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Hp Laptop to TV (no sound)

atlantis187
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Guys please help.
I've connected my hp laptop to the tv using the hdmi cable the picture is showing but sound is still playing through the laptop.
The laptop model is HP Pavilion 15-n096ea.


Thanks

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  • expatasia
    expatasia Posts: 192 Forumite
    atlantis187 wrote: »
    Guys please help.
    I've connected my hp laptop to the tv using the hdmi cable the picture is showing but sound is still playing through the laptop.
    The laptop model is HP Pavilion 15-n096ea.


    Thanks


    I had a similar issue with a Surface. Connect the laptop to the telly THEN switch the laptop power on. The sound should then come thru via the tv.
  • atlantis187
    atlantis187 Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    expatasia wrote: »
    I had a similar issue with a Surface. Connect the laptop to the telly THEN switch the laptop power on. The sound should then come thru via the tv.

    Tries this, still does not work.
  • I_have_spoken
    I_have_spoken Posts: 5,051 Forumite
    What OS are you running on laptop?
  • maleman
    maleman Posts: 57 Forumite
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    Had the same problem, you have to go into sound settings and enable/ set as default hdmi. No expert so I can offer no how to but I managed it.
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    Do post #5 then reboot the laptop.

    (I get this sometimes with my Dell laptop).
  • atlantis187
    atlantis187 Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    The windows operating system is 8.1
    I've tried rebooting the laptop and going into the sound settings in control panel and the hdmi option is not there even when the hdmi cable is connected to the computer?
  • InsideInsurance
    InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite
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    http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03837811.pdf

    Page 24 has the instructions for it
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    The sound can come out of the laptop in many different directions - speakers, headphone socket and the HDMI socket.
    Connect the computer to the TV. Goto Control Panel, Sound, and I think there's an output tab? From a list in here you should be able to decipher which output is the HDMI (or test till you can) and set it as the output.
    Hopefully you'll only need to do this once and it might automatically switch over when connected.
    A hint to help with this - have the TV switched on, and on the input the laptop is plugged into, maximising the chances of the laptop auto detecting that it's been connected.
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