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toslink/s/pdif fussy

I am having a heck of a time when I use optical (spdif) connections. It seems they need to be connected in a certain order and components turned on in a specific order or else they don't like to work, end protectors off...yes, light visible at end of send cable...yes, thanks.
Jeff B
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kr4
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Depends on what they are connected to. What are they?
elizabeth
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Not for me. The only cable I see as being a P.I.T.A. is HMDI.
Now there is a crappy designed cable.
And the handshake protocol sucks too.
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kr4
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Yes, HDMI is a poorly conceived design. However, I don't see how this is relevant to the OP's problems.

Kal
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Maybe if your source is not giving the signal when your D/A, or whatever is turned on, it may start looking for another source that has a signal. It may rule out that jack as not having its signal. If the source is on first, then the D/A may lock right onto it. Just a guess.
hifitime
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Also, there may be a short delay in the order the D/A search for a signal at turn-on. The Toslink jack your using may be the first one in the search sequence. The other inputs may be checked for a signal after the jack your using is found to not have the signal first. So the other jacks may give you more time to power your source up, since they (other input jacks) are checked for their signal after the one your using.
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