English - 16Audio Connections – Using and Optical (Digital) or a Headphone ConnectionOPTICALOptical Cable(Not Supplied)DVD home theatre connection✎ DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL)• When a digital audio system is connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) jack, decrease thevolume of both the TV and the system.• 5.1 CH (channel) audio is available when the TV is connected to an external device supporting 5.1CH.• When the receiver (home theatre) is set to on, you can hear sound output from the TV’s optical jack.When the TV is receiving a DTV signal, the TV will send 5.1 CH sound to the home theatre receiver.When the source is a digital component such as a DVD / Blu-ray player / cable box / STB (Set-Top-Box) satellite receiver and is connected to the TV via HDMI, only 2 CH audio will be heard from thehome theatre receiver. If you want to hear 5.1 CH audio, connect the digital audio out jack fromyour DVD / Blu-ray player / cable box / STB satellite receiver directly to an amplifier or home theatre.✎ Headphones H: You can connect your headphones to the headphones output on your set. Whilethe headphones are connected, the sound from the built-in speakers will be disabled.• Sound function may be restricted when connecting headphones to the TV.• Headphone volume and TV volume are adjusted separately.• The headphones jack supports only the 3 conductor tip-ring-sleeve (TRS) type.[PE8000-XU]BN68-04062J.indb 16 2012-04-03 5:29:05