Connecting Devices; SelectingYourConnectionQuality; ConnectingYourDevices - Philips 50PFL3707/F8 User Manual

7 Connecting devices
No supplied cables are used with these connections:
 •
Pleasepurchasethenecessarycablesatyourlocalstore.
Before you connect AC power cord:
BesureotherdevicesareconnectedproperlybeforepluggingintheAC
powercord.
Selecting your connection quality
HDMI - Highest quality
Supportshigh-definitionDigitalsignalsandgiveshighestpictureand
soundquality.  Videoandaudiosignalsarecombinedinonecable.  You
mustuseHDMIforfullhigh-definitionvideoandtoenableEasyLink.
Note
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PhilipsHDMIsupportsHDCP(High-bandwidthDigitalContentsProtection).  HDCP
isaformofDigitalRightsManagementthatprotectshighdefinitioncontentinBlu-ray
discsorDVDs.
Component (Y Pb Pr) - High quality
Supportshigh-definitionAnalogsignalsbutgiveslowerpicturequalitythan
HDMI.  Component(Y/Pb/Pr)Videocablescombinered/green/blue
videocableswithred/whiteaudio(L/R)cables.  Matchthecablecolors
whenyouconnecttotheTV.
Composite - Basic quality
Foranalogconnections.  CompositeVideo/ A udioAnalogcableusually
combineayellowvideocablewithred/whiteaudio(L/R)cables.  With
thisunit,  yellowcablemustbeconnectedtoY(green)ofComponent
VideoInputjacks.
Connecting your devices
HDMI Digital connection
HDMIconnectionoffersthehighestpicturequality.
HDMI(High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface)transportshighdefinition
Digitalvideoandmulti-channelDigitalAudiothroughasinglecable.
IN IN
HDMI cable
HDMI-DVI connection
ThisunitcanbeconnectedtoyourdevicethathasaDVIterminal.
UseanHDMI-DVIconversioncableforthisconnectionanditrequires
audiocableforAnalogAudiosignalaswell.
IN IN
HDMI-DVI
conversion cable
IN IN
Note
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UseanHDMIcablewiththeHDMIlogo(acertifiedHDMIcable).  HighSpeedHDMI
cableisrecommendedforthebettercompatibility.
For HDMI connection
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Theunitaccepts480i/480p/720p/1080i,  1080p24/30/60Hzofvideosignals,  32kHz
/44.1kHzand48kHzofaudiosignals.
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Thisunitaccepts5.1channelaudiosignal(DolbyDigital)and2channelaudiosignal
(LPCM).
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ThisunitacceptsonlysignalsincompliancewithEIA861.
For HDMI-DVI connection
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Theunitaccepts480i,  480p,  720p,  1080iand1080pvideosignals.
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HDMI-DVIconnectionrequiresseparateaudioconnectionsaswellandtheaudio
signalsareoutputasAnalog(L/R)Audio. 
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DVIdoesnotdisplay480iimagewhichisnotincompliancewithEIA/CEA-861/861B.
set-top box
or
OUT
Blu-ray disc player
or
HD game console
cable receiver or
satellite box with the
DVI Output jack
OUT
OUT
Audio (L/R) cables
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