84
or
Optical digital
audio cable
External Equipment
These diagrams show our recommendations for connection of your TV to various pieces of equipment.
For other connections, consult the instructions for each piece of equipment, the table below, and the
specifications (p. 95).
Recorder / Player
HDMI equipment
Terrestrial
aerial
RF
cable
DVD Recorder / VCR
To record /
playback
To watch DVDs
(Viewing)
RCA cable
(Listening)
Fully wired
SCART cable
DVD Player
To listen with speakers
“HDMI connection” (p. 89)
or
Amplifier with
speaker system
To enjoy the sound from the external
equipment in multi-channel sound
(e.g. Dolby Digital 5.1ch), connect the
equipment to the amplifier.
For the connections, read the manuals
of the equipment and amplifier.
Types of connectable equipment to each terminal
■
Terminal
Recording / Playback
(equipment)
AV1
AV2
AV3
(
Side panel
of the TV
)
To record / playback videocassettes / DVDs
(VCR / DVD Recorder)
To watch DVDs (DVD Player)
To watch camcorder images (Video camera)
To watch cable broadcasts (Set top box)
To play games (Game equipment)
To use amplifier with speaker system
To use Network services
USB HDD Recording
Q-Link
VIERA Link
(with HDMI) (with HDMI)
Direct TV Recording
: Recommended Connection
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1 : applicable if your amplifier has ARC (Audio Return Channel) function
Fully wired HDMI
compliant cable
Conversion adapter
(if necessary)
Computer
PC
(Viewing)
(Listening)
Satellite dish
Satellite cable