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Connect a TV (pairing)
This is the page you open on the TV — big, simple and sign-in-free. It shows the code you connect from, and it brings a display back after the screen loses power.
The page on the TV
| The address | app.turnda.com/tv — that's the whole thing. No long link to copy, and no sign-in, so you never type a password on a shared screen. |
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| Why it's short | It usually gets typed with a TV remote. |
Open it in the TV's own browser — a recent smart TV, a streaming stick, an Android box, or a spare tablet or laptop all work.
What you see The title "Connect this device", a QR code and a big 6-character code. You type nothing on the TV.
Connecting
- On the TV, open app.turnda.com/tv. It shows a QR code and a 6-character code.
- On a computer or tablet, open Devices and press Connect a TV (or scan the QR with the tablet's camera). Type the code the TV shows, then answer What should this TV show? — choose the line, or, for a TV that was connected before, Reconnect it as before or Replace the device that is offline (an entrance tablet that is offline is listed as Replace the entrance tablet that is offline). Press Connect.
- Press OK on the TV's remote once. The lobby TV goes full-screen — and because you pressed a key, the browser unlocks sound, so the chime works from the first call.
Type carefully — wrong codes are counted. Wrong codes are counted against the person typing them — about 10 in 15 minutes — not against the whole business. Wait for the time shown, then try again.
Don't keep pressing Connect. That's what holds it shut. Wait for the time shown, then check the code on the TV and enter it slowly. A code lasts 15 minutes and the TV fetches a new one by itself, so an expired code costs nothing.
Resume after a power cut
If the TV restarts, you don't need to connect it again. It shows "Welcome back" and a short countdown, then starts the remembered display by itself (the countdown is about ten seconds). Press "Start now" to skip the wait, or "Connect to something else" to pair it fresh.
What never expires The display's own link doesn't expire — only the short code on the TV does.
Chime silent after a restart? Browsers mute audio until someone presses a key. Press OK on the remote (or "Start now") so the sound is unlocked again — see Display look & sound.