
Chapter 5: Using the TV Menu
A/V Setting Descriptions: Audio
NOTE: The effects of the Audio Settings of Bass, Treble, Balance and Surround affect the sound heard through the display’s internal speakers only.
Using the AUDIO Button on the Remote Control To adjust individual Audio settings directly with the remote control:
1.Press AUDIO to cycle through the available settings.
2.Press ADJUST or
to adjust the setting. After 5 seconds of inactivity, the setting display will disappear.
Analog and Digital Audio Setting
A slider will display
◊Bass
Enhances or reduces
◊Treble
Enhances or reduces
◊ Balance
Adjusts the level of sound between the left and right speakers.
◊ Surround
Creates simulated stereo and surround effects through the display’s internal speakers. Your choices are:
•Off: No surround effects.
•Surround Sound: Will create a simulated surround effect when watching a stereo program.
•Simulated Stereo: Will create a simulated stereo effect when watching a
Analog-Only Audio Settings
◊Listen to
Determines how your media center will receive a broadcast audio signal and play back the sound you hear. Your choices are:
•Stereo: Default setting. Will play stereo broadcasts in stereo and mono broadcasts in mono. The word “Stereo” will be displayed when you tune to a channel broadcasting 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 unrelated to the program you are watching, such as a weather report. If a SAP signal is broadcast, the letters “SAP” will be displayed when you tune to the channel.
•Mono: Reduces background noise and should be used when receiving a weak stereo audio signal. All audio will be played mono with this setting.
Listen to is not available for devices connected to the video inputs, component inputs or 1394 devices.
◊ Level Sound
Turn On or Off to automatically equalize the volume level of programs containing significant level differences from one segment to another (for example, regular programming to commercials). To receive the best fidelity with music programs, you can turn this setting to Off.
Digital-Only Audio Settings
◊ Language
Determines what possible language you will hear. Your choices are:
•English
•French
•German
•Italian
•Portuguese
•Spanish
•“Other”
◊Level Sound
Automatically reduces loud passages and boosts soft passages to a more uniform loudness. When connecting to an A/V receiver, set level sound to OFF and turn the display’s internal speakers off to send full dynamics to the A/V receiver.
This feature only works with Dolby Digital sources. Other digital audio formats do not offer this dynamic range control. In these cases, no effect will be heard when changing the level sound setting.
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