RCA F27700 Owner's Manual page 29

Speakers
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Connecting Speakers to Back of TV
Caution: Do not connect external speakers to more than one audio source at a time. You can connect a set of
speakers to either the TV or the Amplifier but not to both at the same time. If you connect the same speakers to
both the TV and the amplifier, you will damage your equipment.
If you connect an Amplifier or Receiver to your TV, connect
the speakers to the Amplifier/Receiver instead of the TV.
If you do not connect an Amplifier or Receiver to your TV,
you can connect external speakers to the back of the TV to
enhance sound from the TV.
The diagram below shows how to connect external speakers to
the speaker terminals on the back of the TV.
1. Remove the vinyl covering and twist the wire core.
2. Press and hold the lever down while inserting the wire
core into the hole. Be sure to connect (+) to (+) and
(-) to (-) as explained in the important note below.
3. Release the lever.
Notes:
• After releasing the lever, pull gently on the wire and
check that it is connected securely to its terminal.
• Do not allow the wire core to protrude from its terminal or
contact other wires or terminals. If the cores of two wires
touch each other, damage to components could result.
To obtain a "surround sound" effect, place the external
speakers in the rear of the viewing area, and slide the
speaker switch to INT/EXTSURR. This provides full power
to the TV's internal speakers for the front sound and a
surround signal to the rear speakers.
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Helpful Hints:
• External speakers placed next to the TV will sound better the
higher quality they are.
• Very efficient small "bookshelf' or "compact" speakers will
give good results for surround-sound use.
• Surround effect can often be improved by experimenting
with rear speaker placement.
Connecting Speakers to Back of Amplifier or
Receiver
If you connect an Amplifier or Receiver to your TV, connect
the speakers to the Amplifier/Receiver instead of the TV.
Sound from the TV will then come through the
Amplifier/Receiver and the TV's internal speakers. You can
turn off the TV's internal speakers with the SPEAKERS:
ON/OFF function described onpage 9.
The diagram below shows how to connect external speakers to
the speaker terminals on the back of a typical
Amplifier/Receiver. Check the owner's manual for your
Amplifier/Receiver if its speaker terminals look different than
those shown below.
The speaker switch on the back of the TV changes how the
TV's amplifier drives the speakers, allowing you to use the
external speakers two ways:
• To enhance the sound from the TV's speakers, place the
speakers in the front of the viewing area (usually beside the
TV), and slide the speaker switch to EXT. This provides
full power to the external speakers for a "fuller" sound.
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