Connecting your TV

Introduction

Note: Cables are not supplied with your TV.

￿Coaxial cable is the cable that comes in from your antenna, cable TV service, or cable converter box. Coaxial cable uses “F” connectors.

￿Standard stereo A/V cables usually come in sets of three, and are typically color-coded according to use: yellow for video, red for stereo right audio, and white for stereo left (or mono) audio. Your TV’s standard A/V inputs are color-coded in the same manner as the cables.

￿S-Video cable is for use with video equipment that has S-Video connectors.

￿Component video cables come in sets of three (typically color-coded red, green, and blue), and are for use with video equipment that has component video connectors. Your TV’s ColorStream® (component video) inputs are color-coded in the same manner as the cables.

NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY

When connecting video equipment to your Toshiba TV:

￿For GOOD picture quality: Use a standard yellow video cable.

￿For BETTER picture quality: If your equipment has S-video connectors, use an S-video cable instead of a standard yellow video cable. (You still must connect the standard red and white audio cables for full system connection, but do not connect a standard yellow video cable at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable.)

￿For BEST picture quality: If your equipment has component video connectors, use component video cables instead of a standard yellow video cable or S-video cable. (You still must connect the standard red and white audio cables for full system connection.)

Coaxial (antenna) cable

Standard stereo A/V cables

(typically color-coded yellow for video, red and white for audio)

S-video cable

Component video cables

(typically color-coded red, green, blue)

CAUTION: Do not plug in any power cords until you have finished connecting all equipment.

Connecting your TV

Using the Remote Control

Connecting a VCR

Connecting a cable converter box

With this connection you can:

¥watch TV channels and videotapes

¥record one channel while watching the same or another channel

You will need:

¥one coaxial cable

¥one pair of audio cables (one single audio cable for a mono VCR)

¥one video cable (For video cable type, see ÒNote Regarding Picture Quality,Ó above.)

Note:

If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.

The VIDEO-2 inputs on the back of the TV (and the VIDEO-3 inputs on the front of the TV) can be used for connecting a second (and third) piece of video equipment, such as a DVD player or camcorder (see ÒNote Regarding Picture QualityÓ above).

From cable or antenna

Stereo VCR

S-VIDEO VIDEO

L OUT R

 

 

IN

IN from ANT OUT to TV

 

 

CH3

 

OUT

CH4

TV

IN

 

OUT

 

 

COLOR

ANT

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

VIDEO

 

 

INPUT

 

L/

Y

 

L/

L

 

MONO

 

MONO

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO PB

AUDIO

R

R

PR

R

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

 

With this connection you can:

¥ watch basic and premium cable channels

Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), and then use the converter box to change channels.

Note:

When you use a converter box with your TV, you may not be able to use the remote control to program certain features (for example, blocking channels).

From cable

 

 

TV

 

 

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

COLOR

ANT

 

 

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

L/

Y

 

L/

Cable converter

L

 

MONO

 

MONO

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

box

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO PB

AUDIO

 

 

R

R

PR

R

 

 

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Setting up your TV

Using the TVÕs Features

Appendix

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