Wireless headphones not working

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I put OSMC on my RPi 3 SD card and Kodi works great. The problem is my Sony TMR RF985R wireless headphones do not work when I use Kodi. but they work fine when I use Dish Network on my tv. I am using a HDMI cable to hook to the tv. Is there any way to get the headphones to work with my media center?

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Hi,

Because the 3.5m jack socket on the pi, is also used for video as well; not all 3.5m audio cables work as expected.

This should work:

But it would probably easier to get a USB DAC:

Then you can use your sony headphones and cables as is.

Thanks Tom.

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Hello,

Thank you for answering. I tried the cable method and it did not work. I have a question about the USB adapter. My headphones use RCA jacks. What cable would I need to connect the headphones to the USB adapter which would be hooked to the Raspberry Pi?

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Hi,

Apologies I thought the RCA Jacks were for the output (i.e from tv or or hifi) and a 3.5 mm connection for the input on the sony base. I thought you trying to run a 3.5mm male to male audio cable between your pi and the sony.

If its the other way around (RCA for input and 3.5mm for output):

This should do the trick.

Thanks Tom.