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    Posted: 19 Apr 2020 at 6:37pm
Looking forward to our first outing in our camper this coming week.  I have a question about the entertainment system.  I'm wondering if the TV audio is supposed to show up somewhere on the Jensen stereo?  Like perhaps the Aux2 input maybe??  I see in the manual for the Jensen that that is an input port in the back of the unit.  I have a packet with a lot of the documentation in it and also in there is what appears to be an AV cable that might lend itself to this being a thing in the front port (if I don't want to take the stereo out of the mount that is).  Any help or insight as to what you may have done to help with this would be much appreciated.

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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Apr 2020 at 7:22pm
Are you trying to get audio from TV thru your speakers?
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Yes. I plugged in my Roku last night into the HDMI input on the TV. I would have thought that they might have hooked up the audio out on the TV to the aux 2 in the back of the stereo but I guess not.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Apr 2020 at 7:17pm
Let me check, I run my TV volume thru AUX 2 and out my speakers, will comment tomorrow.
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2020 at 8:17am
I use my smartphone for streaming while camping rather than my Roku, one less thing to take along, and you can use that with either mobile data or wifi. You can get a phone to hdmi adapter for the TV. The stereo has bluetooth so you can stream audio to directly from the phone. That also gives you music via a streaming service like Spotify if you want. Just a suggestion. 
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Posts: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 2020 at 11:09pm
I picked up an audio cable and came out of the Jensen TV audio output RCA connectors and plugged them into the like jacks on the supplied AV cable, and plugged it into the front AUX jack on the Jensen stereo.  It worked like a champ.  Once I get brave enough to try and figure out how to get that same cable into the wall or through a wall plate and then to the AUX2 port in the back, then it'll all be very neatly tied up.

Thanks for your suggestions!
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I carefully drilled a small hole through the antenna connecting/booster plate and got a split rubber washer to line it. The wire goes from the TV through there to the back of the Jensen unit. I'm not sure if the location of the antenna connector/booster plate is in a similar relationship to allow you to do this on your 178 as I did on our 179.
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Posts: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2020 at 8:54am
Originally posted by StephenH

I carefully drilled a small hole through the antenna connecting/booster plate and got a split rubber washer to line it. The wire goes from the TV through there to the back of the Jensen unit. I'm not sure if the location of the antenna connector/booster plate is in a similar relationship to allow you to do this on your 178 as I did on our 179.

Thank you Stephen! I have seen many of your otheR escaPOD mods in here and have even implemented a few already. I am adept enough with a soldering iron and wiring that I may not have to use a split grommet in the hole however, in looking at my plate it does look like there is plenty of room to put the hole where you speak, like they left room for a third "something" to be put in there.  I may actually opt to mount a 1/8" jack into said hole and just bring the back AUX connections out where they can be accessed at that point.

The cabinet that my Jensen stereo is mounted in sticks out about 3" from where the plate and TV is below.  I'm guessing that the wall is open between the two for fishing the wires then?  I also noticed that I need to make a trip to the local hardware store for a square drive screwdriver for MANY things in my 178.  Do you know the size of square driver that I need to get?
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Posts: 6422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2020 at 9:17am
I think you would be better served by getting a small set with a driver handle and assorted bits. That way, you will be able to use the one that fits your particular need. I think you would find having more than one size handy. I pretty sure it uses an #2 bit. If you already have a suitable driver handle, you could just order a set of the bits or look for them in your local Harbor Freight, Lowe's, or Home Depot or other store.

I like the idea of a jack so I may re-do mine and put in a jack also. For mine, given that I already have a larger size hole, I would probably need to use a 1/4" jack instead. Thank you for the idea.
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Posts: 96 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2020 at 6:02pm

Tomtreas,

Just a thought, if you haven’t removed the Jensen stereo yet to check it out you may want to do it before you do any work or buy any materials for your mod.   We also have a 2016-178 and planned to do the same mod.  I’ve taken that Jensen unit out numerous times for a variety of reasons and I’ll be darned if I can find that rear AUX port.  I know, the owner’s manual shows an AUX input on the rear of the unit, you can even switch to that AUX port on the front, but it just doesn’t exist on my unit.  How can that be?

Now, if you already have taken it out and have located that pesky rear AUX port could you share a picture?  I’d love to know where it’s at and how I’ve managed to completely miss it all these years.

As an FYI, (see picture) the Jensen unit is actually deeper than the depth of the wall cabinet.  The good folks at FR roughed out a hole in the wall (with their eyes closed) for the stereo to poke into and the rats nest of wires to come out of for all the electronics.
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