Target display glitching from macbook pro to 2010 27" imac

When i connect using a mini DV port to mini DV port, the Imac screen flickers, glitches and shakes, occasionally blacking out. This seemed to occur when i changed the sound output from the inbuilt speakers of the laptop to the speakers of the imac. Any suggestions or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

jeffyjeff412,
if your 13-inch MacBook Pro has a Thunderbolt port, then it’s not a Mid 2010 model. If your iMac is a 21-5 inch Late 2009 model, then it doesn’t support Target Display mode; you would need a 27-inch Late 2009 model (or newer) or a 21.5-inch Mid 2011 model (or newer) for that support.

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