Home Theatre System - Hts - Philips 4101 series User Manual

Auto switch off
Switch off this automatic timer, if you only use the
remote control of the Set-top box. Do this to prevent
the TV from switching off automatically after a 4 hour
period without a key press on the remote control of
the TV.
To switch off the Switch off timer, press  and
select Setup and press OK.
Select TV settings > General settings > Switch off
timer and set the slider bar to Off.
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Home Theatre System - HTS

Connect with HDMI ARC
Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre
System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips
Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
HDMI ARC
HDMI 1 connection on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio
Return Channel). If the device, typically a Home
Theatre System (HTS), also has the HDMI ARC
connection, connect it to HDMI 1 on this TV. With the
HDMI ARC connection, you do not need to connect
the extra audio cable that sends the sound of the TV
picture to the HTS. The HDMI ARC connection
combines both signals.
Audio to video synchronisation (sync)
If the sound does not match the video on screen, you
can set a delay on most Home Theatre Systems with
a disc player to match the sound with the video.
Connect with HDMI
Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre
System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips
Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
If the Home Theatre System has no HDMI ARC
connection, add an optical audio cable (Toslink) to
send the sound of the TV picture to the Home Theatre
System.
Audio to video synchronisation (sync)
If the sound does not match the video on screen, you
can set a delay on most Home Theatre Systems with
a disc player to match the sound with the video.
Audio Out settings
Audio Out delay
With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the
TV, the picture on TV and the sound from the HTS
should be synchronised.
Automatic audio to video sync
With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio
to video sync is automatically synchronised and
always correct.
Audio sync delay
For some Home Theatre Systems you might need to
adjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio
to video. On the HTS, increase the delay value until
there is a match between picture and sound. A delay
value of 180ms may be required. Read the user
manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up on the
HTS, you need to switch off Audio Out delay on the
TV.
To switch off the Audio Out delay . . .
1. Press  and select Setup and press OK.
2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio out
delay.
3. Select Off and press OK.
4. Press  , repeatedly if necessary, to close the
menu.
Audio Out offset
If you cannot set a delay on the Home Theatre
System, you can set the TV to sync the sound. You
can set an offset that compensates the time
necessary for the Home Theatre System to process
the sound of the TV picture. You can set the value in
steps of 1ms. Maximum setting is 12ms. The Audio out
delay setting should be switched on.
To synchronise the sound on the TV . . .
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