Selecting the type of sound system

The external sound system can determine how you connect the video/audio input sources to the TV and the TV to the external audio system. Select:

￿Home theater system; see “Home theater system (without video pass-through)” on page 19.

￿A/V receiver system; see “A/V receiver system (with video pass-through)” on page 19.

￿Powered speakers or amplifier; see “Powered speakers or amplifier” on page 20.

Home theater system (without video pass-through)

When you have a home theater system without video pass-through, do the following:

￿Route the audio from all source devices to the home theater.

￿Route the video from all source devices to the TV.

￿Use the TV remote control to select the input source.

￿Use the home theater remote control to select the audio input.

￿Use the source device remote control to control playback.

￿If you are using the TV ANT/Cable connector:

￿Connect the signal source to the ANT/Cable connector; see “Connecting the cable TV or off-the-air broadcast antenna” on page 11.

￿Connect audio cables from the TV Audio Output (either digital optical or analog stereo, or both) to the home theater input.

￿If the home theater does not support Digital Dolby, set the digital audio format to PCM by using the Digital Audio option in the Audio menu on the OSD; see “Choosing the digital audio output mode” on page 71.

To program the TV universal remote to control all the devices, see “Programming the Remote Control for a Home Entertainment Device” on page 50.

A/V receiver system (with video pass-through)

When you have an A/V receiver system with video pass-through, do the following:

￿Route the audio and video from all source devices to the A/V receiver.

￿For HDMI source devices, you may need to use a separate digital audio cable in addition to the HDMI cable.

￿Use a single video cable from the A/V receiver to the TV.

￿Use the TV remote control to select the input source where you connected the A/V receiver.

￿Use the A/V receiver remote control to select the video source device.

￿Use the source device remote control to control playback.

Setting Up the TV

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