Using External Equipment; Displaying An External Equipment Image; Displaying A Dvd Image (Example); Connecting A Vcr - Sharp LC-42BX5X Operation Manual

Using external equipment

You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game
console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote
control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV.
Displaying an external equipment
image
Explanation here is for the setting when connecting
DVD to INPUT1 terminal.
CAUTION
• To protect all equipment, always turn off the TV before
connecting to a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game
console, camcorder or other external equipment.
NOTE
• See pages 42 to 45 for external equipment connection.
• Please refer to the relevant operation manual (VCR, DVD
player, etc.) carefully before making connections.
• Each time TV/VIDEO is pressed, the input source toggles.
• If the image does not come in clearly, you may need to
change the input signal type setting on the "Input Select"
menu.
• Refer to your external equipment operation manual for the
signal type.

Connecting a VCR

You can use the INPUT 3 terminal when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment.
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
Composite cable (VIDEO/AUDIO) (commercially available)
L
AUDIO
R
VCR
42
S-video cable (commercially available)
or

Displaying a DVD image (Example)

To watch a DVD image, select "INPUT1" using
1
TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/
VIDEO on the TV.
TV
Select the desired signal type on "Input Select"
2
in the "Option" menu. (See page 33.)
For INPUT1 signal
[ Option ... Input Select ]
MENU
Auto
Component
Video
The setting is stored and can be selected.
To watch an image from this input terminal, you
need to select the input source (see page 42) and
the input signal type (see page 33).
INPUT1
INPUT2
INPUT3
INPUT4