Acer Revo 3700 - No HMDI sound - OpenElec

markjones99 · 2011-10-11 11:39

Hello.

I have a brand new Acer Revo 3700. I've installed the latest OpenElec for ION chipsets to it.

I have a picture but no sound. I'm using HDMI to my HDTV.

I've tried some settings like custom, plughw:1,7 etc like mentioned on forums but no luck.

Any advise please?

I also notice the picture looks great but is a tad jerky like it catches itself up or something?

Thanks. Mark.

flapmio · 2011-10-25 10:22

Try following this guide: http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-si...-the-cheap

Excerpt: "If you want to use HDMI for your audio out, head to Settings > System > Audio hardware, then set the audio output to Digital. Set your Audio output device to hdmi, and set the Passthrough output device to hdmi. Last, enable Downmix multichannel audio to stereo."

I havn't tried it myself as I havn't gotten round to installing XBMC on my Revo 3700, am finishing off installing Win 7 at present....

lefty420 · 2011-10-25 18:28

set the output to hdmi

highlight the passthrough options if your amp supports it

then on the output device and passthrough device (if your amp supports it) options choose custom

Code:

plughw:1,7

worked for me

The_Dogg · 2011-10-25 18:47

you haven't searched a lot have you? Tongue

the answer to your question is on the openelec website:
http://openelec.tv/find-help/documentati...-revo-1600

I know the guide mentions revo 1600, but I can confirm it works for the revo 3610 aswell, so it should work with the 3700.

lefty420 · 2011-10-25 19:15

not sure that will work.

this is the guide i used (also from openelec)

http://www.openelec.tv/find-help/documen...mi-on-ion2

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KingsCross · 2011-10-25 20:42

Custom/plughw:1,7 works on my 3700. You sure its not something simple like using hdmi/digital sound settings while playing back through LCD TV speakers? If so, try analogue/custom/plughw:1,7 and see if that works.

flapmio · 2012-01-10 12:31

Hi,

I got the audio working on my Revo 3700 by following this guide on the AVForums
(http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=88369)

Why this guide is not in these forums I do not know!

LH88 · 2012-01-10 17:37

I used this wiki guide to get my audio working through HDMI on my revo 3700 and also got working menu sounds. However I installed XBMC live, not openelec so not sure it will work for you.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...controller

crackers · 2012-04-13 03:05

lefty's "solution" worked for me ... K/Ubuntu on a brand-new (as in got it yesterday) 3700

SubOne · 2012-12-23 22:31

Lefty's solution appears to be 404.
This worked for me: http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=...neric_ion2

lefty420 Senior Member Posts: 162 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-10-25 18:28 Post: #3 set the output to hdmi highlight the passthrough options if your amp supports it then on the output device and passthrough device (if your amp supports it) options choose custom Code: `plughw:1,7` worked for me
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lefty420 Senior Member Posts: 162 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-10-25 19:15 Post: #5 not sure that will work. this is the guide i used (also from openelec) http://www.openelec.tv/find-help/documen...mi-on-ion2 pease pudding
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KingsCross Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-10-25 20:42 Post: #6 Custom/plughw:1,7 works on my 3700. You sure its not something simple like using hdmi/digital sound settings while playing back through LCD TV speakers? If so, try analogue/custom/plughw:1,7 and see if that works. (This post was last modified: 2011-10-25 20:45 by KingsCross.)
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flapmio Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: Oct 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-01-10 12:31 Post: #7 Hi, I got the audio working on my Revo 3700 by following this guide on the AVForums (http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=88369) Why this guide is not in these forums I do not know!
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LH88 Junior Member Posts: 36 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2012-01-10 17:37 Post: #8 I used this wiki guide to get my audio working through HDMI on my revo 3700 and also got working menu sounds. However I installed XBMC live, not openelec so not sure it will work for you. http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...controller
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crackers Member Posts: 69 Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-04-13 03:05 Post: #9 lefty's "solution" worked for me ... K/Ubuntu on a brand-new (as in got it yesterday) 3700
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SubOne Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Dec 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-12-23 22:31 Post: #10 Lefty's solution appears to be 404. This worked for me: http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=...neric_ion2
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