Interesting. I know on a regular Mac you normally can only route the
audio output to one thing at a time. So in the case of an Apple TV when
audio can either go to the HDMI connection or the TOSLink connection, I
wondered how it would try to guess the right place or did it mirror to
both? Sounds like it gives preference to the HDMI connector if there is
one. My surround receiver is about 13 years old so it only has the
TOSlink connection and no HDMI.
CB
On 1/9/13 10:17 AM, Søren Jensen wrote:
Hi.
The square connection which is called dvd optical input on your receiver can be
connected to an Apple tv. The Apple tv does have a simular connection.
I have my Apple tv connected to both my tv with a HDMI caple and to my surround
receiver by the optical connection, and it's only music and Voiceover which
comes out in my receiver if I don't turn on my tv. If I try to play a movie, it
won't start until I turn on the tv. I don't know why, but that's how it works
for me, so I can't say that'll work for you when you don't have a tv.
By the way, this squared connecter is called Toslink. that's the name of the
squared connecter.
Best regards:
Søren Jensen
Mail & MSN:
s...@coolfortheblind.dk
Website:
http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/
Den 09/01/2013 kl. 05.01 skrev Eric Caron <ecar...@comcast.net>:
In my case i do not have a TV. I only want the Apple TV to mirror my computer
and also to act as a air play receiver for my iPhone. If there is a digital
output on the Apple TV then I should be able to find the correct cable to go to
my digital input. These are connections I have never used before. My receiver
is fairly old and does not have a HDMI or USB or Apple dock or anything like
that. The Apple rep did not mention any other output then the HDMI on the
Apple TV, so I will need to confirm there is a optical output. If present that
should solve my problem.
Eric Caron
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:18 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote:
There are a number of ways to do it. Running HDMI to the TV sets up the TV to
do the decoding but running an RCA pair from the TV to the receiver means
you're only getting stereo. Now if you only have two speakers then that's fine
but if you have the center, subwoofer and rear channel stuff you probably want
to get the full 6-channel digital signal to your receiver somehow. Some newer
receivers have HDMI inputs as well but my old Dennon just has the optical and
coaxial (RCA) digital inputs.
CB
On 1/8/13 10:07 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
For one thing, you don't run the Apple TV directly into the receiver. I mean, I
suppose you could if you had h d m i, but me personally, I ran my Apple TV via
HDMI into my television, then I run my television out via RCA to the red white
RCA in on my 5.1 surround receiver.
Thank you kindly,
Christopher-Mark Gilland.
Founder of CLG Productions
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Caron" <ecar...@comcast.net>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:10 PM
Subject: Apple TV to stereo receiver
Hi listers,
I am interested in purchasing a Apple TB to use with my stereo receiver. I'm
not sure how to do this as I understand the Apple TV has a HDMI output and my
receiver has something called a DVD optical in put, that is square. A single
port called a digital input that is round. and analogue input with RCA jacks.
Can anyone let me know if they are using a Apple TV with a stereo receiver, and
let me know if any of my input options could work?
Eric Caron
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