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    where is the spdif out?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by burman, Aug 23, 2009.

  1. burman

    burman Notebook Consultant

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    i'm just found out my dv7-1170us has spdif out, but have no prior experience with it. i'd like to hook up a headphone amp via this option.
     
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    It's in headphone jack #2. Unfortunately, you won't be able to use a standard optical cable with it. You'll need a 3.5mm to standard toslink cable or adapter.
     
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    thank you. just to be clear, is jack 2 the middle or far right?
     
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    It should be the far right one. It was like that on my dv2000t, and I'm assuming they probably kept the setup the same over model updates, so I could be wrong... but you'll definitely know you hit the right one as soon as you plug it in and see a red light that appears at the end of the cable.
     
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