How to Connect Nintendo Switch to TV
This article elaborates on connecting a Nintendo Switch to the TV for a mesmerizing experience.
Nintendo Switch is a popular gaming console that squeezes fun from an otherwise boring day. Moreover, its portability makes it a handy companion for your gaming sessions. However, as all ardent gamers may agree, games are more enjoyable on a large TV screen. Thus, you can connect the Switch to the TV for a better gaming experience. This article explains how.
You can connect your Nintendo Switch to your TV with or without a dock. Let us look at both of these methods in the following section of this article.
Methods to Connect Switch to TV
Below is how to connect the Switch to the TV with or without a dock.
Method 1: Use a dock to connect the Nintendo Switch to the TV
Connecting your Switch to the TV through a dock is quite effortless. You only need your Switch, its included dock, an HDMI cable, and a TV to perform this action. If you have all the prerequisites, you can follow the below steps.
- First, open your dock’s back case and plug all the cables into it.
- Secondly, plug your HDMI and power supply into the dock.
- In this step, close the dock and place it on the top of the TV to see what is happening with both systems simultaneously.
- Next, press down on the top surface of your dock until it vibrates twice to wake it up. If the dock does not wake up immediately, hold down one side button and wait for it to buzz again.
- You can now select TV as your desired display output on both devices. On your Nintendo Switch, navigate to System Settings, choose Controllers & Sensors, select Change Controller Type, and Change TV Type. On your TV, if there are no other video inputs besides HDMI 1/2/3/4 and Digital Audio Out (Optical), you can select whichever input corresponds to those ports.
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Method 2: Use Nintendo Switch on TV without a dock
If you do not have a dock, you can connect your Nintendo Switch via an HDMI cable and a USB-C to HDMI adapter. Below is how to do it.
- The first step is to connect your adapter to the Nintendo Switch’s USB-C port.
- Next, insert the HDMI cable’s one end into the adapter’s HDMI port.
- In this step, you can insert the HDMI cable’s other end into an HDMI input port available on your TV.
- This step requires you to select your TV’s input source. To select the source, you can use the TV remote control’s input source button and switch to the HDMI port (for example, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc.) connected to the Nintendo Switch.
- You can now turn on your Nintendo Switch to activate it automatically. If the Switch does not appear on the TV screen, recheck the HDMI source.
- Lastly, you can enjoy your favorite game on the big screen of your TV once the Switch home screen appears.
Above was how to connect the Switch to the TV for a gaming session worth remembering. However, if, for some reason, your Nintendo Switch dock does not work, the following section explains what you can do in this situation.
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What to Do If Nintendo Switch Dock Does Not Work
The Nintendo Docking Station may not work if cables are not used in the appropriate order, there are problems with the HDMI cable, there are power supply issues, there are issues with the output resolution configuration, or the dock is faulty. In this situation, you can check the power cables, power cycle the complete setup, check your HDMI cable, change your TV’s output resolution configuration, and clean the Switch and Dock ports. You can read our detailed troubleshooting guide to understand how to perform these actions.
Summing Up
This article explained how to connect the Switch to the TV for an immersive experience. If you are confused about which games you should play first on your newly connected TV, you can choose from our carefully prepared list of the best Nintendo Switch Lite games. If you have any questions or doubts about this guide, you can leave a comment in the comments section.
