RCA HD50LPW166PK manual Advanced Audio Connection Information

Connections and Setup

Advanced Audio Connection Information

With the audio versatility of your HDTV, you can choose various connection options depending on the type and quality of sound that you want. From good to best sound, choose one of the options or refer to the user’s manual of each device that you are connecting to get the best results.

•Use your TV’s internal speakers (good sound).

•Connect an audio receiver (speakers connected to receiver) to your TV (better sound).

•Connect an audio receiver (speakers connected to receiver) to your TV using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT (OPTICAL) jack (best sound)

			COMPOSITE INPUT	COMPONENT (1080i/720p/480p/480i)/COMPOSITE INPUTS					AUDIO/VIDEO	FIXED/V
									OUTPUT	A
											UDIO OUTPU
			INPUT 1		INPUT 2		INPUT 3
								CABLE INPUT
			VIDEO	Y/VIDEO	L	Y/VIDEO	L		VIDEO		SU
DIGIT
	AL		L	PB	R	PB	R		L
AUDI		O

OUTPUT

(OPTICAL)

G-LINK
R	PR	S-VIDEO	PR	S-VIDEO	R

Red

White

Audio cables are color coded- Red= right audio; white= left audio

Subwoofer cable

FIXED/VARIABLE

AUDIO OUTPUT

SUBWOOFER

L

R

Connecting Your TV to an Audio/Video Receiver

For better sound quality than the TV’s internal speakers, connect to an audio receiver using audio cables to the TV’s AUDIO OUTPUT jacks.

•Use the FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT for a more advanced connection. Connect the FIXED/ VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUTS from the TV to an A/V receiver using audio cables.

Be sure to go to the Fixed/Variable Out screen in the Audio Connections menu and select whether you want the FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to send fixed or variable volume audio. Go to page 69 for more information.

•Variable Output provides variable-level audio output. Volume levels are controlled by the TV’s volume.

•Fixed Output provides fixed-level audio output from the TV. This audio output is ideal for connecting to an A/V receiver that has its own volume control.

•If you connect the SUBWOOFER jack, be sure to go to the Fixed/Variable Out screen in the Audio Connections menu and select Yes for connecting to an external subwoofer. Go to page 69 for more information.

Connecting Your TV to a Receiver with Dolby® Digital

If you own a receiver with Dolby® digital decoding or PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) that uses an optical cable-type input, connect an optical cable for excellent audio quality.

• Connect one end of the optical cable to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT (OPTICAL) jack on your

Digital OpticalTV and to the Digital Optical Input jack on your receiver/amplifier receiver.

cable

• If your receiver can decode Dolby digital and PCM, go to Audio menu, select Audio Connections, then Digital Audio Output. Select AutoSelect (recommended) or PCM.

• If your receiver can decode only PCM, select PCM.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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