Connecting A Blu-Ray Disc Player, Hd-Dvd Player, Dvd Player Or A Digital Tv Stb (Air Or Cable) - Sharp Aquos LC-42D72U Operation Manual

Preparation
You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV like a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD
player, VCR, Digital TV tuner, HDMI equipment, game console or camcorder. To view external source images,
select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the TV. (See pages 30 to 32.)
CAUTION
• To protect equipment, always turn off the TV before connecting any external equipment.
• Please read the relevant operation manual (Blu-ray disc player, etc.) carefully before making connections.
Connecting a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player or a Digital TV
STB (Air or Cable)
You can use the INPUT 1, INPUT 2, INPUT 3 or INPUT 6 terminals when connecting to a Blu-ray disc player, HD-
DVD player, DVD player, a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) and other audiovisual equipment.
When using composite cable. (INPUT 1, 2 or 3)
Blu-ray disc player/HD-DVD player/
DVD player/Digital TV STB
AV cable
(commercially available)
When using component cable. (INPUT 1 or 2)
Blu-ray disc player/HD-DVD
player/ DVD player/Digital TV STB
When using DVI cable. (INPUT 6)
Blu-ray disc player/HD-DVD player/
DVD player/Digital TV STB
NOTE
• To enjoy the AQUOS 1080p display capability, connect your external equipment using a component or DVI cable and set the
equipment to 1080p output.
• See page 14 for connecting a Blu-ray disc player, HD-DVD player, DVD player or a Digital TV STB to the HDMI terminal.
Audio cable
(commercially
available)
Component video cable
(commercially available)
DVI cable
(commercially available)
Ø 3.5 mm stereo
minijack cable
(commercially available)
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