Toshiba 36AF41 Owners Manual - Page 7

Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV 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. Note: 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 rear panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals are color coded in the same manner as the cables. • S-video cables provide better picture performance than standard video cables. S-video cables can be used only with S-video compatible components. • ColorStreamTM (component video) cables come in sets of three. A ColorStream (component video) connection will provide the best picture performance. Cable Types Regular 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 ColorStream (component video) connections, use component video cables instead of regular or S-video cables. Component video cables come in sets of three. Note: Do not connect a regular video cable and an S-Video cable to VIDEO-1 (or VIDEO-2) at the same time. Doing so will distort the picture. Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Coaxial (Antenna) Cable Audio Cable S-Video Cable ColorStream (Component Video) Cables Caution: Do not plug in any power cords until you have finished connecting all of your equipment. 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: • one coaxial cable • one pair of audio cables (one single audio cable for a mono VCR) • one video cable From Cable or Antenna TV ANT (75Ω) OUT VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R ANT-1 DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT Y L Pb AUDIO Pr R IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 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 regular video cable. Do not connect a regular video cable and an S-video cable to Video-1 (or Video-2) at the same time. Doing so will distort the picture. Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO L R IN IN from ANT OUT to TV OUT CH 3 CH 4 Appendix 7 27/32/36AF41(E)