[Denzo155]

This is an interesting find, thanks.

I have done all the above except item 4, having never heard of SIMPLINK. I found it in  my menu; it was already enabled, but I tried disabling it, which made no difference, so I re-enabled it.

It is actually a feature which enables the remote control to be used for any connected device as well as the TV, which saves  a user the trouble of keeping several remote controls.

 

[Denzo155]

Thanks Fellow Members,

My connection is actually like this. The cable shown green was installed as shown by B&O when we bought the speakers (for use with a B&O Music Centre) about 15 years ago, and connected with what look like large DIN M/F Connectors, joined to the core by what looks like an ethernet connector. this was replaced in 2013 and again last year when I bought the Core and the NAS.  Until two weeks ago, the red cable was a headphone cable with a 3.5mm jack each end. THIS WORKED; the Core knew if I was trying to listen to music or watch TV  and delivered the right sound. My TV broke down and the new TV has no headphone socket but an optical out, Instead of the headphone cable, I now have an optical cable with standard Toslink connection to the TV and a mini-toslink which goes into the dual purpose Core Line In socket. Now only the music plays.

[Denzo155]

I think the Core is indeed feeding the digital signal to the speakers, but no sound emerges. This could be because the speakers, being analogue, cannot interpret the signal. This in turn could be because I have failed to find the setting on the Core to convert Digital IN to Analogue OUT.

[Denzo155]

I forgot to mention that my speakers are quite old  – a pair of Beolab 6000s and a Beolab 2 subwoofer. I am not sure they can handle a digital signal.

[Denzo155]

Many thanks.

The external sound  is set to opticak out, and I have found in “Advanced Settings” that PCM is indeed the default. I am going to contact LG

 

[Denzo155]

This was the item I meant

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304293025978?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1owVroDEDT0ab-rjFcz93XA77&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=304293025978&targetid=1647205088280&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046017&poi=&campaignid=17206177401&mkgroupid=136851690655&rlsatarget=pla-1647205088280&abcId=9300866&merchantid=422128303&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8emBhDrARIsANNJjS6dvMbEH-hoHwwNXW4Di0kTEKZ0NFXDOJgNixKxlAbFsdAfc6I-rGIaAjq-EALw_wcB

[Denzo155]

Thanks for your help, guys’ I bought this from Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00T8HWV62?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Unfortuately, my new LG TV  says *Not supported” I wondered if I had inserted the cable wrongly in the Toslink socket but if there is nothing in the socket there is no error message, but it still doesn’t work.

The TV has HDMI out and I’m wondering if I need a converter like this.

 

 

[Denzo155]

Many thanks.  I thought there must be a simple answer, but have been unable to identify a cable with digital one end and the Core’s 3:5mm jack at the other.

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