Force House Speakers w/TV

[Jammer151]

I know I have ran across this discussion on here, but cannot seem to find it. Is there a way to have the cab over TV play through the house speakers? My radio in the cab plays through them but I cannot seem to get anything else to play through them.

[Kenny kustom]

I added an rca cable from tv to the stereo.

[Jammer151]

I was hoping that wasn't the only way....was hoping Dynamax put in something I could easily plug the TV into vs having to run my own wiring.

[MasterBlaster]

Select aux audio on your radio screen and that will turn them on

[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by Jammer151

I was hoping that wasn't the only way....was hoping Dynamax put in something I could easily plug the TV into vs having to run my own wiring.

That was specific to my 4.
Maybe yours is different?

[Hey_nav]

Originally Posted by MasterBlaster

Select aux audio on your radio screen and that will turn them on

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[Jammer151]

Hmmm....I was hopeful that it would be that easy. Not working for me. I get "no video detected" when I select the Aux function. Also, I find it interesting you have to have the key on and the house power on for the radio to work. Is this the same for everyone?

[halla]

My key does not have to be on. I wonder if your rca cord came unhooked?

[Hey_nav]

Originally Posted by Jammer151

Hmmm....I was hopeful that it would be that easy. Not working for me. I get "no video detected" when I select the Aux function. Also, I find it interesting you have to have the key on and the house power on for the radio to work. Is this the same for everyone?

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Must be a newer head unit than my Sony, so not sure how/why they would have wired it up different.

For power, i've got an unmarked switch next to the auto levelers that powers the head unit from the house batteries/house power when parked.

[Jammer151]

My RCA cables are connected at both ends...doesn't mean that they are not cut somewhere in between...my SiriusXM wire was cut from factory.

Yes, both my key has to be on and my house power has to be on for the radio to come on. If I turn either off the radio goes off.

I have a "Batt Boost" switch but dealer told me that was to "jump" the chassis off if the chassis battery goes dead. You have to manually hold it up to keep it activated.

[shultz01]

I have a 2018 with the same head unit as Jammer151. I can get the house speakers to play the TV audio through Aux. I also must have the ignition in Accessory for the radio work. I found this odd, but just rolled with it.

[bclemens]

??? i the head unit your only DVD player or is there a Samsung home theater system too?

Orignal Force, the DVD player was the dash radio. I am pretty sure we have changed that to the 5.1 system, which means the TV is connected via HDMI to the samsung blu ray player/surround system. So to get the TV to play through the house speakers, the Samsung would need to be on. Sound would play via Audio Return Channel through the samsung...no reason to have the head unit on.

Samsung has apps and bleary...so you could stream your phone and Sirius app through that system.

Sounds like we are talking about two different systems. I'm sitting in a Force HD now...so if you tell me what you are trying to do, I can try and simulate it.

[bclemens]

Nevermind...I'm in a 18 Force, TV playing through the surround speakers.

1. Samsung DVD player must be on.
2. Set it to D.IN (Which is Digital IN...optical cable) You can get to that hitting the function button on the Samsung remote.
3. turn the TV down and the Samsung up.

happy camping.

[Jammer151]

Originally Posted by bclemens

Nevermind...I'm in a 18 Force, TV playing through the surround speakers.

1. Samsung DVD player must be on.
2. Set it to D.IN (Which is Digital IN...optical cable) You can get to that hitting the function button on the Samsung remote.
3. turn the TV down and the Samsung up.

happy camping.

I don't have a DVD in the front cab over, just one in the master bedroom.

[shultz01]

I have an early 2018 and must not have the 5.1 system. I have just a regular Samsung Blu-ray player that is in the overhead bunk. It is connected to an HDMI splitter that feeds the rest of the TVs. The bunk TV as an audio out cable that runs to the head unit. If I select audio auxiliary on the head unit then the house audio will be whatever the TV input is. Like stated previously the ignition must be in accessory to power to the head unit
It sounds like you have a better set up with the 5.1 system. Could you possibly post what needs to be done in order to convert to this?

[bclemens]

Jammer, just to confirm...you don't have the Samsung in the entry way cabinet? What floor plan? Pictures what what you do have? and the back TV connections?

Shultz: we run the speakers in the ceiling...so a straight conversion would not be all that practical. You'd be better off with a sound bar. Or you could surface mount the speakers and hide the wires behind the bunk curtain.

Currently we are installing a Samsung 5.1 home theater in a box (methinks). If you put anything like that, you could pretty easily wire it to the TV (in place of the existing blu ray player), then mount the speakers just in front of the bunk curtain.

[shultz01]

Originally Posted by bclemens

Jammer, just to confirm...you don't have the Samsung in the entry way cabinet? What floor plan? Pictures what what you do have? and the back TV connections?

Shultz: we run the speakers in the ceiling...so a straight conversion would not be all that practical. You'd be better off with a sound bar. Or you could surface mount the speakers and hide the wires behind the bunk curtain.

Currently we are installing a Samsung 5.1 home theater in a box (methinks). If you put anything like that, you could pretty easily wire it to the TV (in place of the existing blu ray player), then mount the speakers just in front of the bunk curtain.

Thanks Brian. I was thinking sound bar too. Would it be an issue to remove the head unit from switched power? I don't mind it being on--just that you have to mess with the ignition.

[Jammer151]

Originally Posted by bclemens

Jammer, just to confirm...you don't have the Samsung in the entry way cabinet? What floor plan? Pictures what what you do have? and the back TV connections?

Shultz: we run the speakers in the ceiling...so a straight conversion would not be all that practical. You'd be better off with a sound bar. Or you could surface mount the speakers and hide the wires behind the bunk curtain.

Currently we are installing a Samsung 5.1 home theater in a box (methinks). If you put anything like that, you could pretty easily wire it to the TV (in place of the existing blu ray player), then mount the speakers just in front of the bunk curtain.

2017 BH37 HD.....looks like I was between the changes you are referencing as I still have RCA connectors which I assume run to the radio. I will check the cables again.

Because I have to turn the chassis key on to play anything out of the house speakers can I assume it will not drain the chassis battery?



No DVD, just my Wally:

[Jammer151]

Originally Posted by Jammer151

2017 BH37 HD.....looks like I was between the changes you are referencing as I still have RCA connectors which I assume run to the radio. I will check the cables again.

Because I have to turn the chassis key on to play anything out of the house speakers can I assume it will not drain the chassis battery?

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No DVD, just my Wally:

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On the back of my radio the RCA are plugged into the "output" I guess so they can play the DVD on the TV.....

[Jammer151]

Ok, closer than I was earlier.

Issue 1 (Solved) - The RCA audio cables were plugged into the output on the back of the radio vs input. So now I can play TV and cable box though the house speakers. I simply have to choose "Aux".

Issue 2 - didn't know I had this issue till I solved issue 1. So now to play a DVD I have to use the radio DVD player. To do this put in a DVD in the radio, select DVD on the radio screen, then "House Mode" on the radio, and component on the TV. Now I have the DVD playing on the TV. Here is where I run into the issue, I don't have any sound. As soon as I select "House Mode" which is how I get the DVD to display on the TV the sound goes off. When I turn "House Mode" off the DVD quits playing on the TV, but does play on the radio screen with sound. Unless there is a setting I'm overlooking somewhere it looks like the easiest thing for me to do is to get a cheap DVD and put it up next to the TV.