AppleTV Gen 3 - no optical audio

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AppleTV Gen 3 - no optical audio

My ATV gen 3 is attached to the monitor via HDMI and to external speakers via the optical TOSlink output (I use an optical to 3.5mm jack converter).

However, I am getting no audio from the optical output. I get audio just fine from the HDMI output (I understand there is no way to turn this off so I just mute it).

Question: do I need to tell the AppleTV to direct the audio output to the optical instead of HDMI?

I can't find a way of doing this in the setup menus.

Help!

Thanks.

Posted on Sep 23, 2017 12:12 PM

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Answer 1

Alley_Cat

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Sep 24, 2017 2:31 AM in response to smallard

That adapter looks like it's to attach a mini toslink (3.5mm size) cable to a device requiring standard toslink cables - one adapter at each end.

As WC says this adapter will not do D to A conversion if your ext speakers are analogue only.

You may find the monitor has a 3.5mm audio out which could be used to send the audio the monitor processes to the speakers.

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Answer 2

Sep 23, 2017 1:28 PM in response to smallard

an optical to 3.5mm jack converter

What exactly is this, please?

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Answer 3

Sep 24, 2017 2:19 AM in response to smallard

That doesn't appear to do any conversion, if not it's quite pointless in your set up, you need a ...

DAC (Example Only - Not a recommendation or suggestion that this is suitable in your circumstances)

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smallard Author

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Sep 23, 2017 8:40 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Like this:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/2-Pack-Optical-3-5mm-Female-Mini-Jack-Plug-To-Digital -Toslink-M-Audio-Adapter/123341617

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