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Chapter 2: connecting your tv, Overview of cable types, About the illustrations – Toshiba WX800U User Manual

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Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Overview of cable types

Before purchasing cables, know the connector types
your devices require.
You can purchase cables from most stores that sell
audio/video devices.

Coaxial cable (F-type)

(F-type) Connects your antenna, cable TV service, or
cable converter box on your TV.

Standard A/V cables (composite video)

Use with video devices with analog audio and
composite video output. These cables (and the related
inputs on your TV) are often color-coded.

Component video cables

Use with video devices with component video output.
Separate audio cables are required. (ColorStream

®

is

Toshiba’s brand.)

Note:

Component video cables provide better picture

quality than composite video cable.

HDMI

®

cable (

)

Use with devices with an HDMI output. An HDMI
cable delivers digital audio and video in its native
format. Separate audio cables are not required (- p. 17,
21–22).

Note:

HDMI cables provide the best audio and picture

quality.

Dual-wand IR blaster cable

Use with video devices with infrared remote control.
You can use this cable with the TV’s IR pass-through
feature (- p. 19).

Optical audio cable

Connects receivers with Dolby Digital or PCM (pulse-
code modulation) optical audio input to the TV’s
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

terminal (- p. 20).

Analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable

Connects a PC to the TV’s PC IN terminal (- p. 22).

Note:

Separate audio cables are required.

Standard/Crossover LAN cable

Standard LAN cable is used to connect the TV to your
home network (- p. 23).
Crossover LAN cable is used to connect the TV directly
to a PC (- p. 23).

About the illustrations

Note:

The connection illustrations shown are

representative of typical device connections only. The
input/output terminals on your devices may differ. See
each device’s owner’s manual.

VIDEO

AUDIO

LR

Red

White

Yellow

P

B

P

R

Y

Red

Blue

Green

To obtain IR blaster cables:
Visit http://ceaccessories.toshiba.com/ .

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