Get sound from my smart lg tv to my external speakers

[Warrenj123]

No sound from TVs to book shelf speakers even though red and white cables in

 

[jsmithepa]

In my Samsung, in order for the externally attached speaker to function I have to go into the menu and specifically tell it switch from TV SPEAKERS TO EXTERNAL SPEAKERS. Have you spent some quality time with the TV's manual yet?

 

[Warrenj123]

In my Samsung, in order for the externally attached speaker to function I have to go into the menu and specifically tell it switch from TV SPEAKERS TO EXTERNAL SPEAKERS. Have you spent some quality time with the TV's manual yet?

 

[Warrenj123]

Hi and firstly thanks for getting in touch.
I have been through the sub menu for sound and tried all the options, however when I initially go to settings to change picture or sound etc it's saying sound is disabled and I can't seem to open that sub menu to make alterations

 

[americanaudiophile]

If these bookshelf speakers aren't self powered you would need an amp to drive them. Speakers from cheap systems often use RCA connectors as speaker terminal but it's not the same as the RCA jack with a line level output.
If they are self powered (have a power cord as well as an input) are you sure your TV has analog audio OUTPUT and not input?
Most TVs have optical audio out (a few have coax digital out which is a single RCA jack). If you have a headphone out you could use that.