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 congurations. 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 specic
devices, refer to each device’s User’s Guide.
Connecting a VCR, antenna, cable TV, or camcorder
Camcorder
TV back panel
From cable TV
From cable TV
or antenna Cable box
Stereo VCR
IN
OUT
CH 3
CH 4
IN
from
ANT
VIDEO AUDIO
OUT
to
TV
L R
R
L
OUT
IN
CH 3
CH 4
VIDEO
AUDIO
OUT
L
R
TV back panel
(Sample Illustration) 23L1400UC/32/40/50L1400UC—Connecting
to a VCR, antenna, or cable TV, or camcorder
Items needed:
v Coaxial cables
v Standard 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.
v Standard audio cable