I had just finished wasting my time watching a useless video in how to connect this gadget when I ran into yours and boy what a difference in explaining how’s it done. You included everything there is to connect it and made it work while the other ones left me halfway hanging. Great Simple to follow video and got mine working beautifully. Thanks so much!!! Keep up the good work!!! New Member here.
@@TomLeeman wanted to mention also that I am hard of hearing and that what the reason for purchasing the headphones. As I live alone, it was a bit complicated trying to connect them by myself but your video certainly eased it for me. Thanks again.
Tom Leeman, I was having trouble getting my new headset to work, until I found the correct audio out port on my Samsung TV, It works great now and I like the way the headset works independently of the TV speakers, so that others can turn down the TV as low as they want, but I can turn up my headset as loud as I want, Thanks for this video.
Tom, great demonstration. I just got a Philips Headphone set for TV. You can't even find the batteries on it. And you have a booklet manual. It's not so easy man. If the Sony you are showing can hook up to my new but non Smart TV I am going to go with those. I can't explain how much simpler this is and I've hooked up TV's to VCR DVD and stereo receivers. I actually recorded recorded VHS tape bits onto cassette tapes. but that was simple compared to the Philips headphones for TV. Your Sony set up is so much simpler and clearer. Glad I found it.
Great video tutorial on these headphones! Just one thing, about your deciding to not keep them due to audio not being heard in the room: Your TV apparently does not have the RCA audio out, and that is what you'd use (instead of the 3.5mm port) in order to use the headphone while also having audio for others in the room. I saw that explained on a different video. Now, I have to examine the outputs on my mother's TV and make sure hers has the RCA outputs. She lives in a nursing home with a deaf roommate who blasts HER TV so much my mom can't hear hers.
Excellent tips I purchased a different had said that use the optical cable and I put a splitter on it so I could run a box and the headphones and the TV all at once that was my fix our work around but good information thank you and thanks for watching
Your video was very helpful.....In fact, I actually had the batteries in backwards....(smile). However, to get the audio to play on both headphones and TV..... I actually had to go into the TV setup and select both. Now.....the TV volumn can be down to zero, however, I still have plenty of volumn on my headphones.
Perfect and detailed explanation. I just bought such a Sony wireless headphone system and was told in the shop that it works for all TVs. But unfortunately not for my Samsung TV. My TV has no headphone jack and also no red and white jack, only a digital audio output. But the Sony headphone does not come with such a cable. Has anybody any suggestions what I can do, is there an adapter that turns digital sound (from my TV) into analog sound (to the Sony headphone)? Thank you for any help.
Sometimes you can use an optical splitter for additional devices like sound boxes and headphones, but these are the old style plug unfortunately and some TVs just don’t have that
Tom, thanks for the video. Very helpful! Two quick things: - how do I get sound going to only the headphones? I am looking for zero to come out of TV speakers... - What does one do if you don't have a dedicated headphone jack (complete with symbol and everything)? I really wish my tv (likely from about 2009) had that because it would make things simpler. Thanks again!
with these when you insert headphone jack it usually turns off tv speakers if not u can just turn down the volume on the exterior speakers if not you may need a optical splitter good luck thanks for watching
@@bigmoemedina313 i think it depends on the TV's settings. I'm having trouble too and I'd be real sorry sending these back. Has no one found a workaround to make both outputs play at the same time?
Hi Tom, just got my device and i followed all the steps. However, as soon as I put the heaphone onto the tower, the red light came on the went away within a minute but the heaphone does not shows a green light like yours. Keep in mind that the batteries are in. Can you please help?
Thank you for posting this video - very helpful. I am stuck on replacing the battery cover. It just won’t “smoosh “ for me. What can I be doing wrong with something that should be so simple. Appreciate any advise
That’s the problem with these. Unfortunately, if you get a set of headphones with Optical cable, you can use a splitter and put it to a sound bar and the headphones and the TVs. Regular speakers will also still play
Yes I did find one but what I had to purchase was an optical splitter I have a couple videos on that because I did have a sound box connected to the Roku so using the optical splitter the sound box and the headphones would work at the same time that the TV did good luck thanks for watching
Thank you for the video! Tell me please, what about the balance? I mean if we put battarey in one side doesn't it upset the balance making one side a bit heavier than other?
Hi Tom, thanks for the video and the very detailed instructions. I watched all of the video until I got to the Roku TV VS Headphones and I'm in dismay since I too have the Roku TV (I realize now why it had a big discount). My question is, the headphones also include RCA cables and an adapter. Would it be possible to connect the RCA cables from the TV to the headphones tower using the adapter and still maintain both functions (headphones AND speakers)?
I could not make it work with either so I purchased Avantree HT280 wireless headphone and a SPDIF TosLink 4 to 1 Audio optical splitter and then I could hook up to 4 devices to the audio and use the head phones with the TV speakers here is a video on it ua-cam.com/video/2f_B2bEqem0/v-deo.html
@@TomLeeman thanks Tom. I've just cancelled the Sony shipment and ordered the Avantree HT280. Just one more question, do I really need the SPDIF Toslink? I only plan to use the optical to hook the headphones and no other devices
Yes you can! Do you have a little adapter that makes it available for plugging into a phone sometimes you have to purchase one. I have some videos on that depending on the kind of found that you have.
I don't think that the ability to hear both speakers and headphones has anything to do with the headphones model. That's generally a setup matter, some TVs allow for it, some cable boxes have independent outputs, same goes for home theater amplifiers.
Did anyone discover how to have these work when plugging in something like a Firestick? They work on our personal JVC TV and yet now we're traveling and we can't get them to work on the LG TV where we're staying. Our Firestick works great on this TV, not the headphones though. Any ideas appreciated!
Thanks for this video. Can anyone help my problem? My headphone working only at youtube. I tried netflix, tv cable no sounds. Im using analog audio converter optical to rca. Thank you!
I actually bought an optical splitter and purchased some other headphones that allowed me to connect it to my sound box and the TV so that you can listen to it on headphones at the same time people in the room can listen to it on the regular speakers but you’ll have to purchase different headphones in these unfortunately good luck thanks for watching
As soon as I solve that battery I knew I would not buy these. This is special battery. And I do not want to be trying to buy one on the Internet and otherwise. Any device that has special batteries are always a pain trying to find them! sorry to say by! George from California
If you want to separate the headphone and tv volume you have to use RCA input connection. Read the instructions before your qualified to review this shit!
I had just finished wasting my time watching a useless video in how to connect this gadget when I ran into yours and boy what a difference in explaining how’s it done. You included everything there is to connect it and made it work while the other ones left me halfway hanging. Great Simple to follow video and got mine working beautifully. Thanks so much!!! Keep up the good work!!! New Member here.
Thanks and thanks for watching
You simplified instructions immensely. Thank you for taking time to show where each plug goes where.
You're welcome!
@@TomLeeman wanted to mention also that I am hard of hearing and that what the reason for purchasing the headphones. As I live alone, it was a bit complicated trying to connect them by myself but your video certainly eased it for me. Thanks again.
Tom Leeman, I was having trouble getting my new headset to work, until I found the correct audio out port on my Samsung TV, It works great now and I like the way the headset works independently of the TV speakers, so that others can turn down the TV as low as they want, but I can turn up my headset as loud as I want, Thanks for this video.
You are welcome enjoy your headphones
How great a help, thank you! Just got these, hope they help with noisy neighbors above. Charging now, overnight. THANK YOU!
Excellent! thanks for watching
Tom, great demonstration. I just got a Philips Headphone set for TV. You can't even find the batteries on it. And you have a booklet manual. It's not so easy man. If the Sony you are showing can hook up to my new but non Smart TV I am going to go with those. I can't explain how much simpler this is and I've hooked up TV's to VCR DVD and stereo receivers. I actually recorded recorded VHS tape bits onto cassette tapes. but that was simple compared to the Philips headphones for TV. Your Sony set up is so much simpler and clearer. Glad I found it.
Thanks and thanks for watching
@@TomLeeman can you use it wirelessly for your phone?
Thankful for your video! Your pleasant voice and beautiful hands!!!🙂
Thanks I appreciate that and thanks for watching
Great video tutorial on these headphones!
Just one thing, about your deciding to not keep them due to audio not being heard in the room:
Your TV apparently does not have the RCA audio out, and that is what you'd use (instead of the 3.5mm port) in order to use the headphone while also having audio for others in the room. I saw that explained on a different video.
Now, I have to examine the outputs on my mother's TV and make sure hers has the RCA outputs. She lives in a nursing home with a deaf roommate who blasts HER TV so much my mom can't hear hers.
Excellent tips I purchased a different had said that use the optical cable and I put a splitter on it so I could run a box and the headphones and the TV all at once that was my fix our work around but good information thank you and thanks for watching
I have a Hisense TV and it has a menu option for just headphones or headphones and tv speakers-
Your video was very helpful.....In fact, I actually had the batteries in backwards....(smile). However, to get the audio to play on both headphones and TV..... I actually had to go into the TV setup and select both. Now.....the TV volumn can be down to zero, however, I still have plenty of volumn on my headphones.
Excellent tip. Thank you for the info and thanks for watching. Enjoy your new headphones.
Perfect and detailed explanation. I just bought such a Sony wireless headphone system and was told in the shop that it works for all TVs. But unfortunately not for my Samsung TV. My TV has no headphone jack and also no red and white jack, only a digital audio output. But the Sony headphone does not come with such a cable. Has anybody any suggestions what I can do, is there an adapter that turns digital sound (from my TV) into analog sound (to the Sony headphone)? Thank you for any help.
Sometimes you can use an optical splitter for additional devices like sound boxes and headphones, but these are the old style plug unfortunately and some TVs just don’t have that
Good explanation and camera closeups of inputs.
Thanks
You are welcome thanks for watching
Tom, thanks for the video. Very helpful! Two quick things:
- how do I get sound going to only the headphones? I am looking for zero to come out of TV speakers...
- What does one do if you don't have a dedicated headphone jack (complete with symbol and everything)? I really wish my tv (likely from about 2009) had that because it would make things simpler.
Thanks again!
with these when you insert headphone jack it usually turns off tv speakers if not u can just turn down the volume on the exterior speakers if not you may need a optical splitter good luck thanks for watching
@@TomLeeman Got it. That is helpful. Thanks and happy Thanksgiving!
Ditto with Moe, So well explained, left you in no doubt how to set them up.
Thanks and thanks for watching
Well Done! Clear and concise presentation. Thank you! 👍👍
You are welcome! thank you for watching
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED THE BATTERY IN THE UNIT FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY
sorry for yelling :)
You’re welcome and thank you for watching. Enjoy your new headphones.
Oh Bless you -- you are an amazing teacher. Great video -- saving it on my favorites.
Thank you I appreciate your kind words and thanks for watching
So,now that you hooked it up what do you think of it?Thanks
It works great but the TV speakers won't play when head phones are inserted
@@TomLeeman ya I know,unfortunately mine are going back,they also crackle,same headphones
Poor hook up only one option 3.5 port also transmitter cuts out at times plus no tv speaker when using sending back to Best Buy.
that's weird, my tv speakers work fine and even the sound bar works while the wife is listening thru the headset
@@bigmoemedina313 i think it depends on the TV's settings. I'm having trouble too and I'd be real sorry sending these back. Has no one found a workaround to make both outputs play at the same time?
this was very helpful but can you play a 7.1 surround sound on tv via the heaset ?
You may need a splitter so that you can have both working at the same time thanks for watching
Hi Tom, just got my device and i followed all the steps. However, as soon as I put the heaphone onto the tower, the red light came on the went away within a minute but the heaphone does not shows a green light like yours. Keep in mind that the batteries are in. Can you please help?
They may have changed that lighting system best way to see if it’s working is to make sure that they’re charged after you’ve left them on the tower
Any idea how long the batteries last? We had a Sony for years. But it stopped working. It didn't have any batteries in the headset.
That’s a good question if there was no batteries in the headset, had to have some type of a lithium battery in there somewhere
Thank you for posting this video - very helpful. I am stuck on replacing the battery cover. It just won’t “smoosh “ for me. What can I be doing wrong with something that should be so simple. Appreciate any advise
I have a video on just that ua-cam.com/video/RyFd6ZzGpo8/v-deo.html
How do I use my TV speakers again with out unplugging the aux cord?
That’s the problem with these. Unfortunately, if you get a set of headphones with Optical cable, you can use a splitter and put it to a sound bar and the headphones and the TVs. Regular speakers will also still play
We have the exact same problem with roku. Were you able to find a set of headphones that work with roku?
Yes I did find one but what I had to purchase was an optical splitter I have a couple videos on that because I did have a sound box connected to the Roku so using the optical splitter the sound box and the headphones would work at the same time that the TV did good luck thanks for watching
Hi ! The sound does not match the conversations on the TV. Do you I need to adjust someone?
I would try turning everything off and then on again
Thank you for the video!
Tell me please, what about the balance? I mean if we put battarey in one side doesn't it upset the balance making one side a bit heavier than other?
I did not notice any difference wearing them so I don’t think it makes too much difference good luck enjoy your headphones and thanks for watching
Have you heard of TV Ears? These have easy volume control, and are specifically for those with hearing challenges. Just a thought. Blessings!!
Good tip
This was very helpful! Thank you so much!
Glad I could help. Enjoy your headphones.
Hi Tom, thanks for the video and the very detailed instructions. I watched all of the video until I got to the Roku TV VS Headphones and I'm in dismay since I too have the Roku TV (I realize now why it had a big discount). My question is, the headphones also include RCA cables and an adapter. Would it be possible to connect the RCA cables from the TV to the headphones tower using the adapter and still maintain both functions (headphones AND speakers)?
I could not make it work with either so I purchased Avantree HT280 wireless headphone and a SPDIF TosLink 4 to 1 Audio optical splitter and then I could hook up to 4 devices to the audio and use the head phones with the TV speakers here is a video on it ua-cam.com/video/2f_B2bEqem0/v-deo.html
@@TomLeeman thanks Tom. I've just cancelled the Sony shipment and ordered the Avantree HT280. Just one more question, do I really need the SPDIF Toslink? I only plan to use the optical to hook the headphones and no other devices
Can you connect the headset to your phone? Thanks for the review. I have this device and it's great.
Yes you can! Do you have a little adapter that makes it available for plugging into a phone sometimes you have to purchase one. I have some videos on that depending on the kind of found that you have.
Do you think this would work on a phone?
Some of these have Bluetooth and woodwork with your phone this one here I don’t believe guys
I don't think that the ability to hear both speakers and headphones has anything to do with the headphones model. That's generally a setup matter, some TVs allow for it, some cable boxes have independent outputs, same goes for home theater amplifiers.
I had to purchase a 4 way splitter see this video ua-cam.com/video/2f_B2bEqem0/v-deo.html
Great video. Thanks
You are welcome thanks for watching
can you connect it to your phone via Bluetooth?
plug in maybe
Is there a way to connect these to my phone?
I think you have to get Bluetooth ready headphones they may be able to be connected to your phone I would have to research it
Thanks 👍
You are welcome
Did anyone discover how to have these work when plugging in something like a Firestick? They work on our personal JVC TV and yet now we're traveling and we can't get them to work on the LG TV where we're staying. Our Firestick works great on this TV, not the headphones though.
Any ideas appreciated!
There should be a headphone plug on the TV somewhere, but each TV is different
Thank you! Great explanation 👍
Glad it was helpful!
This headphone is only for the tv can’t use it for the gym?
Yes, I believe it is only for TV
Thanks for this video. Can anyone help my problem? My headphone working only at youtube. I tried netflix, tv cable no sounds. Im using analog audio converter optical to rca. Thank you!
You’re using an optical splitter should work, but I don’t think there’s a port on that face for that
@@TomLeeman I figure out sir. Sounds setup on my tv. Thank you!
Can u just connect it to ur phone and use it as regular headphones?
Yes
@@TomLeeman no you would have to plug the transmitter into your phone
Thank you for your help I really appreciate it
Happy to help
Please tell me how to connect these to my PC
Just plug it into the headphone jack
@@TomLeeman I did that but couldn't hear anything. I made sure it was using the headphones plugged in and the headphones were on but nothing
@@gabusdabus2867 change default audio out device in control panel?
@@mixedup5858 This comment is 3 months old, I already figured out how to make them work.
Not enough push on the headphone jack on your tv. If you pushed it enough it will hit a switch that would cut all audio out except the headphones
good tip
Thankyou
You are welcome enjoy your headphones
can you use them on a ps4
not sure
So in order to listen to the tv manually I have to pull out the headphone Jack? I don’t always want the headphones on…..daaaaaa
I actually bought an optical splitter and purchased some other headphones that allowed me to connect it to my sound box and the TV so that you can listen to it on headphones at the same time people in the room can listen to it on the regular speakers but you’ll have to purchase different headphones in these unfortunately good luck thanks for watching
I can't connect these to my PC, can I?
Surte u can
@@TomLeeman How do I do it?
The Red charge light Should go out when the batteries are fully charged .
Good tip thanks
@@TomLeeman Did the red light on your set finally go out the next day after charging ?
Yallow tuh yallow
Thanks for watching
have clipping happening every 10 seconds. Auto tune does not help. Sitting 10 feet away.
May have to return it and get a new one or it could be something with the TV thanks for watching
These are the worst wires headphones I have ever used. The crackling is just u real. Buy the Insignia brand, trust me.
I’ll have to check those out thanks for watching
HEADPHONES WILL NOT CONNECT TO ROKU TV WITHOUT TRANSMITTER!
yup
As soon as I solve that battery I knew I would not buy these. This is special battery. And I do not want to be trying to buy one on the Internet and otherwise. Any device that has special batteries are always a pain trying to find them! sorry to say by! George from California
Thanks for watching
Hope it isn't expensive, hopefully to less range to 100 hahah I doubt it hahaha....Sad Meow :(
It was about $100 bucks on amazon, thanks for watching
@@TomLeeman Anytime humans heheh. Have a daughter hhaha jk....Purrrrrrr
If you want to separate the headphone and tv volume you have to use RCA input connection. Read the instructions before your qualified to review this shit!
Thanks for those kind words and insightful information and thanks for watching
Omg the guy loves to hear the sound of his voice. All that and totally useless.
Yes I love the sound of my own voice
@@TomLeeman very obvious. Retired teacher
CNN? - yikes
People don't like cnn?
@@TomLeeman I guess not hahah. Most r Republican im guessing ahhaha....Meow
It is good 👍 👌 😌
Boring!!
Thanks