Microsoft KB Archive/937900

= Xbox 360: How to connect Xbox 360 to a digital audio device =

Article ID: 937900

Article Last Modified on 5/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to connect your Xbox 360 to a digital audio device.



Connect an Xbox 360 console to a digital audio system
If the receiver or the amplifier has a digital audio input jack, you can use an optical Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (S/PDIF) cable instead of the standard red and white analog connectors to receive digital audio. Digital audio input produces higher-quality sound than analog audio input produces.

To connect the Xbox 360 console to a digital audio system, follow these steps:
 * 1) Follow steps 1 through 4 in the &quot;Connect an Xbox 360 console to a high-definition TV&quot; section or in the &quot;Connect an Xbox 360 console to a standard-definition TV&quot; section.
 * 2) Connect an optical S/PDIF cable from the AV connector on the Component HD AV Cable to the digital audio input jack on the receiver or on the TV.

Note The Component HD AV Cable does not include an optical S/PDIF cable. The Component HD AV Cable only includes the optical connection port. Therefore, you may have to purchase an optical S/PDIF cable separately. The S/PDIF connection port is located at the end of the cable on the base of the AV connector that you use to attach to the Xbox 360 console.
 * 1) Turn on the Xbox 360 console. In the System section, you can change the audio and digital output settings. Select the appropriate digital audio setting for the system.

Important During background download mode, the optical cable output is not disabled. Auto sensing optical switches have experienced issues in which a signal will prevent the optical switch from auto-detecting audio sources. When you disable the background download, the auto-sensing functionally of the switch or router is restored.

This is a known issue and we are currently developing a permanent solution.

Connect an Xbox 360 console to a high-definition TV

 * 1) Turn off the Xbox 360 console.
 * 2) Connect the audio-visual (AV) connector on the Component HD AV Cable to the AV port on the Xbox 360 console.
 * 3) Set the HDTV switch on the AV Connector to HDTV.

Note Only set the switch to HDTV if the TV supports high-definition resolution, such as 480p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. 1080p became supported after the November 2006 Xbox Live update.
 * 1) Connect the red, green, and blue RCA connectors on the Component HD AV Cable to the corresponding color input jacks on the high-definition TV. Do not use the yellow RCA composite video connector.
 * 2) Connect the red and white RCA audio connectors on the Component HD AV Cable to the corresponding colored input jacks on the HDTV.
 * 3) Turn on the Xbox 360 console.
 * 4) From the System section, you can change your display and HDTV settings. Select the appropriate high-definition video setting for the HDTV.

Connect an Xbox 360 console to a standard-definition TV

 * 1) Turn off the Xbox 360 console.
 * 2) Connect the AV connector on the Component HD AV Cable to the AV port on the Xbox 360 console.
 * 3) Set the HDTV switch on the AV connector to TV.
 * 4) Connect the yellow RCA composite video connector on the Component HD AV Cable to the yellow input jack on the TV. Do not use the red, green, and blue RCA connectors.
 * 5) Connect the red and white RCA audio connectors on the Component HD AV Cable to the corresponding colored input jacks on the TV.

Note Monaural (mono) TVs only have one audio input jack. If you have a mono TV, connect either the right side or the left side RCA audio connector to the audio input jack on the TV.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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