Optical cable stuck in Apple TV

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Optical cable stuck in Apple TV

I have a first gen Apple TV and I plugged in an optical cable and now I can't get it out! The cable is working fine however and I don't have to remove it. I have applied a fair amount of pressure to the cable, anymore and I am frightened that something will break. Is there a trick to removing the optical cable?

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iMac, 17 Powerbook, 12 iBook, Mac Book, Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jul 21, 2009 4:16 PM

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Answer 1

Alley_Cat

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Jul 21, 2009 10:48 PM in response to Kevin Plumb

No special trick, it should just unplug.

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Answer 2

shorts

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Aug 8, 2009 12:37 AM in response to Kevin Plumb

Hi,

I had the same experience. Maybe its the brand of cable? I think my cable is a belkin. It required a fair bit of force to remove the cable but I got it unplugged in the end without damaging the port. I plugged it in again to see if it was any easier to remove it the second time and it seemed a bit easier but still required excessive force to remove the cable. I suppose you shouldnt need to remove the cable very often once you have it set up but way too much force just to remove a plug!

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