Panasonic PPDTH42LRG20B Operating Guide

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Link Functions
 
(Q-Link / VIERA
 Link)
Advanced
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VIERA Link (HDMI and Audio out connections)
 
Connected equipment
Features
Player theatre with 
VIERA Link function
Blu-ray Disc theatre with 
VIERA Link function
Amplifier with 
VIERA Link function
Analogue channel download
Easy playback
    
5
    
5
Power on link
Power off link
Reduce unnecessary power consumption 
in standby
    
3
Auto standby for unnecessary equipment
      
6
      
6
    
3
Pause Live TV programme
Direct TV Recording
Control the menu of the connected 
equipment by VIERA remote control
    
1
    
1
Speaker control
Connection
To use Player theatre / 
 
Blu- ray Disc theatre:
To use Amplifier:
 
HDMI cable
Optical digital 
audio cable
or
RCA cable
or 
SCART cable
Player theatre / 
Blu-ray Disc theatre 
with VIERA Link 
function
Speaker system
HDMI cable
Optical digital 
audio cable
or
RCA cable
SCART cable
HDMI 
cable
HDMI 
cable
Amplifier with 
VIERA Link 
function
DIGA Recorder with 
VIERA Link function
HD Video Camera / LUMIX 
Camera with VIERA Link function
Speaker system
Use a fully wired HDMI compliant cable.
 
C
 
onnect the equipment supporting VIERA Link to the TV’s HDMI2 terminal via an HDMI cable.
Use a fully wired SCART cable.
 
If you use a SCART cable for audio output, connect the equipment supporting VIERA Link to the TV’s AV1 
 
terminal and set “AV1 out” to “Monitor” in the Setup Menu (p. 30).
Use any one of the optical digital audio cable, RCA cable and SCART cable for audio output from the TV.
 
1: Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 2 or later” function.
2: Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 3 or later” function.
3: Available with the equipment which has “HDAVI Control 4 or later” function.
4: Available with DIGA Recorder which has HDD.
5: while playingback a disc
6: except for watching a disc
7:  If the connected equipment has “HDAVI Control 5” function, you do not have to use this audio cable (Optical 
digital audio cable, RCA cable or SCART cable). In this case, connect the equipment to the TV’s HDMI2 
terminal via an HDMI cable.
8:  If the connected equipment has “HDAVI Control 5” function, you do not have to use this audio cable (Optical digital 
audio cable or RCA cable). In this case, connect the equipment to the TV’s HDMI2 terminal via an HDMI cable.
VIERA Link Control of compatible equipment 
 
(VIERA Link Control   p. 62)
Table below displays maximum number of compatible equipment that can be controlled by VIERA Link Control. 
 
This includes connections to equipment already connected to the TV. 
For example, DIGA Recorder connected to Amplifier which is connected to the TV via an HDMI cable.
Type of the equipment
Maximum number
Recorder (DIGA Recorder, etc.)
2
Player (DVD Player, Blu-ray Disc Player, HD Video Camera, LUMIX Camera, 
Digital Camera, Player theatre, Blu-ray Disc theatre, etc.)
2
Audio system (Player theatre, Blu-ray Disc theatre, Amplifier, etc.)
1
Tuner (Set top box, etc.)
3
7
8