Optical Audio Out

I have an optical cable connected to my 3.5 mm headphone port using an 3.5 mm toslink adapter to my spidf audio cable. Optical digital out port is recognized in sound settings but there is no red light at the other end of my spidf cable.

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 20, 2023 5:34 AM

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