Ipod 5th Generation tv out

February 10th, 2008

Having just spent the last few hours trawling the web as to why my Ipod TV out wasn’t working when I connected it up to my TV - I thought I would post my findings as the solution was very different from what common sense would tell you.

To get the TV to pick up the output from the Ipod, (assuming you have the TV out option set to true in the settings) you need to connect the AV jacks in a different order than normal. The yellow video jack needs to be swapped with the red audio jack….. bizarre isn’t it!

2 Responses to “Ipod 5th Generation tv out”

  1. Will Says:

    Hi, my tv out never worked either - i tried your cable swap and THIS also doesnt work for me - can u specify what model ipod u have? I have a 80GB Black Ipod that i think IS 5th gen?

  2. Russell Says:

    hey Will, here are the specs:

    Capacity: 27.8gb
    Version: 1.3
    Model: MA146FB

    maybe its another jack combination? have you tried all 6 combinations? i found mine through trial and error

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