Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream¨ (component video) and a VCR

Your TV has ColorStream¨ (component video) inputs. Connecting your TV to a DVD player with component video (such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream¨) can greatly enhance picture quality and performance.

Introduction

With this connection you can:

From antenna

¥

watch TV channels, DVDs, and videotapes

Stereo VCR

¥

record TV channels

 

¥

record one channel while watching the same or

S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO

L R

 

another channel

IN

 

 

You will need:

OUT

 

¥

two coaxial cables

 

¥one set of standard A/V cables from the VCR (If your VCR has S-video, you can use an S-video cable instead of the standard video cable. See ÒNote Regarding Picture QualityÓ on page 7.)

¥one set of component video cables from the DVD player

¥one pair of standard audio cables from the DVD player

IN from ANT OUT to TV

CH3

CH4

TV

 

IN

OUT

 

COLOR

ANT

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

VIDEO

 

INPUT

 

L/

Y

L/

 

MONO

 

MONO

AUDIO

AUDIO PB

AUDIO

R

R

R

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

P

 

Connecting your TV

Remote

Note:

To watch the VCR, the TV must select VIDEO 1 (see page 16).

To watch the DVD player, the TV must select VIDEO 2 (see

ÒSelecting the signal sourceÓ on page 16).

1

L

R

 

Y PR PB

 

 

The ColorStream inputs on the TV are for use with DVD players

2

L

R

VIDEO S-VIDEO

 

VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

with 480i interlaced scanning only. If you have a 480p

 

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

progressive scan DVD player, you must switch the DVD

DVD player with component video

player to 480i interlaced mode first, and then connect it to

 

 

 

 

 

the TVÕs ColorStream inputs. Failure to do this will cause a poor

 

 

 

 

 

picture or no picture to display.

 

 

 

 

 

You can connect a high-definition set-top receiver only if the

 

 

 

 

 

output is switched to 480i interlaced mode first. This TV will

 

 

 

 

 

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of

not accept or display 480p or 720p progressive scan

television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials

signals or 1080i interlaced high-definition signals.

is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States

 

 

and other countries, and may subject you to civil and

Connecting two VCRs

criminal liability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With this connection you can:

¥

watch TV channels and videotapes

From antenna

 

¥

record TV channels

VCR1

 

¥

record one TV channel while watching the same or

S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO

 

L R

 

 

another channel

IN

IN from ANT OUT to TV

 

 

CH3

¥

record (dub/edit) from one VCR to the other VCR

 

OUT

CH4

 

while watching a videotape

 

 

Using the Control

Setting up your TV

Using the TVÕs Features

You will need:

¥two coaxial cables

¥two sets of standard A/V cables (If VCR1 has S-video, you can use an S-video cable between VCR1 and the TV instead of the standard video cable. See ÒNote Regarding Picture QualityÓ on page 7.)

TV

 

IN

OUT

 

COLOR

ANT

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

VIDEO

 

INPUT

 

L/

Y

L/

L

MONO

MONO

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIO

R

R

R

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

P

 

Appendix

Note:

 

 

Do not connect the same VCR to both the OUT and the IN

VCR2

 

connections on the TV at the same time.

AUDIO

 

To record (dub/edit) from VCR 1 to VCR 2, the TV must

IN

IN from ANT OUT to TV

select VIDEO 1 (see page 16), and VCR 2 must select

 

CH3

OUT

CH4

LINE IN.

 

 

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