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OK - i've just managed to get my hands on a premium 360.
I've connected the standard 360 lead until i can get my VGA cable so I have composite input going to my Dell 2001FP. On the audio side of things, I'm trying to connect the optical out to my Apogee MiniDAC but am now having problems as the DAC isn't receiving a signal.
Firstly, the cable is connected properly and there is light shining through the cable. The DAC has optical input selected but just flashes the lights as it doesn't detect anything. In the 360 system option menu, I have selected that the audio is outputted as digital stereo (have tried 5.1 but that also didn't work, which I expected as the DAC doesn't have a DD decoder).
In that option menu it states that "You must use an Xbox 360 Component or VGA HD AV Cable to get digital output". This would lead me to believe that I needed to have the console selected to output HD through the component cables. However, selecting HDTV using the switch on the cable makes no difference (and stops an image being shown through the composite).
I'm very confused as my friend says he is using the optical out despite using the composite input with no problems at all to his Marantz receiver. Anyone got any ideas?
I've connected the standard 360 lead until i can get my VGA cable so I have composite input going to my Dell 2001FP. On the audio side of things, I'm trying to connect the optical out to my Apogee MiniDAC but am now having problems as the DAC isn't receiving a signal.
Firstly, the cable is connected properly and there is light shining through the cable. The DAC has optical input selected but just flashes the lights as it doesn't detect anything. In the 360 system option menu, I have selected that the audio is outputted as digital stereo (have tried 5.1 but that also didn't work, which I expected as the DAC doesn't have a DD decoder).
In that option menu it states that "You must use an Xbox 360 Component or VGA HD AV Cable to get digital output". This would lead me to believe that I needed to have the console selected to output HD through the component cables. However, selecting HDTV using the switch on the cable makes no difference (and stops an image being shown through the composite).
I'm very confused as my friend says he is using the optical out despite using the composite input with no problems at all to his Marantz receiver. Anyone got any ideas?
