How to Fix a Switch That's Not Showing on TV in Dock Mode | Nintendo Blank Black Screen in TV Mode 

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This was getting so frustrating: reseating the console over and over, moving the HDMI cable around, hard restart. Turned out the power cable wasn't in all the way. I didn't think that mattered until I watched this video. Thanks!!

It did not help me with what I needed to know, but you did touched some other things I wasn't aware of. 👍

I dock my switch into my pc and it shows a green light on the Dock but nothing on obs and when I press the power button on my docked switch the green light on the switch goes off

dude you're a life saver. i decided to power up my switch after over 2 years of not using it and it wasnt working in dock mode. this video helped me fix it. the dock was really dusty so i whipped out my electric air duster and cleaned it out

Thank you this helped a lot! I cleaned every port with a toothbrush and it didn’t work. Then I did the same thing only this time using 70% isopropyl alcohol and it started working once again. Edit: After doing this I got the green flashing light of death, but at least it responded. I ended up having to take apart the doc and getting behind the circuit board. There’s a black and red wire attached to a white connector. While my dock was plugged into the wall and the HDMI plugged into the tv and my switch docked, I had to take out the connector, insert it back in only half way then take it out then insert it half in until I got the steady green light. Once I got the steady green light I plugged it fully in, played a few hours and hadn’t had a problem since.

Bruh this changed my life i was literally crying 💀💀 THANK YOU DUDE

Dude I’m at my cousins house right now, and he had an old switch and asked if I wanted it. He had bought a new switch because his didn’t work. The only problem with the old one is that it didn’t link to the TV, so after hard reset, it actually connected and we are going nuts. Thanks dude, your a legend.

We are very grateful for your words of wisdom and actions.

"You have put together a wonderful troubleshooting video...I almost put my foot through the screen, changing wires etc...then I watched this video!!! YOU ARE MY HERO!!! This granny can't say thanx enough...a heatwave...kids..and heaven forbid NO SWITCH!!!...ARGH!!!...my tribe also says TY!!!

I went through all of these steps, but then I just did the old fashioned "turn it all off, turn it all back on." Worked like a charm!

Thank you so much, turns out there was some dust in my dock!

I'm THE worst when it comes to technology! This video helped me hook the switch up to a TV for my boys! I know it's supposed to be "easy" but I didn't have a clue. I appreciate it so much!

Thank you! You saved this Non-tech Mom trying to help her son!

This video helped in a way you didn’t even know. I didn’t release I needed that adapter and I plugged it in and it worked

thank you, this worked for me! switch power to the wall not to an extension cord was all I needed

Cleaning the switch dock is what helped me lol. I assumed it was broken because it’d charge, but it wouldn’t display on my tv until i cleaned it

Thank you Very Much😁 Solution 7 was my problem.

Thank you so much! My switch was not connecting and I fixed the power cable, then it worked just fine. This was super helpful :))

thank you, you reminded me of the ac adapter, which was for some reason out of, and after connecting it had worked. a million thanks to you.

Mine is showing up green but won’t show on tv

NONE OF THEM WORKED

Solution #9 was what worked for me. Who would of thought? I had to firmly press mine like twice and I heard a "pop!" probably dust etc... havent played switch in months. Liked

I have an issue myself and not sure how to approach it. I connected my Switch to the power and to the tv and at first the image appeared on the tv and the tv recognized the device as a Nintendo Switch. But all of a sudden the screen went black, and then it came back up, and then black again, and then back up. It is not the exact same pattern always either, the time the screen remains working/black varies every time

Thank you this actually worked

Thank you. This helped us fix the problem. 😊

Solution 9 helped me out. Thanks very much.

Thank you for this video. It is very helpful.

Great video. Solution 2 worked for me. Thank you.

This helped a lot. Thank you!

The cleaning method helped, I use a cotton stuck and blowing to get rid of dust and it worked Great video, amazing creater ❤

Very helpful, thanks

Thanks for the tips!

What if the screen is broken on the switch can it still connect

Thank you sir! My switch now works!

Thanks very much! 👍

Thank you

THANKS YOU ARE A LIVE SAVER

Thank you so much ❤

Could be that it’s not compatible with 4K TVs. Tried everything I can think of with my 4K TV “No signal” Plugged it into my 1080p TV in my bedroom, instant picture.

Thank you 👍👍

God BLESS YOU, it was the wall switch for me 😮‍💨

If the dock isn't properly getting into the switch could it still charge?, my dad is having the problem where his switch is fine and charges (and the green light on the dock comes on when u dock it) but it isn't being displayed on the TV, it was working fine on the TV just yesterday too, I know its not the dock of the cables because I put his switch in my dock and it still wasn't displaying on the TV and I just made sure mine was working in his dock on his TV. So it looks like dads switch charging port which is what connects it to the dock is slightly damaged (well it is i can see as much looking at it but it still charges so it can't be completely damaged).

The light on the dock wont turn on. For a while it would work but I'd have to put it in/ take it out a few times to get it to work. But now it's just not working. I tested the wires and they all work separately, any suggestions?

Highly engaging!

Question what does it mean when the dock light is rapidly flashing 😅

You’re the fucking man. Thank you so much. I was going insane. It was the power cord. I’m an idiot and somehow felt the connection without seeing it, but I had the usb-c end of the power cord into the hdmi input somehow. Once I actually looked at it when you got to the power cord step, that did it. I must emphasize again. You’re the fucking man.

Thanks.. Unplugged both sides of power cable worked again

saved me a trip to the store to replace it! 🙏🏾

Thanks! Springs for me!

Before Buying a New Doke And a new swich cable i unplugged everything from the swich the hdmi cable and the ac adpted cable and then i will plug it back tomorrow to see if it work but i am certain it will not

I cant remember if he mentioned it but, what worked for me was completely shutting off my switch and then powering it back on while docked

Thanks It Really Helped this is the solution that helped me: 2:27

I cleaned the USB port of the dock like you said, thank you so much, you relieved 30 min of pure frustration

My switch still doesn’t connect, but different switches work on the same dock. Do i need to have mine repaired?

Brand new OLED right out of the box, and the tv recognizes there's an hdmi plugged in, bit the screen is just black and tv gives a "no signal" message. I'm pissed.

Does the reduced factory reset have a 100% chance of keeping game data?

I tried your toothpaste method, slathered both sides with a butter knife, and it got the job done for me! Sadly I do have to reslather it every time I dock it, but anything's worth it to play Tears of the Kingdom! Edit: Since people have been asking, make sure you use the Colgate Max White One Whitening Toothpaste. Crest 3D White Brilliance Whitening Vibrant Peppermint Toothpaste DOES NOT WORK.

Another problem is that the cable could be connected wrong. For example, mine came with the official HDMI cable, one plug says nintendo, and the other says HDMI. Make sure the end that says nintendo is connected to the doc and the other end that is connected to the TV is the one that says HDMI.

Thank you so much

This video helped me!!!!!!

Weird solution my switch charger and port are fine but I wouldn’t connect so I taped down the spring loaded part of the doc and it works fine

i bought a new game ... want to dock my monitor .. before it works i seen pics on my monitor .. than it doesn't work? i hook up my HDMI CABLE?

I died laughing at solution 6🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mine is an individual dock issue it works on my other dock so I'm opening it now it started to slicker black then just lost signal

lol thanks! I think I always forgot to turn on the switch after I put it in the dock, they always turn off by itself 😂😂

Okay, it's working, now. I think the tip of the cord was backwards? Is that a thing?

This is my switch issue.. i place it on the dock. The green led lights up. The tv recognises the switch is connected and actually says "nintendo switch" on the hdmi input screen. But I don't get any picture at all from.the dock. So the tv is essentially talking to the switch through the dock and recognises what's connected, but that's it. Any thoughts guys?

Thank you

I'm going to try solution 10 because I know my dock, ac adapter, and my monitor are working fine when my alternate Switch works in the dock mode, but my primary Switch does not. Additionally, my primary Switch goes blank mode when I undock it, which I can fix with a hard reset. Wish me luck.

Sadly, nothing worked. It was working fine last week and now nothing works. I never play handheld because the screen is too small. This sucks.

Okay, I have a unique situation, my friend gifted me his old switch for my birthday, he didn't give me a dock, on Christmas, my family bought a new Nintendo switch for the family to use, that switch connects to the dock just fine, but for some reason my used switch won't work for the tv, what could be the issue?

It was solution 5 for me. I accidentally stepped on the “OFF” button on my power strip 😅

My AC adapter works just fine, so does my HDMI cable. When I dock my Switch it charges, and the green light comes on. When I connect it to my roku TV, on the HDMI 1 channel it shows that my switch is connected. But when I select the channel it says that there is no signal. I tried using my friends dock as well and it doesn't work either. Any suggestions??

my personal problem was that the dock wasn’t updated. make sure to go to settings and update the dock, then the tv part will work

Everything is connected in the right place, the green light is on, and our tv even recognizes that something is connected but the switch screen still doesn’t show up. My siblings switch is 4 ish years old but still functions properly. My switch is 2 ish years old but it functions properly and the switch screen shows up on the tv with the same exact settings on the tv, the same dock, the same HDMI cord, and the same AC adapter. What the heck!!!

my switch has never been able to connect to a screen since i purchased it when it came out and even with these tips it still isnt working😕😕 ty for the video tho❤

Power cycle the system by holding the button for 20 seconds until it turns off, then turn it back on. Done right youll see the Nintendo symbol on start, just fixed mine this way. Hopefully helps

How do we see the hdmi things on my monitor?

Thanks bro!

You are the BEST!

The switch I have the issue with might have a problem with its port. We have 2 switches. 1 is a dock killer . It charges and such if plugged in but will not work on a dock

What hdmi cord do I use it didn’t work for mine I’ve tried so many times

Is there anything else that could be happening as mine is connecting to the screen but only displaying a black screen, but i don't wanna reset it

I did not know that we needed the charger for the Nintendo until I watch this video

My old dock works with my old switch and my oled dock works with my oled switch and they both charge interchangeably but if i switch the docks it wont show the picture on the tv. Nintendo's website says they should be able to be used interchangeably for tv play. Anyone else having the same problem?

Thanks!

For a game that has no significance between versions(smo), does save data stay?

Solution five when he said, if it you have to disconnect, the charger Nintendo charger on the dock, then put into the then put in the wall to charge the Nintendo switch. Does work but when I put into the dock put in the TV, the light doesn’t show up then what

My house got hit by lightning the switch wasn't connected to the dock at the time. But now the switch doesn't appear on the tv. The green light is on while its docked and charging. Any ideas if there is anything i can do to fix it? I am thinking the lightning probably fried the HDMI port.

Was playing in docked mode about 20 minutes ago and the tv pic suddenly disappeared, I tried un/replugging both the ac adapter and hdmi cables on both ends, switching hdmi ports, restarting the Switch itself, and I think one or two other things, then found this video, did the "plug AC adapter directly into switch" thing @98% battery and the battery symbol wasn't turning green. Tried a different outlet, same thing, so I'm pretty sure my AC adapter just up and died :/

I unhook my switch and now I can get the picture back on my tv anyone knows what I should do

Mine still does not work 😢

Thanks!

My issue is that if I put my switch into the dock, it doesn't power off. How can I fix this issue?

I accidentally broke the screen of my Nintendo switch so I can't see anything can I still use it on the tv

Bro I have thirty minutes until I gotta get on the game with my friend and the switch won’t dock

my screen is very dark with red tint not black. does that mean i need to get a new dock. nothing else has worked

Can someone help me because i can not seem to change my resolution for my nintendo switch , when i put 720 p or higher it will show up a no signal at my tv, im only stuck at 480 p resolution of my nintendo switch

What if everything about the dock is fine, but your nintendo switch screen is crack, does that cause the screen not to pop up?