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