HT3000 - optical output error

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sultanoswing

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#35630 12-Jun-2009 18:10

I just purchased an HT3000 terrestrial receiver from JB HiFi.

I've just tried hooking the unit's SPDIF optical output to my Yamaha DSP-A1 amplifier, but get the error "INPUT DATA ERROR" displayed on the Yamaha and no sound.

Picture quality is fine, and RCA sound is fine too, with no freezing or dropouts. I've tried a known good optical cable, and there is a red light at the amp end of the cable, indicating to me it's at least connected and transmitting from the HT3000.

I've ensured the audio output of the HT3000 is set to "DD enabled" and "Dolby Digital", but still no luck.

Any thoughts? Dud unit? Reception problem?

Thanks.

sultanoswing

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#224456 12-Jun-2009 19:07

Solved....TVNZ doesn't broadcast in DD.

Optical output works on TV3, but not TVNZ stations or, sadly, National Radio or Concert FM.

Jaxson

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#225131 15-Jun-2009 08:55

There might be an option in the menus somewhere to change what format the digital output is in. If there is you can try changing it and see if that produces any output on channels other than tv3.

sultanoswing

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#225152 15-Jun-2009 09:30

Good thought. I'd thought of that but there wasn't any option (readily) apparent. I guess you can chalk it up to the fact that this is a $200 box, rather than a $350 one. Otherwise works well, with none of the freezes or lockups that seem to plague some other cheaper boxes *cough*ET*cough*.

If anyone knows of such an option, I'll be all eyes :)

dtvs

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#225446 16-Jun-2009 00:54

sultanoswing: Good thought. I'd thought of that but there wasn't any option (readily) apparent. I guess you can chalk it up to the fact that this is a $200 box, rather than a $350 one. Otherwise works well, with none of the freezes or lockups that seem to plague some other cheaper boxes *cough*ET*cough*.

If anyone knows of such an option, I'll be all eyes :)

We are working with Homecast on improving the audio offering on the HT3000. Something should come through via OTA after the Homecast PVR release.

AH

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#225472 16-Jun-2009 08:28

@dvts: That's fantastic! I hope such a thing will come to pass - it's a pain having to physically unplug the optical output when watching (or listening to the radio) on anything other than TV3 (at present).

Good speed!