26 Connecting Your TV

Connecting a VCR, antenna, cable TV, or camcorder

HDMI® cables provide the best audio and picture quality.

Optical audio cable

(Sample Illustration) Optical audio cable

Optical audio cable connect receivers with Dolby® Digital or PCM (pulse-code modulation) optical audio input to the TV’s Digital Audio Out terminal, see “Connecting a digital audio system” on page 30

About the connection illustrations

You can connect different types and brands of devices to your TV in several different configurations. The connection illustrations in this manual are representative of typical device connections only. The input/output terminals on your devices may differ from those illustrated herein. For details on connecting and using your specific devices, refer to each device’s User’s Guide.

Connecting a VCR, antenna, cable TV, or camcorder

 

Camcorder

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

 

L

TV back panel

R

From cable TV

From cable TV

or antenna

Cable box

 

 

 

 

 

IN CH 3

 

 

 

CH 4

OUT

 

Stereo VCR

VIDEO

LAUDIOR

 

IN

 

 

IN

from

 

 

CH 3

ANT

 

 

CH 4

 

 

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

to

 

L

R

TV

(Sample Illustration) 23L1400UC/32/40/50L1400UC—Connecting to a VCR, antenna, or cable TV, or camcorder

Items needed:

vCoaxial cables

vStandard AV cables

If you have a mono VCR, connect L/MONO on the TV to your VCR’s audio out terminal using the white audio cable only.

vStandard audio cable

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Toshiba 32L1400UC, 23L1400UC, 40L1400UC About the connection illustrations, Sample Illustration Optical audio cable