Bose 321 My bose system shows "TV and under it, it says PCM: 2.0" And I cannot hear the tv through my system. What is that and how do i fix it?

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PCM means it thinks you have a digital cable hooked between the TV and Bose (most TV's don't have digital audio outs...). You will have to use the menus to change the TV input to use the ANALOG cables (assuming thats what you're using...).

Posted on Sep 13, 2007

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