Problem with Audigy and optical IN

[kykkus]

Hi, i have a problem, i have a sound blaster audiy platinum (1st series), windows 7 x64 and a tv with audio optical out.
I want to use optical IN of my audigy to listen the audio from tv to my 5.1 speaker of computer. The problem is that i can't hear the audio of tv and i don't know why. I try to go in: control_pannel-hardware_and_sounds-sounds-tab_recorder and i see that all of the name in the list are not ready, all but S/PDIF IN that is ready. The line next to S/PDIF IN (line that show the sound's level) is always gray, such as it don't receve audio.
Anyone can help me, please?


Sorry for my english.

 

[maceman]

Hi Kykkus,
One thing you could try is to update your drivers. Be sure that they're for 64.
If everything else is working, S/PDIF IN should work too..

 

[fireberd]

Are you sure you have an S/PDIF INPUT? Most of the cards in that era only have an S/PDIF OUTPUT from the PC.

 

[kykkus]

thanks for reaplay, yes i have last driver and it is compatible with x64, and also yes the audigy have S/PDIF INPUT and also th S/PDIF OUTPUT...

 

[maceman]

Hi again Kykkus,
Just remembered..
Check out the Audigy's own mixer settings. Your S/PDIF may be muted there.

 

[fireberd]

I see S/PDIF I/O on the external "Audigy Drive" unit but not on the basic sound card. Is this what you have? I had a later Audigy 2 Platinum Ex model with the external "Audigy Drive" unit and it had the Optical I/O connections. Considering the age of this unit it could have malfunctioned and the reason the Optical no longer works. The Audigy Drive module in mine died and sadly I had to upgrade to a new model sound card as the Audigy line has been discontinued.

 

[kykkus]

thanks for replay, the audigy mixer dosen't work in windows 7 i don't know what to do... i have audigy and in front of computer i have a pannel that is linked with audigy board, if i click on mixer audio of windows 7 (near clock) it show me: speakers, sound of system and S/PDIF IN, that have the highest level possible but wen i switch the monitor from monito to tv and set speakers exsternal i can't listen the audio and mixer of windows don show me the line where se the level of the audio such as there isn't audio...

 

[fireberd]

As I suspected you have the model with the "Audigy Drive". Considering the age of the unit it's not surprising that it's not 100% Windows 7 compatible. Your best option, to do what you want, is to upgrade to a new sound card that is fully Windows 7 compatible. The HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card has both optical S/PDIF input and output and is Windows 7 compatible - both 32 bit and 64 bit. HT Omega - Striker7.1