Home entertainment system audio handling

摘要

A television ( 10 ) for use in a home cinema or surround sound system is provided with an additional audio input ( 58 ) for a center audio channel signal from a multi-channel surround sound receiver/amplifier ( 38 ). Through system control logic, a control and switching stage ( 28 ) within the television couples ( 72 ) the televisions internal audio channel signal processing and amplifier stages (G_TV,A_TV) in parallel to the input ( 58 ) when in the surround sound mode, at the same time disabling the audio signal path from the televisions tuner ( 60 ) to the audio signal processors (G_TV,A_TV) and setting ( 74 ) the volume level on all channels to a predetermined level to allow volume control ( 63 ) from the remote source ( 38 ). A home cinema system featuring such a television configuration is also described.