Hisense 48H4CROKU TV, User Manual

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Using the TV in a home theater
Your TV has several features that make it an ideal TV for a home theater. But you might not notice them because they remain
in the background until you decide to use them.
Turning off TV speakers
When you use your TV with a sound bar or an external amplifier and speakers, you’ll probably want to turn off the internal TV
speakers.
TV speakers is enabled by default. To disable the TV’s built-in speakers, in the
Home screen menu, navigate to Settings >
Audio > TV speakers . Then highlight TV speakers and press [OK] to cancel the in the adjacent check box.
Tip: The TV’s internal speakers can be turned off and on automatically as needed by system audio control, as described in
Enabling system audio control on page 39 .
Changing the audio mode
The TV has two audio modes, accessed by navigating in the Home screen menu to Settings > Audio > Audio mode :
Stereo – Use this setting for internal speakers, headphones, and external stereo amplifiers connected through HDMI ARC,
SPDIF optical, or headphone port.
Auto
– Use this setting to automatically detect the best audio setting based on the audio stream in the content you are
watching. If you have connected the TV to an external Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus compatible amplifier, receiver, or
sound bar through HDMI® ARC or SPDIF optical, the TV automatically selects the appropriate surround sound capabilities
of the device based on the characteristics of the current program.
NOTE
• Dolby Digital Plus format is only passed through the HDMI ARC connection.
Setting up a digital audio connection
You can connect the TV to an external amplifier, receiver, or sound bar by using either of these two connections:
HDMI ARC – The HDMI Audio Return Channel enables the TV to output digital audio on one of its HDMI connectors. The
connected amplifier can also function simultaneously as an input source to the TV, if needed. To use the ARC capability, you
must connect an HDMI cable from your amplifier’ HDMI ARC connector to the HDMI ARC connector on the TV. You also
must:
• Be sure your HDMI cable is certified by HDMI.
• Enable
HDMI ARC
under
Settings
>
System
>
Control other devices (CEC)
, as explained in Enabling HDMI ARC on
page 39 .
• Select the appropriate setting under Settings > Audio > S/PDIF and ARC , according to the audio device you have
connected to your TV and the prompts on the screen.
SPDIF optical – The TV has an SPDIF optical connector that outputs a digital audio signal. To use the optical output,
connect a TOSLINK optical cable from the amplifier to the Optical or SPDIF connector on the TV. You also must:
• Select the appropriate setting under Settings > Audio > S/PDIF and ARC , according to the audio device you have
connected to your TV and the prompts on the screen.
Controlling other devices through CEC
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) enables your TV and other CEC-compatible home entertainment components to control
one other in various ways. First, the CEC-compatible devices must “discover” one another and report their capabilities. After
this, one device can control another according to the features you enable. For example, playing a disc on a Blu-ray player
could switch the TV to the Blu-ray player’s input. Or, powering off the TV could also power off the Blu-ray player and the home
theater receiver.
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