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Unknown Coaxial


rkh5bj

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That means the DD-5.1 is not receiving a signal (wrong sound card settings or bad connection), or that the signal is too weak (wrong cable AKA: Radio Shack Attenuator cable), or that the signal is being received, but the decoder does not know what it is (not likely).

-Andy W

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It seems it would have to be the connection. It's the same sound card and cables when originally installed. I've checked the connection and it seems good - any other suggestions? Where the cable connects to the pc there are 2 black connectors (?) attached to the cable - do they connect anywhere?

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You lost me on your last post. Unknown Coaxial almost always means a signal is not being passed out of the output device properly (in this case, your soundcard). What kind of soundcard is it, and how do you have it connected to the DD 5.1? What are you playing, what software are you using to play it, and is your soundcard set to digital out?

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On 11/18/2003 7:02:46 PM rkh5bj wrote:

The soundcard is a Realtek AC97 Audio. It is connected from the DD-5.1 S/DIF to the back of the pc with a digital optical cable. The soundcard is set to digital out and I've tried RealOne and Windows Media Player.

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Assuming that the physical connection is ok, did you set the digital output sampling rate to 48 KHz? (Setting to 96 KHz could cause this symptom.)

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On 11/18/2003 7:02:46 PM rkh5bj wrote:

It is connected from the DD-5.1 S/DIF to the back of the pc with a digital optical cable.

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Considering you're using an Optical cable, you might want to try the optical input rather than the Coax on your DD-5.1 and see how that goes.

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