Playing TV through Stereo System

[Old Mountaineer Fan]

Is there a way to play the TV though the speaker system on my 29RS? I use Directv and would like to play the music channels when sitting outside. Any help will be appreciated.

Thank You!

 

[kregli]

There should be a headphone output on the TV (not always). Connect that to the aux input of the stereo. Kind of a kludge, but should work.

 

[Cate&Rob]

Ours is wired as Keith describes, but since the headphone output is so low, we have to crank the Furrion volume up to 30 and this gives us reasonable volume range with the TV remote. The sound is actually better than you would expect it to be through this odd way of connecting. I think they chose to do it this way because plugging in the "headphone" jack disables the speakers in the TV.

Rob

 

[peanut143]

i have dish net i used a patch cord to hook up to audio out jacks on the back of my receiver then to the aux port on the radio if you have the audio out jacks on your receiver this should work just set radio to aux mode

 

[Old Mountaineer Fan]

Thanks folks, got hooked up as suggested and it works fine.

 

[The coach]

Does the 29rs have outdoor speakers?

 

[Old Mountaineer Fan]

The coach, yes they are on the awning.

 

[The coach]

Awesome I have only seen pictures in the gallery never in person and was wondering if there were outdoor speakers because I have not been able to find them in the pics . If someone has time can you take a pic and post it would love to see it. Also does the outdoor TV have a swing arm so you can sit under the awning and still see the TV? I have put a deposit down on the 29 rs 2015 model but can't pick it up for another week and a half. Thanks for the info!!

 

[JustinThyme]

I haven't looked to see where the TV audio out is connected but I'm assuming mine are connected via RCA jacks. I just set my stereo to aux and it's there plenty loud enough however the sound out of the TV is fixed so raising the volume on the TV raises only the TV speakers and the stereo volume controls what is coming out of those speakers. Work pretty well letting me balance the TV and what's coming from the ceiling to have a pseudo surround.

 

[Old Mountaineer Fan]

The Coach, No, the outdoor TV is on a stationary mount, however I am sure you could take it off and place it on a swing out mount. I will try to post a pic of the speakers, but they are right on the end of each arm. I like that feature as I was always afraid I would get water in the ones on our older 5th wheel. So far, we love our 29RS, we just bought it in April.

 

[The coach]

That would be great. Thanks for the info. Also did you add a second ac unit? Not sure what to do there. We live in ga and most of our camping is in the south which obviously has some hot summers. Was wondering if you thought it was necessary

 

[Old Mountaineer Fan]

We do have a 2nd one, but it was my wife that insisted we have it. The one AC does appear to blow good air, but having the 2nd one will ensure a cold sleeping area. Perhaps other 29RS or 29RES owners can chime in. I might also recommend, if you haven't already done so, to join the Grand Design Facebook page. A lot of good information is shared there. The 2nd AC unit the dealer installed is a Dometic and I am having it checked out tomorrow due to the vibration noise it is producing.

 

[JustinThyme]

So far I'm confident with my 1 AC choice. Today it peaked at 88F and the single Atwood had no problems in a 323 BHS that is several feet longer. Trick is how you use it. From what I can see so long as you are not parked in blistering sun all day the second AC should not even be a consideration and when you are on a campsite that only has a 30 service you can't run two anyhow.

 

[The coach]

will definitely join the page. good point on the 30 amp service.thanks for the input from both of ya'll.