Toshiba 42LX177 manual Adjusting the audio, Muting the sound, Using the digital audio selector

Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features

Adjusting the audio

Muting the sound

Press Wto partially reduce (1/2 MUTE) or turn off (MUTE) the sound. Each time you press W, the mute mode will change in the following order:

1/2 Mute Mute Volume

If the closed caption mode is set to Off when you select “MUTE” mode, the closed caption feature is automatically activated. To mute the audio without automatically activating the closed caption feature, use Zto set the volume to 0. See “Using the closed caption mode” (- page 62) for more information on closed caption modes.

Using the digital audio selector

You can use the Digital Audio Selector to conveniently switch between audio tracks on a digital channel (for those channels that have multiple audio tracks). This temporarily overrides the audio track chosen by the language option under Audio Setup (- “Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts” at right).

To use the digital audio selector:

1 Press Yand open the Audio menu.

2 Highlight Digital Audio Selector and press T.

Audio

Digital Audio Selector

Audio Settings

Advanced Audio Settings

Audio Setup

3 Press B or b to select Audio, and then press C or c to select the desired service.

Closed Caption	CC 1
Audio	None

4 Press O.

Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts

The multi-channel TV sound (MTS) feature allows you to output high-fidelity stereo sound. MTS can also transmit a second audio program (SAP) containing a second language, music, or other audio information (when provided by individual stations).

When the TV receives a stereo or SAP broadcast, the word “STEREO” or “SAP” appears on-screen when Eis pressed. The MTS feature is not available when the TV is in VIDEO mode.

To listen to stereo sound:

1 Press Yand open the Audio menu.

2 Highlight Audio Setup and press T.

Audio

Digital Audio Selector

Audio Settings

Advanced Audio Settings

Audio Setup

3 In the MTS field, select Stereo.

Audio Setup

PC Audio		No
HDMI 1 Audio		Auto
MTS		Stereo
Language		English
Speakers		On
Optical Output Format		Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital		Compressed
Dynamic Range Control
	Reset	Done

4 To save the new settings, highlight Done and press T. To reset the settings to the factory defaults, highlight Reset and press T.

Note:

•You can typically leave the TV in Stereo mode because it will automatically output the type of sound being broadcast (stereo or monaural).

•If the stereo sound is noisy, select Mono to reduce the noise.

To listen to an alternate language on an ATSC digital station (if available):

Highlight the Language field in step 3 above, and then press C or c to select the language you prefer.

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