AB40: How to set up an Optical Audio connection
In this video, we’ll take you through the process of setting up your AB40 Soundbase with an optical connection.
When setting up your AB40, you can connect it directly to the optical connection on your media device such as a cable box, or a game console. If you have multiple devices connected to one TV, you can instead connect the optical cable to the Optical output on the TV itself. This enables the AB40 to play sound from whichever source the TV is set to. The AB40 will need to be set to Optical, this is confirmed by a white LED behind the grill.
If you don’t hear audio from the AB40 You may need to change the audio output settings on your Media Device or TV depending on which is connected.
Many devices feature Dolby Digital Audio which is not supported by the AB40. Ensure your TV or Media Device audio output is set to Stereo or PCM.
On some TVs it is also necessary to enable audio output through an External Speakers setting.