Overview Of Cable Types; About The Connection Illustrations - Toshiba 26AV500U Owner's Manual

Overview of cable types
Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/
video devices. Before purchasing a W cables, be sure of con-
nector types required by your devices and the length of each
cable.
Coaxial (F-type) cane
Coaxial (F-type) cable is used for connecting your antenna,
cable TV service, imd/or cable converter box to the ANT/
CABLE input
on your TV.
Standard AN cables (red/white/yellow)
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Standard A/V cables (composite video) usually come in sets
of three, and are for use with video devices with analog audio
and composite video output. These cables (and the related
inputs on your TV) are typically color-coded according to
use: yellow for video, red for stereo right audio, imd white for
stereo left (or mono) audio.
S-video cane
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S-video cable is for use with video devices with S-video
output. Separate audio cables are required for a complete
connection.
Note: An S-video cable provides better picture performance
than a composite video cable, tf you connect an S-video cable,
be sure to disconnect the standard (composite) video cable or
the picture performance will be unacceptable.
Componentvideo canes (red/.qreen/b[ue)
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Component video cables come in sets of three and are for
use with video devices with component video output.
(ColorStream _'_ is Toshiba's brand of component video.) These
cables are typically color-coded red, green, and blue. Separate
audio cables are required for a complete connection.
Note: Component video cables provide better picture
performance than a standard (composite) video or S-video
cable.
HBNPMcable (with HgNI Logo"H_Wn|")
HDM[ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable is for
use with devices with an HDM[ output. An HDM[ cable de-
livers digital audio and video in its native format. This cable
cltrries both video and audio information; therefore, separate
audio cables are not required for a complete HDMI device
connection (tee, page 17 and page 19).
Note: HDMI cable provides better picture performance than a
standard (composite) video or S-video cable.
Optical audio cane
Optical audio cable is for connecting receivers with Dolby
Digital or PCM (pulse-code modulation) optical audio input
to the TV's DIGITAL AU DIe OUT terminal (_a> page 18).
Analog RRB(15-pin) computer cane
Analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable is for connecting a PC
to the TV's PC JN terminal (_a>'page 19).
About the connection illustrations
You can connect different types and brands of devices to your
TV in several different configurations. The connection il-
lustrations in this manual are representative of typical device
connections only. The input!output terminals on your devices
may differ from those illustrated herein. For details on con-
necting and using your specific devices, refer to each device's
owner's nlanual.
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