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Question posted by vhummel3 on September 24th, 2011

Vizio Flatscreen Sound Problem

We have the sound set about midway for TV shows and iit's perfect but when the commercials come  on it is so lound you can't stand it.   Is there a setting to solve this problem?    We are tired of turning it up and down all the time.

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Answer #1: Posted by hhopkins on November 17th, 2012 9:59 AM
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Change your SRS audio setting

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