MacBook to television

I have hooked my macbook pro up to my hd television via an hdmi cable run through a mini display port converter. However, my television now is just showing the default galaxy background and not what is on my computer. Anyone familiar with this problem?

Be sure that you select PC as the input source for you TV first. Now with the VGA connection in place: 
Go to System Preferences > Displays >. In the bottom right there is "Detect Displays"
Once you get to the next sheet you can select "Mirror Displays". Wait a moment for the computer to resolve to detected screen (which is your TV) and the identical screen display should be visible on both MacBook and TV.

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