Does anyone know how to hook up this machine to a smart tv? I can't get audio or video and the instructions are not helpful at all.
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There is a HDMI and composite video in the back either will work on your TV. But this thing is a really cheap built unit with bad audio feedback and lag. We returned ours when it died a week later. Very poor quality control. If you can get rid of it.
1302243
You don't. This came out before real smart TV's were around. You can hook a computer or a Smartphone (through HDMI) to it and use it as a monitor.
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hi karan ... i have not experienced that particular issue, however, i would offer these trouble-shooting procedures. first, i would try unplugging the tv and the cable box from the power source. wait 10 seconds and then plug both back in. this is similar to a re-boot. second, i would go into the vizio tv menu and select audio options. in there you can change the audio feed to bits-stream or from bits-stream. if neither work, i would call the vizio customer support ... they are very courteous and helpful. good luck! anthony
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I have been trying to get this to work for awhile and have been unsuccessful. I bought the $40 VGA cable and hooked it up to the TV with a seperate audio cable (headphone jacks) and put the external monitor setting on the PC and I still cannot change the source to PC on the TV. It claims that the source options will only become available when those inputs are hooked up to something......well I am definetely hooked up to my computer and the TV is not taking a signal????? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If the previous solutions didn't help, I recommend that you start at the beginning. Do you have good cables, try swapping the red and yellow at both ends so you are using the red for video and yellow for audio. Make sure that you do have the connections correct video out to video in. Make sure you have the USB plugged into a good USB port, it supplies the power. Without power the audio may work but the video won't. If you can try to connect to a different device or input to make sure it is not the TV or whatever that is having the problems. If still having problems email me.
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There should be an Audio plug, it is a seperate cable you need to purchase! If that doesn't work, try an adapter that has an audio/video splitter.
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I don't have a smart tv. I bought it for my laptop but it is not compatible so I don't use it
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This is a great machine. It should be compatible with any TV that has an HDMI input. You may want to look into a sound bar or connect it to a speaker system that comes with a surround a sound media player as the TV volume is usually limited.
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Why do you connect audio separately? HDMI should be sufficient to give you both video and audio if you hook it up through a common receiver. At least it works in my case. Try that. Bob.
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Both of my minis worked right out of the box. One thing to consider, though - and I'll confess this hadn't occurred to me until my first install - is that the audio is transmitted on the HDMI cable.... so if you don't have an HDMI port on your TV (mine didn't), then an HDMI-to-other-video adaptor isn't sufficient - you get picture but no sound. In my case, I had to pick up an HDMI-VGA converter with separate audio out, and run that audio into the TV audio in... then I was good. On my *next* install, TV with HDMI - plugged right in and worked immediately, no problems. Maybe you're in a similar situation... good luck!
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I never hook mine to my tv. I'm actually looking to upgrade to a bigger system
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I am sorry to hear you are having issues. Let's see what I can do to help. First, the Microphone audio will not go through the HDMI cord. The Mics have a separate audio out. - This is done on purpose to protect your TV. Most mics tend to produce around 13W of power but most TV speakers can only handle around 3W. So for fear of having a customer blow TV speakers because the volume is too loud we supplied the separate Audio cable (has the red and white on one side and a 3.5mm "headphone" jack on the other. - Connect the 3.5 mm jack to the back of the xstreamer and the red and white to any external speaker - sound system, surround sound, sound bar etc. , with this all audio from the device will be heard. - Also, connecting the Red and white to the TV while the HDMI is connected is not possible and the TV will give "audio preference" to the HDMI feed rather than the red and white wire. There is also a diagram for installation help on the last page of the instructions. Hope this helps, if not feel free to send us a messages and we will be able to send you more detailed instructions.
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Vickie, In the end I was not able to resolve the issue. I had 2 technicians out to try to fix it, but they weren't able to. Sharp is sending me a new TV (which is being delivered tomorrow afternoon). I'll let you know if it works any better.
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I have my system connected the way you have listed (minus the wii) and the tv speakers don't work at all. Any suggestions?
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Same thing happened to me. It actually took out my DirecTV signal and had to restore the link between the unit and the TV. One one peripheral device ended up working, so I sent it back to Amazon. Refund processed quickly.
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I haven't used this for some time now, but I remember it was tricky. I think what I did was have my video or photos open and ready to stream to the TV, then plug in the cables. It has to do with having it done a certain way. I tried different ways until it worked. Maybe start the sideshow, then plug it into the TV. I would try different ways before giving up. Good luck!
1988106
Do not use the Bluetooth connection; instead, hardwire it with the included audio cable. Your video and audio should be in sync; this worked for me.