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Jennifer Hensley

Q: Volume is too soft when playing on the TV

Hello,

I have an 80 gig 5th gen and one of those cables to connect my I Pod to my TV. I can play and hear videos but the volume is very quite. I can only watch things if I don't have any fans on. This is with the volume turned all the way up on my ipod and my TV. Is there anything I can do to get it louder.

PS I checked the volume lock on my IPOD and it is set all the way up.

Posted on Jun 27, 2009 3:07 PM

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Q: Volume is too soft when playing on the TV

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  • by PT,

    PT PT Jun 28, 2009 10:44 AM in response to Jennifer Hensley
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    Jun 28, 2009 10:44 AM in response to Jennifer Hensley
    Are you using the cable that goes from the DOCK connector or one that connects to the headphone jack?

    Patrick
  • by Jennifer Hensley,

    Jennifer Hensley Jennifer Hensley Jun 28, 2009 6:00 PM in response to PT
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    Jun 28, 2009 6:00 PM in response to PT
    The one that connects to the headphone jack.
  • by PT,

    PT PT Jun 28, 2009 7:08 PM in response to Jennifer Hensley
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    Jun 28, 2009 7:08 PM in response to Jennifer Hensley
    I have found playing from the headphone jack plays softer on car stereos and what not and while with earbuds I tend to use the volume around 1/3, when playing in my car I have to play the volume on the iPod up to about 80-90% to get "normal" levels.

    So have you tried simply cranking up the volume on the iPod itself first?

    When you play out of the dock connector, this doesn't work because it is a line level output and the iPod's volume control doesn't do anything. But when playing out of the headphone jack, the iPod's volume can be and should be adjusted up high.

    Patrick
  • by Jennifer Hensley,

    Jennifer Hensley Jennifer Hensley Jun 30, 2009 3:03 PM in response to PT
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    Jun 30, 2009 3:03 PM in response to PT
    I have the volume on both the Ipod and my TV up at 100% and it is still to soft. But I can hear something so I know the volume sort of works.

    PS I get the same results on things I've ripped as well as stuff I've bought from ITunes.