Chapter 2: Connecting Your Tv; Overview Of Cable Types; About The Connection Illustrations - Toshiba 40G300U Owner's Manual

Overview of cable types
Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/
video devices. Before purchasing any cables, be sure of
connector types required by your devices and the length
of each cable.
Coaxial (F-type) cable
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Coaxial (F-type) cable is used for connecting your
antenna, cable TV service, and/or cable converter box
to the ANT/CABLE input on your TV.
Standard
AN
cables (red/white/yellow)
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Standard AN 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, and white for stereo left (or mono) audio.
Component video cables (red/green/blue)
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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.
HDMI® cable
(with HDMI Logo "HLJm."")
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HOMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable
is for use with devices with an HDMI output. An
HDMI cable delivers digital audio and video in its
native format. This cable carries both video and audio
information; therefore, separate audio cables are not
required for a complete HDMI device connection
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page 16 and page 19).
Note: HOMI cable provides better picture
performance than a standard (composite) video.
Optical audio cable
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Optical audio cable is for connecting receivers with
Dolby Digital or PCM (pulse-code modulation) optical
audio input to the TV's DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal
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page 18).
Analog RGB (1S-pin) computer cable
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Analog RGB (IS-pin) computer cable is for connecting
a PC to the TV's PC IN terminal
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page 18).
LAN cable
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Standard LAN cable is used to connect the TV to your
home network.
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page 20).
About the connection illustrations
You can connect different types and brands of devices to
your TV in several different configurations. The connection
illustrations in this manual are representative of typical
device conne~tions only. The input/output tenllinals on
your devices may differ from those illustrated herein. For
details on connecting and using your specific devices, refer
to each device's owner's manual.
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