Connecting Av Network - Hitachi 50V500 Service Manual

II. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

5.0 CONNECTING AV NETWORK

Your Hitachi LCD TV is equipped with an AV Network feature. This feature helps to control your external Audio/Video equipment
(VCR, Set Top Box, DVD, etc.). Once this is setup, it allows your IR Mouse connector to control your equipment using your Hitachi
TV Remote Control. You can use your Hitachi remote control to control the Audio/Video equipment command without the equip-
ment's remote control.
The television rear panel has 2 IR BLASTER jacks. Each IR Mouse cable can connect up to 2 external Audio/Video components.
Therefore, you can connect the television with up to four components and control them with the TV remote control. Please see the
following example of an AV Network setup between your Hitachi LCD TV and external Audio/Video equipment (VCR and DVD
Player).
CONNECTING EXTERNAL AUDIO/VIDEO COMPONENTS TO IR BLASTER FOR AV NETWORK
1. Connect your external Audio/Video components to the Rear Panel jacks as shown on page 27.
2. Connect the IR Mouse cable to the IR BLASTER input of the television's rear panel.
3. Place the IR mouse in front of the infrared sensor of the external components you wish to control.
NOTES: 1. The rear panel has two IR BLASTER inputs which can control up to a total of four external components.
2. The IR Mouse must be placed in front of the external components IR sensor for the AV Network to work.
3. The correct codes must be entered for each of the Audio/Video components for the AV Network to function
properly (see page 42).
4. Press the A/V NET button on the remote control. Use THUMB STICK
Use THUMB STICK
upon the very first use. You can access the Setup Menu Wizard again in the future by pressing the INFO button when the
desired equipment is highlighted.
POWER
DVD
Cable Box
Photo MC
Move
BACK TO ADJUSTMENTS
IR
BLASTER
IR
Sensor
IR
Mouse
to enter component's "SOFT KEY" control button. The AV Network Setup Wizard will automatically start
MENU MORE
IR
Sensor
DVD Player
IR OUTPUT
P /C P /C Y L R
Mouse
R R B B
ANT A
DVI-HDTV
P P Y
R B
INPUT 1
TO
CONVERTER R (MONO)/L
P
P P P Y/VIDEO
R
R R B
ANT B
INPUT 2
R R
R (MONO)/L
AUDIO
R (MONO)/L VIDEO S-VIDEO
INPUT 3
AUDIO
TO HI-FI
CENTER
R (MONO)/L VIDEO S-VIDEO
IN
INPUT 4
L VIDEO
R S-VIDEO
L
MONITOR
OUT
AUDIO
R
R L V
OUTPUT
VCR
or to highlight the component you wish to set up.
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