External Connections 103Playback on a TV ScreenConnect the camcorder to a TV to enjoy your recordings with familyand friends. Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal willensure the best playback quality.Operating modes:1 Turn off the camcorder and the TV.2 Connect the camcorder to the TV.Refer toConnection Diagrams (A 100) and select the mostappropriate connection for your TV.3 Turn on the connected TV.On the TV, select as the video input the same terminal to which youconnected the camcorder. Refer to the instruction manual of theconnected TV.4 Turn on the camcorder and set it to or mode.Play back the desired movies or photos.NOTES• You can also play video directly from your memory card on AVCHD-compatible HDTVs and digital recorders with a card slot compatiblewith the type of memory card used*.• We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact poweradapter.• Connection " or ,: When you play back your 16:9 movies on stan-dard TV sets with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the TV set will switch automaticallyto widescreen mode if it is compatible with the WSS system. Otherwise,change the aspect ratio of the TV manually.* Refer to the instruction manual of the device. Depending on the device used, cor-rect playback may not be possible even if the device is AVCHD-compatible. Insuch case, play back the recordings on the memory card using the camcorder.SCNCOPYDownloaded From VideoCamera-Manual.com Manuals