Originally Posted by peekobi

You're right on it! I did not realize that the toslink would not work. (The TV has an out not an in) Why it worked earlier was because I still had the coax connected and that is what was producing the sound that I wrongly assumed was the toslink connection. It all good now and I really have no need of taping anything. Just to simply play older tapes. Thanks so much for your wisdom & help.