<Audio Newb Alert>
OK folks, I've got a Sager 9860 and I'm trying to attach it to the optical input of a receiver. I put together the below graphic a couple days ago, and akoustikchik was kind enough to reply and said it should work.
So I rolled out to RadioShack and picked up a "Toslink Jack to Mini Plug Fiber Optic Cable Adapter" for $2.99. Is this even the right piece of equipment for this? Does Toslink work with the Digital (s/pdif right?) output on the 9860? Am I even in the right ballpark?
What I know at this point:
1) The optical cable (with both ends identical to the bottom right pic above) from the DVD player to the receiver works fine.
2) When plugged into the DVD player, the opposite end of the cable (which plugs into the receiver) emits red light.
3) There is NO red light being emitted from the digital port (hole) on my 9860.
4) There was no light coming out of the end of the cable after I plugged in the Toslink adapter mentioned above (it fit in the hole fine, not that that means anything!).
5) I've read several other threads with problems similar to mine, and in several cases they went un-answered, which worries me!
What I don't know at this point:
1) Is that digital hole supposed to be emitting light?
2) If it's not supposed to be emitting light, then wouldn't I need some kind of powered adapter that would convert the signal and shine light out the other end, into the cable?
If anyone could make sense of this mess, I would appreciate it. In particular, if anyone has gotten the above mentioned setup working with their own receiver, I'd love to hear how you did. Links to specific products that did the job would be even better!
Thanks!
Jon
OK folks, I've got a Sager 9860 and I'm trying to attach it to the optical input of a receiver. I put together the below graphic a couple days ago, and akoustikchik was kind enough to reply and said it should work.
So I rolled out to RadioShack and picked up a "Toslink Jack to Mini Plug Fiber Optic Cable Adapter" for $2.99. Is this even the right piece of equipment for this? Does Toslink work with the Digital (s/pdif right?) output on the 9860? Am I even in the right ballpark?
What I know at this point:
1) The optical cable (with both ends identical to the bottom right pic above) from the DVD player to the receiver works fine.
2) When plugged into the DVD player, the opposite end of the cable (which plugs into the receiver) emits red light.
3) There is NO red light being emitted from the digital port (hole) on my 9860.
4) There was no light coming out of the end of the cable after I plugged in the Toslink adapter mentioned above (it fit in the hole fine, not that that means anything!).
5) I've read several other threads with problems similar to mine, and in several cases they went un-answered, which worries me!
What I don't know at this point:
1) Is that digital hole supposed to be emitting light?
2) If it's not supposed to be emitting light, then wouldn't I need some kind of powered adapter that would convert the signal and shine light out the other end, into the cable?
If anyone could make sense of this mess, I would appreciate it. In particular, if anyone has gotten the above mentioned setup working with their own receiver, I'd love to hear how you did. Links to specific products that did the job would be even better!
Thanks!
Jon
