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A/V Setting Descriptions: Audio
Analog and Digital Audio Setting
A slider will display on-screen for most settings.
When the slider is displayed it has a numeric value,
where 63 is the maximum, 31 is the mid-point and 0 is
the minimum.
◊
Bass
Enhances or reduces low-pitch sound.
◊
Treble
Enhances or reduces high-pitch sound.
◊ Balance
Adjusts the level of sound between the left and right
speakers.
◊ Surround
Creates simulated stereo and surround effects
through the TV speakers. Your choices are:
• Off: No surround effects.
• Surround Sound: Your TV will create a simulated
surround effect when watching a stereo program.
• Simulated Stereo: Your TV will create a simulated
stereo effect when watching a non-stereo program.
Analog Only Audio Settings
◊
Listen to
Determines how your TV will receive a broadcast
audio signal and play back the sound you hear.
Your choices are:
• Stereo: Default setting. The TV 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 soundtrack that you cannot hear
during normal TV viewing. The SAP signal
might be related to the program you are
watching, such as a soundtrack in a foreign
language, or unrelated to the program you are
watching, such as a weather report. If an 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 TV 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 TV 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.
NOTE:
The effects of the Audio Settings of Bass, Treble, Balance and Surround affect the sound heard through the
TV speakers only.
