Help Needed With Tv Sound

[Caribeing]

I have just disconnected soundbar from television and now have no sound please help

[Buenchico]

The headphone (or 'audio out') sockets on TVs (as well as on most other devices with headphone sockets) have a switch built into them which mutes the internal speakers when a jack plug is inserted.

That 'switch' is actually nothing more than a springy piece of metal, which is meant to bounce back into the 'on' position when the jack plug is removed. However, if the jack plug is left inserted over a long period of time, the metal can lose some of its springiness, so that it fails to return to the 'on' position.

Sometimes simply inserting and removing the jack plug lots of times (try a dozen or so) is all that's required to get enough springiness back for the internal speakers to be switched on again. If not, it might be necessary to replace the jack socket.

The foregoing assumes that you (or someone else) didn't use a menu function on the telly to switch off the internal speakers when you added the sound bar. If you think that may have happened, consult the set's instruction manual to find out how to reverse the procedure (or tell us the make and model, so that we can look for you).

[bhg481]

You don't say what make your TV is but with my LG you have to go into Settings and tell it that you whether you want to use the TV speakers or the soundbar. If you have it set to Soundbar and you just unplug it you may have no sound at all unless you change the settings.

[Caribeing]

Thanks for replies my TV is new Sony Bravia more help appreciated

[Buenchico]

There are lots of different Sony Bravia models. The exact model number for yours will be on the box it came in and on the back of the set.

[Caribeing]

The model is KD55XE7002

[Buenchico]

If I've read the manual correctly . . .

Press the 'Sync Menu' button on the remote control. (Top right, below the Power button).

Go to the 'Speakers' option and select 'TV Speakers' (instead of 'Audio System').

Then use 'Return to TV' to get back to the normal screen.

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/res/manuals/4686/46860491M.pdf
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