I made sure the DVD player was off/unplugged before I tested the xbox again. I tried plugging in the DVD player to the splitter (with the xbox as well), thinking that maybe 2 devices had to be pugged in for the splitter to work.

I don't understand why there are 2 dots when I'm only passing one signal through?Д¦. The only thing that seems odd is that I can actually see 2 very small red dots on the one end of the splitter (not just one dot). However, when I plug the xbox into the splitter, I can see the red dot on the other end of the splitter, so it appears that the signal is passing through the splitter. Then I plug the 2 open jacks into each side of the splitter, and then sound doesn't work. The Lindy 3 Port TosLink (Optical) Digital Audio Splitter allows the connection of up to 3 digital optical (SPDIF, TosLink) output devices such as speakers.

The sound on my receiver for the xbox works.ДҐ. I turn everything on, and just for kicks, I hold the open ends of the 2 toslink cables together (without the splitter) so that the red beam shines from one open jack into the other. I plug 1 toslink cable into the receiver and the other into the xbox.Д¤. I first attempt to get only 1 device to work through the splitter, so I test the xbox first.ДЈ. Both devices have been tested on my receiver with my optical toslink cables.Дў. I have a DVD player and an Xbox, both with optical outputs. I'm wondering if anyone with experience with these splitters has had a similar issue? Could I possibly have 2 defective splitters on my hands, or do I need very high quality toslink cables for this to work?ДЎ. I don't have any issues with the cables, and I've ensured that only one device is on when plugged into the splitter. Both don't seem to work with my optical cables. I just got 2 toslink splitters from ebay.

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