I am trying to connect my TV to the audio input of my Sonos Play 5 using an RCA (male) to 1/4" jack. I don't hear anything. What's wrong?
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Find the AV port panel in the back of the Sony TV. Make sure you plug the cable to the bottom two ports labeled "Audio Out (FIX)" in the third column from the left.
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The only thing mine is connected to is the cable box...sorry, I don't have a clue.
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I bought a Yamaha sound bar that only connects to my TV. On the back of it is the place to connect the TV to the soundbar. The TV said Digital sound and the Yamaha only has optical sound I had to get the extra cord to make the connection work properly. Apparently this is very common with many electronic devices. The cables are much more expensive at local retailers.
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I would like this answer also. I hooked my up to a toslink convertor an no sound came out of the sound bar. Any help?
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I used an RCA (red/white) to 3.5mm (headphone) adaptor. Connect the RCA to the TV's audio out & the 3.5mm to the unit. You can even add an extension between the adaptor & the base unit, I you'd like to position it farther from the TV. Works great & the speakers have a longer range than I expected them to have.
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If your TV is a regular TV there should be two audio "outs." One is the standard red and white "RCA" jacks. The other should be the "digital or optical" out jack that is primarily used to connect high-end home theater units or speaker bars. I have a two Vizio TVs. One is about 4 years old and there isn't the digital out jack. My newer one has it that I hooked up a speaker bar to. I didn't buy the one with the subwoofer, so I wasted my money. I instead bought this cable, an audio converter, digital to analog, and hooked up some regular computer speakers and have the full theater sound without the big price. Good Luck, Stephanie Jimenez If your TV is a regular TV there should be two audio "outs." One is the standard red and white "RCA" jacks. The other should be the "digital or optical" out jack that is primarily used to connect high-end home theater units or speaker bars. I have a two Vizio TVs. One is about 4 years old and there isn't the digital out jack. My newer one has it that I hooked up a speaker bar to. I didn't buy the one with the subwoofer, so I wasted my money. I instead bought this cable, an audio converter, digital to analog, and hooked up some regular computer speakers and have... » Read More If your TV is a regular TV there should be two audio "outs." One is the standard red and white "RCA" jacks. The other should be the "digital or optical" out jack that is primarily used to connect high-end home theater units or speaker bars. I have a two Vizio TVs. One is about 4 years old and there isn't the digital out jack. My newer one has it that I hooked up a speaker bar to. I didn't buy the one with the subwoofer, so I wasted my money. I instead bought this cable, an audio converter, digital to analog, and hooked up some regular computer speakers and have the full theater sound without the big price. Good Luck, Stephanie Jimenez « Show Less
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You connect it by using and hdmi cable (best option) or a optical audio cable from your TV. If you use and HDMI cable make sure your TV has an output labeled ARS, that means that it can accept audio both ways
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With RCA inputs, you would need a "y" into mini male cable. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-Male-Dual-Y-Cable/dp/B001UG823K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1427376122&sr=8-6&keywords=Y+rca Hope that helps.
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Check all your wired connections. I have mine connected to a switch box and I have to adjust the switches sometimes to get sound. If that doesn't work, try a new set of RCA jack cords from the base to your output device.
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I am guessing you have a smart/web connected TV and you want the sound to come from the receiver. Check if your TV has an audio output either digital/optical . Look at your TV settings . I am guessing the TV has multiple HDMI ports. How would the TV know where to send the output ?
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There are two types of audio inputs. Dual standard RCA ( L-R) and a Single input for CD etc. The Speaker inputs are standard RCA. I use the supplied cable with single 3.5 mm connector on one end from my TV head phone Jack and 2 Standard RCA Jacks on other end plugged into the speakers. I don,t know weather this helps you or not.
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There should be a setting on your TV in the menu that allows you to choose an output source. Connect the red and white cables to your system and to your TV as well. Then, change the input on your system to auxiliary (aux) and it should work
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I still tried - adjusted the receiver and TV - now when i increase the TV volume and if the receiver is on - it increases the receiver volume with the same TV remote - so definitely the TV and receiver are linked - but still i don't hear the tv sound - I assigned a AV port 4 and i cant listen anything on that port 4 on the receiver. the analog sound out from tv goes to 2 and when i switch the receiver to port 2 - i hear the sound.
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What type of adapter are you talking about? I bought this because my Xfinity cable box, Blue-ray were HMDI capable, the plasma TV would only provide HDMI audio output if the receiver system plugged in by HDMI. Unfortunately the Sonos play bar only uses digital audio optical which conflicted with the TV's requirements. This allows me to plug everything and acts as the adapter, you could say, in this case.
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if you connect your TV(the optical Output) to "Digital to Analog Audio Decoder"in the optical input and then connect your speakers to "Digital to Analog Audio Decoder" to the analog outputs work in 5.1,if you want to connect the TV directly to the speakers, your speakers should have optical input and yes works in 5.1
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Using RCA jacks, simply plug in the red and white males into the TV's "Audio Out" females in the rear of the TV, not in the side panel where you hook up gaming devices, etc. I then figured out through trial and error how to kill the internal speakers (look through the set-up menu from the ProScan remote and see if there's an audio control there). It may be as simple as moving the TV's volume to zero then only use the aftermarket sound systems volume controller. Good luck.
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You need to connect it in Aux input using a male-male audio cable 3.5mm. I am not sure if your stereo audio from CD Player will be converted in 5.1 satisfactorily, because the original source is 2.0. In my case, I have connected an optical input, but when the audio is 2.0 (stereo), the adapter only gives 2.0 from RCA outs depending audio format. Only I have noted when the original audio is 5.1, the RCA outs from adapter is 5.1.
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There are two types of audio inputs. Dual standard RCA ( L-R) and a Single input for CD etc. The Speaker inputs are standard RCA.I use the supplied cable with single 3.5 mm connector on one end from my TV head phone Jack and 2 Standard RCA Jacks on other end plugged into the speakers. I don,t know weather this helps you or not.