Audio to video synchronisation (sync)
If the sound does not match the video on screen, you can set
a delay on most DVD Home T heatre S ystem s to m atch the
sound and video. A mismatch can be visible in scenes with
people talking - wh en they finis h sentences before their lips
stop moving or just the opposite.
In Help, press * List and look up Audio to video s ync for
more information.
Audio Out settings
Audio Out delay
With a Home T heatre System (HTS) connecte d 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 re cent P hilips Home T heatre Syste ms, the aud io to
video s ync is automatical ly synchronised and always correct.
Audio sync delay
For som e Home The atre S yste ms you migh t nee d to a djust
the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio to video. On the
HTS, increase th e delay value until t here is a match betw een
picture and sound. A delay value of 180ms m ay be required.
Read the user manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up
on th e HT S, y ou ne ed to swit ch off A udio Out de lay on the
TV.
To switch off the Audio Out delay . . .
1 - Press h and 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 off set
If you cannot set a del ay on the Home Theatre S ystem, you
can set the TV t o sync the sound. You can set an offset that
compensate s the ti me neces sary for the Home Theatre
System to process the sound of the TV picture. You can set
the value in steps of 5ms. Maximum se tting is -60ms. The
Audio Out delay setting should be switched on.
To synchronise the sound on the TV . . .
1 - Press h and 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 The atre System (HTS) wi th 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 Th eatre Syste m. If you h ave a Home T heatre Sys tem
without multichann el sound processin g, select Ste reo.
To set the Audio Out format . . .
1 - Press h and 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 leveli ng setting to level the volume
(loudne ss) of the T V and the Hom e The atre Sy stem when
you switch over from one to anothe r. Volume di fferences can
be caused by differences in s ound processing.
To level the difference in volume . . .
1 - Press h and select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out
leveling.
3 - If the volume difference is large, select More. If the volume
difference is small, se lect Less.
4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Audio Out leveling affects both the Audio Out - Optical and
HDMI-ARC sound si gnals.
Troubleshooting
Sound with loud noise
If you watch a video from a plugged in U SB flash drive or
connected com puter, the sound from your Home Theatre
System might be distorted. This noise is there when the audio
or vide o fil e has DTS soun d but the Home The atre S yste m
has no DTS sound processing. You can fix this by setting the
Audio Out format of the TV to Stereo. Go to Home >
Setup > TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio Out
format
No sound
If you cannot hear the s ound from the TV on your Home
Theatre System, check the following . . .
• Check if you connected the HDMI cable to a HDMI ARC
connection on the Home T heatre Syst em. All HDMI
connections on the TV are HDMI ARC connections.
• Check if the HDMI ARC setting on the TV is switched On.
Go to Hom e > Setup > TV settings > So und > Advanced >
HDMI ARC
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