Toshiba 56HM195 owner manual To view premium Cable channels, To view the DVD player

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Connecting a DVD player with S-video, a VCR, and a Cable box

You will need:

one signal splitter five coaxial cables

two sets of standard A/V cables

Note: If you have a mono VCR, connect L/MONO on the TV (VIDEO 1) to your VCRÕs audio out terminal using the white audio cable only.

one S-video cable

one pair of standard audio cables

Note:

¥If your DVD player does not have S-video, use a standard video cable instead. Do not connect an S-video cable and a standard video cable to VIDEO 1 (or VIDEO 2) at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable.

¥If your DVD player has component video, see page 17.

¥Do not connect the DVD player and VCR to the same set of A/V inputs on the TV. (See the illustration, which shows the VCR connected to VIDEO 1 on the TV, and the DVD player connected to VIDEO 2.)

To view basic channels and access the TVÕs features:

Select the ANT 1 video input source.* Use the TV controls to change channels and access the TV’s features.

To view premium Cable channels:

Turn OFF the VCR. Select the ANT 2 video input source on the TV.* Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel the Cable box output is set to). Use the Cable box controls to change channels.

Note: When you use a Cable box, you may not be able to use the remote control to program or access certain features on the TV.

			From antenna or Cable TV
Cable box			Signal splitter	IN
	CH 3	IN	OUT
OUT
	CH 4		OUT
		Stereo VCR
			VIDEO	L
	IN from ANT
		CH 3		IN
		CH 4
	OUT to TV			OUT
				R
TV
			OUT

		AUDIO
		OUT
		L
S-VIDEO	VIDEO	R
OUT	OUT

DVD player with S-video

Note: The VIDEO/AUDIO OUT terminals output signals from the ANT 1, ANT 2, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, and VIDEO 3 terminals when the appropriate input mode is selected.

To view the DVD player:

Turn ON the DVD player. Select the VIDEO 2 video input source on the TV.*

To view the VCR:

Turn ON the VCR. Select the VIDEO 1 video input source on the TV.*

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*To select the video input source, press INPUT on the remote control (see page 67). To program the TV remote control to operate other devices, see Chapter 3.

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

To enable the TV Guide On Screenª system to work with your cable box and to use the TV Guide On Screenª recording features:

1.Connect the G-LINK™cable according to the instructions on page 25.

2.Make sure the VCR is connected to the A/V OUT terminals on the TV (see illustration).

3.Set the VCR to the appropriate line input (refer to your VCR owner’s manual for details), and then turn OFF the VCR.

4.See Chapter 5 for details on setting up the TV Guide On Screen™ system.

5.See Chapter 7 for details on using the TV Guide On Screen™ system.

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