Toshiba 34AS41 - Manual (Page 5)

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Set up
Preparation
Basic Operation
Advanced Operation
Reference Section
Connecting your TV
If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this
section. (Cables are not supplied.)
● A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable
converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors.
● Audio and video cables are usually color-coded according to use: yellow for
video; red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right
channel; the white audio cable is for the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you
look at the back panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals are color-coded
in the same manner as the cables.
Connecting a VCR
This connection allows you to watch TV and video programs
and record one channel while watching 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).
Connecting a cable converter box
This connection allows you to watch cable and premium
channels. Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel
is vacant in your broadcast area), and then use the converter
box to change channels.
You will need:
• one coaxial cable
Caution:
Do not plug in the TV power cord until
you have finished connecting all of your
equipment.
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT
using only one audio cable.
The VIDEO-2 jacks can be used for connecting a second piece
of video equipment, such as a DVD player or camcorder (see
“Note Regarding Picture Quality” above).
Note:
When you use a converter box with your TV, you may not
be able to program certain features using the remote
control, such as blocking channels or programming your
favorite channels.
IN OUT
ANT
S-VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO
L/
MONO
R
AUDIO
L/
MONO
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
Y
R
AUDIO
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
CB
CR
COLOR
STREAM
INPUT
IN from ANT OUT to TV
CH3
CH4
S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT
L R
IN
OUT
OR
OR
Stereo VCR
Cable lead-in
or antenna
TV
IN OUT
IN OUT
ANT
S-VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO
L/
MONO
R
AUDIO
L/
MONO
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
Y
R
AUDIO
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
C B
C R
COLOR
STREAM
INPUT
Cable
converter box
From cable
TV
ColorStream (component video) Cable
Antenna Coaxial Cable
AUDIO/VIDEO Cables
S-Video Cable NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY
When connecting video equipment, such as a VCR or DVD player:
– For GOOD picture quality: Use regular video cables.
– For BETTER picture quality: If your equipment has S-video connections,
use S-video cables instead of regular video cables.
– For BEST picture quality: If your equipment has component video
connections (ColorStream™ is Toshiba’s brand), use component video
cables instead of regular or S-video cables. Component video cables
come in sets of three.
Note: Do not connect an S-video cable and a regular video cable to
VIDEO-1 (on the TV) at the same time. Doing so will distort the picture.
Set up