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kenfromvtown Author

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MacBook Pro No sound over HDMI

MacBook Pro 2018 13" OS 11.4 sound only plays on MacBook and not on TV. Any suggestions?

Using a J5 Create multifunction connector to output from thunderbolt connection to HDMI.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 9, 2021 9:34 AM

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kenfromvtown Author

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Aug 9, 2021 10:05 AM in response to kenfromvtown

I discovered the answer to my question. To output the audio to the TV, I needed to first go into System Preferences, select Sound, and switch to the TV speaker.

I had been chalking the lack of audio on the TV to a possible conflict with the J5 Create but tried a Moshi USB-C to HDMI adapter and had the same problem -- that led me to looking in the System Preferences. Why I didn't look there first, I don't know.

MacBook Pro No sound over HDMI

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