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[LG TV Connection] How can I connect an external device to my TV?

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Please check the type of cable you wish to connect.

How to connect an external input device

1. Connect your DVD player to your TV using an A/V (yellow/red) cable.
Be sure to connect the video (yellow) and audio left (white)/right (red) ports on the back of the DVD player to the mating video and audio input ports (IN) on the back of the TV.

2. Press the external input button on your TV remote and select [External Input].

How to connect devices with a component cable

1. Plug one end of green, red, and blue video cables into the video input sockets and that of white and red audio cables into the audio input sockets of your DVD player.
Plug the other end of these cables into the component sockets with the same color on the back of your TV.

2. Press the external input button on your TV remote and select [Component].

How to connect devices with an HDMI cable

1. Connect one end of your HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your DVD player and the other end to the HDMI input on the back of your TV.
Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI1 Input of your TV and the other end into the HDMI Output on the back of your DVD player, set-top box, or game console.

2. Press the external input button on your TV remote and select [HDMI].

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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