Connecting Your Home Theater
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1. the TV Page 6 On the receiver or DVD player Connect an audio cable to the Audio Out jacks match the white plug to the L jack and the red plug to the R jack On the TV Connect the other end of the audio cable to the DVI Audio L and R jacks next to the HDMI 1 connector Finally you can set up the TV to know about the cable satellite or DVD signal See Set ting Up Input Sources on page 47 If Your Receiver Has Y Pb Pr Connectors Component Video Component video jacks are green blue and red with labels that say Y Pb and Pr 1 Turn off the power to your TV and receiver or DVD player 2 For cable or satellite receivers Make sure the receiver is connected to the cable or satel lite Check your receiver documentation for details 3 On the receiver or DVD player Connect the Y Pb and Pr connectors from the component cable to the corresponding jacks Match the cable colors to the jack colors the green plug goes into the Y jack the blue plug into the Pb and the red into the Pr COMP1 COMP 2 Page 7 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater On the TV Connect the other end of the component cable to the COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2 input Again match the col ors of the plugs to the colors of the jacks On the receiver or DVD player Connect an audio cable to the Audio Out jacks match the white plug to the L jack and the red plug to the R jack On the T2. Connecting Your Home Theater Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater TV has come a long way since the early days when you only had a couple of network broadcasts to choose from Now what you watch can also come from a cable or satellite ser vice a DVD player a VCR a game console or even from your computer Getting the Best Video and Sound Quality Your Liquid Fidelity TV has many connection options so you can choose the best way to hook up your DVD players cable boxes and other devices Looking at all the different connectors can be overwhelming at first but don t let it intimidate you this guide will help you pick the best connections quickly S VIDEO COMPONENT 3 INPUT 3 SERVICE PORT Front Panel HDMI 2 ANTENNA CABLE Rear Panel Page 1 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater Examining Your Existing Equipment The different jacks on the TV go with different types of connecting cables These cables can make a big difference in the quality of the pic ture and sound delivered to your TV All these different cables do basically the same thing they carry information from a device like a DVD player to the TV This information is called a signal and different cables are for dif ferent types of signals Your new TV understands all the different signals but some signals are better than others The difference isn t so obvi ous with smaller televisions but HD is all about getting a great pictur
3. R or VCR on page 32 After you connect your DVD player you may need to change its aspect ratio setting to match your 16 9 widescreen TV This setting is often in the DVD player s system menu check your DVD player user manual for details Page 5 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater If Your Receiver or DVD Player Has an HDMI Connector 1 Turn off the power to your TV and receiver or DVD player 2 For cable or satellite receivers Make sure the receiver is connected to the cable or satel lite Check your receiver documentation for details 3 On the receiver or DVD player Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI connector 4 Onthe TV Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 con nector on the back of the TV 5 Finally you can set up the TV to know about the cable satellite or DVD signal See Set ting Up Input Sources on page 47 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater If Your Receiver or DVD Player Has a DVI Connector 1 Turn off the power to your TV and receiver or DVD player 2 For cable or satellite receivers Make sure the receiver is connected to the cable or satel lite Check your receiver documentation for details 3 On the receiver or DVD player Connect the DVI cable to the DVI connector 4 On the cable Attach a DVI to HDMI adapter to the other end of the cable 5 On the TV Connect the HDMI adapter to the HDMI 1 connector on the back of
4. V Connect the other end of the audio cable to the L and R jacks under the COMPONENT 1 or COMPONENT 2 label Finally you can set up the TV to know about the cable satellite or DVD signal See Set ting Up Input Sources on page 47 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater If Your Receiver Has an S Video Connector If your receiver or DVD player only has S Video and A V composite video connectors you re only getting standard definition SD programs not high definition HD For the best picture and sound consider upgrading your cable or satellite to an HD package 1 Turn off the power to your TV and receiver or DVD player 2 For cable or satellite receivers Make sure the receiver is connected to the cable or satel lite Check your receiver documentation for details 3 On the receiver or DVD player Connect the S Video cable to the corresponding jack INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Page 8 On the TV Connect the other end of the S Video cable to the S VIDEO 1 or S VIDEO 2 input On the receiver or DVD player Connect an audio cable to the Audio Out jacks match the white plug to the L jack and the red plug to the R jack On the TV Connect the other end of the audio cable to the L and R jacks under the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 label Finally you can set up the TV to know about the cable satellite or DVD signal See Set ting Up Input Sources on page 47
5. e and sound and high quality signals from your devices give much bet ter results Before you connect devices to your TV it s best to take a moment to plan how you re going to handle each one The best connection to your old TV might not be the best way to connect to your new HD TV Look at your devices manu als to find out what connections are available or look at the connectors on the back of the device Then compare those connections with the table on the next page Page 2 For each device you want to hook up compare its connectors to this list and decide which is the best Just start at the top and go down the list until you find a connector that matches one of the connectors on your device Here are some examples e A DVD player is connected to the old SD TV with an S Video cable Looking at the back there is an A V connector an S Video con nector and Y Pb Pr connectors Since the Y Pb Pr connection is better than S Video this is the best to use for the HD TV e AVCRis connected to the old SD TV with an A V cable Looking at the back that s the only type of connector available besides the antenna out The A V cable is the best choice for this VCR The antenna connection only carries the signal from an antenna not video tapes To find out more about antennas see Connecting to an HD Antenna on page 34 e Anew Blu Ray Disc player has Y Pb Pr con nectors and an HDMI connector The HDMI conn
6. ection is your best option If you re changing your connection strategy you may need additional cables or adapters but they re usually not very expensive you can find them at electronics stores or online and you ll be bringing the best picture to your TV Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater Connectors and Here are the types of connectors and cables you can use Cables starting with the best Connection What It Looks Like How It Works Digital Antenna Over the air digital channels ATSC Z will have a great picture com i pared to channels from an ana log antenna or cable In many areas HD channels are available over the air HDMI cables were designed for carrying digital HD signals per fect for your new HD TV They bring you the best quality video and audio in a single cable Best DVI also carries a great HD digi tal signal DVI connects to the HDMI 1 input with a DVI HDMI adapter A second cable carries the audio signal Component Component Y Pb Pr video Y Pb Pr uses a very high quality analog HD signal that sends the picture information over three separate parts of the cable A second cable carries stereo audio S Video S video carries a good SD signal using two channels for picture information A separate Better cable carries stereo or mono audio A V A V or composite video uses only one signal to deliver SD picture information A separate cable carries stereo or mono a
7. udio Good Analog Cable Channels from analog cable Analog Antenna and antennas are SD The coax NTSC ial cable that carries the signal does a fine job but the signal itself might not be that clear Page 3 Chapter 3 Connecting Your Home Theater Connecting to a Device with a Digital Video Interface DVI Many devices use Digital Video Interface DVI Connecting Tips cables to connect to a TV including these e Plan your connections before you hook any e personal computers and laptops thing up Make a list of devices to connect and which cables you want to use e first generation HD video products including many HD cable boxes e Confused about how a particular device should be connected Check the device s With a DVI HDMI adapter you can connect a documentation for hints DVI cable to the HDMI 1 input on your TV You can also use a DVI to HDMI cable if you have e Connect one device at a time and then check one it before moving to the next one Since DVI cables only carry the picture you ll also need to use a DVI audio cable connected to the DVI Audio jacks next to the HDMI 1 jack Page 4 Connecting to a Cable or Satellite Receiver or DVD Player If you re connecting a cable or satellite receiver and a VCR see Connecting to a VCR on page 28 If you re connecting an over the air antenna with your cable or satellite receiver see Con necting to an HD Antenna through a Satellite Receiver DV
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