Questions & Answers for Lightning Digital AV Adapter

The other plug you see is another Lightning. You can use it to recharge your Iphone 5 while you are using the HDMI port.

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• Answered by Carlo S from Miane
• 26-Oct-2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I see the HDMI plug but what is that second plug for?)

No. The charging port is to be able to charge the iphone/ipad while using the adapter.

• Answered by Jukka T
• 30-May-2018
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does the lightning Charging port need to be plugged in? (Ie. does the lightning HDMI A/V adapter require external power to be functional))

No, the Mac Book Air does not have a Lightning port. The recent Mac Book Air models use the Thunderbolt port to output to a display - you need the MiniDisplayport to VGA or DVI (depending on the display) adapter. (MiniDisplayport is supported by the Thunderbolt port on any Mac that has Thunderbolt.)

• Answered by Ryan R from Portland
• 15-Mar-2014
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Lightening digital AV adapter necessary for Mac Book Air?)

Short answer: NO. :(

I just had a Pioneer 6000NEX installed today. Had to drive to the nearest Apple store to purchase the Lightning Digital AV Adapter as my audio shop claimed that Apple would not allow them to carry it. When I plugged it into my iPhone 5, the 6000NEX indicted "Unsupported USB" and would only allow me to used the Bluetooth connectivity. The HDMI side of things worked great from mirroring my phone's display, video playback through virtually any app, etc. The volume on said video was lower than connecting without the adapter though. Hopefully Apple will address this with future upgrade to the adapter or whatever. This is slightly disappointing as I paid for a variety of extra cables/adapters so that my 6000NEX would have maximum functionality and since iPhone connectivity/integration was my primary consideration when purchasing a new head unit.

• Answered by Adrian O from Lawton
• 03-Mar-2015
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I have a pioneer AVH-4000NEX can I use the lighting side of the adapter for Apple car play as well as the hdmi side for movies?)

The Apple specs suggest not as they state up to 1080p

• Answered by Rachel C
• 26-Apr-2017
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can the Lightning digital AV adapter output 4K video from a video on an iPhone 6s?)

Lightning Digital AV adapter is signal output only.
Digital audio and video from iPhone / iPad are transmitted from lightning connector towards the HDMI connector.

• Answered by Gerd H
• 18-Feb-2018
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (For iPhone 7 is it possible to have Audio input (for my microphone ) with Lightning Digital AV adapter while using HDMI output to a reference monitor?)

NO it doesn't work, bein sport program is blocking it. other streaming programs like Netflex is working perfectly with it.

• Answered by Abdulrhman A
• 11-Aug-2016
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I Watch beIN SPORTS App on My TV on 1080i through this adapter ?)

I've tried the Xfinity streaming app and haven't gotten it to work yet. Some apps just won't mirror as far as I know. And I think this is one of them

• Answered by Brady P from Eugene
• 11-May-2017
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can i use this lightning digital AV adapter with comcast x1?)