Connect To Tv; Connect Audio From Tv And Other Devices - Philips HTS3201 User Manual

Connect to TV

Connect your home theater to a TV to watch
videos. You can listen to audio from TV programs
through your home theater speakers. Use the
best quality connection available on your home
theater and TV.
Option 1: Connect to TV through HDMI
Best quality video
With a standard HDMI connection, you need an
additional audio cable to play the audio from the
TV through your home theater (see 'Connect
audio from TV and other devices' on page 10).
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Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect
the HDMI OUT connector on your home
theater to the HDMI connector on the TV.
The HDMI connector on the TV might be
labeled HDMI IN.
2
On your TV, turn on HDMI-CEC. For
details, see the TV user manual.
» When you play a disc on your home
theater, the video is automatically
displayed on TV and the audio is
automatically played on the home theater.
3
To play audio from TV programs through
your home theater, connect an additional
audio cable (see 'Connect audio from TV
and other devices' on page 10).
4
If audio from the TV does not play
automatically on your home theater, set up
the audio manually (see 'Set up audio for
connected devices' on page 11).
Note
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If your TV has a DVI connector, you can use an
HDMI/DVI adapter to connect to TV.
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Option 2: Connect to the TV through
composite video
Basic quality video
If your TV does not have HDMI connectors,
connect your home theater to the TV through a
composite connection. A composite connection
does not support high-definition video.
With a composite connection, you need an
additional audio cable to play the audio from the
TV through your home theater (see 'Connect
audio from TV and other devices' on page 10).
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TV
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Connect audio from TV and
other devices
Play audio from TV or other devices through
your home theater.
Use the best quality connection available on your
TV, home theater, and other devices.
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Using a composite video cable, connect the
VIDEO connector on your home theater to
the composite video connector on the TV.
The composite video connector might be
labeled AV IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE,
or BASEBAND.
On your TV, switch to the correct video
input.
To play audio from TV programs through
your home theater, connect an additional
audio cable (see 'Connect audio from TV
and other devices' on page 10).
On your home theater, press SOURCE
repeatedly to select the correct audio input.
Note
The audio connections in this user manual are
only recommendations. You can use other
connections too.
TV