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Loki_D_Wolf
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | Chunksofcoal....go to Control panel>>Sounds and Audio Devices, and on the volume tab, click "advanced" in the device volume field, then click "Advenced" on the "Play Control" box, and make sure there is a check in the "Digital Output Only" box.
'Wolf...they can definately be hooked up to a tv, I hate to have to ask this, but are you sure you plugged into an audio OUTPUT on your tv?
I haven't seen stands designed for these yet, but I would be VERY interested, so don't keep it a secret if you find some  |
Very sorry for the late response. In job transitions now. Starting a new gig and haven't had a lot of time for the net. 
Well, Im not too advanced on this stuff like you all. But I have the 3 jacks in the front (red, yellow, white) and some more stuff in the back. I have a Sony Trinitron television. I took the "y" connector and basically put the two RCA jacks (red & white) into the television and then connected the 3.5mm to the Controller of the speakers.
IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS SIMPLE THING PLEASE DO. I'm still on the hunt for the stands. Seems like nothing. And even Logitech hasn't responded to me. I'll definitely keep you all posted if I find something - specifically for these speakers.
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Ham_fisT
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:55 am Post subject: |
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those three jacks in the front of your TV are inputs, for connecting a video game console, or a camcorder, etc...
look around in the back, and find a pair of red & white jacks labeled "Audio Out" or something similiar. that should get you going.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: Twisted |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | those three jacks in the front of your TV are inputs, for connecting a video game console, or a camcorder, etc...
look around in the back, and find a pair of red & white jacks labeled "Audio Out" or something similiar. that should get you going. |
Ok, here we go. I checked behind my tele and this is what I found:
On the left under the title "IN - Video 1" I found 4 jacks (vertical) top was a S-Video jack that looked like a male plug with pins would fit in it. Under that were three common jacks of yellow, white and red (in decending order) and across from that in the other column titled OUT - Monitor/Audio (VAR/FIX). This section consists of two columns. Both column's rows are aligned. Left has IN - Video yellow jack which is across from another yellow jack on the right side under OUT - Monitor/Audio (VAR/FIX). So on and so forth. But in the OUT column (right side) the white and red outlets have 2 in the row instead of one like the IN column.
I acutally made a map in Publisher but don't see howl to attach it here. I truly hopes this makes sense. lol
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Those red & white ones in the "OUT" column are the ones you need to plug in to,
Did you mean there are two sets, (4 jacks), in the "Out" column? if so, just try them all untill you get a signal, you won't damage anything if they happen to be inputs
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject: Twisted Pt. 2 |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | Those red & white ones in the "OUT" column are the ones you need to plug in to,
Did you mean there are two sets, (4 jacks), in the "Out" column? if so, just try them all untill you get a signal, you won't damage anything if they happen to be inputs |
Yes there are 4 jacks 2 whites and reds in the OUT. Still, what am I plugging into them? Sorry if I gave the impression I knew.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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you say you have a connector like this
plug it into the ligitech controller, (music symbol on side).
get a cable like this...
plug one end into the y-connector, and the other end into the "Out" jacks on the TV.
you should be good to go
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: Closer.... |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | you say you have a connector like this
plug it into the ligitech controller, (music symbol on side).
get a cable like this...
plug one end into the y-connector, and the other end into the "Out" jacks on the TV.
you should be good to go |
I do have a "Y" connector but it's not like the one you have pictured. It's literally 2 male plugs then a small "center" where all the wires meet and then the part that goes into the controller. Still, it is a "Y" connector.
And as far as the cables, I will have to go out and buy those because all I have are two red, white, and yellow cables. Will those work?
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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that cable should work, just use only the red & white plugs, and leave the yellow, (video), hanging
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:47 am Post subject: Can you hear me now? |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | | that cable should work, just use only the red & white plugs, and leave the yellow, (video), hanging |
SUCCESS! I have sound from my speakers. I also had my VCR plugged up and got sound from that. Can't wait to get the DVD player going! I'm very glad I came here and glad that you were able to help.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!
I don't know if it matters what kind of cables are plugged up. The same for the "Y" connector (quality wise). I mean gold tip this or whatever. Still, I have sound. Next I'll go for Digital. But for now - IT'S WORKING!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:48 am Post subject: |
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 Glad to Hear it
Now...don't blow out your eardrums with those things 
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:54 am Post subject: Thorn in the side - that's me |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | Glad to Hear it
Now...don't blow out your eardrums with those things |
Ok, of course everything is kool. But new discoveries. First, I'm not getting "true" volume. Meaning, the speakers put out more sound (volume wise) than they do hooked up now. Is the television holding me back?
Also, my friend has the Logtiech X-530's. It came with a sort of black box connector. It has the red and white ports for audio whatever and then on the other side of it it has the green, orange and mustard (my description of colors could be off since it's not in front of me but basically the 3 plug cable that came with the Z-5500's). When I used that, I received more sound (volume). I will look on Logitech's site to check for that piece. No one here seem to carry anything close to it. I did the Radio Shack, Best Buy and here we have MicroCenter. Nothing.
Again, I'm getting sound, but not rocking the walls volumes. Any thoughts?
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:56 am Post subject: Re: Thorn in the side - that's me |
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| Loki_D_Wolf wrote: | | Ham_fisT wrote: | Glad to Hear it
Now...don't blow out your eardrums with those things |
Ok, of course everything is kool. But new discoveries. First, I'm not getting "true" volume. Meaning, the speakers put out more sound (volume wise) than they do hooked up now. Is the television holding me back?
Also, my friend has the Logtiech X-530's. It came with a sort of black box connector. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2177,CONTENTID=10036
It has the red and white ports for audio whatever and then on the other side of it it has the green, mustard and black. When I used that, I received more sound (volume). No one here seem to carry anything close to it. I did the Radio Shack, Best Buy and here we have MicroCenter. Nothing.
Again, I'm getting sound, but not rocking the walls volumes. Any thoughts? |
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 6:24 am Post subject: |
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That black box is giving you more sound because it distributes the 2 channel sound from your TV into all 6 channels of the speakers, If you can get your hands on one from Logitech's site, I would go for it
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: Hunt is on |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | | That black box is giving you more sound because it distributes the 2 channel sound from your TV into all 6 channels of the speakers, If you can get your hands on one from Logitech's site, I would go for it |
Yes, I actually found it on their site. Must be common to buy. Plus it's only 4.95! Yeah, I will be ordering this.
This site is a great resource for info. You guys are great! Glad I bookmarked it.
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| I want to ask some thing. When turning on the volume of z5500 it reaches the last bar and the end of the lcd screen. That makes 20 bars. And then when I go on pushing volume up button there seems no increase on the volume until it reaches boost 1. After boost 1, I can easily realise the awesome increse on the volume. So is it an abnormal thing for volume not to increase between the first 20bars and boost 1?? |
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Hunt is on |
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| Loki_D_Wolf wrote: | | Ham_fisT wrote: | | That black box is giving you more sound because it distributes the 2 channel sound from your TV into all 6 channels of the speakers, If you can get your hands on one from Logitech's site, I would go for it |
Yes, I actually found it on their site. Must be common to buy. Plus it's only 4.95! Yeah, I will be ordering this.
This site is a great resource for info. You guys are great! Glad I bookmarked it. |
There's a couple of things to keep in mind here. One, is your outputs on the TV. Typically, one of those is "pre-fader", meaning the signal goes out to a stereo or powered speakers before the TV volume control. The other set is "post fader", meaning your TV volume control will still work with the speakers. Typically, this set would be used for an older stereo that didn't have remote control, or powered speakers without a remote. You want to use the PRE FADER set for your Logitechs. This way, the direct sound is hitting the control pod. That might be part of your problem with volume. Try them both, and use the set that the TV volume control doesn't affect.
Two, is that unless your TV is a Dolby DTS designed set, you won't be getting surround sound, which is why you need that little box. Your Logitech speakers require a Dolby-generated signal to decode it to surround, a plain stereo signal doesn't contain the surround tracks. Use the Logitech box you ordered, and all the speakers will work, but it'll simply be a stereo signal going to four speakers, NOT surround sound.
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Yes, that is completely normal. there should be 1 full turn of the knob between full volume and boost mode
That feature is designed for listening to media that was recorded on a very low level, that you would not be able to hear well otherwise.
It's not very well documented, so I'm not too sure if you could cause damage by using boost on media recorded at normal levels, but I do know it would be incredibly loud 
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| One more interesting thing is that after the first reach of the volume for 20 bars, especially between 20 bars and boost 1, whether you increase the center or surround, or not, it makes no difference. The center and the surround channels do not give another loud level. They stay the same level. But when you come down of 20 bars, and then you increase center or surround, it differs. I mean, I think the volume, as a whole of master, center and surround, except bass, do not increase between the first 20 bars and the boost level of 1. Is it normal too?? |
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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What could you possibly be listening to at these levels??
I'm sure it can't be good for your eardrums 
Anyway...I'm sure that is normal, as the boost mode is meant for listening to "faintly recorded" media.....NOT Dolby Digital 5.1 recordings, so there would be no need to boost the center, and surround channels.
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I'm a dvd-fan. And I've no problem of neighborhood or sth else at the loud levels of voice. So my normal dvd watching and voice level is master boost 7, center max., surround max, bass 6-7. levels. This is dolby digital level. Dts is boost 3-4 and the others are the same. I like to be shaken like I'm at the cinema owing to bass level. Because of this I sold the previous home cinema systems I had bought before. The reason was the bass level of those was not enough for me. eg; inspire 5700, megaworks, gigaworks, jazz 9940b. I used them all but in the end I've decided on z5500, because it gives the max.
But this z5500 is the second one that I bought. The first one was damaged because I turned all the volumes up at max including bass and sub was damaged in two days. For that reason now I'm more careful, but I can't help boosting it at least 7...  |
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 10:47 am Post subject: |
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I'm buying logitech stock because of you
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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when you buy one, you won't repent. be sure about it.
tha sub is the strongest among megaworks, gigaworks and jazz 9940b. The treble is better than jazz 9940b, closer to the megaworks but not better than gigaworks. But I made the treble level %70 up and now it has the same treble quality as megaworks has. But the bass level cannot be explained, it's to be lived. |
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't mean buying the speakers....I already have them.
I'm gonna buy some Logitech stocks
I have experimented a little with boost mode, and its INCREDIBLY loud with standard recording levels, but I usualy keep it at or below about 15 bars, that's plenty loud for my house :rock: 
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O.k. stock sorry about that.
I want to ask another question about the analog cables.
We know, in the box of z5500 we only have analog cables. No optic or coaxial cables are included. And I think these analog cables are in silver end in connectivity. I have another analog connecting cable with golden end used for creative. When I use them (the golden ended ones) does it mean to have a better quality for sound? |
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 11:38 am Post subject: |
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the only benefit of gold connectors is corrosion resistance, I'm pretty sure you would not notice any difference in sound quality
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