Using Optical Out from Audigy

Jimbo Mahoney · 30 Dec 2006 at 18:24

Hey guys,

I have an Audigy 4 OEM (I think) and I've connected my AV amp using optical (mini-TOS on SBLive - TOS at AV amp).

I'm not getting any sound though, and can't find any way to enable / disable the optical out in the SB interface.

Will it only output Dolby optically, or should it output everything?

Any ideas?

Jimbo Mahoney · 30 Dec 2006 at 21:18

Thanks, but I don't have either of those options.

Jimbo Mahoney · 31 Dec 2006 at 10:11

OK it's an Audigy 2 if that makes any difference.

I've installed the latest drivers from the website and still don't have any reference to digital out. (Except in the User Guide / Online help, which describes the method of connecting the optical out to an AV amp, but makes no reference to software).

I assume I can have normal speakers AND the optical out connected at the same time? There's not some all-too-clever disabling of the optical if speakers are detected is there?

Jimbo Mahoney · 3 Jan 2007 at 01:00

Damnit!

Jimbo Mahoney · 3 Jan 2007 at 08:17

It's just that I already bought a really long optical cable and mini-TOS - TOS adapter. :rolleyes:

Ah well. Thanks for your help, that really does explain why I'm not getting pretty red flashing light out of the optical fibre, since there's none going into it in the first place...