Toshiba 46SL417U, 42SL417U Connecting your TV, Overview of cable types, About the illustrations

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Overview of cable types

Before purchasing cables, know the connector types your devices require.

You can purchase cables from most stores that sell audio/video devices.

Coaxial cable (F-type)

(F-type) Connects your antenna, cable TV service, or cable converter box to your TV.

Standard A/V cables (composite video)

AUDIO	R	Red
		White
	L
VIDEO		Yellow

Use with video devices with analog audio and composite video output. These cables (and the related inputs on your TV) are often color-coded.

Component video cables

R	Red
P
B	Blue
P

Green

Y

Use with video devices with component video output. Separate audio cables are required. (ColorStream® is a Toshiba brand.)

Note: Component video cables provide better picture quality than composite video cables.

HDMI® cable ( )

Use it with devices built-in HDMI output. An HDMI cable delivers digital audio and video in its native format. Separate audio cables are not required

(- p. 16, 19–20).

Note: HDMI cables provide the best audio and picture quality.

Optical audio cable

Connects receivers with Dolby Digital or PCM (pulse- code modulation) optical audio input to the TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (- p. 18).

Analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable

Connects a PC to the TV’s PC IN terminal (- p. 20).

Note: Separate audio cables are required.

Standard/Crossover LAN cable

Standard LAN cable is used to connect the TV to your home network (- p. 21).

Crossover LAN cable is used to connect the TV directly to a PC (- p. 21).

About the illustrations

Note: The connection illustrations shown are representative of typical device connections only. The input/output terminals on your devices may differ. See each device’s owner’s manual.

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