How to make it happen Surround for Dreambox HD 800 (cloned) please

[Mario Micallef]

Friends i have a cloned dreambox 800hd and would like to connect it to a surround system . i have bought an optical dijital which i pluged it in both the dream box and samsung surround. I also have changed Ac3 default into yes from no .... and yet no sound is heard from the surround..... am i missing out something can the dreamnox be conected to a surround system...

You help is greatily appreciated for which i thank you in advance.

Regards


Your Fiend who needs help

[owenb]

yep got mine connected to surround sound system although my optical cable required a few moments of jangling to get sound once fully in to the socket its fine

[dctyper]

check the channel is giving out surround sound

check the surround sound device is on the right channel, ie optical

[Mario Micallef]

Thanks Freinds.....

I will do as instructed and keep you informed

Regards

MM

[Mario Micallef]

Sorry Lads but i did as instructed but without success... do you thing that the devices are npt competatable.... one think that i noticed is that when i plug out the digital optical out from the surround system a red beam can be seen but when i plug out the lead from the dreambox it has no red beam (lead is plug it in the surround).

I cannot understand why no sound can be heard . Channels that we tried are dobly surround..


Any help is greatily appreciated...

Regards


MM

[springer]

The red light is actually the sound signal generated by the Dreambox. So you can only see it from the side of the cable that you attach to your sound system. Are you sure you are pointing your sound system to the right digital optical input from its menu. If you can see the red light it means Dreambox and cable are ok.

[bigoz]

are you not better connecting the optical cable into the output on your TV, then to your input on the surround sound amp? otherwise every time you turn the TV off, you'll still have sound out the speakers?

[dctyper]

Sorry Lads but i did as instructed but without success... do you thing that the devices are npt competatable.... one think that i noticed is that when i plug out the digital optical out from the surround system a red beam can be seen but when i plug out the lead from the dreambox it has no red beam (lead is plug it in the surround).

I cannot understand why no sound can be heard . Channels that we tried are dobly surround..


Any help is greatily appreciated...

Regards


MM

you done the right thing to see the red light. we now know the cable is alright. you said it has no light from the dreambox but does from the surround sound? this is odd as you only get this on an output. theck that the surround sound is optical in

[ephid0r]

i run my surround sound off the scart lead and video off the dvi - hdmi cable

think it is using an old console adaptor

[tkm18]

Same problem for me, was working fine when i had the 500, with the 800 doesnt work. Cables, speakers deffo work.

Possably an image problem?

[alec]

I am not familiar with a Samsung system, but you usually have to configure the sound system as well. If for instance I did not inform my AV amp to put the sound through the optical,it will assume it is going through the HDMI, and you will only receive PCM through that.

[bluebottle]

I thought you only got surround sound out put( if available) by setting AC3 audio in the audio selection from MPEG? It works for me.

[alec]

Volume control of AC3 signals only works if AC3 downmix is activated. Please keep in mind that AC3
downmix will disable the output of real AC3 signals on every audio out, even on the S/P DIF output. Check that AC3 downmix is off in Dreambox Menu.