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Digital output not supported???

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sleepyyellow

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 22, 2008
108
0
The heart of Europe (Switzerland)
hey,

i just got my toslink cable today it was a cheap one i just thought i need to get my z-5500 working with my MBP. i hooked it up and i noticed i dont get any support with it. like my volume buttons on the keyboard dont even work. also i cant change it from stereo to 5.1, i can do it by changing effects on my logitech device but that still means i dont get true surround sound etc.
how do i get support of my speakers?
i took a screenshot to show...

- thanks in advance

-s
 

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aaronw1986

macrumors 68030
Oct 31, 2006
2,622
10
sleepyyellow said:
hey,

i just got my toslink cable today it was a cheap one i just thought i need to get my z-5500 working with my MBP. i hooked it up and i noticed i dont get any support with it. like my volume buttons on the keyboard dont even work. also i cant change it from stereo to 5.1, i can do it by changing effects on my logitech device but that still means i dont get true surround sound etc.
how do i get support of my speakers?
i took a screenshot to show...

- thanks in advance

-s
Click to expand...

Why are you under MIDI settings?
 
Consultant

Consultant

macrumors G5
Jun 27, 2007
13,314
34
Volume keys and system volume settings dpes not work because fiber optic is LINE OUT.
 
AviationFan

AviationFan

macrumors 6502a
Jan 12, 2006
510
0
Cedar Rapids, IA
sleepyyellow said:
also i cant change it from stereo to 5.1, i can do it by changing effects on my logitech device but that still means i dont get true surround sound etc.
Click to expand...
The only surround sound you should expect is a passthrough of encoded surround audio from the DVD Player application to the optical digital output. There is no on-the-fly AC3 encoding or anything of that sort in Macs.

- Martin
 
Jolly Jimmy

Jolly Jimmy

macrumors 65816
Dec 13, 2007
1,357
3
You need to look under Properties For: Built-in Output.
On your screenshot you have the properties for the built-in microphone selected.
 
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