display pictur
e and/or sound
input fr
om some i.LINK devices.
•
When the TV’
s contr
o
l panel is used to r
ecor
d a pr
ogram,
what is r
ecor
ded with the i.LINK device ar
e the pictur
es
and sound of the digital pr
ogram that the TV is r
eceiving.
•
The i.LINK contr
ol panel cannot be used during timer
recor
ding.
•
Ther
e may be some pr
ograms which i.LINK devices
cannot r
ecor
d.
•W
ith some i.LINK devices, the quality of the pictur
e may
be distor
ted during fast forwar
ding or r
ewinding.
Notes specificall
y on i.LINK connection of D-VHS dec
k
•
Depending on the D-VHS deck, this TV’
s i.LINK may not
allow viewing of VHS and S-VHS tape or analog r
ecor
ded
D-VHS tape. In this case, connect the D-VHS deck’
s
analog output with the TV’
s analog input, and switch the
TV’
s input mode to exter
nal input.
•
If a D-VHS deck is operated with the TV’
s contr
o
l panel
during timer r
ecor
ding, the r
ecor
ding may fail. Do not use
the TV’
s contr
o
l panel to operate the D-VHS deck during
timer r
ecor
ding.
•T
o r
ecor
d the pictur
e and sound of a digital pr
ogram which
the TV is r
eceiving, use D-VHS tape. VHS or S-VHS tape
will not r
ecor
d.
Notes specificall
y on i.LINK connection of A
V-
HDD
recor
der/Blu-ra
y Disc recor
der
•
Depending on the A
V-
HDD r
ecor
der and/or Blu-ray Disc
recor
der
, some functions, such as playback during
recor
ding, display of the r
ecor
ding list scr
een during
recor
ding, and so on, may not be able to be operated.
•
Depending on the A
V-
HDD r
ecor
der and/or Blu-ray Disc
recor
der
, playback may stop automatically when switching
to another i.LINK device.
•
If an A
V
-HDD r
ecor
der/Blu-ray Disc r
ecor
der is operated
with the TV’
s contr
o
l panel during timer r
ecor
ding, the
recor
ding may fail. Do not use the TV’
s contr
o
l panel to
operate the A
V
-HDD r
ecor
der/Blu-ray Disc r
ecor
der during
timer r
ecor
ding.
Notes specificall
y on i.LINK connection of A
V
-HDD
recor
der
•
Depending on the A
V-
HDD r
ecor
der
, it may be possible
to change the r
ecor
der’
s
operations mode (D-VHS mode,
HDD r
ecor
der mode). When the operations mode is D-
VHS mode, the HDD r
ecor
der is r
ecognized as a D-VHS
Deck.
Using e
xternal equipment
Au
tomatic input s
witching to i.LINK
•
Input mode can be set to automatically switch to
i.LINK when an i.LINK device connected to the TV is
played.
Pr
ess
MENU
to display the MENU scr
een.
Pr
ess
/
to select “Digital Setup”, and then
pr
ess
ENTER
.
Pr
ess
/
select “i.LINK Autoswitch”, and
then pr
ess
ENTER
.
1
2
4
Pr
ess
/
to select “Y
es”, and then pr
ess
ENTER
.
5
i.LINK Autoswitch
Standby Mode
Recording Mode
Yes
No
Pr
ess
/
to select “i.LINK Setup”, and then
pr
ess
ENTER
.
3
Recor
d
ing digital pr
ograms with a D-VHS
dec
k
(i.LINK)
•
Befor
e commencing this pr
ocedur
e, the steps in
“i.LINK Setup” on page 54 need to be completed
befor
ehand.
•
Please also r
efer to the operation manual of the D-
VHS deck to be used with this TV
.
Select a digital pr
ogram to be r
ecor
ded.
Pr
ess
i.LINK
to display the i.LINK contr
ol
panel.
Pr
ess
/
/
/
to select
Æ
and then pr
ess
ENTER
.
•
Recor
ding star
ts.
•
Select
Ë
and pr
ess
ENTER
to stop r
ecor
ding.
1
2
3
NO
TE
•I
nput mode cannot be switched to i.LINK during r
ecor
ding.
•
When a D-VHS deck connected to the TV is under timer
recor
ding, the deck cannot be operated using the TV’
s
contr
o
l panel.
Model
Input
PWR
STOP
STOP
05
00:01:32
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