Chapter 4 59Using the TV’s Menu SystemAudio ConnectionsThe Audio Connections option lets you set up input or outputs associated withaudio. When you select the Audio Connections feature, a submenu appears withfour options: Fixed/Variable Out, Digital Audio Out, DVI Audio Input, and CenterSpeaker In.Digital Audio Out2Fixed/Variable Out1Go Back0Main Menu AudioPress or to point to an option, then press OK toselect it. Press to return to the menu.Audio ConnectionsChoosing Auto Select will send a Dolby Digital signal (whenavailable) out of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT on the back ofthe TV. If Dolby Digital is not available then a PCM signal issent out of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT.Choosing PCM will always send a PCM signal out of theDIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT.PCMAuto SelectDVI Audio Input3Center Speaker In4Fixed/Variable OutAudio Connections7Balance6SAP5Audio Mode4Sound Logic3Audio Processor2Equalizer Presets1Go Back0Main Menu AudioPress 5 or 6 to point to an option, then press OK toselect it. Press 3to return to the menu.The Audio Connections menu has screens for setting upinputs or outputs that are associated with audio:•Fixed/Variable Out: Choose output type; set up subwoofer.•Digital Audio Out: Choose either Auto Select or PCM output.•DVI Audio Input: Choose a TV audio input for a DVI device.•Center Speaker In: Choose internal speakers' audio source.Fixed/Variable Out Displays a choice list that lets you turn the TV’s frontinternal speakers on or off and set the Fixed/Variable audio output to afixed or variable volume output level. The choices are:• Variable Output, Speakers On Turns the TV’s front speakers Onand allows variable output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIOOUTPUT jacks. Use this setting if the TV is not connected to an audioreceiver or amplifier and the volume is controlled by the TV.• Variable Output, Speakers Off Turns the TV’s front speakers Offand allows variable output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIOOUTPUT jacks. Use this setting if the TV is connected to an audioreceiver or amplifier and the volume is controlled by the TV.• Fixed Output, Speakers Off Turns the TV’s front speakers Off andprovides fixed output from the TV’s FIXED/VARIABLE AUDIOOUTPUT jack to a receiver or amplifier. With the Fixed Output, theTV’s volume control, graphic equalizer, and mute are disabled. Thisoutput is ideal when connecting to an audio receiver or amplifier thathas its own remote control for controlling the volume.• Is an external subwoofer connected to the Subwoofer Output?This option only appears when Variable Output, Speakers On isselected. Select Yes if you want the low bass frequencies to bedirected from the SUBWOOFER Out jack to the connected externalsubwoofer; select No if not.Digital Audio Out Allows you to receive Dolby Digital surround sound iftransmitted and you’ve connected a six-channel receiver to the TV’sDIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack with a digital optical cable. Choose thecorrect setting in the Digital Audio Out menu:• Auto Select Your TV automatically chooses between Dolby Digitaland PCM based on the audio signal it is receiving. This is the bestselection if you have a decoder with Dolby Digital and PCM that wasmanufactured in the last several years.• PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The TV sends all signals through theDigital Audio Output in PCM.DVI Audio Input Allows you to select the audio input you’re using ifyou’ve connected an HDMI/DVI cable adapter to the DVI input. Select fromthe inputs listed.Center Speaker In4DVI Audio Input3Digital Audio Out2Fixed/Variable Out1Go Back0Main Menu AudioPress or to point to an option, then press OK toselect it. Press to return to the menu.Audio ConnectionsUse Variable Output if volume will be controlled by the TV.Use Fixed Output when connecting to an audio receiver oramplifier with its own remote control for volume control.Is an external subwoofer connected to the Subwoofer Output?NoYesNote: Answering "Yes" will direct the low-frequency effects signalto a connected external subwoofer; answering "No" will not.Select the default for the Fixed/Variable Output:Fixed Output, Speakers OffVariable Output, Speakers OffVariable Output, Speakers OnDigital Audio Out2Fixed/Variable Out1DVI Audio Input3Center Speaker In4Go Back0Main Menu AudioPress or to point to an option, then press OK toselect it. Press to return to the menu.Audio ConnectionsBecause an HDMI output carries the audio signal on the samecable as the video, no setup is needed. However, if youconnect a DVI output to the TV's HDMI input, you need toconnect the separate DVI audio to one of the TV's audioinputs and select that input in this screen. The TV will usethat audio input for sound when it displays a DVI signal.Input 2Input 1Input 3Input 4Select the TV audio input where the DVI audio is connected.