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Chapter 7: Picture and sound controls
Adjusting the audio
Muting the sound
Press to partially reduce (1/2 Mute) or turn off
(Mute) the sound. Each time you press , the mute
mode changes in this order:
If the closed caption mode is set to Off when you select
MUTE mode, the closed caption feature becomes active
if the TV program is closed-captioned. To mute the
audio without activating the closed captioning, press Z
to set the volume to 0.
Note: If you modify items in the SOUND menu while Mute
is active, the Mute is cancelled.
Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts
The MTS (multi-channel TV sound) feature is only
available for analog signals on the ANT/CABLE input.
When the TV receives a stereo or SAP (second audio
program) broadcast, the word STEREO or SAP appears
onscreen when is pressed.
To listen on stereo sound:
1 Y > SOUND > MTS.
2 Press C or c to select Stereo. Press O.
Note:
• You can typically leave the TV in Stereo mode because
it outputs the type of sound being broadcast (stereo or
monaural).
• If the sound is noisy, select Mono.
To listen to a second audio program on an analog
station (if available):
If provided by individual analog stations, you can
transmit a second audio program containing another
language, music, or other audio information.
For example, you hear the other language instead of the
program’s normal audio.
1 Y > SOUND > MTS.
2 Press C or c to select SAP. Press O.
Note: If there is no sound in SAP mode, select Stereo.
Using the MTS button
If you press when an analog channel is tuned:
•The Analog Audio bar will appear and will display
Stereo, SAP, Mono as the options.
If you press when a digital channel is tuned:
•The Digital Audio bar will appear and will offer
different audio choices for the digital channel.
If you press when an external input is selected:
•No Audio bar is displayed.
Adjusting the audio balance
You can adjust the audio balance.
1 Y > SOUND > Balance.
2 Press C or c to adjust. Press O.
Selecting the optical audio output
format
You can select the optical audio output format when
you connect a Dolby Digital decoder or other digital
audio system to the TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
terminal.
1 Tune to a digital source on the ANT/CABLE input.
2 Y > PREFERENCES > AV Connection > .
3 Press B or b to select Digital Audio Output.
4 Press C or c to select Auto or PCM. Press O.
Volume1/2 Mute Mute
Option Description
Auto
Outputs Dolby Digital to the digital
audio output if it is being broadcast,
otherwise outputs PCM.
PCM
Outputs PCM format to the digital audio
output socket.
OK
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