Please Take a Look!! Cant Hook Up my z560s!! Anyone??

[imported_Mike]

Im trying to hook up my z560s and i am failing big time, i try every plug, but i can only get audio out of one speaker, when i change plugs, the sounds changes speaker. i have an intel mobo with intergrated 6.1. see here but the plugs look like this please help thank you.

the z560s have two plugs, where do they go in I,J,K,L,M???

 

[MercenaryForHire]

The front plug of your z560s (should be lime green) goes into L - the lime green jack.
The rear plug of your z560s (should be black) goes into I - the black jack.

Open your motherboard's audio control panel and set speaker mode to "Four channel analog" or "Quad Speakers" or whatever's closest to that.

Put the sub in a corner. Turn on the speakers. Crank up the bass knob.

And kiss your spine goodbye.

- M4H

 

[Adul]

first off set the drivers to support 4.1 setup second off be sure the speaker are connected properly to the 560.

third

you will use green for fronts and black for rear

 

[imported_Mike]

i can only choose "quadraphonic" or 5.1

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
i can only choose "quadraphonic" or 5.1

choose quadrofonic

 

[imported_Mike]

i get static out of left front speaker

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Check your connections at the z560's sub/amp box. You might have a dirty plug or just in the wrong spot. Make sure all your speakers are plugged into the right spot.

I also remember there being some talk about z560s having a bit of "buzz" when cranked to high volumes. Just back off a little until they're broken in.

- M4H

 

[imported_Mike]

now i get sound out of right front, but very low. on the speakers, i think i plugged them in right. i got 2 short cables, and 2 long cables. the way my desk is and how i set them up, i used 1 short 1 long for the rears, and 1 short 1 long for the fronts, that shouldnt matter does it, just all speaker wire of different lengths?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Use the two long ones for the rear cables.

Also, make SURE you've got the +/- orientation correct (IIRC, the z560s use standard speaker wire to attach themselves to home base)

- M4H

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Use the two long ones for the rear cables.

Also, make SURE you've got the +/- orientation correct (IIRC, the z560s use standard speaker wire to attach themselves to home base)

- M4H

f*ck(pardon my french) that must be it didnt pay any attention to +/-. but you sure i have to use the 2 long ones for the rear?

 

[imported_Mike]

hmm, i only had 2 wrong connections, switched those so it should be right, but still only front right speaker.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

French pardoned. The proper curse is "fvck" btw.

If you didn't pay any attention to +/-, disconnect those RIGHT NOW and fix them. It'll be a wonder if you didn't do any lasting damage. :Q

And yes, the length of wire affects sound - the positional audio mostly. The delay factor will be off by a bit - may not be noticable right off or to a nondiscriminating ear, but someone who lives in surround gaming/video will pick it up quite quickly.

- M4H

 

[imported_Mike]

hmm u sure its i & L?

 

[imported_Mike]

i think these things are dead

 

[imported_Mike]

anyone have these speakers??

 

[rbV5]

Try plugging ONLY the light green pin from the z560's into "L" on your MB, with M3D depressed and fade to the right , you should have all 5 speakers.

 

[imported_Mike]

woot woot, i get sound out of back speakers...making progress!!