Question about surround sound and t.v. opticle cables?

Question

Hi, I am trying to get surround sound for my x box. To get that I know I need a toslink but im not sure if my tv or my surround sound is compatible with that.
On the back of my surround sound: Antenna(Am, Coaxial 75 fm), tv/video(white and red. audio in), video out, component video out( red-Pr/Cr, blue-Pb/Cb, green-y), DMPORT, HDMI out, Digital in(coaxia, optical),

On the tv:Phone, PC audio in, TV ant, CR/Pr, Cb/Pb, Y, VGA, HDMI

surround has dolby pro logic and I was told to have surround that you can hear what is behind you in the game is behind you with the sound (5.1 surround i think its called) you had to have toslink.
Please tell me what i need to get in order to have 5.1 and where to plug it into. Thank you

Answer 1

Connect optical cable directly from Xbox to sound system for 5.1 surround sound.

Answer 2

Geoff is correct.



Go buy a Toslink Optical cable long enough to reach from the jack on the back of the 360 to the Digital In (optical) on the back of your 'surround sound'.



NOTE: Many optical cables have a tiny rubber dust cap on the end of either side of the cable. It is so small, you can actually connect the cable with the cap in place. Then you wonder why your sound cuts out. Check for this and remove the cap.

Answer 3

You connect your XBOX to the tv using HDMI cable, make sure that you have the XBOX set up to output the video and audio via HDMI cable. Then you connect an optical cable from the tv to your home theater. To hear the sound you turn the XBOX and tc on, you also turn your home theater on and see if it has an input selector. Some system will automatically trigger the sound in the incoming signal from the optical input (check the owners manual of your system). Hope this will help you out.

Answer 4

toslink = optical... so optical out of Xbox and into surround sound