How to Connect the Panasonic TVs to the Panasonic VCR/DVD Players

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How to Connect the Panasonic TVs to the Panasonic
VCR/DVD Players
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Analog Video

• There are four ways to connect
• the video from the VCR/DVD player
• to the TV. All four use an analog
• video signal.

The first is via the coax cable which combines
the video and audio over the same cable. It is
the poorest quality of the four methods of video
connection.
Simply connect the VCR output to the TV input.
TV
VCR/DVD player
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Analog Video

• The second method of video connection is
• the composite connection which only carries
• a video signal. The audio is carried over
• separate cables. It is higher quality than the
• coax connection and can be used on either
• the VCR or DVD modes.

VCR/DVD player
Just connect the video output here. To the video
input on the TV.
This composite video input is used for VHS tape
dubbing and other purposes.
TV
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Analog Video
Make sure to put the video select switch to the
left for S-Video

• The third method of video connection is
• called S-Video. Like composite it requires
• only one cable but does not carry audio over
• the cable. It is much higher in quality than
• coax or composite but only the DVD player
• function can support it.

VCR/DVD player
Connect the DVD player S-video output here with
an S-Video cable to the TV S-video input here.
TV
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Analog Video
To connect the component video you will need to
connect three cables

• The fourth type of video connection is called
• component. Unlike the other three types,
• component video utilizes three different cables
  to
• send the video signal. Once again the audio is
  sent
• independently on separate cables. Component
  video is
• higher in quality than S-Video and is the highest
  quality
• video connection that our TVs and VCR/DVDs can
• handle.

one here
one here
and one here.
TV
VCR/DVD player
Make sure to put the video select switch to the
right for component Video output.
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Analog Audio
To connect audio when using component video use
these inputs.

• The audio is much simpler than the video.
• Both the TV and VCR/DVD use the same
• analog audio connection. The VCR/DVD
• players send analog audio to the TV in stereo
• over a separate left and right audio channel.
• This connection will work for the composite,
• S-Video and component video connections.
• Remember that the coax connection
• does not need separate audio cables
• because it carries the audio over the same
• wire.

To connect analog audio when using either the
composite or S-Video connections you must
connect from either one of these two audio
outputs
TV
To these audio inputs.
VCR/DVD player
These two are left and right audio inputs for
VHS tape dubbing and other purposes.
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Digital Audio
The other audio connection that the
VCR/DVD player has is a digital fiber optic cable
capable of carrying all the audio channels on a
DVD simultaneously. It is only supported in DVD
mode. Unfortunately the TVs we have do not
support fiber optic connections so you will
probably never use it while you work in the
Media Center.
VCR/DVD player
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More Help

• If you need more help on the audio or
• video connections of the Panasonic
• TVs or VCR/DVDs you can refer to
• the owners manuals that are located
• In the back of the Media Center in the
• drawer or you are welcome to ask the
• Conference Center manager or the
• other technicians for assistance.