Philips HTS3541 Home Theater System User Manual


 
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Connect to TV
Connect your home theater to a TV to
watch videos. You can listen to audio from TV
programs through your home theater speakers.
Use the best quality connection available on
your home theater and TV.
Option 1: Connect to TV through
HDMI (ARC)
Best quality video
Your home theater supports HDMI version
with Audio Return Channel (ARC). If your TV
is HDMI ARC compliant, connect your home
theater to the TV through the HDMI ARC
connection for easy and quick setup.
With HDMI ARC, you do not need an
additional audio cable to play audio from TV
through your home theater.
1 Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect
the HDMI OUT (ARC) connector on
your home theater to the HDMI ARC
connector on the TV.
The HDMI ARC connector on the TV
might be labeled HDMI IN or HDMI. For
details on TV connectors, see the TV user
manual.
2 On your TV, turn on HDMI-CEC. For
details, see the TV user manual.
» When you play a disc on your home
theater, the video is automatically
displayed on TV and the audio is
automatically played on the home
theater.
TV
3 If audio from the TV does not play
automatically on your home theater, set up
the audio manually (see 'Set up audio for
connected devices' on page 13).
Option 2: Connect to TV through
HDMI
Best quality video
If your TV is not HDMI ARC compliant, connect
your home theater to the TV through a
standard HDMI connection.
With a standard HDMI connection, you need
an additional audio cable to play the audio
from the TV through your home theater (see
'Connect audio from TV and other devices' on
page 12).
1 Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect
the HDMI OUT (ARC) connector on your
home theater to the HDMI connector on
the TV.
The HDMI connector on the TV might be
labeled HDMI IN.
2 On your TV, turn on HDMI-CEC. For
details, see the TV user manual.
» When you play a disc on your home
theater, the video is automatically
displayed on TV and the audio is
automatically played on the home
theater.
3 To play audio from TV programs through
your home theater, connect an additional
audio cable (see 'Connect audio from TV
and other devices' on page 12).
4 If audio from the TV does not play
automatically on your home theater, set up
TV