Issue with Jensen DVD player and speakers

[gcrisefi]

Our TT has the flip around tv for the bedroom. If we put a DVD in he Jensen stereo system and turn the tv towards our bedroom all the sound is in the main part of the camper and we can not hear anything. Is there any way to watch a DVD and have the sound come through the TVs speakers only?

[jwstewar]

gcrisefi wrote:

westend wrote:

jwstewar wrote:

emmysdad wrote:
In order to watch TV and have the sound come through the TV on our Whitehawk, it is necessary to leave the Jensen stereo sound at 1.

As an FYI... the Jensen stereo was wired incorrectly. I was *NEVER* able to play the sound through the TV. When I removed the stereo, I found that they had hooked the TV up to the INPUT on the Jensen, not the OUTPUT.

It should have been hook to the input of the Jensen so that way when you are watching TV (not a DVD) you can listen to the sound through the speakers of the Jensen.

On our TV & Jensen Jayco hooked the Jensen to the TV through the headphone jack. I started to change this and then I understood why they did it. A.) that will automatically cut the sound to the TV speakers so you don't have sounds coming from both just a bit out of sync B.) Most TVs have fixed audio levels on their RCA output jacks. By hooking it to the headphone jacks you can set the Jensen volume to a "medium" level and control the up and down volume by adjusting the volume of the TV. That way you only have to have 1 remote. Granted, doing it this way isn't right when like in our case the TV can be flipped around to the bedroom. Then you just pop the cable out of the headphone jack and use the TV speakers as normal.

This is what I was referring to, the external signal cable plugged into the headphone jack. That connection mutes the TV speakers.

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Woud I be able to see the headphone jack or does the Jensen need to be pulled out to get to it ?

The headphone jack is on the TV and goes to a "normal" RCA input on the Jensen.

[gcrisefi]

westend wrote:

jwstewar wrote:

emmysdad wrote:
In order to watch TV and have the sound come through the TV on our Whitehawk, it is necessary to leave the Jensen stereo sound at 1.

As an FYI... the Jensen stereo was wired incorrectly. I was *NEVER* able to play the sound through the TV. When I removed the stereo, I found that they had hooked the TV up to the INPUT on the Jensen, not the OUTPUT.

It should have been hook to the input of the Jensen so that way when you are watching TV (not a DVD) you can listen to the sound through the speakers of the Jensen.

On our TV & Jensen Jayco hooked the Jensen to the TV through the headphone jack. I started to change this and then I understood why they did it. A.) that will automatically cut the sound to the TV speakers so you don't have sounds coming from both just a bit out of sync B.) Most TVs have fixed audio levels on their RCA output jacks. By hooking it to the headphone jacks you can set the Jensen volume to a "medium" level and control the up and down volume by adjusting the volume of the TV. That way you only have to have 1 remote. Granted, doing it this way isn't right when like in our case the TV can be flipped around to the bedroom. Then you just pop the cable out of the headphone jack and use the TV speakers as normal.

This is what I was referring to, the external signal cable plugged into the headphone jack. That connection mutes the TV speakers.

.



Woud I be able to see the headphone jack or does the Jensen need to be pulled out to get to it ?

[westend]

jwstewar wrote:

emmysdad wrote:
In order to watch TV and have the sound come through the TV on our Whitehawk, it is necessary to leave the Jensen stereo sound at 1.

As an FYI... the Jensen stereo was wired incorrectly. I was *NEVER* able to play the sound through the TV. When I removed the stereo, I found that they had hooked the TV up to the INPUT on the Jensen, not the OUTPUT.

It should have been hook to the input of the Jensen so that way when you are watching TV (not a DVD) you can listen to the sound through the speakers of the Jensen.

On our TV & Jensen Jayco hooked the Jensen to the TV through the headphone jack. I started to change this and then I understood why they did it. A.) that will automatically cut the sound to the TV speakers so you don't have sounds coming from both just a bit out of sync B.) Most TVs have fixed audio levels on their RCA output jacks. By hooking it to the headphone jacks you can set the Jensen volume to a "medium" level and control the up and down volume by adjusting the volume of the TV. That way you only have to have 1 remote. Granted, doing it this way isn't right when like in our case the TV can be flipped around to the bedroom. Then you just pop the cable out of the headphone jack and use the TV speakers as normal.

This is what I was referring to, the external signal cable plugged into the headphone jack. That connection mutes the TV speakers.

[jwstewar]

emmysdad wrote:
In order to watch TV and have the sound come through the TV on our Whitehawk, it is necessary to leave the Jensen stereo sound at 1.

As an FYI... the Jensen stereo was wired incorrectly. I was *NEVER* able to play the sound through the TV. When I removed the stereo, I found that they had hooked the TV up to the INPUT on the Jensen, not the OUTPUT.

It should have been hook to the input of the Jensen so that way when you are watching TV (not a DVD) you can listen to the sound through the speakers of the Jensen.

On our TV & Jensen Jayco hooked the Jensen to the TV through the headphone jack. I started to change this and then I understood why they did it. A.) that will automatically cut the sound to the TV speakers so you don't have sounds coming from both just a bit out of sync B.) Most TVs have fixed audio levels on their RCA output jacks. By hooking it to the headphone jacks you can set the Jensen volume to a "medium" level and control the up and down volume by adjusting the volume of the TV. That way you only have to have 1 remote. Granted, doing it this way isn't right when like in our case the TV can be flipped around to the bedroom. Then you just pop the cable out of the headphone jack and use the TV speakers as normal.

[Robby9]

On my Greywolf the factory didn't run an audio cable to the TV. I had to run the wires myself.

[jrichard]

Check your wiring. I have a Prime Time, but mine was miswired in the same way emmysdad's was: tv was hooked to the Jensen input. It should be connected to one of the line-out leads on the Jensen.

I haven't found the volume on the Jensen needs to be set to "1" in order for sound to be directed to the tv. Just turn on the tv and sound is directed to it. Use the volume/mute control for the tv and the Jensen to determine which speakers get sound.

[emmysdad]

In order to watch TV and have the sound come through the TV on our Whitehawk, it is necessary to leave the Jensen stereo sound at 1.

As an FYI... the Jensen stereo was wired incorrectly. I was *NEVER* able to play the sound through the TV. When I removed the stereo, I found that they had hooked the TV up to the INPUT on the Jensen, not the OUTPUT.

[thomasmnile]

gcrisefi wrote:
Our TT has the flip around tv for the bedroom. If we put a DVD in he Jensen stereo system and turn the tv towards our bedroom all the sound is in the main part of the camper and we can not hear anything. Is there any way to watch a DVD and have the sound come through the TVs speakers only?

Our WhiteHawk's TV speakers are wired in to the Jensen "home theater". If we only want the audio through the television speakers, we simply leave the home theater off.

[Dtaylor]

On some if you go into the tv menu, there is an option to change input/output. Mine will but I am not familiar with your brand

[westend]

Remove the external cable that carries the signal to the speakers. Most TV's will autosense that there is no cable and revert to the internal speakers.