Octava HD SW4A - Audio Question!

richardirv

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I have just managed to bag myself an Octava HD SW4A switch.

I have been looking for a decent optical / coax switch for a long time, currently using a 3 way button set up which is functional but frustrating as I need 4+ inputs and have to move to change inputs....

Anyway, I don't have the unit yet but have just thought to myself, will this thing output to toslink from coax? or is it just coax to coax and toslink to toslink? My Cinema system only has optical thats all, no coax input..

Does anyone have one or know what I mean?

Also can I use all 4 optical inputs and all 4 coax inputs and it will still switch between them, not that I need to do that many mind, I think I have 3 toslink & 2 coax that I need to utilize!!! But its not a problem if I have to drop one of them..
 
Yeah been googling myself and its quite a difficult question to answer without finding someone who owns one. I should have it tomorrow, wednesday at the latest so fingers crossed I can wire it up like I hope I can.
 
I have since found some info that suggest I am not going to be able to output a COAX input through the Tos-link output. What a bummer. Even my crap switch that I have now does that. GGggrrrrrrr..
 
cant you use your switch as some kind of duplicator/convertor for your signal?

It seems it'll route HDMI audio and optical out of the optical, but the coax is on it's own?
 
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you mean.

I have received the unit today and had a brief play, one thing I found also is you have to use the HDMI's to get any audio output from the Optical or Coax as it goes into standby when no HDMI source is detected, although Octava are sending me a replacement chip which apparently changes the firmware so it works as audio only pass through without HDMI.

I am not decided which way I am going to wire it all up yet, I now have 3 options.

1. Purchase Coax to Optical adapter for 1 of my Coax and ignore the other as its not used that often then I will have 4 optical's with 4 HDMI's, hopefully auto-switching and 1 HDMI going to the TV.

2. Upgrade the firmware, Purchase Coax to Optical adapter for 1 of my Coax and ignore the other as its not used that often then I will have 4 optical's. Leave the 4 HDMI's in the TV so effectively its just an audio switch, not sure if auto switching will still work (need to test).

3. (A long shot) As option 2 but instead of buying a Coax to Optical adapter I use 1 optical input on the Octava to link it to my old switch box which has Coax, I could then keep both Coax sources.
 
I don't know. What amp do you have, can you not connect your amp to the devices HDMI output that should get all you audio inputs I believe ? I'm also not sure how the switching in the unit works, and whether the coax outs are just 'replicas' of the optical out, or whether to use both you'd need to hook up both output to your Amp?

You said your old switch took coax and routed to optical? Can't you just put that in line with the coax out on the unit, and then plug that optical from your old switch into either a) one of the optical inputs on the device, or b) a second optical input on your amp, (connecting the other optical out from the deive to your first input on the amp)
 
I was having trouble with the Sky box not waking up after a night in standby so I have wired up only the optical's which when the auto scan is disabled work just fine, HDMI's back in the tv as normal.

All working how I initially wanted. I am being sent a chip from Octava to change the firmware so it stays out of auto scan after being turned off and back on so all will be good.

Even wired my old switch into optical 4 so now I have a possible 4 optical + 2 coax connections available.

I must say I have been mighty impressed with Octava's customer service, very fast responses and very helpful.
 
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