How to Connect a DVD Home Theater System to a Panasonic TV

S-video cable with plugs are used to connect a home theater system.

Panasonic television sets, whether digital or analog, are equipped with different connection jacks to accommodate electronic components such as a home theater system. Digital Panasonic sets have component RGB jacks for video. Analog sets use an S-video socket to receive the video signal. Some digital Panasonic models also have S-video to connect with older, analog equipment. Since a home theater with built-in DVD player provides the sound through the system's connected speakers, only a video connection is needed for the Panasonic.

Things You'll Need

• Component or S-video cable

Instructions

1. Unplug the home theater system and the Panasonic from the electrical outlets.

2. Connect the three color-coded video plugs on a component cable to the red, green and blue inputs on a digital Panasonic TV, or insert the S-video cable into the S-video input socket of an analog Panasonic. S-video can also be used to connect the TV with an older home theater system that may only have an S-video output.

3. Insert the component plugs on the other end of the cable into the digital video outputs of the home theater system, or plug in the S-video cable to the S-video output on the system.

4. Plug in the power cords for the home theater and Panasonic.

5. Switch on the TV and activate the connection to the home theater by pressing the "Input" button on the remote control.

References

• Panasonic Televisions: Features and Connection Specifications
• RAM Electronics: Home Theater Connections