Sony HT-X8500 Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Bar from the AC outlets (mains), then
connect them again.
 When the Sound Bar and TV are
connected with the HDMI cable only,
check the following.
– The HDMI jack of the connected TV
is labeled with "eARC" or "ARC."
– The Control for HDMI function of the
TV is set to on.
– The eARC or ARC function of the TV
is enabled.
– The eARC function of the Sound Bar
is enabled (page 29).
– On the Sound Bar, the Control for
HDMI function is set to on (page 29).
 If your TV is not compatible with
eARC, set the eARC function to off
(page 29).
 If your TV is not compatible with eARC
or ARC, connect an optical digital
cable (not supplied) (refer to the
supplied Startup Guide). If the TV is
not compatible with eARC or ARC, TV
sound will not be output from the
Sound Bar even if the Sound Bar is
connected to the TV's HDMI IN jack.
 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the
TV input (page 21).
 Increase the volume on the Sound Bar
or cancel muting.
 If sound of a cable box/satellite box
connected to the TV is not output,
connect the device to a HDMI IN jack
of the Sound Bar and switch input of
the Sound Bar to HDMI (refer to the
supplied Startup Guide).
 Depending on the order in which you
turn on the TV and Sound Bar, the
Sound Bar may be muted and the
Dolby ATMOS and BLUETOOTH
indicators flash slowly. If this
happens, turn on the TV first, then the
Sound Bar.
 Set the speakers setting of the TV
(BRAVIA) to Audio System. Refer to
the operating instructions of your TV
regarding how to set the TV.
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Picture and sound of the device that
is connected to the Sound Bar are
not output from the TV when the
Sound Bar is not turned on.
 Set the HDMI standby through setting
to on (page 30).
 Turn on the Sound Bar, and then
switch the input for the device
playing.
The sound is output from both the
Sound Bar and TV.
 Mute the sound of the Sound Bar or
TV.
The output sound of the Sound Bar
is not the same level as that of the
TV even though the values of the
volume level on the Sound Bar and
TV are set to the same value.
 If the Control for HDMI function is set
to on, the value of the volume level
on the Sound Bar may appear on your
TV as the TV volume. The output
sound levels of the Sound Bar and TV
differ even though the values of the
volume level on the Sound Bar and TV
are set to the same value. The output
sound levels of the Sound Bar and TV
differ depending on the sound
processing characteristics of each,
and it is not a malfunction.
The sound is interrupted while
watching a TV program or content
on a Blu-ray Disc, etc.
 Check the sound mode setting
(page 22). If the sound mode is set to
AUTO SOUND, the sound may be
interrupted when the sound mode is
changed automatically according to
the information of the program that is
being played. If you do not want to
change the sound mode
automatically, set the sound mode to
a setting other than AUTO SOUND.