Adjusting the audio
Muting the sound
Press
_-_
to partially
reduce
(1/2 Mute)
or turn off
(Mute)
the sound.
Each time you press
(4d_, the mute
mode
changes
in this order:
[---1/2 Mute --_ Mute --- Volume--_-_
If the closed
caption
mode
is set to Off when
you select
MUTE mode,
the closed caption
feature
becomes
active
if the TV program
is closed-captioned.
To mute
the
audio
without
activating
the closed captioning,
press
_-_
to set the volume
to 0.
Note:
If you modify items in the SOUND
menu while Mute
is active, the Mute is cancelled.
Selectingstereo/SAPbroadcasts
The MTS (multi-channel
TV sound)
feature
is only
available
for analog
signals
on the ANT/CABLE
input.
When
the TV receives
a stereo
or SAP (second
audio
program)
broadcast,
the word
STEREO
or SAP appears
onscreen
when
_3 is pressed.
To listen
on stereo
sound:
1 _
> SOUND
> MTS.
2
Press < or • to select Stereo.
Press _.
Note:
• You can typically leave the TV in Stereo mode because
it outputs the type of sound being broadcast
(stereo or
monaural).
° If the sound is noisy, selectMono.
To listen
to a second
audio program
on an analog
station
(if available):
If provided
by individual
analog
stations,
you can
transmit
a second
audio
program
containing
another
language,
music,
or other
audio
information.
For example,
you hear the other
language
instead
of the
program's
normal
audio.
1 _
> SOUND
> MTS.
2
Press < or • to select SAP. Press _.
Note: If there is no sound in SAP mode, select Stereo.
Usingthe MTS button
If you press
_
when
an analog channel
is tuned:
• The Analog
Audio
bar will appear
and will display
Stereo,
SAP, Mono
as the options.
If you press
F6_ when
a digital
channel
is tuned:
• The Digital
Audio
bar will appear
and will offer
different
audio
choices
for the digital
channel.
If you press
F6_ when
an external
input is selected:
° No Audio
bar is displayed.
Adjustingthe audiobalance
You can adjust
the audio
balance.
1 _
> SOUND
> Balance.
2
Press < o1"• to adjust.
Press _.
Selecting the optical audio output
format
You can select the optical
audio
output
format
when
you connect
a Dolby
Digital
decoder
or other
digital
audio
system
to the TV's DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT
terminal.
1
Tune to a digital source on the ANT/CABLE input.
2 _
> PREFERENCES > AV Connection > (_.
3
Press• or • to select Digital Audio Output.
4
Press< or • to select Auto o1"PCM. Press _.
Outputs
Dolby Digital to the digital
Auto
audio output
if it is being broadcast,
otherwise
outputs
PCM.
PCM
Outputs
PCM format to the digital audio
output
socket.
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