I wonder if it needs a DAT deck attached to work...
Not to keep bugging you on this one...but were you able pass a coax signal throught the unit, independent of the 7 pin...?
I have to dig out the dongle and check it with it attached...not sure if that would make a difference...also have to consider mine was dead to start with...but at least the light comes on now - thats a start...
But I think not seeing the TOslink light come on is a bad sign...
here's what i did:
1. home deck > coax out > coax IN on RMR:
-RMR 7pin OUT works
-RMR toslink OUT works (assumed, since i saw the transmitter light on)
-RMR coax OUT did NOT work (setup was: Oade 7pin > m1)
2. m1 > RMR via 7pin
-RMR coax OUT works
-RMR toslink OUT works (same assumption above)
marc
Big +T to Marc for modding my formerly useless RMR to take 9V DC power. I use a 9V AC adapter for home use, but it will run on a standard 9V battery. I have not run any battery runtime tests, yet.
As for Marc's I/O tests, my tests had slightly different results. Here's what I did:
M1 > RMR via 7-pin >
-RMR coax out works
-RMR toslink out works
CD/DVD player > coax out > coax IN on RMR:
-RMR 7pin OUT works
-RMR toslink OUT works*
-RMR coax OUT works*
*toslink and coax outputs were only active when the M1/7-pin was in record mode
HHB830 > optical out > optical in on RMR:
-RMR 7pin OUT works
-RMR toslink OUT works*
-RMR coax OUT works*
*toslink and coax outputs were only active when the M1/7-pin was in record mode
Seems like this DC-powered box would allow you to take either optical or coax input to a deck connected via the 7-pin and provide a feed to both the coax and optical outputs. If you don't have a Sony deck, it may not be very useful.