Toshiba 40G30U Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
Overview of cable types
CaNes can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/
video devices. Bef%re 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 fox"connecting your
antenna, cable TV service, and/or cable converter box
to the ANT/CABI.Einput on your TV.
StandardA/Vcables {red/whRe/yeRow)
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Standard A/V 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 .fUr stereo left (or mono) audio.
Componentvideocanes (red/green/Nue)
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Component video cables come in sets of three and are
.t%ruse with video devices with component video output.
(ColorStream _ is Toshib_fs brand of component video.)
These cables are typically color-coded red, green, and
blue. Separate audio cables are required fur a complete
connection.
Note: Component video cables provide better
picture performance than a standard (composite)
video.
HDlYlPcable
(with HDNI LoBe"H_:)B| °'')
Opticalaudio cable
Optical audio cable is fur connecting receivers with
Dolby Digital or PCM (pulse-code modulation) optical
audioinputtotheTV's DIGITALAUDIOOUTterminal
(L_¢page 187.
AnalogBGB(15-pin) computercable
Analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable isfur connecting
a PC tothe TV's PC INterminal (_:<page 18).
LARcable
Standard LAN cable is used to connect the TV to your
home network. (_r 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 connections only. The input/output terminals 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.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia lnterfixce) cable
isfur use with devices with an HDMI output. An
HDMI cable delivers digital audio and video in its
native f%rmat.This cable carries both video and audio
inf%rmation; therefore, separate audio cables are not
required for a complete HDMI device connection (_
page 16and page 19).
Note: HDMI cable provides better picture
performance than a standard (composite) video.
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