Connecting speakers to a PC monitor Solved

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Hello, I hope I'm in the right place for this type of question.

I connected my PC and my Xbox to each of the HDMI ports of my screen (which is a computer monitor). The sound from both devices comes out of the monitor depending on which video output I’m using, so far so good.
The real problem comes when I want to connect my speakers using the jack plug on the same monitor. Logically, since the sound comes from the monitor, if you plug in a jack to it, the sound should automatically be routed to that jack and play through the speakers. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
Moreover, the speakers work perfectly since when I connect them directly to the PC everything is fine.

I’m therefore wondering if it’s actually possible to make the connections I have in mind and if so, how?

Thank you in advance.

PS: The monitor is an Asus VX229
The speakers are Creative speakers, a standard model although a bit old.

georges97 · Accepted Answer

Hello,

Have you plugged a headset into the monitor's output?

It's possible that the HDMI connection cuts off the headphone output, but that's still strange.

That said, you can connect the speakers to the PC. It shouldn't make any difference, right?

Best regards

Rhty · Answer

I first thought that your jack was just an audio input (reserved for the VGA-Jack coupling to provide image and sound to your screen), but after reading the documentation, it does indeed have an input jack and a headphone output jack.

(I assume you’re not confusing the two jack connections, obviously)

The problem therefore lies with the screen that poorly fulfills its role as a sound switch; I suggest we run some tests.

Using a headset, your speaker, jack cables, and a VGA or DVI cable.

First, always perform each test with an audio device that has a 3-band jack and a 4-band jack to see if the problem might simply be there.

Then try to see if audio comes from the jack with only one HDMI device connected to the screen.

If it comes with only one VGA device and a jack connected to the screen.
Same with DVI.

Then check if the sound changes correctly from one device to another with one HDMI input and one (VGA or DVI) and jack input.

I think that if your screen does not take into account the sound from two HDMI inputs, it may take into account the sound coming from one HDMI input and one non-HDMI input.

If in the end it turns out that your screen simply does not manage the audio output, I invite you to connect (M-M) jacks directly to your devices (Another issue may be that with HDMI + Jack, the PC or your console will always send sound through HDMI, neglecting the jack; you will then need to opt for VGA and DVI cables for your two devices)

So I’ll start from the beginning: Two (M-M) jack cables for your two devices, connected to a jack splitter (FF-M) that is connected to your speaker. Just remember to always turn off one device before turning on the other so that your speakers do not receive two audio tracks at the same time.

Connecting speakers to a PC monitor

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