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    Using the mini hdmi cord to connect the macbook air and my tv I cannot seem to have anything appear or be heard on my tv.. the MacBook air will flash blue like it is connecting but nothing will seem to work Any advice?

    Hi kxh3011,
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    This feature is called closed clamshell mode.  To learn more about using closed clamshell mode with an external display and how to set it up, please take a look at the article below.
    Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display
    Cheers,
    Alex H.

  • My Fall 2009 system DVI output to our HDTV doesn't include audio.  Connecting the Macbook headphone output to the TV's RCA plugs works if TV is in AV (PC) mode, but no picture.  DVI to HDMI adapter to TV works fine for picture, but no audio.

    My Fall 2009 model Macbook Pro DVI output apparently doesn't include audion.  Adapting DVI to HDMI works with new LG TV, but doesn't provide sound.  Connecting the Macbook headphone output to the TV's RCA jacks give sound with the TV in AV (PC) mode, but no video.  Is there a fix for this?  Search for a DVI to HDMI adapter that includes a plug for the headphone jack comes up empty, so far.

    DVI has never included audio, sorry.
    There is also no DVI->HDMI adapter including a plug for audio; such thing cannot work without quite a bit of electronic extra effort.
    Instead of much bla-bla, why don't you tell the exact TV model, and we'll try to come up with a solution?
    BTW, no home theater AV receiver present, correct? Sound to come from the TV, correct?

  • IS THERE ANY TRICK TO CONNECT THE MACBOOK AIR TO A VGA PROJECTOR? (I HAVE PROPER APPLE CABLE)

    Is there any trick to connect the macbook air to a vga projector?
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    I'm a professor in Brazil and just starting using the macbook air...

    Hi LCMONTANARI,
    If you are having issues connecting an external display or projector to your MacBook Air, you may find the following articles helpful:
    OS X Mavericks: Connect multiple displays to your Mac
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13814
    Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • After making a note in a non wifi environment the note disappears when connecting the Macbook Air to the internet?

    After making a note in a non wifi environment the note dissappears completely after connecting the Macbook Air to the internet again?

    What kind of server are you using to sync Notes, if not iCloud?

  • How to connect the macbook with thunderbolt display 27" to TV with RGB port?

    Hi,
    I have the following equipments in hands:
    1. Macbook PRO 15 inch with 1 thunderbolt port, OS is Mavericks 10.9.2
    2. Apple Thunderbolt display 27" identical to this : http://www.apple.com/displays/
    3. A Samsung TV with RGB port, & HDMI port.
    I want all these displays ( macbook, Apple thunderbolt display & the Samsung Tv) connected at the same time, I had a trial to connect them using a minidispaly adapter to RGB port & HDMI port  in the TV but it didnt worked.
    Please help!
    Thank you.

    The Thunderbolt dock adds extra ports:
    HDMI (up to 2560x1600 with the Elgato, 1920 x 1200 with the CalDigit)
    3 USB 3
    Ethernet
    Audio in
    Audio out
    You could also use a Belkin Thunderbolt dock.
    <http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F4U055/>
    It includes a FireWire port, but no HDMI port, so would need a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter (1920 x 1200 max) for the TV.  This would use the second Thunderbolt port, so the Belkin dock has to be used with the port on the back of the Thunderbolt display, not between the computer and display.
    If you don't need the extra ports, use a Thunderbolt hard drive (with two Thunderbolt ports)
    <http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plus-desk -mac-thunderbolt/>
    This can be your Time Machine drive.  Connect the Thunderbolt display to the computer, one port of the drive to the port on the back of the display, and a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter to the second Thunderbolt port on the drive.
    You will have three displays with differing resolutions, so mirroring is not going to fill each screen at full resolution.

  • Connecting the MacBook to a Samsung HD TV - Confused !!!

    Hi Guys,
    Waiting for my new Alluminium MACBOOK and I am totally confused over the issue of connecting it to my Samsung 37 inch 2 year old HD TV.
    This is what I have on the back of the TV ........
    DV IN - Audio R L (Red and White)
    HDMI/DVI IN - Thin Slit
    DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (Optical)
    PC IN / Audio
    OK, so the question is what cables do I need to get the best picture being transferred from my MacBook to my TV because I am totally confused if I need to get one or two and which ones?
    I pressume the HDMI /DVI IN will give a better picture ???
    ALso, can I play any files from my MacBook onto my TV then, for example home made movies and my own DVD's etc.
    Hope you can answer this one for me. I have looked at some other posts but have been totally confused by them.
    Thanks Guys

    I have tried playing a movie but the screen then goes blank and nothing happens.
    Going forward, the trend is going to be that you will have to buy a separate copy of the media for each display device you own.
    Apple's new MacBook lines includes a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
    The Intel-developed technology is called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and aims to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across a variety of display connectors, even if such copying is not in violation of fair use laws.
    Among the connectors supported by the technology are the Mini DisplayPort found on Apple's latest MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air, in addition to others such as Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), and Unified Display Interface (UDI).
    Apple has apparently acquired a license for the technology and is now using it across its DisplayPort-enabled MacBook lines to to prevent transmission of purchased iTunes content to devices that don't include support for HDCP.

  • I cant connect the macbook pro to our internal network

    previously the MBP used to log in no problem. Hard disk went, Apple installed new hard disk, we installed OS Lion and now it will not connect to a windows based server, what can be done

    If this doesn't work, I'll ask your thread be moved to a forum where more Windows users are browsing:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4106

  • How to connect my macbook to the TV?

    I have a macbook with OS X 10.6.8 and I am using a mini dvi-to-hdmi cable to connect it to the TV. the display was a success but i have no audio. I already purchased a separate audio cable that goes in where you put the earphones on and the other end is the red and white plugs for the TV but i still have no audio out from the TV. It seems that my macbook cant detect the TV for the audio. HELP!!!

    You use audio cables to the TV if you use VGA, DVI, or Composite using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs on your TV.
    When you connect the MacBook using a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo system for audio if your TV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio with the HDMI plug. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs.
    The Mini-DVI to HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI. Check your TV manual though to see if it might have audio plugs that work with one of the HDMI ports. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs on your TV.

  • I have the macbook purchased in early 2010 and i just bought a kanex hdmi cable to connect my laptop to my tv so i can not get sound on my computer. I then was told to purchase the monster icable to get sound but i still can not get sound. help?

    please help

    If you connect the MacBook using a Mini DisplayPort/HDMI adapter you will need to use external speakers for audio. The Mini DisplayPort/HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're usually no audio plugs on the TV to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI. Only the Mid-2010 (7,1) MacBook can output sound along with video to your HDMI. All others output video only with the HDMI adapter.
    If your TV has a DVI plug you can use a Mini DisplayPort/DVI adapter. The TV will have RCA audio plugs for use with the DVI.
    Some of the newer TVs can use different input audio plugs with the HDMI. You'll have to check with your TV manufacturer to find out if your TV can do this.

  • I have connected my MacBook pro with the mini hdmi connecter. The background screen is the only thing that shows up on the tv.

    HiI need help connecting the MacBook pro to the HDTV. I have the attachment and have it connected but I want to play videos or video from the Internet and all I can see is the background screen of the Mac. Hope the solution is simple :)

    If you can see the background on your second monitor, the solution is, ...
    .. your Mac and the external display are working correctly!
    You have created an Extended Desktop. The up-down-left-right arrangement is done in the Arrange pane in
    System Preferences > Displays > Arrange
    The second screen is added to one edge of the first screen. The mouse moves freely off the edge of one screen and onto the other screen.  You can drag and drop files or windows from one screen to the other.

  • Hey guys. I want to connect my MacBook to my Samsung television and don't know what cable to purchase. It's a five year old machine and I presume a fairly simple solution but would appreciate it if someone could link me up to the correct cable to buy.

    Hey guys. I want to connect my MacBook to my Samsung television and don't know what cable to purchase. It's a five year old machine and I presume a fairly simple solution but would appreciate it if someone could link me up to the correct cable to buy.
    Thanks,
    Todd
    UK

    Depends on what input plug you'll be using on your TV. VGA, DVI, Composite or HDMI. You'll need a Mini-DVI adapter and a cable from that to your TV. Here's the various types of Mini-DVI adapters on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13
    (Composite is the red, white and yellow RCA plugs on your TV or red, white and S-Video plugs.)
    You'll also need audio cables to the TV using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs for VGA, DVI or Composite. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate input plugs on your TV http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=macbo o k+audio+cable&sprefix=macbook+audio+cable&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amacbook+audio+cable
    If you connect the MacBook using a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo system for audio if your TV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio with the HDMI plug. The Mini-DVI to HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI.

  • How to connect my macbook pro to LDC television

    I have a macbook pro 13-inch, mid 2012 model.
    I have an LCD television of 32 inch from panasonic (TH-L32C8K).
    My TV does not have hdmi port but have vga and AV ports.
    To connect to Macbook I bought an thunderbolt to hdmi cable. Then I bought an hdmi to vga cable. So my final arrangement is like this
    Macbook<-->thunderbolt-to-hdmi-cable<-->hdmi-to-vga-cable<-->Television
    On the television i changed to AV mode to PC. But nothing is shown on the tv screen. My TV works with other thing. When i connect the macbook pro, it does not show anything. Can you guys suggest whats going wrong? Before buying this macbook, i was like dreaming about it. But now life became so hard using the mac. Everything is pricy and not compatible to outside world devices.

    surjya1 wrote:
    Macbook<-->thunderbolt-to-hdmi-cable<-->hdmi-to-vga-cable<-->Television
    That's a complete mess and I am not suprised that it is not working.
    Instead of getting two adapters, you could just get a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter and a simple VGA cable, so you can be sure it will work. Maybe you should have looked for more information before purchasing anything.

  • How do I connect a MacBook Pro to HD TV?

    I just bought a new HD TV. I bought a mini display port to HDMI cable and connected the MacBook into HDMI port 3 on the TV.
    My Macbook "Purple Sky" screen appears but no other icons, menus, trays etc. The Screen Setting dialog box appears but it is different to the one on my macbook. I cannot get anything on my macbook to show on the screen other than the default "purple sky" screen. Does anyone know if there is something i need to be setting on the TV (Samsung D55 8000) or my MacBook Pro in order to make this work? Thanks so much.

    Sorry, Mike, part 2 follows:
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    Also under the display tab (probably of the TV display at this point in time) is a check box for “show displays in menu bar”. Checking it will result in a shortcut to your display settings from the desktop.
    Finally, under the display tab (within both TV and laptop display) is a useful button called “gather windows”.
    (At this point, I had not yet chosen under the arrangement tab “mirror displays” and was getting “lost” for the following reasons.) Curiously the TV display was shown on the Macbook screen while the laptop display appeared on the TV screen. Confused? So was I. Sometimes I did not see the cursor on the screen I was looking at. So I would chase the cursor by using the trackpad to continuously move to one side or the other, depending on which side I was allowed to move towards…and the cursor would eventually end up on the screen I was looking at. This is a phenomenon of “extended desktop” where each screen represents one side of the desktop.
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    Within the TV display is the arrangement tab. Here you can find the “mirror displays” check box. The default is called “extended desktop” where each screen represents one side of the desktop.
    Under “extended desktop” mode, you can choose which display will be your main control screen. In the arrangement tab you will see two images representing the displays. Under extended desktop, the location of the menu bar determines which display you will use to control everything. One of them has a white border at the top that represents the menu bar. You can click and drag the menu bar to the other display to make it your main control screen.
    If you check the “mirror displays” box, identical images appear on both the TV and the laptop screen.
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    Within the laptop display, there will be four tabs: display, arrangement, color, options.
    Within the TV display, there will be two tabs: display, options.
    DARKENING LAPTOP SCREEN
    When watching the HDTV you likely will not want to be distracted by an active laptop screen. To put it to sleep you need to connect an auxiliary keyboard or a mouse. The alternative is to hit the F1 button to reduce the backlighting.

  • How to connect my Macbook to my TV

    How do I connect my Macbook2, 1 Intel Core 2 Duo to my TV (which has VGA and HDMI) so I can watch films on my TV from my Laptop? Its really confusing and I thought I understood what i was trying to find but now im not so sure! Any help is really appreciated!

    Depends on what input plug you'll be using on your TV. VGA, DVI, Composite or HDMI.You'll need a Mini-DVI adapter and a cable from that to your TV. Here's the various types of Mini-DVI adapters on Amazon.com  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13
    (Composite is the red,white and yellow RCA plugs on your TV or red, white and S-Video plugs.)
    You'll also need audio cables to the TV using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs for VGA, DVI or Composite. You attach it from the headphone jack of yourMacBook to the appropriate input plugs on your TV http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=macboo k+audio+cable&sprefix=macbook+audio+cable&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amacbook+audio+cable
    If you connect the MacBook using a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo system for audio if yourTV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs for audio with the HDMI plug. The Mini-DVI to HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it'sexpecting audio with the HDMI.
    When you first hook it up it will probably have the display set in Extended Desktop mode. The MenuBar and Dock will be on the MacBook display and your background screen on the TV but you can move the cursor onto the TV screen.
    In System Preferences>Display there should be an Arrangement tab when you have the MacBook hooked up to the TV and both screens working. When you click the Arrangement tab do you see two monitors side by side? One of them will have a Menu Bar at the top. Just click on the Menu Bar and drag it to the second monitor. That will make the second monitor your main screen.You can now use your MacBook in Clamshell Mode with a wired or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131 When you disconnect from the TV your Menu Bar will automatically change back to the MacBook.
    Or if you want to work on the MacBook screen while showing it on a TV you can check the Mirror Display box on the lower left hand side of the Arrangement tab under the two monitors box.

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