Post by: woofis on January 07, 2006, 01:04:00 PM
- i also have an a/v switchbox that my 360 is hooked up to if that has anything to do with it.
edit: i just hooked up my a/v cables to my surround sound reciever and now i get sound but i know thats not dolby digital 5.1... also theres onyl sound coming from 2 speakers plus the sub. any ideas?
Post by: mgamer20o0 on January 07, 2006, 02:06:00 PM
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Post by: prankfurter on January 07, 2006, 04:59:00 PM
and yeah this should have been in the tech a/v forum
Post by: Lizard King on January 07, 2006, 05:29:00 PM
Im guessing that your audio converter does not work. I used a CO2 for a while before I got a good receiver, and still may use it for long runs. You mentioned you have an optical cable hooked to the converter and a coax from there. Any power to the converter? You don't get something for nothing. Are you sure it isn't backwards? that is a coaxial source to a optical receiver? Any way to check this on a known working coaxial reciever and eliminate some options for error?
Setting the 5.1 flag for me just made my surround sound work, not enabled or disabled the digital connection. You still should get sound with the optical cable no matter the setting in the dashboard
On a side note, I'm surprised that optical has become so popular. On short runs, its lossier than a proper copper coaxial interconnect, and it's often cheaper for consumers for both the interconnects and devices. On longer runs (50' and more) optical wins by a long shot in quality but who can afford a 50' optical cable? ;-) While I wished I could have the 360 with copper, im afraid my receiver only has two coaxial inputs, so I''l use them for music and movies ;-)
Post by: hardcandy on January 07, 2006, 06:17:00 PM
Post by: amb7247 on January 07, 2006, 10:02:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 07, 2006, 10:44:00 PM
1st... this should be posted in the AV forum... moving there now
2nd... YES YOU CAN get 5.1 from Red/White Dolby Pro Logic II is full 5.1, just not as high of quality as Dolby Digital
3rd... are you sure the converter you got is the right type? it's not a simple adapter Optical to coax converter only work one way or another, if you got one that converts Coax to Optical then it wont work because it's backwards and you'd need to get a new converter.
4th... I've never seen a receiver with more than 1 input that didn't require a settings change to utilize a digital audio input. Unless it's a cheap home theater in a box, you need to find the menu where you can set it up to use the digital input.
AT very least you need to tell us the make and model of the receiver you're using.
Post by: boxrocker on January 07, 2006, 11:15:00 PM
2. If it's an A/V receiver, be sure the right audio input is paired with the right video input
3. Be sure to set the audio output to digital in the dashboard
4. Check the optical cable to make sure you see light coming through
5. Check your receiver manual
I run an Onkyo SR703 using optical and it works beautifully.
Post by: amb7247 on January 08, 2006, 12:55:00 AM
Post by: Lizard King on January 08, 2006, 07:24:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Jan 8 2006, 12:51 AM) 
2nd... YES YOU CAN get 5.1 from Red/White Dolby Pro Logic II is full 5.1, just not as high of quality as Dolby Digital
I hate to argue with a mod, but this is incorrect. As quoted directly from Dolby Laboratories, "Dolby® Pro Logic® II technology processes any high quality stereo (two-channel) movie and music audio into five playback channels of full-bandwidth surround sound. " - Two channel = Red and White. You can look more into this at http://www.dolby.com...rologic_II.html In reality, you don't get more than 4 discreet channels out of Prologic II.
AC3, or Digital Dolby 5.1 is 5 discreet stereo inputs plus an LFE channel for the subwoofer. That information is not carried over two analog lines (it can be carried over 6, but definitly not two). It is generally transferred over coaxial RCA or optical lines.
I am assuming that you meant that you could have surround sound working and have the back speakers active in a two channel setup using Prologic, not that you would have 5.1 or 5 discreet speaker signals from a two channel hookup.
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Jan 8 2006, 12:51 AM)
3rd... are you sure the converter you got is the right type? it's not a simple adapter Optical to coax converter only work one way or another, if you got one that converts Coax to Optical then it wont work because it's backwards and you'd need to get a new converter.
Back, again, to the topic at hand. This is exactly what I was thinking. I posted that I asumed the converter wasnt working, or backwards, but the first thing that tipped me off is he never said he had power going into the converter. Hmmm.... This is where i would focus my efforts.
Post by: COMSPYDER on January 09, 2006, 07:40:00 AM