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How to Connect Nintendo Switch to a TV

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

Steps to hook up a Nintendo Switch console to a television set or monitor.

Before you start

You will need:

  • Your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch – OLED Model console
  • A Nintendo Switch dock
  • A Nintendo Switch AC Adapter (model no. HAC-002)
  • An HDMI cable

Complete these steps

  • Nintendo Switch – OLED Model
    1. Open the back cover of the Nintendo Switch dock.
      The back of Nintendo Switch dock with LAN port (model no. HEG-007) with the back cover opened
    2. Connect the USB Type-C plug from the Nintendo Switch AC adapter (model No. HAC-002) into the top terminal of the dock labeled "AC ADAPTER", then connect the other end of the AC adapter to a wall outlet.
    3. Connect one end of the HDMI cable into the bottom terminal of the dock labeled "HDMI OUT", then connect the other end into an HDMI port on your television or monitor.
      AC Adapter and HDMI cables plugged into Nintendo Switch dock with LAN port (model no. HEG-007)
    4. Close the back cover of the Nintendo Switch dock.
    5. Remove the left and right Joy-Con controllers from the console.
      Joy-Con controllers being detached from the Nintendo Switch console
    6. Position the console so that the console screen faces in the same direction as the front panel on the dock, then insert the console into the dock.
      • While the console is docked, the console screen will shut off.
      Nintendo Switch placed in dock with LAN port while connected to a power source and TV
    7. Turn the TV set on and select the correct HDMI input.
  • Nintendo Switch
    1. Open the back cover of the Nintendo Switch Dock.
      Back cover of the Nintendo Switch Dock being opened
    2. Connect the USB Type-C plug from the Nintendo Switch AC adapter (model No. HAC-002) into the top terminal of the dock labeled "AC ADAPTER", then connect the other end of the AC adapter to a wall outlet.
    3. Connect one end of the HDMI cable into the bottom terminal of the dock labeled "HDMI OUT", then connect the other end into an HDMI port on your television or monitor.
      HDMI and USB cables being inserted into the Nintendo Switch dock
    4. Close the back cover of the Nintendo Switch dock.
    5. Remove the left and right Joy-Con controllers from the console.
      Joy-Con controllers being detached from the Nintendo Switch console
    6. Position the console so that the console screen faces in the same direction as the front panel on the dock, then insert the console into the dock.
      • While the console is docked, the console screen will shut off.
      Nintendo Switch console being inserted into the Nintendo Switch dock
    7. Turn the TV set on and select the correct HDMI input.

Additional information

Nintendo Switch Lite does not support TV Mode.

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