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Connecting headphones or analog soundbar
Youcanconnectheadphonesorananalogsoundbar(notprovided)totheTV’sheadphonejack.
Tip:InsertingaplugintheheadphonejackdisablesthesoundfromtheTV’sbuilt‐inspeakers.
Warning:Loudnoisecandamageyourhearing.Whenusingheadphones,usethelowestvolumesetting
onyourheadphonesthat
stillletsyouhearthesound.
Selectmodelsalsohaveanaudioline outconnectionthatisnotaffectedbyTVvolumeormutesettings
anddoesnotdisabletheTVspeakers.Usethisconnectionwhenyouwanttouseyouramplifieror
soundbartocontroltheTVvolume.To
turnofftheTV’sbuilt‐inspeakers,fromtheHomescreenmenu,
navigatetoSettings>Audio>TVspeakersandchangethesetting.
Connecting an AV receiver or digital soundbar
YoucanenjoyDolbyAudio™multichannelsoundfromyourTVifyouconnectadigitalamplifieror
soundbar(notprovided)ineitheroftwoways:
Digitalopticalaudioout(S/PDIF)–ConnectaTOSLINKopticalcable(notprovided)fromtheTV
totheOpticalinputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.
HDMI
®
ARC–ConnectanHDMI
®
cable(notprovided)fromtheHDMI(ARC)connectortothe
HDMI
®
inputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.ThisconnectionusestheAudioReturnChannel(ARC)
featureofHDMI
®
tooutputsoundfromtheTVtoacompatibledevice.Tousethisfeature,you
mustconfiguretheTVtoenableHDMI
®
ARC,asexplainedinEnableHDMI
®
ARC.
HDMI®eARC–Selectmodelsonly:ConnectanHDMI
®
cable(notprovided)fromtheHDMI(eARC)
connectortotheHDMI(ARC)orHDMI(eARC)inputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.Ifyour
receiverorsoundbarsupportsHDMIenhancedARC(eARC),theTVcanpassthroughfull‐
resolutionsoundfromprogramscontainingenhancedaudio.Ifyourreceiverorsoundbardoes
notsupporteARC,usetheTV’seARCporttomaketheconnection.TheeARCportisbackward
compatiblewiththeARCstandard.