Connecting Your TV
Set up
If you havenOt 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 OF�
Antenna Coaxial Cable
connectors.
Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to
use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The redAUDIO/VIDEO Cables
audio cable is for the stereo right channel, and the white audio
cable is for the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you look at
the rear panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals areS-Video CablePreparation
color coded in the same manner as the cables.
S-video cables provide better picture performance. S-video
cables can only be used with S-video compatible components.
Caution:
Do not plug the TV in until you have finished
connecting all of your equipment.
Connecting a VCR
This connection allows you to watch local channels and video
Basic Operation
programs, play or record on the VCR while watching TV, and to
record from one channel while watching another channel.
Cable lead-in or
antenna
Stereo VCR
S-VIDEOVIDEOOUTCaution:
LR
ININ from ANT OUT to TVIf using a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR
CH3Audio OUT using only one audio cable.
OUTCH4
If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-video
connections and remove the video cable.
TVAdvanced OperationDo not connect the video cable and the S-
INOUT
ANT
VIDEOVIDEOVIDEO(75&)video cable to VIDEO 1 simultaneously.
L/L/L/
MONOMONOMONONote:
ORS-VIDEOThe VIDEO 2 jacks can also be used for
AUDIOAUDIOAUDIO
connecting a second piece of video
RRR
equipments, such as a DVD, laser disc player
VIDEO1 VIDEO2
and camcorder etc. with audio/video outputs.
See page 7 for one example.
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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
area), then use the converter box to change channels.
From cable
TV
INOUTNote:
INOUTANT
VIDEOVIDEOVIDEO(75&)When you use a converter box with your TV,
L/L/L/there may be features that you cannnot
MONOMONOMONO
Cable converterprogram using the Remote Control, such as
S-VIDEO
boxAUDIOAUDIOAUDIOblock channel, and programming your
favorite channels.
RRR
VIDEO1 VIDEO2
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