Connecting Your Tv; Noteregardingpicturequality; Connecting A Vcr; Connecting A Cable Converter Box - Toshiba 32A32 Owner's Manual

Connecting your TV
Note: Cablesare not supplied withyour T_
• Coaxial cable is the cable that comesin from your antenna,cable TVservice,or cable
converter box.Coaxialcable uses"F' connectors.
• Standard PJV (audio/video) cables usually comein setsof three, and aretypically
color-coded according to use: yellowfor video,red for stereoright audio, andwhite for
stereoleft ([ormono) audio. On your [V's back panel,the standard A/V inputs are
color-coded in the samemanner as the cables.
• S-Video cable is for use with video equipmentthat has an S-Video input.
• Component video cables come in setsof three, and are for use with video equipment
that has componentvideo inputs. (ColorStream ® is Toshiba'sbrand of componentvideo.)
NOTEREGARDINGPICTUREQUALITY
When connecting video equipmentto your ToshibaTV:
• For GOODpicture quality: Usea standard yellowvideo cable.
• For BETTER picture quality: If your equipment has an S-video input, use an S-video
cable instead of a standard yellowvideo cable.(You still must connect the standard
red and white audio cablesfor full systemconnection, but do not connect the standard
yellow video cable at the sametime, or the picture performancewill be unacceptable.)
• For BESTpicture quality: If your equipment has componentvideo 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 systemconnection,butdo
not connect the standard yellowvideo cable or an S-Videocable at the sametime)
Coaxial ( antenna) c able
Standard AN cables (redhvhite/yellow)
S-video cable
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Component videocables
CAUTION: Do not plug in any power cords
until you have finished connecting all equipment
Connecting a VCR
With this connection you can:
• watch TV channels and videotapes
• record one channel while watching the same or
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.)
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCRAudio OUT
using only one audio cable.
The VIDEO-2 inputs on the back of the TV (and the VIDEO-3
inputs on the front of the TV_) can be used for connecting a
second (and third _) piece of video equipment, such as a DVD
player or camcorder (see "Note Regarding Picture Quality" above).
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Connecting a cable converter box
With this connection you can:
• watch basic and premium cable channels
Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is
vacant in your area), and then use the converter box to
change channels.
Note:
When you use a converter box with your T_,you may not be
able to use the remote control to program certain features (for
example, blocking channels).
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Theunauthorized r ecording, use,distribution, or revision of
television programs, videotapes, DVDs,andothermaterials
is prohibited u nderthe Copyright L awsofthe United States
andothercountries, andmaysubject y outo civiland
criminal l iability.
*Model 32A32 does not have VIDEO 3 inputs.
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