Panasonic th-42px77 User Guide

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 Recommended 

A

V Connections

ANTENNA

Cable In

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Cable In

ANTENNA

Cable In

These diagrams show our recommendations for how to connect the TV unit to your various equipment.
For other connections, consult the instructions and specifications for each piece of equipment (p. 51). 
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AC 120 V

60 Hz

 

Power Cord

(Connect after all the other 

connections are complete.)

Back of the TV

• 

Individual components of HDMI equipment may require additional menu settings specific to each model. Please 

refer to their respective operating instruction manuals.

• 

When audio from other equipment connected to this unit via HDMI is output using “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” of this 

unit, the system switches to 2CH audio.

  (When connecting to an AV amp via HDMI, you can enjoy higher sound quality.) 

HDMI cable

Cable Box

Cable TV

or

DVD Player/Set Top Box

Optical digital 

audio cable

• 

The picture and audio input signals connected to a 

terminal specified in “Monitor out” (p. 36) cannot be 

output from “PROG OUT” terminals.

  However, audio output can be obtained from 

“DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” terminal.

•

To prevent howling and image oscillation, set the 

“Monitor out” setting when connecting the VCR with 

loop-connection. (p. 28, 36)

AUDIO

IN

HDMI

(AV OUT)

HDMI

(AV OUT)

Panasonic RAM theater / 

Panasonic Player theater

or

or

HDMI

(AV OUT)

Panasonic AV amp

DIGA 

(Panasonic DVD Recorder)

Follow the connection diagrams below for HDAVI control of 

a single AV piece of equipment such as a Panasonic DIGA-

DVD recorder, RAM theater, or Player theater system.

Refer to page 30-31 for Setup Menu settings and additional 

control information.

  Optional HDMI and/or optical cables are not provided.

If connection (or setting) of equipment compatible with HDAVI 

control is changed, switch the power of this unit Off then On 

again while the power of all equipment is On (so that the 

unit can correctly recognize the connected equipment) and 

check that DIGA, RAM theater, and Player theater playback 

operate.

Setting of this unit after connection
After making connections as shown above, set “EZ Sync” (under “EZ Sync setting”) to “On” using the Setup menu. 
(p. 30-31).

• 

HDMI 1 is recommended.

  When connecting to HDMI 2, set the input mode to HDMI 2 (p. 24) initially before connecting to HDMI 2. After 

connection, confirm the HDMI control functions (p. 30-31).

Connecting this unit to a DVD 
recorder and AV amp
When using an “EZ Sync” audio-video 
amplifier and a compatible DIGA recorder, 
use a daisy chain connection as shown 
below.

• 

One AV amp and one DIGA recorder can be operated with this unit.

• 

Be sure to connect the AV amp between this unit and the DIGA recorder.

DIGA 

(Panasonic DVD Recorder)

HDMI

(AV IN)

Amplifier

• 

When equipment (STB, DVD, etc.) is connected to 

HDMI or COMPONENT terminals, only audio signals 

can be obtained. From the output terminals, no video 

signals can be passed.

• 

When receiving digital channel signals, all digital 

formats are down-converted to composite NTSC 

video to be output through the PROG OUT terminals.

OPTICAL IN

or

Digital Audio 

out

or

• 

For DIGA:  Connect with HDMI cable

• 

For RAM theater and Player theater: 

  Connect with the HDMI and audio cables.

  If audio cable is not connected, you cannot listen to the TV 

program through the theater system.

HDMI

(AV OUT)

Panasonic

HD Camcorder

or

Back of the TV

or

or

A

 HDMI cable

Connect with 

A

 or 

B

 

B

 HDMI-DVI

Conversion cable 

+ Audio cable

or

SD Slot

Camcorder
VCR
DVD Player