Is it easy to switch to built in TV speakers & disable speaker & sub system on any HDMI input. dont want to wake up everyone in the house late at nite
644566
Reasonably easy, depending on your TV. I find it (the HDMI control TV-to-Receiver) to be a bit clunky, but it CAN work.
644567
Well yes it should just work on pass through.. Like Ross says-- Just don't turn receiver on..
644568
Yes, I have both a directv unit and a dvd hooked up to it and then the tv. I just don't turn on the receiver if I just want the tv speakers.
1853237
Most TV's have an option to turn off the built-in speakers inside the TV. All the Cinemate II is doing is acting as an EXTENSION of your TV speakers (via RCA or TOSLINK). I turn my TV speakers off and let the Bose handle all of the work.
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I am not using a soundbar- I'm using the tv speakers only. Living in a NYC apartment it doesn't make sense to have a loud home theatre system
1556544
Yes, you can set hdmi to be the primary audio out regardless of how many other audio components you have. I've used this card and others on servers, desktops, and other odd computers and hdmi audio works great on all of them.
1257535
I don't think that should be a problem, but it might be kinda tight. FYI, there are newer HDMI cables out there that are significantly thinner than standard cables that would make things easier. Also, you mention speaker wires which leads me to believe that you are using a receiver with your set-up. If so, and if it does HDMI switching, you can eliminate all but one HDMI cable going to you TV.
596167
If you can run all the Wii inputs to the TV and then use optical out from the TV to the sound bar. This is how I have mine set up with satellite receiver, Toshiba DVD player/recorder and Amazon Fire TV box. I leave the sound bar input to TV, never have to switch it.
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yes you can as long as your tv has analog out for audio, you can go into tv menu and turn off tv speakers then use vol control from tv to control sound.
1584964
There is an "Auto Power Off" option built in. You must be in "Optical" mode to turn it off. Even if off, if nothing is "flowing" through the device for a certain amount of minutes, it shuts off automatically. One other item . . . . if you are using HDMI IN and are trying to play something that uses DTS Surround Sound, it will shut off automatically - as if nothing is "flowing" through the device. This built in auto power off option should be deleted.
749999
It has an option to manually switch (which is what I use). It automatically switches too (to an active HDMI connection) if a certain HDMI input is OFF. The picture is accurate. Works well so far. The main reason I bought is that I did not want an additional power input (like HDMI switchers use).
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The system only has three adjustments. Two volume switches and one echo switch. You can connect an outside surround sound system with an adjustable equalizer to make your sound better. The system has worked great for me so far. I have not had any issues so far. The system comes with two mics an AV audio video cable and has HDMI and USB Capabilities. Sounds great with a surround sound system hooked up to the TV.
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you can adjust the sound thru your tv remote. go to settings then sound. I know you can have surround, just check the options. Mine i bought the philips sound bar ($98.00) with subwoofer. You can put the tv on mute or have the tv sound on. Works perfectly fine
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Yes, the preview and auto switching can be turned off. The preview only works when you call it from the remote anyway. Not sure about your second question, though. If you have both outputs going to the input of your surround system, you could only have one active at one time, so I don't see how this would cause it to default to stereo. Mine is working fine and I am very happy with it.
2050414
Yes, you can turn the sound off. Just go to the menu and hit the down button until zero bars are highlighted. My monitor completely turns off the sound and leaves the picture on (for a minute or two if it's not plugged in.)
579867
Yes. There is a setting that needs to be enabled. I use it frequently for casual watching that doesn't need the full audio system playing.
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We also have external speakers and, to my knowledge, we did not turn off the TV's speakers. Sometimes I turn on only the TV, just to check the weather, andthe speakers are definitely working. We notice no conflict between our additional speakers in the surround sound system and the Tv speakers.
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Lucy, I found the source of my hum. I have Direct TV HD. I found that going into the menu settings/Audio/Sound Effects and turning that option off, I was able to rid myself of the annoying hum. The option has something to do with keeping the audio settings from channel to channel, while it is changing you hear dead air except for the hum. Nice and quit now. Love this receiver! Larry
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You really just need a tv that has speakers and an HDMI cable to connect it. I have a set of surround sound speakers that make everything sound better, but half the time they are turned off. So no, you don't NEED speakers.