How do I turn the sound of videos on or off on the TV?
Sound is controlled in two places: in the TV's Audio option, which applies to everything it shows, and in the audio option of each video within the playlist. The two work together.
TV Audio option
This is on the TV page, in the Extras tab, App group.
| Option | What happens |
|---|---|
| Disabled | The app never plays the audio of any content, even if it is enabled in the playlist. |
| Enabled (default) | The app plays audio by default, but follows the setting of each item in the playlist. |
| Always On | The app always plays audio, even if it is disabled in the playlist. |
To change it:
- In the TVs menu, click the TV's name.
- Click Enable Editing.
- Open the Extras tab.
- Choose the option under Audio.
- Click Save.
It may take a few minutes for the change to take effect, and it only applies when the TV is online.
Note: if the Audio option does not appear in the Extras tab, update the TV app. See How do I update the TV app?.
Audio for each item in the playlist
In the playlist, after clicking Enable Editing, items that can have sound have an option to choose Yes (with audio) or No (muted). All of them start set to Yes:
- Videos from your files: Video Audio.
- YouTube Video and Vimeo Video tools: Video Audio.
- Film Trailers entertainment: Trailer Audio.
- AllRecipes | Tastemade entertainment: Audio for Videos.
- Tags / Folders tool: Audio for Videos.
When choosing entertainment and tools, items that can play sound show a speaker icon with the tooltip Can be played with audio. To learn about the other item options, see The options for each playlist item.
How the two options combine
| TV Audio | Item set to Yes | Item set to No |
|---|---|---|
| Disabled | No sound | No sound |
| Enabled | Sound | No sound |
| Always On | Sound | Sound |
