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Hi, i got a problem with my Apple TV 2. I just bought the Monster Apple TV Fibre Optic Cable on the Apple Store to connect my Apple TV to my Monster Beatbox (only AUX, but with Adapter no problem to connect) - the Apple TV is connctet to my SAMSUNG UE32D6300 via Monster HDMI Cable. Everything works fine exept that Apple TV only plays the music on the TV and not on my Monster Beatbox... So what can I do now??
Thanks for your help folks!
AppleTV 2
What is an iTV? Oh, I think you mean AppleTV.
I think if the HDMI cable is connected and the TV is powered on, then the audio will go to the HDMI cable.
I would wonder if using a Fibre to RCA adapter for the Beatbox would work. maybe someone else here has tried it.
sorry i spelld it wrong, of course it is Apple TV 2 😉
I don't want to use AppleTV that "usual" kind of way, I just want it to play music from my MBP, iPad, iPod and iPhone...is that possible??
......I just want it to play music from my MBP, iPad, iPod and iPhone...is that possible??
You can't using the current software it doesn't appear to support that. Apple do have the Airport express which is specifically for audio only.
Ok, but why does Apple TV has an optical Audio Imput/Export??
The manual says :
Optical digital audio port
Connect Apple TV to a home theater receiver that has an optical digital audio port,using an optical digital audio (also called S/PDIF or TOSLINK) cable
You use an adapter to connect the optical digital audio port to your Beatbox? How does that work? What does the manufacturer say about digital to analog conversion?
Because some receivers don't have an HDMI input or enough HDMI inputs to connect all your devices.
By the way you could turn the TV off in some previous software versions, so it may be a bug or it may not, it's not really clear since the requirements do state a TV.
Ok, but can I just use the optical cable to hear the musik on the Beatbox without watching the Apple TV output?
Apple TV 2 & optical Audio Cable
