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Connecting your TV
If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.)
● A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors.
● Audio and video cables are usually color-coded according to use: yellow for video; red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel; the white audio cable is for the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you look at the back panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals are color-coded in the same manner as the cables.
Antenna Coaxial Cable
AUDIO/VIDEO Cables
S-Video Cable
NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY
When connecting video equipment, such as a VCR or DVD player:
– For GOOD picture quality: Use regular video cables.
– For BETTER picture quality: If your equipment has S-video connections, use S-video cables instead of regular video cables.
– For BEST picture quality: If your equipment has component video connections (ColorStream™ is Toshiba’s brand), use component video cables instead of regular or S-video cables. Component video cables come in sets of three.
Note: Do not connect an S-video cable and a regular video cable to
VIDEO-1 (on the TV) at the same time. Doing so will distort the picture.
ColorStream (component video) Cable
Caution:
Do not plug in the TV power cord until you have finished connecting all of your equipment.
Connecting a VCR
This connection allows you to watch TV and video programs and record one channel while watching 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 “Note Regarding
Picture Quality” above).
Cable lead-in or antenna
Stereo VCR
S-VIDEO VIDEO
L
OUT
R
IN
OUT
OR
IN from ANT OUT to TV
CH3
CH4
Connecting a cable converter box
This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your broadcast area), and then use the converter box to change channels.
You will need:
• one coaxial cable
From cable
IN OUT
Cable converter box
TV
VIDEO
L/
MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
Y
COLOR
STREAM
INPUT
L
AUDIO CB
R R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
CR
OUT
VIDEO
ANT
L/
MONO
AUDIO
R
Note:
When you use a converter box with your TV, you may not be able to program certain features using the remote control, such as blocking channels or programming your favorite channels.
OR
TV
VIDEO
L/
MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
Y
L
COLOR
STREAM
INPUT
AUDIO CB
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
R
CR
OUT
VIDEO
ANT
L/
MONO
AUDIO
R
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.
The VIDEO-2 jacks can be used for connecting a second piece of video equipment, such as a DVD player or camcorder (see
“Note Regarding Picture Quality” above).
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