I have a Jensen JE1911 television connected via HDMI to a Jensen AWM975 stereo. I've been trying to find a way to get the TV to play back sound through the stereo system speakers instead of relying on the crappy TV speakers. Since these components were installed as a unit at the factory, you'd think there would be a way to make them play nice together. Has anyone figured out how to do this?

have you tried going to the SOUND setup menu on the TV? there might be an option to use your stereo.

I'm not sure what kind of DVD - Stereo player is in my camper, but, in order to get the sound to play FROM the television to the DVD player so the surround sound would work, I had to hook up the red-white-yellow wires from the back to the TV output to the input of the DVD player. The HMDI cord works ONLY for playing DVD's from the player to the television, not the other way around. That's how I did it.It's nice now, we use the television over-the-air. We can turn on the DVD player and flip on the surround sound and I can be outside cooking and look inside the camper through the windows and watch television and hear the sound from the outside speakers. Love it!

Try turning your tv speakers off in the tv menu. I am not sure if it will work for your configuration but that is what I had to do with our sound plate.

If your TV has audio output jacks and your sound system has matching audio input jacks you can connect the two with an audio cable and get the sound that way.

OK. On the back of the TV (your model) you will have a Yellow/Red/White RCA output. Use just the Red/White Audio from that TV output and run the 2 wire RCA cable to the 2 wire RCA AUDIO INPUT of the Jensen AWM975 DVD player. Turn the TV speakers OFF, then turn on the Audio of the DVD player to the correct input. Doug

Can I make my television play back through stereo receiver?

14 Replies

dieseltruckdriv
Explorer II
Jan 27, 2016
I did the same at home as in the camper. I ran the headphone jack from the back of the tvs to the stereo. At home the surround sound works perfectly, in the camper we get stereo.

The nice thing is we only have to switch the input of the tv, the stereo never needs switching, and there are less things degrading the video signal.
Damdifino
Explorer
Jan 27, 2016
Thanks for all the great tips, folks. Your collective advice has worked! Problem solved...
Goostoff
Explorer
Jan 25, 2016
The TV in my camper doesnt have RCA outs but it does have a headphones jack. You buy a 1/8" phone to RCA adapter. I just ran that adapter from the headphone jack to the AUX in on the built in sound system
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jan 25, 2016
I did mime by. Coming out of the speaker OUTPUT on the TV to the AUX INPUT on the Stereo. then you simply put the stereo to AUX, and there you go. the TV sound is coming out of the house speakers.

BTW. the stereo should have AUX inputs on the rear. I just pulled mine out of the hole, and hooked up, and slid it back in
MrWizard
Moderator
Jan 25, 2016
HDMI from DVD to TV is ONE WAY, signal to TV

TV does NOT output anything on HDMI back to DVD for stereo sound

you to use the stereo RCA jack output or the digital optical output, back to any amplifier stereo system that you want sound from
joebedford
Nomad II
Jan 25, 2016
In my home system, I added an optical cable from the TV to the 7.1 sound system.

In my RV, the cable was already there. I just had to set the sound system (5.1) to D.IN (digital input).
Dick_A
Explorer
Jan 25, 2016
Moved from tech Issues forum.
RJsfishin
Explorer
Jan 25, 2016
Audio out to audio in, turn tv speakers off thru the tv menu
riven1950
Explorer
Jan 25, 2016
Try putting the stereo / dvd player on aux input. That is how I get my tv to play through the system speakers . May depend on how your tv is wired to the dvd player.

I asked a similar question when we got our new TT. Answer was supplied by someone on this forum and it solved my problem

good luck
dougrainer
Nomad
Jan 24, 2016
OK. On the back of the TV (your model) you will have a Yellow/Red/White RCA output. Use just the Red/White Audio from that TV output and run the 2 wire RCA cable to the 2 wire RCA AUDIO INPUT of the Jensen AWM975 DVD player. Turn the TV speakers OFF, then turn on the Audio of the DVD player to the correct input. Doug