10Connecting headphones or analog sound bar to theTVYou can connect headphones or an analog sound bar (not provided) to the TV’sheadphone jack.Tip:Inserting a plug in the headphone jack disables the sound from the TV’s built-inspeakers.Warning:Loud noise can damage your hearing. When using headphones, use thelowest volume setting on your headphones that still lets you hear the sound.Select models also have an audio line out connection that is not affected by TVvolume or mute settings and does not disable the TV speakers. Use this connectionwhen you want to use your amplifier or sound bar to control the TV volume. Toturn off the TV’s built-in speakers, in the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings >Audio > TV speakers and change the setting.Connecting an AV receiver or digital sound barYou can enjoy Dolby Audio™ multichannel sound from your TV if you connect adigital amplifier or sound bar (not provided) in either of two ways:• Digital optical audio out (S/PDIF) – Connect a TOSLINK optical cable (notprovided) from the TV to the Optical input on your receiver or sound bar.• HDMI ® ARC – Connect an HDMI ® cable (not provided) from the HDMI (ARC)connector to the HDMI ® input on your receiver or sound bar. Thisconnection uses the Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature of the HDMI ®specification to output sound from the TV to a compatible device. To usethis feature, you must configure the TV to enable HDMI ® ARC, as explainedin Enable HDMI ® ARC.
