I get pictures on my external monitor but no sound. When I disconnect the cable from laptop the sound comes back. Anybody knows why?
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Good question, thanks for asking! Sometimes Windows will switch the playback device to the HDMI port when a cable is connected, even if that cable isn't able to transmit sound. There's a Windows setting that can be changed so that audio will continue to play through your laptop speakers. (You should only need to make this change once.) With the cable plugged in, you'll want to change your preferred playback device setting. This site has a good quick guide to where the setting is found: http://www.7tutorials.com/how-change-default-playback-recording-audio-device If you have any other questions feel free to email support@plugable.com and we'll be happy to help!
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Look at the number of inputs discussion. If your HDMI connections are not all pure HDMI-HDMI, then the "Digital Rights Enforcement Police" will prevent sound but not video from working. This could happen if your monitor is connected with a HDMI-DVI adapter/cable.
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yeah but its just a monitor so there will be no sound coming from it. you have to use an external source for the sound.
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This maybe a driver problem with your computer. I solely use the RCA port as well and I have experienced no problems.. Try checking your sound driver on your computer. If that doesn't work let me know, I would be glad to explore more options with your problem. Just let me know.
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I don't use the monitor for sound. I have a seperate pair of speakers hooked up!!
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yeah but its just a monitor so there will be no sound coming from it. you have to use an external source for the sound. oh for the hdmi you can just buy a $5 adapter from walmart or some other place. disregard my last comment!
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My Lenovo is about 2 years old. I connect an HDMI cable into this, then into my laptop and the sound and video come through the TV. The only issue I have had with sound related to my OS setup which had changed when I connected the laptop to a monitor. I simply had to adjust the settings back to what is was before, then the video and sound played through the TV. Hope that helps.
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It says it does but I don't hear any sound when I play video back on my computer. I don't know if it's defective or I'm doing something wrong. Pictures are very good.
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Thanks to your suggestion I plugged a Logitech camera/microphone into one of the usb ports (the one on the left side) and sound tested ok as did camera. That should rule out some parts of the machine (like the sound card I think). Anyone able to do this as well?
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Toshiba bundles their laptops with a program called "DTS Sound". Find this program, and turn it off. It works much better after this.
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Hi Deborah,I have been successful with my hookup and audio. At this point I would make sure your laptop supports a direct HDMI connection and that you have changed your audio output in the control panel under whatever O.S. you have.Hope this helps.Also, in some situations, the audio is going to default to the laptop if the connection is a HDMI Input. You want a HDMI Output on the laptop.
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Sandra,How is it connected?Have you gone into your TV's menu to switch the audio to "external speakers"?Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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Hmm, I've never had problems with the audio connection becoming "lost" with an HDMI connection before, so I can only assume that you may have a bad HDMI cable. If you don't mind an HDMI cable, then probably a cheaper solution is to get another HDMI cable and see if you still have the problem. Otherwise, I would be kind of worried about your laptop HDMI connector. You might want to use/borrow another laptop to see if you have the same problem. In any case, I have tried 5 different laptops (Toshiba, Dell, Apple (Air Mac), Sony, Lenovo) using the Aries and have outstanding success (easy connection, etc.). However, these laptops worked just fine (originally) with an HDMI cable - we just got tired of tripping over the cables all of the time.
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Nope, USB powered. Most likely your cable is damaged if everything just stopped working all of a sudden. My fan died from use and being just old. Speakers work just fine after almost 6 years. I did however velcro the laptop to the stand.
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So, what is your question? Why is there no sound? Could be many things. I know that my cable came broken and that I had to keep the cable still to prevent it from losing connection. Have you made sure that the cable is the problem (i.e. trying the cable on another device to see if it transfers sound)?
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Hi Notorious A.G.A, Did you succeed receiving sound from TV to external speakers using an optical cable? It doesn't seem to work for me. I'm using "External Speakers" setting in the TV with the receiver powered on. I hear nothing.
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Do you have the Mini USB cable (Power) connected? If yes, the only other thing that comes to mind is that the frequency of the speakers is messing with the picture. Unplug the external speakers from the device and then try it again.