Alternatively, you can use a SCART cable if the device has no HDMI connection.
HDMI ARC
If your Home Theatre System has an HDMI ARC connection, you can use any HDMI connection on the TV to connect. All HDMI connections on the TV can offer the Audio Return Channel (ARC) signal. But once you connected the Home Theatre System, the TV can only send the ARC signal to this HDMI connection.
With HDMI ARC, you do not need to connect the extra audio cable. The HDMI ARC connection combines both signals.
If the Home Theatre System has no HDMI ARC connection, add an optical audio cable to send the sound of the TV picture to the Home Theatre System.
Audio to video synchronisation (sync)
If the sound does not match the video on screen, you can set a delay on most DVD Home Theatre Systems to match the sound and video. A mismatch can be visible in scenes with people talking - when they finish sentences before their lips stop moving or just the opposite.
In Help, press *List and look up Audio to video sync for more information.
Audio Out settings
Audio Out delay
With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the TV, the picture on TV and the sound from the HTS should be synchronised. A mismatch can be visible in scenes with people talking - when they finish sentences before their lips stop moving or just the opposite.
Automatic audio to video sync
With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to video sync is automatically synchronised and always correct.
Audio sync delay
For some Home Theatre Systems you might need to adjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio to video. On the HTS, increase the delay value until there is a match between picture and sound. A delay value of 180ms may be required. Read the user manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up on the HTS, you need to switch off Audio Out delay on the TV.
To switch off the Audio Out delay . . .
1 - Press hand select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out delay.
3 - Select Off and press OK.
4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Audio Out offset
If you cannot set a delay on the Home Theatre System, you can set the TV to sync the sound. You can set an offset that compensates the time necessary for the Home Theatre System to process the sound of the TV picture. You can set the value in steps of 5ms. Maximum setting is
To synchronise the sound on the TV . . .
1 - Press hand select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out offset.
3 - Use the slider bar to set the sound offset and press OK. 4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Audio Out format
If you have a Home Theatre System (HTS) with multichannel sound processing capabilities like Dolby Digital, DTS® or similar, set the Audio out format to Multichannel. With Multichannel, the TV can send the compressed multichannel sound signal from a TV channel or connected player to the Home Theatre System. If you have a Home Theatre System without multichannel sound processing, select Stereo.
To set the Audio Out format . . .
1 - Press hand select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out format.
3- Select Multichannel or Stereo.
4- Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Audio Out leveling
Use the Audio Out leveling setting to level the volume (loudness) of the TV and the Home Theatre System when you switch over from one to another. Volume differences can be caused by differences in sound processing.
To level the difference in volume . . .
1 - Press hand select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out leveling.
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