External Equipment; Specifications - Panasonic Viera TH-P42U20Z Operating Instructions Manual

External Equipment

These diagrams show our recommendations for how to connect the TV to your various equipment.
For other connections, consult the instructions for each piece of equipment, the table below, and the
specifications (p. 55).
Camcorder / Game
equipment
Fully wired HDMI
compliant cable
(Viewing)
(Listening)
Headphones
To adjust volume
"Headphone Volume" in
the Sound Menu (p. 25)
( M3 stereo mini plug)
Types of connectable equipment to each terminal
Recording / Playback
(equipment)
To record / playback videocassettes / DVDs
(VCR / DVD recorder)
To watch DVDs (DVD player)
To watch camcorder images (Video camera)
To watch satellite broadcasts (Set top box)
To play games (Game equipment)
To use amplifier with speaker system
VIERA Link
46
: Recommended Connection
∗1: applicable if your amplifier has ARC (Audio Return Channel) function
Side of the TV
AV1 IN
Terminal AV2 IN
AV3 IN
(Side of the TV)
Rear of the TV
To listen with speakers
Amplifier with speaker
system
PC
Computer
Conversion adapter
(if necessary)
MONITOR DIGITAL
OUT AUDIO OUT
RCA cable
or
Optical digital audio cable
or
Fully wired HDMI
compliant cable (ARC)
(Listening)
(Viewing)
1 2 3
∗
1