Choosing An Audio Format; Turning Off The Tv Screen While Listening To Music - Philips 42PFL4765/F8 User Manual

Choosing an audio format

After making the required HDMI
S/PDIF and ARC option and select the audio format to use.
Choosing Auto detect is the easy solution, and generally provides good results. However, if you have a
high‐end sound system and want to make sure you are getting the best sound quality available in the
programs you are watching, you can choose another setting.
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Auto detect – Automatically detects the incoming audio format and transcodes it to a
compatible available format for the audio output (ARC, eARC, or S/PDIF).
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Auto passthrough – Passes through the input audio to the connected receiver without
transcoding, sometimes resulting in better audio quality especially for high‐end audio formats
such as those that take advantage of the higher bandwidth of eARC, including Dolby MAT and
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, among others.
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PCM‐Stereo – Always outputs pulse‐code modulated stereo, regardless of input audio format.
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Dolby Digital – Converts all input formats to Dolby Digital.
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Dolby Digital Plus – Converts all input formats to Dolby Digital Plus.
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Dolby Digital – DTS – Converts all inputs except DTS to Dolby Digital. If DTS is detected and the
receiver supports DTS, passes through the DTS audio without modification.
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Dolby Digital Plus – DTS – Converts all input formats except DTS to Dolby Digital Plus. If DTS is
detected and the receiver supports DTS, passes through the DTS audio without modification.
Note: DTS audio formats are meant to be used with ARC, eARC, or S/PDIF connections to a DTS‐
capable home theater receiver. If you use one of the DTS options with the TV speakers, you might not
hear any audio.

Turning off the TV screen while listening to music

Certain music channels enable you to turn off the TV screen while streaming music to your TV speakers,
soundbar, or home theater receiver.
To turn off the TV screen on supported channels:
1. Press STAR  to display the Options menu.
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ARC, eARC, or S/PDIF optical connection, go to Settings > Audio >
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