[gazza982]

Hi,

While I normally use a scaler for my Plasma and Projector I've recently built a HTPC.

The results are quite good except the SP1.7 won't pick up the S/PDIF digital out signal from the sound card.  I'm using a digital coax cable obviously with a mono 3.5mm plug adaptor.

I have locked the Aux coax connector to digital and set the opt1 and opt2 to none.  The S/PDIF setting on the soundcard is also set to output digital only.

It works with an old Denon receiver so I can't work out what I've missed with the SP1.7.

I haven’t tried the optical connectors as I’ve lost my TOS cables.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Gaz

[thomaspf]

Works fine here.

However, I am not sure what a mono 3.5mm plug adaptor is?

I am using a variety of soundcards which have standard coax outputs and the SP1 is very forgiving (consumer, pro, data, non data) in latching onto an incoming digitial signal.

I have the best interoperability with Windows system sounds, an ASIO media player, and TheaterTek using an old M-audio DIO24/96. The ESI-Pro Juli@ also works fine.

In digital mode I use pass through which will switch automatically to the PCM output rate 44.1/96 or to DD/DTS.

Given the current feature set of the SP1.7 my final setup is a bit more complicated with a dejitter box and a digital equalizer looped into the digital chain.

Cheers

    Thomas

[James Tanner]

Hi,

While I normally use a scaler for my Plasma and Projector I've recently built a HTPC.

The results are quite good except the SP1.7 won't pick up the S/PDIF digital out signal from the sound card.  I'm using a digital coax cable obviously with a mono 3.5mm plug adaptor.

I have locked the Aux coax connector to digital and set the opt1 and opt2 to none.  The S/PDIF setting on the soundcard is also set to output digital only.

It works with an old Denon receiver so I can't work out what I've miss ...

Hi, please ask him if the green digital light is on, or if it's red.  And what is showing on the display - does it say "analog" or "detecting" or something else.
 
-sp

[gazza982]

Hi James/Shane

Hi, please ask him if the green digital light is on, or if it's red.  And what is showing on the display - does it say "analog" or "detecting" or something else.
 
-sp

The red light is on and the display is showing detecting.  As Thomas mentioned I have the mode set to 'pass through'

My first thought was that the sound card S/PDIF connector is in analog mode but the Denon is picking up a digital signal.

However, I am not sure what a mono 3.5mm plug adaptor is?

Sorry I didn't phrase that very clearly.  I'm using Nordost Moonglo II RCA to RCA digital cable with a RCA to 3.5mm Plug adaptor to fit the soundcard.

I will fit a Lynx card at some stage but at present it's just a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro.

Thanks for helping.

Gaz

[gazza982]

Thomas,

Could you tell me what dejitter box you are using as I'd like to test this out on my system?

Regards

Gaz

[gazza982]

Works OK with the Motherboard built in s/pdif connection so it looks like an issue with the sound card.

Thanks to everyone that helped.

Gaz

[thomaspf]

I am using a pretty dated Monarchy Audio DIP 24/96 . I also have a 2 channel digital equalizer looped-in between my PC and the DIP.

I guess the equalizer will be gone soon but  I am still patiently waiting for an effective dejitter mechanism ....

Cheers

    Thomas

[gazza982]

Thanks Thomas