Toshiba 43A61 owner manual Connecting your TV, Connecting a VCR

Connecting your TV

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.

Introduction
Connecting	yourTV
Usingthe	RemoteControl
Settingup	yourTV

Connecting a VCR

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

You will need:

•two coaxial cables (one or more may be provided by your cable company)

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

•one video cable

	Cable lead-in from
Stereo VCR	Cable Box or Antenna
VIDEO	AUDIO
	L R
	IN	OUT to TV IN from ANT
	OUT		CH 3
			CH 4

TV

		AUDIO CENTER			ANT( 75 )
		CHANNEL IN
					ANT-1
		ON	OFF
					OUT
			OUT
		R	L	VAR
				AUDIO
S-VIDEO					ANT-2
VIDEO	Y			VIDEO
L/ MONO	PB	L		L/
				MONO
AUDIO	PR	AUDIO		AUDIO
R	COLOR	R		R
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 STREAMINPUT
IN	DVD IN			OUT

Note:

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

If you have an S-VHS VCR, use an S-video cable instead of a standard video cable for better picture performance.

Do not connect a standard video cable and an S-video cable to Video-1 (or Video-2) at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable.

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.

UsingtheTV’s Features

Appendix

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