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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’s HDMI® ARC connector to the
HDMI ARC
connector on the TV. You also must:
o
Be sure your HDMI® cable is certified by HDMI®.
o
Enable
HDMI ARC
under
Settings > System > Control other devices (CEC)
, as explained
in “
Enabling HDMI®
ARC” on page
39
.
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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.
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Note
:
Dolby Audio™ supporting Dolby Digital Plus™ format is not available through the SPDIF
optical output. This format is only available through the HDMI® ARC connection.
After making the required HDMI® ARC or SPDIF optical connection, go to
Settings > Audio > S/PDIF and
ARC
option and select the audio format to use.
Note:
In most cases,
Auto detect
is the best option. Other settings can result in no sound when
the content you are viewing does not contain the audio stream type you selected.
Controlling other devices through CEC
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) enables your TV and other CEC-compatible home entertainment
components to control one another 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.
Discovering connected CEC devices
To discover CEC devices:
1.
Make sure that your CEC-compatible components are connected to the TV with a suitable high-
speed HDMI® cable that supports HDMI® ARC and CEC control.
2.
Turn on each component and make sure all components are CEC enabled.
Tip
:
Some manufacturers have their own branded names for CEC functionality, so you might
need to read the product documentation to correctly identify the CEC features of the device.
3.
On the TV’s
Home
screen menu, navigate to
Settings > System > Control other devices (CEC)
and then select
Search for CEC devices
. Press
OK
to repeat the discovery process, if necessary.
