Connect and set up a home network

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•[System Audio Control] (System audio control): If system audio control is enabled, the audio of the connected device is output through your home theater speakers automatically when you play the device.

•[Audio Input Mapping] (Audio input mapping):If system audio control does not work, map the connected device to the correct audio input connector on your home theater.

Note

•• To change the EasyLink control settings, press (Home), select [Setup] > [EasyLink].

Set up the audio

If you cannot hear the audio output of a connected device through your home theater speakers, do the following:

• Check that you have enabled EasyLink on all the devices, (see 'Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control)' on page 14) and on your TV, set the audio output to "Amplifier" (instead of TV speakers). For details, see the TV user manual, and setup the EasyLink audio control.

Press (Home).

Select [Setup], and then press OK.

Select [EasyLink] > [System Audio

Control] > [On].

•To play the audio from the TV speakers, select [Off], and skip the following steps.

Select [EasyLink] > [Audio Input

Mapping].

Follow the onscreen instructions to map the connected device to the audio inputs on your home theater.

•If you connect your home theater to the TV through an HDMI ARC connection, make sure that the TV

audio is mapped to the ARC input on your home theater.

Connect your home theater to a network router through wired or wireless network connection, and enjoy:

•Streamed multimedia content

•Smartphone control (see 'Smartphone control' on page 23)

•Smart TV (see 'Browse Smart TV' on page 25)

•Internet radio (see 'Internet radio' on page 27)

•Software update (see 'Update software through the Internet' on page 35)

Caution

•• Familiarize yourself with the network router, media server software and networking principles. If necessary, read documentation that accompanies the network components. Philips is not responsible for lost, damaged, or corrupt data.

Before you start

•For Smart TV and software updates, make sure that the network router has access to the Internet with high-speed connection and is not restricted by firewalls or other security systems.

•Make the necessary connections described in the quick start guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theater.

Set up the wired network

What you need

•A network cable (RJ45 straight cable).

•A network router (with DHCP enabled).

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HTB7150 specifications

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