Using the TV in a home theater
Your
T V
h as
s everal
f eatures
t hat
m ake
i t
a n
i deal
T V
f or
a
h ome
t heater.
B ut
y ou
m ight
n ot
n otice
t hem
because
t hey
r emain
i n
t he
b ackground
u ntil
y ou
d ecide
t o
u se
t hem.
Turning off the speakers
When
y ou
u se
y our
T V
w ith
a
s ound
b ar
o r
a n
e xternal
a mplifier
a nd
s peakers,
y ou'll
p robably
w ant
t o
turn
o ff
t he
i nternal
T V
s peakers.
To
t urn
o ff
t he
T V's
b uilt-‐in
s peakers,
i n
t he
H ome
s creen
m enu,
n avigate
t o
S ettings
>
A udio
>
T V
speakers
a nd
c hange
t he
s etting.
Tip:
T he
T V's
i nternal
s peakers
c an
b e
e nabled
a nd
d isabled
a utomatically
a s
n eeded
b y
s ystem
audio
c ontrol,
a s
d escribed
i n
"
are
a lso
t urned
o ff
w hen
y ou
u se
t he
h eadphone
j ack.
Changing the audio mode
The
T V
h as
t wo
a udio
m odes,
a ccessed
b y
n avigating
i n
t he
H ome
s creen
m enu
t o
S ettings
> Audio
>
Audio
m ode:
• Stereo
–
U se
t his
s etting
f or
i nternal
s peakers,
h eadphones,
a nd
e xternal
s tereo
a mplifiers
connected
t hrough
H DMI
• Auto
–
U se
t his
s etting
t o
a utomatically
d etect
t he
b est
a udio
s etting
b ased
o n
t he
a udio
s tream
in
t he
c ontent
y ou
a re
w atching.
I f
y ou
h ave
c onnected
t he
T V
t o
a n
e xternal
D olby
D igital
o r
Dolby
D igital
P lus
c ompatible
a mplifier,
r eceiver,
o r
s ound
b ar
t hrough
H DMI
optical,
t he
T V
a utomatically
s elects
t he
a ppropriate
s urround
s ound
c apabilities
o f
t he
d evice
based
o n
t he
c haracteristics
o f
t he
c urrent
p rogram.
Setting up a digital audio connection
You
c an
c onnect
t he
T V
t o
a n
e xternal
a mplifier,
r eceiver,
o r
s ound
b ar
b y
u sing
e ither
o f
t hese
t wo
connections:
Enabling
s ystem
a udio
c
®
A RC,
S PDIF
o ptical,
o r
h eadphone
j ack.
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9.
T he
i nternal
s peakers
®
A RC
o r
S PDIF