Toshiba 20AF41 appendix Connecting your TV, Connecting a VCR, ColorStream compatible components

Connecting your TV

If you haven’t connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.)

•A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors.

•Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel, and the white audio cable is for the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you look at the rear panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals are color coded in the same manner as the cables.

•S-video cables provide better picture performance. S-video cables can only be used with S-video compatible components.

• ColorStreamTM cables come in sets of three and provide the best	Caution:
picture performance. ColorStream cables can only be used with	Do not plug the TV in until you have finished
ColorStream compatible components.	connecting all of your equipment.

Connecting your TV

S-Video

ANTENNACable

Coaxial Cable

AUDIO	ColorStream
Cable	Cable

VIDEO

Cable

Connecting a VCR

This connection allows you to watch local channels and video programs, play or record on the VCR while watching TV, and to record from one channel while watching another channel.

TV

	IN		OUT
	VIDEO		VIDEO
ANT (75Ω )		Y
L/MONO			L/MONO
S-VIDEO	AUDIO	PB	AUDIO
	R	PR	R
	VIDEO 1
		VIDEO 2

Cable Lead-in from cable box or antenna

Stereo VCR

	IN
IN from ANT	OUT to TV
	OUT
CH 3	L	R
CH 4
	VIDEO	AUDIO

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You will need:

•one coaxial cable

•one pair of audio cables (only one cable for a mono VCR)

•one video cable

Caution:

If using a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable. If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-video connections and remove the video cable.

Note:

When the video cable and the S-video cable to Video1 simultaneously, the S-video will automatically take precedence.

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