Optical Use

[jcb8642]

I just bought an optical cable for my H140 and plugged it into my stereo, but it won't play. I've never used an optical cable before.. is there something special I need to do? I put my stereo on Auxiliary, but it still won't work. Please help!

[Haku]

Is the line/optical out socket glowing red without anything plugged into it whilst playing an mp3? If not then the unit's optical out isn't switched on.

[reddshack]

You have to go into the menu (HOLD the navi down) and turn optical-out on. Then it will be glowing red as Haku suggests.

[turdburglar]

Just to clarify:
Main Menu->Control->Optical Out

If a song is playing when you do this, you have to stop it and then start it again for the optical to actually turn on. (On my iHP at least)

[jcb8642]

Just to clarify:
Main Menu->Control->Optical Out

I tried that but it didn't work.. the cable still is't lighting up red. Any more advice?

[Kitlope]

Be sure that in your stereo/reciever your optical input is assigned. To do this go into your stereo menu and browse around.

[RobS]

Originally Posted by jcb8642

I just bought an optical cable for my H140 and plugged it into my stereo, but it won't play. I've never used an optical cable before.. is there something special I need to do? I put my stereo on Auxiliary, but it still won't work. Please help!

Just to clarify: are you looking to use the optical cable to record something FROM the stereo? or are you wanting to hear your mp3s through the stereo's speakers?

[jcb8642]

Rob, I am trying to hear mp3's through my stereo.

[RobS]

Originally Posted by jcb8642

Rob, I am trying to hear mp3's through my stereo.

Right, so you have enabled the Optical Out by going in to the Control Menu, selecting Optical Out, then press play to start an pm3 and the optical socket is not now glowing red? And then you have gone back to the Control Menu to see that at least in theroy it is still enabled?

[turdburglar]

On my stereo, the optical input is labeled "Digital In" rather than "Aux"...

Yes, take a look at the optical out port on the iHP without the cord in it to make sure it's glowing. Also wiggle it around a bit, unplug and plug back in.. I've had a problem with the iHP optical out (or maybe my toslink-1/8" adapter) where it doesn't get a good connection sometimes.

I suspect you aren't on the right input on your stereo.

[MGogesch]

I would take a good look at the back of your stereo, the optical port should be labled with which input it is, and i dont think it would be Aux. For instance, my stereo has a white box labled "DVD/LD" (its several years old, and yes the LD stands for Laser Disk). In that white box there is a normal RCA type audio input, and an optical and coax digital input.

[RobS]

My stereo has 4 optical sockets in the Digital Sound Processor separate......one is a cd input, one is a Video Disc Player Input and then a DAT input....and a DAT output. Obviously my CD player is plugged in to the CD input....so whether my HP120 would work in the DAT or VDP input would take experimenting with.

Clearly jcb8642 has to check the HP120's output first though.

[mook8515]

Do any boomboxes have optical input? I was looking on mine and couldn't find any. I also have a 5 or so year old home stereo and couldn't see one on there too.