Internal/external speakers

[Discovery]

Hiya guys
i hope someone can help here. We are new to the caravan scene and just collected our new Expanda 20.63-1 OB and very happy n looking forward to getting out there.
we have opted for internal and external speakers and external tv mount , however, I have brought a 12v tv and connected it up but I can't get the speakers to operate via the red and white RCA cables which are fitted near both tv points.can anyone help here. I know the tv is only for rainy days but just want it working ready for those occassions.
Thanks guys and I look forward to your responses.

 

[brotys]

are you sure they are not for dvd player and not speakers our last van was that way only for dvd

 

[Discovery]

Hey brotys
the tv does have a DVD built in but it sounds like you mean a seperate DVD unit. I am not sure if that is what the RCA cables are for. The only way which I have got sound from tv through internal and external speakers was by connecting a earphone jack from CD player in van to the earphone socket on the tv. This works fine inside but when we take the tv outside there is a big distance from the tv to the CD player. You could be right though just means taking tv and DVD unit outside if we want to use the external sound system.
thank you for your response mate.

 

[brotys]

no worries other wise give jayco a call . have you checked the radio i van is not a dvd player built in

 

[Discovery]

Mmm no I ain't checked that one mate but soon will. Cheers

 

[Brad]

Are you sure there is not another set of speaker cables sitting near the RCA cables?
In my van the RCA cables allows me to connect a DVD player inside the van to an external point where you can plug the external TV to. I then have a second set of actual speaker cables that I had to connect separately.

 

[Burnsy]

I can't get our tv to work through the stereo without a high pitched noise coming through. The sound out of the LCD tv's is very ordinary (tinny) and I've been wondering how to improve for the NRL grand final on the October long weekend. Yesterday I plugged an old/unused pair of computer speakers into the earphone socket of the telly and then plugged the speakers into 240v and hey presto.....an amplified decent sounding speaker.....happy days . I will check the output voltage from the inbuilt transformer, hoping its 12v so can then attach a lighter socket lead!

 

[BUSH PALACE]

Have you switched on your external speakers ??

 

[Burnsy]

Have you switched on your external speakers ??

Yeah, but through the stereo i only get that high pitched noise

 

[BUSH PALACE]

Yeah, but through the stereo i only get that high pitched noise

Try it without your battery charger on

 

[Burnsy]

Try it without your battery charger on

Ok, i'll give it a go. I'm not too worried though, the computer speakers sound pretty good and they won't disturb the kids at night like the inside stereo speakers would.

 

[Pumkinhead]

If its like my TV the red & white plug is for audio in only. The TV has a different plug for audio out and you may need to purchase an adaptor.

 

[Roadkill]

Just check that you are plugging the RCA plugs in the "audio out" on the TV. During our handover, the salesperson couldn't get the audio to work through the stereo. I wasn't too concerned about it at the time. But anyway, the reason it wasn't working was she had plugged them into the "audio in" . Sphere 18".

 

[Burnsy]

Ours is a 22" sphere, we have a audio cable (red/white) which comes from the stereo. The only place I can see to connect is into the headphone socked with the adaptor supplied, everything else is inputs.

 

[Roadkill]

I was trying to hunt down the specs/pictures on your tv Burnsy, without success so far. Anyway the audio out on the 18" is near the power in on the Tv at the bottom. Audio in/headphones/antenna are on the left side. I'd think using the headphones as the output from the tv would overdrive the stereo aux input. Good luck with the work around.

 

[Burnsy]

I was trying to hunt down the specs/pictures on your tv Burnsy, without success so far. Anyway the audio out on the 18" is near the power in on the Tv at the bottom. Audio in/headphones/antenna are on the left side. I'd think using the headphones as the output from the tv would overdrive the stereo aux input. Good luck with the work around.

Thanks mate, I'll have another look later.

 

[MastoCamper]

Hi @Burnsy ,
have you checked that the Audio cables (Red & White) have not been plugged into the stereos output instead of the input? that would result in the feedback (high pitched noise) your getting,

 

[CJ1177]

Hi @Burnsy ,
have you checked that the Audio cables (Red & White) have not been plugged into the stereos output instead of the input? that would result in the feedback (high pitched noise) your getting,

Jayco would never make a silly mistake like that would they???:minion_tongue:

Ha Ha Yeah right

 

[Adam G]

I had the same issue. The cable that jayco installed and connected to the head unit was plugged in to a rear connection on the head unit that is for a remote control for a cd stacker, it uses a 3.5mm headphone socket but it is NOT an aux input. The only aux input on that stereo is on the front.

My guess is that jayco saw the 3.5mm socket on the back and ASSUMED it was an auxiliary input but we all know about assumptions right?