You were satisfied with your single TV setup and didn’t need to get too techy to watch the news and the occasional Saturday night movie on your TV standing there all alone in the living room. And it feels like not long ago that you bought yourself a new flat screen HD TV because everybody was going on about them.
You have lots of things to do with little time to spend in front of the TV. But there was always that little voice in the back of your head telling you that it would be nice to watch movies in your home, cinema-style. Especially when every now and then there was someone bragging how they were enjoying it, but you never had the time to get to it to get your self such a luxury.
But finally, somebody convinced you to buy a home theatre system. So you went and bought a new home theatre system, and now you need to connect your living room TV to it, to enjoy the rich sound effects through your sound system for a ‘cinematic experience,’ as they say.
In the box, there came an instruction manual, and when you sit down to study it, you thought it would be nice if you had someone to explain to you how to set it up so you can sit down and enjoy your new gadget. So how to play TV sound through home theater system speakers? Let’s take a look!
How to Connect TV to Home Theater Speakers
There are a few ways to connect your TV to the Home Theatre System. Here are two of the most regular connection methods.
For more information about your specific model and the various connections and settings for the system, consult the manual supplied by the manufacturer with your product. You can find the manual for your model on the model’s support web page as well.
Connector Option 1 – An HDMI with ARC feature
- Review your device’s manual to check if your device supports ARC features.
- Both your home theater system and your TV must support this feature to use it.
- When looking behind your TV and system’s receiver units, you should see a D-shaped connector. The HDMI port is sometimes marked ARC. This is the port to use.
- Connect the HDMI cable to a port identified as ARC or a port that is ARC-supported (consult your manual).
- On the TV and system’s receiver, switch on the command for HDMI setting.
Connector Option 2 – Connect Using Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio Cable
- Connect the Audio Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or the Coaxial Digital Cable to your TV’s jack for Audio Output.
- Connect the opposite side of the selected cable to the jacks in the system’s receiver unit.
- Based on your particular device, the sound input might also be called Video Input or TV Input.
- Turn the TV on.
- Set the TV’s Audio out setting to either variable or fixed. The audio output settings (variable or fixed) will change the way sound is sent through your TV’s audio out jacks.
Variable
The sound varies when using the volume commands on the TV’s remote control. Turn on the home theater system’s receiver unit and set the receiver to the correct input.
Fixed
The sound level is fixed. It doesn’t change when you use the TV’s remote control volume switches.
Why Use Home Theater System Speakers to Play TV Sound
A home theater system is made to give you a superior entertainment option. When watching TV and movies in the comfort of your own home, having a home theater system provides you with some added excitement that you simply cannot achieve by watching the regular old TV.
In fact, with the rising costs of entertainment, going to the cinema to watch movies over the weekend is a thing of the past. Watching films in your home while wearing your pajamas and your favorite snack is now on the fast track to becoming the new in thing – provided that you have a home theater system to complete the experience.
Also, rather than watching your favorite TV shows on your laptop, you can get a much better experience while binge-watching Game of Thrones, Grey’s Anatomy, Suits, or whatever show is at the top of your list.
By using the sound and image technology from movie theaters and adapting it to suit the home environment, you now have the ability to bring the movie theater into your home for a relatively low cost.
Conclusion
Remember to consult the manual for your specific device for the correct use of the connection cables supplied and the different ports on your device. If you still have difficulty in connecting your TV to your Home Theatre system please contact your device support page for after-sales support and technical advice. I hope you will enjoy your device and have the wonderful experience of cinema in your home.