HDMI - SONY TV

I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2012 with Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.3
I would like to connect it to a Sony Bravia TV KDL-32R4OOA that has HDMI ports. I have the adapter Mini DisplayPort to HDMI and the HDMI cable but in the TV I can't see nothing.
I opened: System Pref -> Displays
I clicked on "Detect Displays" but nothing happens
And I can see only two things: "Display and color", I can´t see "Arrangement"
Thank you.
(If anyone speaks in spanish... I will be happy.)

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Barry Wilbraham1 wrote:
... I do have an Airport Express which I assume I could use and I have a lead to take the signal into the Quad via the RCA inputs. My problem & question is, "is this the right route?"
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