Connecting Your Tv; Note Regarding Picture Quality; Connecting A Vcr; Connecting A Cable Converter Box - Toshiba 32A43 Owner's Manual

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 stereo A/V 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. Your TV's 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 S-Video connectors.
Component video cables come in sets of three (typically color-coded green, blue, and red),
and are for use with video equipment that has component video connectors. Your TV's
ColorStream ® (component video) inputs are color-coded yellow, blue, and red. Plug the
green component video cable into the yellow VIDEO-2 input (see "Back of TV" on page 6).

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 S-video connectors, 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
a 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 connectors,
use component video cables instead of a standard yellow video cable or S-video
cable. You still must connect the standard red and white audio cables for full
system connection.

Connecting a VCR

With this connection you can:
• watch local TV channels and videotapes
• record one channel while watching the same or
another channel
You will need:
• two coaxial cables
• one set of standard A/V cables (If your VCR has
S-video, you can use an S-video cable instead of the
standard video cable. See "Note Regarding Picture
Quality" above.)
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT
using only one audio cable.
The VIDEO-2 inputs on the back of the TV can be used for
connecting a second piece of video equipment such as a DVD
player. The VIDEO-3 inputs* on the front of the TV can be used
for connecting a third piece of video equipment such as a
camcorder. See "Note Regarding Picture Quality" above.
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*Model 32A33 does not have VIDEO 3 inputs.
From cable or antenna
Stereo VCR
S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT
L R
IN IN from ANT OUT to TV
OUT
TV
S-VIDEO

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 cable converter box
to change channels.
You will need:
• two coaxial cables
Note:
When you use a cable converter box with your TV, you may not
be able to use the remote control to program certain features
(for example, blocking channels).
From cable
CH3
CH4
OUT
IN
ANT
COLOR
VIDEO VIDEO STREAM VIDEO
INPUT
Y
L/ L/
L
MONO MONO
AUDIO AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R R
P
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
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Coaxial (antenna) cable
Standard stereo A/V cables
(typically color-coded yellow for video,
red and white for audio)
S-video cable
Component video cables
(typically color-coded red, green, blue)
CAUTION: Do not plug in any power cords
until you have finished connecting all equipment.
TV
IN
IN OUT
VIDEO
L/
MONO
Cable converter
S-VIDEO
box
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.
OUT
ANT
COLOR
VIDEO
VIDEO STREAM
INPUT
Y
L/
L
MONO
AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R
P
R