Mitsubishi Electric Wd 65735 Owners Guide

2
TV Connections
Before You Begin
Choosing a Language for Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
ClearThought® Easy Connect Auto Input Sensing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Digital Video and Home Recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
H DTV Cable Box or Satellite Receiver with Component Video  . . . .25
Standard Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, or Other Device with...

22 Chapter 2. TV Connections

Before You Begin
Choosing a Language for Menus
When you power on the TV for the first time, you can 
select either English or Spanish for all menus.  You can 
later change the language through the Setup menu.
Figure 1.  The Welcome screen lets you change the menu 
language when you first power on the TV.
ClearThought® Easy Connect Auto Input 
Sensing
This TV’s ClearThought® auto input sensing feature 
allows it to detect most connections automatically.  The 
first time you...

 Chapter 2. TV Connections 23

Name assigned 
to the device
 
Figure 3.  The ClearThought Auto Input Sensing screen for 
IEEE 1394 devices includes a check box for an associated 
analog connection.
If your IEEE 1394 device has an analog connection to the 
TV, follow the instructions below.
1.  Connect the device to the TV with an IEEE 1394  cable first
.
2.  When the New 1394 Device screen appears with the  Analog Connection check box highlighted, press 
ENTER to enter a check mark. See figure 3, New...

24 Chapter 2. TV Connections

Connection Types
Video and Combined Audio/Video Connections
These descriptions apply to TV video only and do not cover signals from personal computers.
Picture Quality
(most sources)NameSignal Type Figures(not to scale)Additional Information
Best
(carry high-
definition video 
when available)HDMI
Digital audio 
and video
 
Carries digital audio and 
uncompressed digital video  on 
a single one-way cable.
DVI
Digital and 
analog video
Carries uncompressed digital or 
analog...

 Chapter 2. TV Connections 25

HDTV Cable Box or  Satellite 
Receiver with Component Video
If your cable box or satellite receiver has HDMI or DVI 
outputs, use the connections for HDMI or DVI video 
devices described later in this chapter.
Required:  RCA component video cables,  left/right 
analog audio cables.
A coaxial splitter, available at most electronic supply 
stores, may be required to complete this installation.
1.  Connect the cable from the outside cable or satel
-
lite service to 
CABLE IN...

26 Chapter 2. TV Connections

Wall Outlet Cable (no cable box)
(can be used with a CableCARD™, models WD-57731 and 65731)
It is very important to connect the incoming cable for your  primary viewing source to 
ANT 1/MAIN, especially for 
CableCARD™ use.
1.  Connect the primary incoming coaxial lead cable to  
ANT 1/MAIN on the TV back panel.
2.  For an optional secondary antenna source, connect  an antenna (or cable) to 
ANT 2/AUX.
3.  If you have subscribed to a CableCARD™ service,   Insert the...

 Chapter 2. TV Connections 27

Antennas with Separate UHF and 
VHF Leads
Required:  UHF/ VHF combiner
This is not included with the TV, but is available at most  electronics stores.
1.   Connect the UHF and VHF antenna leads to the UHF/ VHF combiner.
2.  Push the combiner onto 
ANT 1/MAIN on the TV 
back panel.
Figure 8.  Connecting separate UHF and VHF Antennas
Mitsubishi strongly recommends you avoid using 
antennas with flat twin leads.  Flat twin lead 
antenna wires are subject to interference which...

28 Chapter 2. TV Connections

VCR to an Antenna or Wall Outlet Cable
Required: Two-way RF splitter, 3 coaxial cables, right and  left analog audio cables, either S-video or video cable.  
These are not included with the TV but are available at  most electronics stores.
1.  Connect the incoming cable or antenna to 
IN on the 
RF splitter.
2.  Connect one coaxial cable from 
OUT on the RF split-
ter to 
ANTENNA IN on the VCR back panel.
3.  Connect one coaxial cable from 
OUT on the RF split-
ter to 
ANT...

 Chapter 2. TV Connections 29

VCR to a Cable Box (Audio & Video)
Required:  Two-way RF splitter, 4 coaxial cables, right and 
left audio cables, S-Video or composite video cable, plus 
component or S-Video cables and audio cables required  to connect the TV to the cable box.
1.  Connect the incoming cable to 
IN on the RF splitter.
2.  Connect one coaxial cable from 
OUT on the RF split-
ter to 
CABLE IN on the cable box.
3.  Connect one coaxial cable from 
OUT on the RF split-
ter to 
ANT 1/MAIN on...

30 Chapter 2. TV Connections

DVI Video Device (Cable Box, 
Satellite Receiver, DVD Player, or 
Other Device)
Analog stereo audio cables and a DVI-to-HDMI cable or 
DVI/HDMI adapter and HDMI cable are required.  These 
are not included with the TV.  They may be available at 
your local electronics retailer.
1.  Connect the DVI-to-HDMI cable (recommended) or HDMI cable with DVI/HDMI adapter from the DVI 
device’s back panel to the TV back panel.
NOTE:  If you are using a DVI/HDMI adapter, it is impor-...