Audio Settings

NOTE: The effects of the audio settings of Bass, Treble, Balance and Surround affect the sound heard through the TV speakers only.

Analog and Digital Audio Settings

A slider displays on screen for most settings. When the slider is displayed, it has a numeric value, so that 63 is the maximum, 31 is the mid-point, and 0 is the minimum.

◊Bass

Enhances or reduces low-pitched sound.

◊Treble

Enhances or reduces high-pitched sound.

◊Balance

Adjusts the level of sound between the left and right speakers.

◊Surround

Creates simulated stereo and surround effects through the TV speakers. Your choices are:

•Off: No surround effects.

•Simulated Stereo: Your TV will create a simulated stereo effect when watching a non-stereo program.

•Surround Sound: Your TV will create a simulated surround effect when watching a stereo program.

◊Level Sound

Turn On or Off to automatically equalize the volume level when there are significant sound-level differences between program segments, e.g., between regular programming and commercials. To receive the best fidelity with music programs, turn this setting to Off. When connecting to an A/V receiver, set level sound to OFF and turn the TV speakers off to send full dynamics to the A/V receiver.

Analog-Only Audio Settings

You can set analog-only audio settings while viewing either analog or digital sources, but the settings affect broadcast or recorded analog content.

◊Listen to

Determines how your TV receives a broadcast audio signal and plays the sound you hear.

Your choices are:

•Stereo: Default setting. The TV plays stereo broadcasts in stereo and mono broadcasts in mono. The word “Stereo” is displayed when you tune to a channel broadcasting in stereo.

•SAP (Second Audio Program): Additional monaural sound track that you cannot hear during normal TV viewing. The SAP signal might

be related to the program you are watching, (such as a sound track in a foreign language), or it might be unrelated (such as a weather report). If an SAP signal is broadcast, the letters “SAP” are displayed when you tune to the channel.

•Mono: Reduces background noise. Use when receiving a weak stereo audio signal. All audio is played mono with this setting.

Listen to is not available for devices connected to the TV Inputs, component inputs, or 1394 devices.

Digital-Only Audio Settings

You can set digital-only audio settings while viewing either analog or digital sources, but the settings affect only broadcast or recorded digital content.

◊Language

Determines what possible language you can hear. Your choices are:

English Portuguese

French Spanish

German Other

Italian

IEEE 1394 Amplifier Settings

◊Balance

Adjusts the level of sound between the left and right speakers. The slider range is 0–254, with 127 at the center.

◊Loudness

Set to On to make the audio level more uniform.

◊Preset

Select the mode that matches the audio source. Your choices are:

•	Off	•	Classical Music
•	Jazz	•	Movie
•	Rock	•	Speech

◊Equalizer Equalize the sound.

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