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Home Theater - Component

    If you want to hear the TV sound through the speakers connected to a Home Theater System, you'll need to connect your TV to the Antenna/Cable directly (without a Set Top Box). If you are using a Set Top Box, you'll need to output the sound from the Set Top Box to the Home Theater System.

    Before Connecting

    An A/V Receiver is a typical component of a Home Theater system. It's basic functionality is to receive an audio signal and amplify the same and allow it to pass through of the video signal from other A/V devices to the TV.

    Making a Connection

    Component Video cable + Mini-plug audio to RCA cable

    Connection of Home Theater (Component with Mini-plug audio to RCA cable)
    1. : Antenna cable
    2. : Audio cable (optional) - Mini-plug to RCA/Composite Audio cable
    3. : Component Video cable connected to Y/Pb/Pr COMPONENT jacks.

    Component Video cable + Optical Audio cable

    Connection of Home Theater (Component with Optical Audio cable
    1. : Antenna cable
    2. : Audio cable (optional) - Optical Audio cable
    3. : Component Video cable connected to Y/Pb/Pr COMPONENT jacks.

    TV Set-up

    1. After making a connection, turn on the TV and Home Theatre System.
    2. Press the (Input) button repeatedly to select the input to the connected Home Theatre System.

    3. For audio connection, open the Settings screen.
      • If the remote control has a Quick Settings ( or ) button, press the Quick Settings button and select Settings.
      • If the remote control does not have a Quick Settings ( or gear) button, press the HOME button and select Settings.
    4. The next steps will depend on your TV menu options:
      • Select Display & Sound → Audio output → Speakers → Audio system.
      • Select Sound → Speakers → Audio System.

    The connected audio system is turned on automatically. The volume can be controlled using the TV's remote.
    If you connect a BRAVIA Sync-compatible device, you can control it by simply using the TV's remote.

    For Component ARC and Optical audio connection, You need to configure the Digital audio output or Digital Audio Out settings according to your audio system:
    • If the remote control has a Quick Settings ( or ) button, press the Quick Settings button and select Settings.
    • If the remote control does not have a Quick Settings ( or ) button, press the HOME button and select Settings.
  • The next steps will depend on your TV menu options:
    • Select Display & Sound → Audio output → Audio system settings → Digital audio output.
    • Select Display & Sound → Audio output → Digital audio output.
    • Select Sound → Digital Audio Out.
  • Select Auto or PCM (Select Auto if the device connected via DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) is compatible with Dolby Digital. Select PCM if the device is not compatible with Dolby Digital).

    • Troubleshooting

    Please note that this is just basic troubleshooting based on Sony latest TV models. You can check specific troubleshooting for your model on the Help Guide, or operating instructions.
    If the symptom still persists, please contact Product Support.

    No audio or low audio when connected to audio system
    • Ensure proper connection and both TV and Home Theatre System are on.
    • Ensure proper input settings for both TV (see above TV Setup) and Home Theatre System.
    • If your TV has following setting menu items, make sure the settings are set as below:
      Note: The steps below are an example.
      • Speakers: Audio System.
        Select Settings → Display & Sound → Audio output → Speakers → Set to Audio system.
      • Headphone/Audio Out: Audio Out.
        Select Settings → Sound → Headphone/Audio out → Set to Audio out (Fixed).
      • Audio Out: Fixed.
    • If the audio system is not compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS, set Digital audio output to PCM. The steps below are an example:
      Select Settings → Display & Sound → Audio output → Audio system settings → Set Digital audio out to PCM.
      If Audio system settings is not shown, skip this step.
    • Check if the TV's Digital audio out volume setting is at maximum. The steps below are an example:
      Select Settings → Display & Sound → Audio output → Audio system settings → Optical digital audio output volume.
      If Audio system settings is not shown, skip this step.
    • When using HDMI input with Super Audio CD or DVD-Audio, DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) may not provide an audio signal.
    • If there is still no audio, slightly increase the television volume.
    • If there is still no audio, slightly increase the volume level on the Home Theatre System.
    No picture appears on the TV screen when connected to the home theatre system via Component

    For some 2014 TV models (i.e. KDL-xxWxxxB Series), there is Problem Diagnosis feature that may detect connected device symptom: Press HOME button on the remote → Help → Customer Support → Problem Diagnosis: External Device Symptom.

    Please check the following:

    • Is the HDMI cable connected correctly?
    • Is the HDMI input selected on TV?
    • If a resolution setting unacceptable to your TV is mistakenly selected, you can reset it to the factory default. In this case, press STOP button on the player for more than 10 seconds to reset the video output resolution to the lowest resolution.