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THANK YOU so much! I couldn't figure out why the optical cable wouldn't connect to between my new Edifier R1855DB speakers and my TV! It was the plastic covers at either end of the cable! I never saw an optical cable before. There were no instructions! I didn't know about the plastic covers. I searched the internet and found your video on KZfaq. You are are life saver. These cable manufacturers need to realise that not everybody in the world has all the technical knowledge that they have. Thank you again.

Namaste Bhupinder. You are right, nothing works easily first time. I could not get my old Smart TV to work with my Yamaha reciver using HDMI arc. Itried everything So in frustration I bought a TOS link cable. I did not know how to put it in as I did not want to beak anything. One YOutube guy said that the TOS link plug has a sort of capital D shape which you should use to line up and insert the plug till it "snaps" But it was your video that told me that I had to remove the plastic covers from the cable one at each end! The guy in the shop never told me that. And the other youtube video never told me to remove the plastic cover! Now I am going with my tv through my AV reviever and my TOSlink!! Its a good sound! Thankyou

Dude thank you so much the freakin covers had me doubting my skills

Thank you so much for a clear and informative video. I was going nuts that I could not plug in the optical cables. I would NEVER have thought that those little plastic plugs were to be removed. I couldn't see them that well and thought they were little bulbs. Thanks for addressing the fact that the cable might be hard to push in because it needed to go in a particular way and you encouraged one to keep moving it around until it clicked. And I agree with you 100% that sometimes technology is like a puzzle. Thanks for helping me with this puzzle.

Honestly, nobody EVER mentions the rubber covers! Thank you for ending my frustration in two minutes, Bhupinder!

Also one of obviously many who did not know about optical cables and how to connect- thank you

Thanks for the tip on removing the plastic caps over the bulbs. My instructions in my kit never mentioned that. Will let my EBay seller know that they should advise to remove caps

A million thanks for this. I was going mad with frustration until I learnt from you to remove the plastic plugs. When I went back to the electrical shop where I bought the cable and my tv they had no idea that the plugs had to be removed. Thank you for saving my sanity.

Thank you so much Bhupinder. I have been struggling for years, yes years, to get an optical plug to fit my Smart TV. It wasn't until I saw your video, that I realised that there was a protective cap over the end. DOH!!

I was trying to plug it in with the plastic cover on too. I'd never used one before myself. Thanks for putting this video out.

Dude thanks so much for a neat demo. one thing where I was breaking my head is I couldn't insert the cable as it is. After seeing your video I found its the rubber Cover. U have mentioned about that too. which was not mention by anybody. thanks again dude. nice day.

Thanks so much. I saw the plastic but was afraid to pull it off, so then I tried shoving the cable into the TV. When it didn’t work, I stopped & looked online for directions. So happy you were here! Thank you! 😊

"Don't try to insert it with the rubber on" The best advice 👍

I gotta say, I just love this video. A thousand likes to you

I watched three videos , came to your video and problem solved 😁😀 removed the plastic plugs

Omg the rubber cap solution was so complex I couldn't solve it for years. Thanks alot for helping me out.

hehe... after watching your video i was able to connect the cable as the manual didn't say to remove the plastic cap and i was trying to push as hard to plug the cable... thanks dude..saved me a visit to the electronics store

I also had problems with the plastic tips, not having used optical cables before and with no guidance, you’re my saviour - thanks.

So So helpful; I was lost (trying to fit the cable before I found your video) until I heard you say it only fits in one direction, also the cover confused me-nowhere in any Denon or RCA (my TV) instructions does it mention the hinged cover (I thought I bought the wrong cable,ha ha) and then I saw the cover retract when you connected it. Thank you so much-I'm all connected-you're a godsend.

You are a life-saver!!! I had no idea that there were tiny plastic covers on the ends of the cables! I was trying to ram these things in for an hour! Thank you!

THANK YOU!!! All the other videos just ASSUMED nobody would be dumb enough to try to put the cable in with rubber plugs still on it but how are we to know?? Fixed my problem right away and saved me additional time and stress. After a 12 hour workday and driving home in a blizzard I have about had enough. Thanks again!

Dude. Omg you totally saved my sanity. Thanks for the tip.

Indeed. Just the simple remark about the damn plugs solved my problem too. Thanks Bhupinder!

Than you! I couldn’t figure this out for the life of me.

I'm glad I found your video. I'm in IT and have never used optical. It sounds so much better, it's so crystal clear. The treble is much more accentuated. If I hadn't seen your video tho I would have broken my cable inside my DAC lol

Thanks for this video. I worked with the thing for 2 weeks. They didn't say anything about a plastic plug. Ok so I am not that smart but now I have a working sound bar. :)

Wow wow, Thank you. The ONLY video that solved my problem. Thanks again!

Why did neither my TV manual nor the audio connector manual mention that I had to remove the rubber caps!? It's working now. Many thanks!

I gave this to my parents for Christmas and tried installing it yesterday. Had the same issues, remove the plastic caps before plugging in! Idk why Samsung doesn't mention this in the manual, the plastic caps look like they are part of the cable! Not everyone has used this type of connection before. Thanks for the video, it solved my problem.

The instructions on the cables did not mention the protective caps, I was so happy to have seen your video!! Thanks for all the help.

Yes, you had the same situation with the plastic coverings as I did...your video address that, and also the D.IN is good to know, as I wasn't aware of that. (maybe my bar will say something different). Thank you. Chris, Montreal Canada

Thank you. No mention of the plastic cap. Like you said, I had never seen this cable before. I appreciate you created this video.

Thank you! Extremely helpful! Nothing was telling us to take plastic caps off that looked securely attached.

Awesome video! I had no idea there were little plastic covers on the end of the cable, no wonder I wasn't able to connect the cable at first. You saved me a lot of frustration and confusion! Thank you!

Dude....Over an hour looking at my Samsung manual, plugging and replugging, searching online and my new soundbar would not work. One minute and thirty five seconds into your video, problem solved (pull the rubberthings off the cable). You Da MAN!

Thanks for your video! I didn't know about the caps. I also had to change my TV sound output from Internal speakers to Optical/HDMI out.

Thanks. The covers on the end of the optical cable got me too

Thank you!!! I went to setup my new Samsung Sound to my Samsung TV. My directions included a small note about using the optical connection, which I also reasoned was the right way to go for optimal sound. I had never made an optical connection either and did not know to remove the little silicone cover on each end of the cable. I was he'd a bunch of KZfaq videos, but none said a word about removing the end covers. Thank you for your extremely helpful video! !!

Yes Sir : It works now : I just had to remove the very small plastic "dups" on the cable, and then everything worked together. Thank you very much for this advice.

Thank you so much from France !! 😊

my new bush soundbar was making a crackling noise. I'd forgot to remove the rubbers on the end of the cable. Thank you very much. Great video.

1:55 this is what I've been looking for... LG did not mention this part in their instruction video. Need to remove those goddamn rubbers on both ends. Thanks, very helpful!

Thank you Bhupinder for explaining that I needed to remove the plastic caps from each end of the cable. Like you I tried to connect the cable without doing this and was puzzled why neither end clicked in. Problem solved. Thanks again. The instructions that come with these cables should explain this!

Thank you! Nobody ever said to remove plastic cover except for you!

Great thanks man! My first optical connection was impossible, and time passed... I wanted avoid forcing the insertion... You gave me the solution. Thanks.

Thank you ton, this was my first time using this type cable. I was trying everything and it was just those covers.

Thank you so much!!!!! Remove the plastic caps!!! Thank you thank you thank you!

Good video, and let me correct something. Digital Opitcal Cable (also known as Toslink) is useful for connect to older devices and is much better than analog connections, but it is not lossless and is not as good as HDMI (not HDML as you keep saying.) Toslink was designed by Toshiba in 1983 for CD players! You can google this in about 5 minutes. If you can use HDI to connect two devices, use it! However you comments on removing the rubber end and getting the cable oriented the right way are great. Keep up the good work! I have an old Sony amp hooked up to my old SamsunG with DOC. because the amp has no HDMI input.

Thank you! They need to make the rubber covers a different color 😂

Thank you for posting this video. You saved my family’s sanity this evening.

Thanks for the tip of removing the plastics plugs, made my sound bar work straight away!!

You just saved somebody's life. Glad your video is the first one I found. I was about to lose it. Damn plastic caps.

Thank you. I was going crazy trying g to figure out how to connect it to my TV. I kept choosing TV on the source🤗

So glad I watched your vid showing the need to remove tiny plastic tube on each end before I just forced it in and broke something!! Thanks!

Oh my Goodness Thank You so Much for mentioning the plastic caps I was just sitting there and pushing it in so hard not getting any click and I am a big strong guy if I tried pushing any harder I would've broken something. You are so right about the manual mine did say to use the optical cable but never mentioned anything about the rubber caps I hope the write a new manual when the new models come out.

Thanks! I feel so stupid now. I didn't realize there were little rubber caps on the end of the optical cable. Then I was wondering why it didn't click into place. But it worked, even with those caps on! For sure though, eventually the cables would have fallen out. Anyhow, after watching your video I went and checked and sure enough, there were little rubber caps on. Took them off, reconnected, and the ends click into place quite securely. You did very well solving the puzzles you encountered.

Un millón de gracias. Para uno que no es muy práctico con la tecnología, videos como el tuyo nos salvan. En ningún lugar decía de remover los covers de goma . Si noté que no entraba correctamente y quedaba medio flojo. Gracias !!

I too did not realise about the plastic tips and, in fact, hadn’t even noticed these when trying to plug the leads in. Thank you for explaining this in your video. Problem solved.

Thanks, like most others, I had no idea you had to remove those pesky caps! Now the optical cable works fine with my sound bar. Keep up the good work!

I'm old enough to have grown up with 45 rpm records so thank you for helping me experience digital audio

Thanks dude, the guy who installed our tv , didn't know this and went away. We were thinking of refunding. Now I took off the plastic and it works fine. I'm a tv engineer!

This video saved me a lot of frustration. Didn’t know about the rubbers ! Thank you!!!

Thank you! So simple, but I couldn't figure it out. Bless you!

thank you for this video sir I kept the rubber I when I was trying to start it too couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. now I know take the rubber off before you insert. Thank you this was honestly a big help.

Thank you for this video! I also was trying to connect it with the rubber on. Good video man, thanks.

I too didn't think to remove the plastic caps and thanks to you I didn't waste to much time on it. Wonder why the manufacturer didn't mention it on the package. Thanks a bunch.

Many thanks Bhupinder - very useful as nowhere in the instruction leaflet did it mention the whit dome was a cover! :)

Thank you!! How simple - but so complicated if one does not about the removing of this rubber cover...Your video solved my problem!!

Thanks. Have never used these cables and did not know they had a protector on them. Not mentioned in the manual for the sound bar I bought or several videos I looked at.

I had no idea about the plastic plugs! I was going nuts trying to figure out why they wouldn't insert properly! Thank you for making this video.

You my friend are a legend, I was trying to insert the optical cable with the rubber caps on, wondering whybit wasn't working 😑 Thank you for sharing.

Thank you!! Awesome video!

thank you! the package said nothing about the plastic plug covers. I thought I had bought the wrong cable! you are the best.

wow, I am so glad I decided to check KZfaq one last time before I threw my TV and Sound system out the window. I saw your video and well you know.... THANK YOU SO MUCH!

So helpful. Thanks!

Thanks for teaching me! I was trying to make the connection with the stupid plastic cap on.

Thank you so much. I was trying to plug it in w the plastic covers still on the ends.

Thank you for posting

much help thanks!

fcuk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks man!!! I almost break the tv trying to insert the cable with the plastic rubber in it!!!! you saved my life, thanks for you video!! cheers!

I too was plugging with the rubber caps and wondering why it wasnt working.. Best information i have seen on youtube off late !!

I like some others had viewed other videos without success. Yours however solved my problems on the very first viewing. Thank You for put this up to help.

I have an Avantree wireless headphone. Installing with the 3.5mm audio plug (banana plug) to the Hisense was mutually exclusive, Headset Control then no TV audio, remove plug, TV Audio worked. To resolve the situation, I installed the Optical Audio Cable into the TV and then into the Avantree Control unit (do not forget to remove the protective caps from the Optical Audio Cable) Remove the 3.5mm Audio Cable from the TV. Now you should be able to turn down or mute the TV, turn on the Avantree Control and headset (light on headset turns to solid blue). Then adjust the volume on the headset. To listen to the TV exclusively, turn off the headphones (light on the headset turns from blue to red) and adjust the volume on the TV using the remote... -or- use both!

You're an Awesome guy Bhupinder! You save my life! Thank you!

Thanks for the Rubber tip tip tip tip.... after 1 hr reading the instruction manual you help me to get the sound through !

Thank you for the video. I was going crazy because my cable would not fit the connector. I had no idea the rubber plugs had to be removed! Now I know! :-)

Thank you!! Removed the cable tip covers, haha!

Reading the comments I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't realise there were rubber tips on optical cables - the ones on the cable being bright yellow and look like part of the connector. Never seen one before, how would I know? Thanks for vid, solved everything

Dude no joke I dont even remember buying the cable because it's been so long. I thought it just didnt fit and it's just been sitting on the shelf for years lol gonna try it out now

Very good. Thank you!

thank you!! I didn't know about the rubber cap. very helpful!!

Thank you so much. I didn't know that I need to remove the plastic plugs. You saved me a lot of time!!

Lmao 🤣 this video saved me I laughed so much at myself and my sound is so much better

Thank you so much!!!!

the rubber bit has caused me untold hassle, never thought you could take them off! thank you so much

you explained the best

Greetings from Germany... This is a great video. I was going to send this whole "thing" back! It's working now. Merci!

A true life saver! 😄

It’s incredible that nowhere on the packaging does it mention the rubber caps. I’ve been faffing about with my cable for ages and had decided just to phone my hifi dealer in the morning for instruction … glad I checked out this vid and avoided looking like an idiot 😊