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09-04-2003, 09:35 PM
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Kevin,
I would suggest you connect your Digital Audio Cable from your cablebox to the Digital Audio Cable input (CD) on your receiver..and if possible relabel the CD title to Cable on your receiver.
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09-05-2003, 12:45 AM
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Motorola, Jerod, etc. DCT (Digital Consumer Terminals) a.k.a digital cable boxes do not come with digital audio outputs. Nor do they come standard with S-Video outputs. Dish has an edge on this over CATV. When I was with Adelphia Cable I saw this only twice when clients demanded digital audio. You contact your cable provider and pay a fee, they give you a loaner box and yours goes to Texas to have digital audio (coaxial) and S-Video connectors soldered in the PCB. There is no other way to get discrete audio (digital audio) out of that box. Trust me.
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09-05-2003, 06:57 AM
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You contact your cable provider and pay a fee, they give you a loaner box and yours goes to Texas to have digital audio (coaxial) and S-Video connectors soldered in the PCB. There is no other way to get discrete audio (digital audio) out of that box. Trust me.
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Since Kevin's initial post indicates that his box already has a digital audio output, all of that would appear to be irrelevant.
I agree with Darren Mortensen's suggestion. In addition, though, Kevin may need to run analog left and right connections from the cable box to a set of analog inputs on the receiver. There may be stations on his cable system that are not broadcast with a digital audio signal.
M.
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09-05-2003, 08:41 AM
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Thanks for the help
I was able to change the digital audio coaxial input on the reciever to correspond with the digital cable inputs for video. I did however have to leave the left and right channels analog connected to recieve channels under 100. I am still unsure if I am recieving a digital signal to the reciever because on the display for the receiver, it only shows the the left and right speakers instead of the 5.1 it displays for a dvd.
Kevin
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09-05-2003, 09:16 AM
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I am still unsure if I am recieving a digital signal to the reciever because on the display for the receiver, it only shows the the left and right speakers instead of the 5.1 it displays for a dvd.
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Most Dolby Digital signals on digital cable are DD 2.0. Try tuning in a recently released big-budget film on one of the premium cable channels. HBO and Showtime are pretty good about broadcasting in 5.1 if the film was released that way.
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09-05-2003, 10:23 AM
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I have never seen a cable box come stock with digital audio out. It looks like in Kevins case his was an exception. DirectTv and Dish Network boxes all come with digital audio connections.
My post and information is totally relavant and helpful to posters that have cable boxes that do not come with digital conections, however.
Scott Saunders
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09-05-2003, 10:38 AM
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I have never seen a cable box come stock with digital audio out.
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Scientific Atlanta models routinely come with coax digital output. I've had both HD and non-HD models.
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My post and information is totally relavant and helpful to posters that have cable boxes that do not come with digital conections, however.
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So save it until someone with such a problem actually posts.
M.
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09-05-2003, 10:51 AM
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"Originally posted by Mr. Reuban: Scientific Atlanta models routinely come with coax digital output. I've had both HD and non-HD models."
I stand publically corrected. Thanks Michael, knowledge is power.
"orginally posted by Mr. Reuban: So save it until someone with such a problem actually posts".
Wise advice, but I was just trying to help Kevin not make him feel he was unknowledgable.
Scott
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09-05-2003, 11:15 AM
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DirectTv and Dish Network boxes all come with digital audio connections.
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I have three Direct TV Satellite recievers (2 sony and 1 RCA) and none of them have digital audio connections. Red and White RCA ouputs only. |
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