Connecting external devices
Connecting HDMI device to TV
Controlling HDMI devices using AQUOS LINK
What is AQUOS LINK?
Using the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol, with AQUOS LINK you can
interactively operate compatible system devices (AV amplifier, DVD, Blu-ray Disc device)
using a single remote control.
NOTE
• AQUOS LINK-compatible AQUOS BD Player, AQUOS Audio speaker system and AQUOS
Recorder are to be on sale after the release of this TV. (As of July 2007)
What you can do with AQUOS LINK
✔
One Touch Recording
You do not have to search for the remote control of your recording device. Press the
REC
E
or
REC STOP
H
buttons inside the flip cover to start/stop recording what you see on
the TV.
✔
One Touch Play
While the TV is in standby mode, it automatically turns on and plays back the image from
the HDMI source.
✔
Single remote control operation
The AQUOS LINK automatically recognises the connected HDMI device and you can
control the TV and the devices as if using a universal remote control.
✔
Operating Title list of external devices
In addition to displaying the TV’s own Timer list (page 34), you can also call up the external
player’s Top menu or AQUOS BD Player’s/AQUOS Recorder’s Title list provided that the devices support AQUOS LINK.
✔
Multiple control of HDMI devices
You can select which HDMI device to operate using the
OPTION
button.
NOTE
• Point the remote control toward the TV, not to connected HDMI device.
• Video noise may occur depending on the type of HDMI cable used. Make sure to use a certified HDMI cable.
• Up to 3 HDMI recording devices, one AV amplifier and two players can be connected using this system.
• These operations affect the HDMI device selected as the current external source. If the device does not operate, turn on the
device and select the appropriate external source using
b
.
First connect the AQUOS Audio speaker system or an AQUOS BD Player/AQUOS
Recorder that supports the HDMI CEC protocol.
NOTE
• Refer to the operation manual of the device to be connected for further details.
• After unplugging connection cables or changing the connection pattern, first turn on the
power of the TV with all relevant device’s power turned on. Change the external input source
by pressing
b
, select the appropriate external source and verify the audiovisual output.
To OUT
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TV
Coaxial AUDIO
cable
(commercially
available)
Certified HDMI cable
(commercially available)
AQUOS Audio speaker system
Connecting AQUOS BD Player/AQUOS Recorder
via AQUOS Audio speaker system
AQUOS BD Player/
AQUOS Recorder
Certified HDMI cable
(commercially available)
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