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Jun 2, 2015 11:05 AM in response to dannyf528by pedro d,Hello there, dannyf528.
It sounds like AirPlay Mirroring isn't functioning as expected when connecting to your downstairs television with your MacBook Pro. The following link from the online Mac Help Guide offers a few checklist items to review to get started on troubleshooting:
Use AirPlay to see your desktop on an HDTV - Mac Help
Before you begin, see the Apple Support article About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X to find out if your Apple TV and Mac can be used for AirPlay Mirroring.
Make sure your Mac and your Apple TV are on the same network.
Click the AirPlay status icon
in the menu bar of your Mac, then choose your Apple TV.Note: If you don’t see the AirPlay status icon in the menu bar, check that your Apple TV is set up correctly. OS X automatically detects an Apple TV when it’s on the same network, and displays the AirPlay status icon in the menu bar.
From the AirPlay status icon menu, choose This Mac or your Apple TV depending on how you want to match the desktop size of your Mac.
Additionally the following articles provide a few more in-depth troubleshooting recommendations as well:
Apple TV: Basic troubleshooting - Apple Support
and
iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring - Apple Support
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Kind Regards,
Pedro.
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Jun 2, 2015 2:00 PM in response to pedro dby Alvargar,Pedro:
I have the same problem, but it's new. Up to last week I could mirror my MacBook Pro and suddenly it's connects but the TV screen goes black.
It's still mirroring the iPhone.
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Aug 30, 2015 5:31 PM in response to dannyf528by Pieter Nystrom,I have the same problem. Mirroring worked a week or two ago, but now I get the black screen. I can mirror audio and I can mirror video played through iTunes, but I cannot mirror the desktop or any applications. I've tried on two different networks with two different Apple TVs (Gen2). I can mirror my iPad to both as usual, but not my MacBook.
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Dec 28, 2015 8:13 PM in response to Alvargarby Habsman,Same problem here.
I am mirroring from my 2012 iMac to my 2nd Gen Apple TV. It worked fine until a few days ago, now when I choose mirror on the imac, the TV screen goes black and audio is mirrored, but not the video/picture. Mirroring from my iphone still works fine, both audio and video.
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Dec 28, 2015 8:52 PM in response to Habsmanby Habsman,Solution! I was on Apple Chat Support and went through a few regular things (software up to date, etc.), but finally got it working by going through the following steps.
1) Turn off Home Sharing on both Apple TV and iTunes.
2) Restart Apple TV and computer
3) Turn Home Sharing back on on each device and voila= mirroring works again!
Hope this helps.
