[UnD]

Hi ! first of all, i hope i did well posting this here hehe, i looked for a "better" forum and didnt find it

First of all, i'd like to state that im SO NOOB, this means, i really appreciate your help, and well, i'd like to ask for "normal" words, since i wont understand any kind of specific vocabulary

and i really need help

I just bought the Logitech Z-5500

And i installed them on my room, but i found a problem (yes, im that noob... )

when i read the instructions i found something speaking about soundcard channels, etc.

the thing is that i dont know how to connect them to the CPU

.. since i got a cable with 3 thingies, a green one, a black one and an orange one... and on the rear of the called "soundtouch", it appears "6ch direct" and "digital" divided in "coax" and "optical" and things like that...

i dont know how many channels does my soundcard have...

Its a Realtek High Definition Audio, with ALC660, if you need any other information just ask please

as you see, im a completely noob on this things.. and i just want to play games, listen to music, and watch movies with this 5.1

hope you can help me! would be so nice from you hehe

see you soon !!!

 

[m1abrams]

Well on your computer soundcard are the jacks colored? Many modern computers color code the jacks. If they are then just play "granimals" with it (i.e. match the colors).

 

[UnD]

Nope they arent, and its a notebook, i mean, there are no "3 jacks" :'(...

theres only a (headphone jack) and a (microphone jack)

 

[m1abrams]

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Originally Posted by UnD /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nope they arent, and its a notebook, i mean, there are no "3 jacks" :'(... theres only a (headphone jack) and a (microphone jack)

Oh well guess what, you will only plug in one of those. I believe the green one into the headphone jack. This means that you will only get stereo sound out of the speakers and the other 3 speakers will do nothing.

However are you sure your laptop does not have some form of digital output? Many double up the use of the headphone jack to also support a mini-toslink connection. If yours does this then you can connect that and get the surround sound.

 

[UnD]

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Originally Posted by m1abrams /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh well guess what, you will only plug in one of those. I believe the green one into the headphone jack. This means that you will only get stereo sound out of the speakers and the other 3 speakers will do nothing. However are you sure your laptop does not have some form of digital output? Many double up the use of the headphone jack to also support a mini-toslink connection. If yours does this then you can connect that and get the surround sound.

well, i plugged in the green cable and the surround works, or thats what it seems, coz all the speakers work (the rear ones got not a sooo "high volume" sound but well... seems that's surround?)

i mean, stereo x2 sound > surround sound speaking about rear-speakers sound level... i think this "surround" isnt so good, coz of my notebook

...

still in doubt, coz i dont find any way to connect those other 2 cables or any way to improve this.

i just saw on my instructions the modes that my speakers can do


DTS
DOLBY DIGITAL
PRO LOGIC II MOVIE
PRO LOGIC II MUSIC
6 CHANNEL DIRECT
STEREO X2
STEREO


but when i turn on my speakers, the only modes awailable are

PRO LOGIC II MOVIE
PRO LOGIC II MUSIC
6 CHANNEL DIRECT
STEREO X2
STEREO

i mean i cannot see the DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL sound :S..

seems in a table that there must be a COAXIAL connection, a 5.1 DTS signal coaxial connection :S..

 

[LUCIDD]

The other poster was right.. You will get only 2channel stereo- the rear speakers and Ctr chanell will provide no sound. You can prob get them to produce sound, but it will be not tru 5.1 surround.
I will suggest returning this set and getting something else.
My buddy just did the same thing- wanted the z5500 but he was playing from a laptop- and unfortunately, most if not all laptops (even my dell studio xps16) only has hdmi out for tru suround sound.

If you MUST have 5.1 surround- then you will have to buy new desktop with coax or optical out... Or buy a reciever- amp that supports hdmi dts/Dolby.. And buy home theatre bookshelf speakers.

Or- if you just want some good quality sound and do not mind 2.0 or 2.1 stereo sound... Then just get some good studio monitors- like audioengines, krk, swans, m-audio,etc... These quality 2.0/2.1 speakers will strereo image well enough to give some sound field effects which will be great for movies and games...+ 2.0 systems are usually cheaper than the z5500. [______L