Connecting Your Tv; Note Regarding Picture Quality; Connecting A Vcr; Connecting A Cable Converter Box - Toshiba 36A13 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 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

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.)

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:
• two coaxial cables
• one set of standard A/V cables
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 (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).
For better quality, if your VCR has S-video, you can use an S-video
cable (plus the standard audio cables) instead of the standard
video cable. Do not connect a standard video cable and an
S-video cable to VIDEO-1 at the same time or the picture
performance will be unacceptable.
From cable or antenna
Stereo VCR
S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT
L R
IN IN from ANT OUT to TV
OUT
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is Toshiba's brand of component video.)
CH3
CH4
TV
IN OUT
ANT
COLOR
VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO STREAM
INPUT
Y
L/ L/
L
MONO MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R R
P
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
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 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.
You will need:
• two coaxial cables
Note:
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).
From cable
IN OUT
Cable converter
box
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.
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TV
IN OUT
COLOR
ANT
VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO STREAM
INPUT
Y
L/ L/
L
MONO MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO P AUDIO
B
R R R
P
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2