The majority of HDTVs permit one or the other and not both
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I have a Westinghouse 40" 1080P LED HDTV Model # DWM40F3G1. Do I use the onscreen menu to turn on/off muting under setup/other settings/audio only as I wish to have both speakers & headphones on at the same time.

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