Optical out not working, or is it the reciever...
I just received a Belkin PureAV 6ft. Optical Cable with Mini Toslink Adapter today, in fact I opened it about 1 hour ago. My Denon AVR-65 doesn't seem to receive the optical signal from my Mac Mini at all. It at least won't lock on to the signal's frequency. I have tried changing the signal frequency, restarting the A/V receiver numerous times, and had no luck finding a manual for the system. I'm desperate to et my 5.1 working! Help!
There are probably more reasons at the Denon end why it might not work;
Does your Denon receiver have assignable inputs? You may have to get in to the receive's menu, and tell it to recognize the cable at the input you have it connected to.
In addition, make sure the mini's output is set to the optical/digital jack in system prefs; you may also have to get in to audio/midi settings to get it working.
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