Connecting A Cable Converter Box And A Vcr; Connecting A Satellite Receiver And A Vcr - Toshiba 32A12 Owner's Manual

Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR

With this connection you can:
• watch videotapes
• watch and record basic and premium cable channels
• record one channel while watching the same or another channel
Tune the VCR to channel
3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant
in your area), place the TV in
VIDEO 1 mode, and then use the
converter box to change channels.
You will need:
• one cable signal splitter
• four coaxial cables
• 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" on page 7.)
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect TV L/Mono Audio IN
to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.
When you use a converter box with your TV, you
may not be able to use the remote control to program
certain features (for example, blocking channels).

Connecting a satellite receiver and a VCR

With this connection you can:
• watch videotapes
• watch satellite and TV channels
• record one TV channel while watching
the same or another channel
You will need:
• two coaxial cables
• two pairs of audio cables (one single and one
pair of audio cables for a mono VCR)
• two video cables (For video cable type, see
"Note Regarding Picture Quality" on page 7.)
Note:
To watch satellite programs, the TV must select
VIDEO-1 (see page 16).
To watch VCR programs, the TV must select
VIDEO-2 (see page 16).
Stereo VCR
S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
L R
IN
IN from ANT OUT to TV
OUT
TV
VIDEO
L/
MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
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.
From Satellite dish
Satellite Receiver
S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
L R
OUT
OUT
Stereo VCR
8
OUT Cable
Converter
Box
IN
Cable
OUT
Signal
CH3
Splitter
OUT
CH4
IN OUT
COLOR
VIDEO
VIDEO STREAM
INPUT
Y
L/
L
MONO
ANT
AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R
P
R
Satellite IN
TV
IN OUT
ANT
COLOR
VIDEO VIDEO STREAM VIDEO
INPUT
Y
L/ L/
L
MONO MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R R
P
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
L R
OUT
IN
From antenna
From
Cable
IN
IN from ANT OUT to TV
CH3
CH4