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Old 08-30-2010, 08:12 PM   #21
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well hell iggy, you're only a hop, skip, and a jump away.
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Old 08-30-2010, 08:45 PM   #22
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If all else fails, break out the owners manual! I think I have found my problem. My TV does not have a audio out using the RCA cables. It has to be an optical cable which the ZX700 does not support. I believe that may be your problem too kappel15. I always use my dish while camping anyways so I can get that audio thru the overhead so I am not going to worry about it too much. If I decide to use the over the air antenna I will just have to settle for the audio coming from the TV.
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Old 08-30-2010, 08:50 PM   #23
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well, i'm not out yet. even forest river said it was suppose to go thru the ceiling speakers. and it they are wrong, there should be a way to connect the tv to the panel below the tv and get the speakers to work. and just so i can tell forest river, what page did you find that info on? thanks. kap
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Old 08-30-2010, 08:59 PM   #24
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On my unit you also need to make sure the audio input cable is plugged into the audio output on the TV. I just had this issue as I removed my TV from the wall during travel and hooked it up wrong. Had no sound thru the Concertone, but did have it thru the TV, until I plugged cable into the audio out. I had it in the video in on the TV.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:00 PM   #25
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Don't remember the page, but it is the page with the back view showing the connections and there is also a page showing how to hook up an external amplifier and it only shows using the optical cable. What size is your TV? Mine is 26".
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Don't remember the page, but it is the page with the back view showing the connections and there is also a page showing how to hook up an external amplifier and it only shows using the optical cable. What size is your TV? Mine is 26".
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What size is your TV? I am guessing that some TV's have the audio out while other do not. Only plug labeled audio out on mine is the optical one.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:07 PM   #27
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well, i'm not out yet. even forest river said it was suppose to go thru the ceiling speakers. and it they are wrong, there should be a way to connect the tv to the panel below the tv and get the speakers to work. and just so i can tell forest river, what page did you find that info on? thanks. kap

What kind of TV do you have kappel?
A Toshiba 32" flat screen or?
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:11 PM   #28
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i think the screenitself is 22 1/2. what are you refering to about 'optical cable? also in my manual, it talks about the panel below the tv, and having it set to mp3/tv, and having jacks plugged into the far right two holes.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:16 PM   #29
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it is a toshiba flatscreen
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Here is a link to the spec sheet to my TV. The second page shows a picture of the back of the TV in which you can see there is no RCA audio output. They are all labeled in.

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpasse...C100U_spec.pdf
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i pulled my zx700 out. there are no jack outlets at all in the back of the unit. only plastic snap in boxes with wires coming out of them.

Here is the wiring diagram for our unit. The color code should help you.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:35 PM   #32
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the back of yours is different than mine. mine even describes audio out jacks. worse case scenario is i will put external amplified speakers on. i have them on my home tv now. just need 90* jacks to fit back of tv. not alot of room back there. the jacks on it now are 90* ones
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You want want to check the settings on your TV. The TV I have in my home had a setting that told it I had an external amplifier hooked up to it would activate the audio out jacks.
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Here is a link to the spec sheet to my TV. The second page shows a picture of the back of the TV in which you can see there is no RCA audio output. They are all labeled in.

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpasse...C100U_spec.pdf

It appears you only have a Digital Audio Output.

My set that came with the camper looks like this:
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The top two connectors (red and white) go to the Concertone AV2 input.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:43 PM   #35
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if need be, we have a guy in town that has a store that works on these kind of things. would be nice to send the bill to forest river!
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Here is the diagram of my ZX700
Funny how they are different.....
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if need be, we have a guy in town that has a store that works on these kind of things. would be nice to send the bill to forest river!
You just might be able to do that. Call FR and tell them your dealer is a dolt and doesnt know anything about AV equipment and how to connect it. Ask if they will allow you to take it to an expert. Doesn't hurt to ask and I have heard of FR allowing independent shops to work on the rigs and covering it.
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Here is the diagram of my ZX700
Funny how they are different.....

Now that is interesting. I am really having a bad week.

Where did you find the one for the ZX700? I have never had my unit off the wall and someone posted that wiring diagram on another forum supposedly of our zx700.
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Old 08-31-2010, 07:08 AM   #39
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Here is the diagram of my ZX700
Funny how they are different.....
that's the same diagram that is in my manual to iggy. maybe those little wires do have jacks on the ends of em. looks like more investigating is in order.
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Now that is interesting. I am really having a bad week.

Where did you find the one for the ZX700? I have never had my unit off the wall and someone posted that wiring diagram on another forum supposedly of our zx700.
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This is out of my ZX700 manual, back page.
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