[mythtv-users] SPDIF Audio with HD-PVR

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:33 AM, John Welch <jrw3319 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, this is not specifically a mythtv question, but I'm hoping someone
> here can help.  I have a Hauppauge HD-PVR which I have not integrated
> with myth yet.  I prefer to stay on the stable myth path, so I'm
> waiting until HD-PVR support is part of the mainstream packages.
> However, in the meantime I have do some playing around with recording
> from the command line under Linux using the instructions on the wiki
> page.  Over the weekend I upgraded to the latest firmware in order to
> get SPDIF audio.  After the upgrade I disconnected the RCA audio
> connections on the HD-PVR; took the SPDIF cable I had running into my
> AV receiver from the HD STB and put it into the OPT-IN connection on
> the HD-PVR; and then ran another SPDIF cable from the OPT-OUT to my AV
> receiver.  Now, however, I'm not getting any audio with my recordings,
> nor am I getting any sound from my speakers when playing through the
> HD-PVR.  The firmware upgrade seemed to go OK, and I do see a red
> light coming through the SPDIF cables.  I'm not sure what to check at
> this point.  Are there any settings that need to be changed to make
> the SPDIF port truly active?

IIRC, the 5.1 input on the HD-PVR isn't currently working.