Sherwood A/V Rec'v won't jive w/ optical jack

moho11 · 21st February 2011, 01:10 AM

Hi my “Sherwood RD-6108 A/V Receiver” used to hook up with my old tube TV and a composite cable (red, yellow, white). It worked great, remote and all. Recently I bought a Sony Google TV, which has only 4 HDMI and 1 optical out put and 2 USB ports.
My receiver doesn’t have an HDMI input jack, but it has an optical jack. When I hooked up an optical cable tv to the receiver, it didn't work.
After I put one end of the cable to the TV, I checked the other end of the cable. Then I saw the red light glowing from the end. There was also a red light glowing inside the TV optical jack, but there was no light glowing inside the A/V receiver optical jack. I don't know if my receiver's optical jack is bad or something else. Please help me.

SoNic_real_one · 21st February 2011, 03:26 AM

Only in the SOURCE end of the cable will be light. Not in the receiver side, that is the... RECEIVING side of that light signal.

Most likely is a setting that is wrong in your new toy. Somewhere on the "Digital Audio" side...

Mooly · 22nd February 2011, 07:29 AM

As above... different sample rates maybe ! Check the menus/spec of the TV and make sure it's the same as the Sherwood.

21st February 2011, 01:10 AM	#1
moho11 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011	Sherwood A/V Rec'v won't jive w/ optical jack Hi my “Sherwood RD-6108 A/V Receiver” used to hook up with my old tube TV and a composite cable (red, yellow, white). It worked great, remote and all. Recently I bought a Sony Google TV, which has only 4 HDMI and 1 optical out put and 2 USB ports. My receiver doesn’t have an HDMI input jack, but it has an optical jack. When I hooked up an optical cable tv to the receiver, it didn't work. After I put one end of the cable to the TV, I checked the other end of the cable. Then I saw the red light glowing from the end. There was also a red light glowing inside the TV optical jack, but there was no light glowing inside the A/V receiver optical jack. I don't know if my receiver's optical jack is bad or something else. Please help me.

22nd February 2011, 07:29 AM	#3
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	As above... different sample rates maybe ! Check the menus/spec of the TV and make sure it's the same as the Sherwood. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------- *A simulation free zone.* *Design it, build it, test it.*

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21st February 2011, 03:26 AM	#2
SoNic_real_one diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Virginia	Only in the SOURCE end of the cable will be light. Not in the receiver side, that is the... RECEIVING side of that light signal. Most likely is a setting that is wrong in your new toy. Somewhere on the "Digital Audio" side...

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