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This unit supports the HDMI control function.
When a TV that supports the HDMI control function is
connected with this unit via the HDMI connection, the
following operations of this unit can be controlled with the
TV remote control (except for some TVs).
• Switching between on and standby (linked to the TV)
• Volume control (up/down, mute)
• Switching the sound output between a TV and this unit.
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• If you connect this unit to an HDMI control-compatible DVD player or
Blu-ray Disc player via HDMI, you can also control the connected
component in synchronization with this unit (except some models).
You can turn on or off the HDMI control function from the
following setup menu item.
Control
Selects on or off of HDMI control function when a
component that supports the HDMI control function is
connected with this unit.
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• When the HDMI control function is enabled, display of the following
items in “1 HDMI” of the setup menu turns off.
– Standby Through
– Audio Output
• During standby, the HDMI THROUGH indicator on the front panel
display lights up under the following conditions:
– the HDMI control function is enabled
– An HDMI signal input to this unit passes through this unit and output.
See “Standby Through” or “Standby” (Setup menu → Function setup
→ 1 HDMI) on the manual for the details on the pass-through output of
an HDMI signal.
• While this unit is on standby with the HDMI control turned on, it
consumes 1 to 3W of power depending on a condition of an HDMI signal
passing through this unit.
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• The HDMI control-compatible components include Panasonic VIERA
Link compatible TV, DVD player/recorder and Blu-ray Disc player.
• When a DVD recorder/Blu-ray recorder/HD DVD recorder that supports
the HDMI control function is connected via the HDMI connection, its
operations are also linked to those of this unit. For details, refer to its
operating instructions.
• We recommend that you use a TV, DVD recorder, Blu-ray recorder and
HD DVD recorder of the same manufacturer.
1 Connect a TV that supports the HDMI control
function to this unit via the HDMI connection.
2 Turn on all components connected to this
unit via the HDMI connection.
For details on operations of external components,
refer to their operating instructions.
3 Check the settings of those components and
enable the HDMI control function.
Bring up to setup menu, and set “Control” to “On.”
For details on settings of the external components,
refer to their operating instructions.
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• You do not need to do step 1 through 3 from the second time.
4 Turn off the TV.
5 Check if all components connected via the
HDMI connection except for the TV are
turned on.
If they are turned off, turn them on.
6 Turn on the TV.
7 Set the input of the TV according to the
component connected to this unit such as
[HDMI].
8 Set the input of this unit to the DVD recorder
or Blu-ray recorder, and check if images from
the recorder appear normal.
9 Perform operations with the TV remote
control, such as switching this unit between
on and standby, adjusting the volume and
switching the sound output components.
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• If this unit does not work, check the following. It may also work
normally after turning it off and back on or unplugging it and plugging it
back in.
– “Control” is set to “On.”
– The HDMI control function is enabled in the TV settings (refer to the
operating instructions of the TV).
Note
• If your monitor supports the HDMI control function, the scene of this
unit is automatically set to “TV” according to switching of input on the
monitor when the HDMI control function of this unit and the monitor are
turned on. AV1 input is assigned to “TV” by default. By connecting an
audio output terminal of the monitor to an optical digital terminal of
AV1, you can watch a movie or a TV program right away. When the
audio output of the monitor is connected to AV2-6, AUDIO1-2, and V-
AUX assign the input source for that terminal to “TV” with the SCENE
function.
Additional information
About the HDMI™ control function
Setup menu
Function Setup → 1 HDMI → Control
Choices: On/Off*
On Enables the HDMI control function.
Off Disables the HDMI control function.
Using the HDMI™ control function
When you use the HDMI control function, do the
following referring to the operating instructions of the TV.
• Turn on the HDMI control function on the TV.
• Connect the TV to this unit following the instructions
for connecting the TV to an AV amplifier.