Insignia Digital-to-Analog Converter for Analog TVs "signal incompatible input" Questions

signal I went to the online manual you posted and began looking up the troubleshooting pages. I passed the "Controllable Brands" page on the way and found Philco listed, but not Philips which is my TV

...case of trying yo put the square peg in the round hole. You home theater, as it is older, handles signals in an Analog Format. The TV, being newer technology, handles signals in a Digital Format. ...

...signal from the TV to the system anyway, then I have one further question: does this audio cable carry uncompressed 5.1 data? If not, then that's a bit of a bummer because the 5.1 digital sound from ...

...that you found a work around. The only issue with your "fix", is that it greatly increased the signal/noise ratio. It's not a perfect fix, but you can't deny that it does a least work.