TV - Stereo Gremlin

[DBL-R]

Hello, I have a 2015 Oliver Legacy Elite with the Jensen TV and the Furrion stereo.  When hooked up to shore power, if I operate the TV or the stereo independently, they work fine.  However, if I have the stereo on and then turn the TV on, the stereo shuts off completely (as in no power).  If I turn the TV off, the stereo comes back on.  Any suggestions?

Thank you

Ron

[topgun2]

Does the stereo and/or the TV normally play its sound through the speakers in the Ollie (both front and rear speakers)?

Bill

[Mike and Carol]

Does this happen when not hooked up to shore power?  I have the same set up.  Both the TV and Furrion receiver are 12V so shouldn’t be affected by shore power.  Mike

[Snackchaser]

7 hours ago, DBL-R said:

Hello, I have a 2015 Oliver Legacy Elite with the Jensen TV and the Furrion stereo.  When hooked up to shore power, if I operate the TV or the stereo independently, they work fine.  However, if I have the stereo on and then turn the TV on, the stereo shuts off completely (as in no power).  If I turn the TV off, the stereo comes back on.  Any suggestions?

Thank you

Ron

Ron,

From what you describe, this is a power issue, not an audio source issue.  So you can rule out the HDMI ARC feature of many modern components that sends a signal to automatically switch the stereo to the active sound source.   

However, there is another HDMI feature on some higher end TV/Stereos that allows the TV to also turn on another component such as a stereo.   If this is the case with your TV, then you might have a HDMI cable issue causing spurious signals.  Try unplugging the HDMI cable to see if that resolves the problem.  If it does, then try a new high quality HDMI cable with a Ferrite choke (little barrel looking thing that goes over the cable).   This is a quick and easy check to eliminate one potential cause.

If that doesn't work, then it could be something to do with the yellow Accessory trigger wire common on 12 volt stereos.  I'd have to think on that one a bit more, so let us know what you find.

Cheers, Geoff