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Connections
• You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video.
• Distortion of picture may occur when connecting the TV via a VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR.
• You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (See page
29.)
• If your TV supports progressive video input, you can enjoy a high quality picture from the source of “USB MEMORY” by
setting the progressive scan mode to active and connect your TV with the HDMI cord or component video cord. (See
page 18.)
• You can use below terminals for each sources to see the picture on the TV.
NOTE
• HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal passes through the signal from the HDMI input terminal (VIDEO 1 and VIDEO 2) selected as
the source.
• COMPONENT MONITOR OUT terminal passes through the signal from the COMPONENT input terminal (VIDEO 1 and
VIDEO 2) selected as the source.
• S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminal passes through the signal from the S-VIDEO input terminal (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 and
VIDEO 3) selected as the source.
• VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminal passes through the signal from the VIDEO input terminal (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 and VIDEO
3) selected as the source.
• Use an HDMI cable shorter than 5 m (15 ft).
• When you are playing HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) content, the sound and picture may not be
transmitted to the speakers and TV for a few seconds at the beginning due to the confirmation process.
• If the component video input jacks of your TV are of the BNC type, use a plug adapter (not supplied) to convert the pin plugs to
BNC plugs.
Connecting a TV
Source
Terminal
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
iPod
USB
MEMORY
HDMI
√
—
—
—
COMPONENT VIDEO
√
—
—
√
S-VIDEO
√
√
√
√
VIDEO
√
√
√
√
Center unit
TV
To HDMI input
HDMI cord (not supplied)
To component
video input
Component video cord
(not supplied)
or
S-video cord
(not supplied)
To composite
video input
To S-video
input
Composite video cord
(supplied)
Align the
5
marks.
Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made.
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