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Overviewof cable types Before purchasing cables, know the connector types your devices require. You can purchase cables from most stores that sell audio/video devices. Coaxial cable (F-type) @ (F-type) Connects your antenna, cable TV service, o1" cable converter box to your TV. StandardA/V cables (compositevideo) J@) o_@ _ >__ White Red Yellow Use with video devices with analog audio and composite video output. These cables (and the related inputs on your TV) are often color-coded. Componentvideo cables Dual-wandIR blaster cable Use with video devices with infrared remote control. You can use this cable with the TV's IR pass-through feature (_ p. 19). Optical audio cable Connects receivers with Dolby Digital or PCM (pulsecode modulation) optical audio input to the TV's DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (_ p. 20). AnalogROB(15-pin) computer cable Connects a PC to the TV's PC IN terminal (_ p. 22). Note: Separate audio cables are required. Standard/CrossoverLANcable _@ z@ _ 7@ Blue Red Green Use with video devices with component video output. Separate audio cables are required. (ColorStream ¢'>is a Toshiba brand.) Note: Component video cables provide better picture quality than composite video cables. HDMI® cable (JHJ_rrm|) Use it with devices built-in HDMI output. An HDMI cable delivers digital audio and video in its native format. Separate audio cables are not required (_ p. 17, 21-22). Note: HDMI cables provide the best audio and picture quality. Standard LAN cable is used to connect home network (_¢ p. 23). Crossover LAN cable is used to connect to a PC (_¢ p. 23). the TV to your the TV directly About the illustrations Note: The connection illustrations shown are representative of typical device connections only. The input/output terminals on your devices may differ. See each device's owner's manual. 15

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Overviewof cable types
Before
purchasing
cables,
know
the
connector
types
your
devices
require.
You
can
purchase
cables
from
most
stores
that
sell
audio/video
devices.
Coaxial cable (F-type)
@
(F-type)
Connects
your
antenna,
cable
TV service,
o1"
cable
converter
box
to
your
TV.
StandardA/V cables (compositevideo)
o_@ _
Red
J@)
White
>__
Yellow
Use
with
video
devices
with
analog
audio
and
composite
video
output.
These
cables
(and
the
related
inputs
on
your
TV) are
often
color-coded.
Componentvideo cables
z@
_
Red
_@
Blue
7@
Green
Use
with
video
devices
with
component
video
output.
Separate
audio
cables
are
required.
(ColorStream
¢'>is a
Toshiba
brand.)
Note:
Component
video
cables
provide
better
picture
quality
than composite
video
cables.
HDMI
®
cable (JHJ_rrm|)
Use
it with
devices
built-in
HDMI
output.
An HDMI
cable
delivers
digital
audio
and
video
in its native
format.
Separate
audio
cables
are not
required
(_
p. 17,
21-22).
Note:
HDMI
cables provide
the best audio
and picture
quality.
Dual-wandIR blaster cable
Use
with
video
devices
with
infrared
remote
control.
You
can
use
this
cable
with
the
TV's
IR pass-through
feature
(_
p.
19).
Opticalaudiocable
Connects
receivers
with
Dolby
Digital
or PCM
(pulse-
code
modulation)
optical
audio
input
to the
TV's
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
terminal
(_
p.
20).
AnalogROB(15-pin) computercable
Connects
a PC
to the
TV's
PC
IN terminal
(_
p. 22).
Note:
Separate
audio cables
are required.
Standard/CrossoverLANcable
Standard
LAN
cable
is used
to
connect
the
TV to
your
home
network
(_¢
p.
23).
Crossover
LAN
cable
is used
to connect
the TV directly
to a PC (_¢
p. 23).
About the illustrations
Note:
The connection
illustrations
shown are
representative
of typical
device
connections
only.
The
input/output
terminals
on your devices
may differ. See
each device's
owner's
manual.
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