Sharp AQUOS LC-40LE814E

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E Before connecting ...
• BesuretoturnofftheTVandanydevicesbeforemakinganyconnections.
• Firmlyconnectacabletoaterminalorterminals.
• Carefullyreadtheoperationmanualofeachexternaldeviceforpossibleconnectiontypes.Thisalsohelpsyougetthebestpossible
audiovisualqualitytomaximisethepotentialoftheTVandtheconnecteddevice.
• Refertopage50forconnectingaPCtotheTV.
NOTE
• Thecablesillustratedexceptasdescribedin“(suppliedaccessory)”inpages24_26arecommerciallyavailableitems.
Video connections
HDMI connection
Example of connectable devices
E DVDplayer/recorder
E Blu-rayplayer/recorder
E Gameconsole
TheHDMIconnectionspermitdigitalvideoandaudio
transmissionviaaconnectioncablefromaplayer/
recorder.Thedigitalpictureandsounddataare
transmittedwithoutdatacompressionandthereforelose
noneoftheirquality.Analogue/digitalconversionisno
longernecessaryintheconnecteddevices,whichalso
wouldresultinqualitylosses.
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n HDMI-certified cable
o ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable
p DVI/HDMI cable
DVI/HDMI conversion
UsingaDVI/HDMIcable,thedigitalvideosignalsof
aDVDcanalsobeplayedviathecompatibleHDMI
connection.Thesoundmustbefedinadditionally.
• WhenconnectingaDVI/HDMIcabletotheHDMIterminal,the
imagemaynotcomeinclearly.
• BothHDMIandDVIusethesameHDCPcopyprotection
method.
E When using the HDMI 2 terminal
Youmustsettheaudiosignalinputsource
dependingonthetypeofHDMIcableconnected
(refertopage32fordetails).
HDMI-certified cable
1 Press b to select “HDMI 2” from the
“INPUT” menu, and then press ;.
2 Go to “Menu” > “Setup” > “Option” >
“Terminal setting” > “Audio select” >
select “HDMI (Digital)”.
DVI/HDMI cable
1 Press b to select “HDMI 2” from the
“INPUT” menu, and then press ;.
2 Go to “Menu” > “Setup” > “Option” >
“Terminal setting” > “Audio select” >
select “HDMI+Analog”.
NOTE
• If a connected HDMI device is AQUOS LINK compatible,
you can take advantage of versatile functions (Pages 27_29).
• VideonoisemayoccurdependingonthetypeofHDMIcable
used.MakesuretouseacertifiedHDMIcable.
• WhenplayingtheHDMIimage,thebestpossibleformatforthe
picturewillbedetectedandsetautomatically.
• AnARC(AudioReturnChannel)compatibleaudioreceivermust
beconnectedtotheHDMI1terminalwithanARC-compatible
cable.
Supported video signal
576i,576p,480i,480p,1080i,720p,1080p
Seepage51forPCsignalcompatibility.
Connecting external devices