Toshiba 36AF42 Owners Manual - Page 7

Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV 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 A/V (audio/video) 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. On your TV's back panel, the 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 an S-Video input. Component video cables come in sets of three, and are for use with video equipment that has component video inputs. (ColorStream® is Toshiba's brand of component video.) 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 an S-video input, 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 the 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 inputs, use component video cables instead of a standard video or S-video cable. (You still must connect the standard red and white audio cables for full system connection, but do not connect the standard yellow video cable or an S-Video cable at the same time.) Coaxial (antenna) cable Standard A/V cables (red/white/yellow) S-video cable Component video cables CAUTION: Do not plug in any power cords until you have finished connecting all 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 (see "Note Regarding Picture Quality," above) 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 Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO L R IN IN from ANT OUT to TV OUT CH 3 CH 4 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 cause unacceptable picture performance. When recording, set Audio Out to FIXED (see "Selecting variable audio OUT" on page 33). With Audio Out set to FIXED, the TV's volume setting will not affect the sound level being recorded. 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. Using the TV's Features Appendix 7