Can A TV With No RCA Jacks Be Connected Through A Stereo To Use External Speakers

Updated 05/03/2021 | Published 04/30/2021

Question:

We have a Coachmen 192FBS with Furrion DV3100 and want to make Insignia TV sound that came with trailer come through the overhead speakers. The Insignia TV that came with the trailer does not have red and white output ports, but has a coaxil port. Is there a way to safely convert coaxil to RCA red and white to hook up tv sound to Furrion? The TV also has one USB and two DHMI ports.

asked by: Gary C

Expert Reply:

To transfer sound from TV to Stereo speakers it would require RCA ports. The HDMI and USB are for Video. If the photo you included is the back of the TV then you have RCA ports. If that is the back of the stereo and your TV has no RCA ports then it will not work. If you wanted to hook up like an external surround sound system to a TV to get the sound through the speakers it would require the red and white RCA cables. Red is left side and white would be right side and is normally for audio in. The TV would have to have a red and white port that says audio out. The HDMI and USB would be used for like an external DVD player and video game system so the tv can receive information from them. The coaxial cable would be used to allow your TV to receive not send out. There is no way to switch the Coaxial to RCA.

I recommend switching out the TV to the Jensen LED RV TV - 720P Item # JEN44FR. This is a 40" LED TV that comes with the audio out red and white ports.

expert reply by: Shane H