Originally Posted by nc46:
“I am failing to get sound on my televiision when using an HDMI cable to connect BBCi player from my lap top. I have tried right clicking the volume button and using the 'Playback Devices' option to no avail. Any ideas?”
You need to set your laptop to output sound over HDMI, if you check the manufacturers website it will probably tell you how (I did it for a customer a few weeks ago).
Here are the details I found and sent him:
Quote:
“Here are the details from the Packard Bell site.
Configuring a PC to send audio via HDMI in Windows Vista and Windows
7
How do I get sound via HDMI?
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) allows the transmission of
audio and video signal using one cable. If the audio output does not
change automatically to the HDMI output, you need to manually switch
the audio.
SYMPTOMS
After connecting the HDMI cable to your PC, you do not get any audio
signal on the output device, such as a home entertainment set or
television. However, the audio does play back via the speakers of the
computer, or through a headset connected to the PC.
SOLUTION
To switch the audio output to HDMI, use the following steps:
1.Click Start, and then Control Panel. Select the Hardware and Sound
category.
2.Click Manage audio devices, listed under the heading Sound. In the
window that opens, a number of devices may be listed under Playback.
3.Among the listed devices, select the device described with HDMI or
Digital Audio, and click Set Default. A green tick mark should show that
this device is now the selected output device. Click OK to confirm and
close the window.
The audio should now play back via the HDMI output.
DID THIS FIX THE PROBLEM?
In case no HDMI device is listed under the playback devices, please
select the SP-DIF Interface instead.”
