Help With Setup; The Speaker System Does Not Power On; One Or More Speakers Produce Little Or No Sound; Checking Operating System Volume/Balance Controls - Logitech Z506 Getting Started Manual

Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506
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Help with Setup

The speaker system does not power on?

• Press the power button on the right-front speaker. The LED
above the power button should light.
• Check the RS-232 connection from the right-front speaker
to the back of the subwoofer.
• Try plugging the subwoofer into a different AC outlet.
• If you're using a power strip, check and reset the surge
protector if it has been tripped.
• Has the circuit breaker controlling power to the AC outlet
been tripped? If you have access to your home's junction
box, check for tripped circuit breakers, or have a qualified
electrician do it.

One or more speakers produce little or no sound?

• Rotate the volume knob on the right-front speaker to the
12 o'clock position.
• If headphones are plugged into the right-front speaker,
unplug them. Sound from the speaker system is muted
whenever headphones are plugged in.
• Check all speaker connections. Make sure the left-front
speaker is plugged into the black RCA jack on the back of
the subwoofer. (Refer to step 3 of the Setup instructions.)
All speaker cable connectors must be fully seated into their
output jacks on the back of the subwoofer. Cable connectors
and their corresponding subwoofer jacks are color-coded for
proper connection.
• Check the input audio source connection (refer to step 4
of the Setup instructions):
Sound-card connection (5.1 surround sound): Use both
Cables A and B. Your computer's sound card must be 5.1
enabled and it must have green, black, and orange output
jacks, or their equivalent.
Stereo connection: Use Cable A to connect to laptops,
MP3 players, and desktop computers with stereo sound
cards. For a desktop/laptop, plug the cable into the line-level,
speaker, or headphone output jack; plug the other cable end
into the green input jack on the back of the subwoofer.
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Game-console connection: Use stereo RCA cables
(not included). Plug the RCA cables into the red and white
RCA input jacks on the back of the subwoofer.
• If you are using a computer, check volume and balance
controls in your computer's media application and operating
system. (For more information, see Checking operating
system volume/balance controls.)
• For a PS3 game console, check output settings. (For more
information, see Checking sound output settings for a PS3
game console.)
• Quit your media application (computer/game console),
and then restart it.
• Connect the speakers to another audio source
(e.g., MP3 player). If they work, your computer's soundcard
(or game console) may be the cause of the problem.

Checking operating system volume/balance controls

• Windows® XP: Go to Start/Control Panel/Sounds and
Audio Devices/Audio tab. Select your soundcard as the
sound playback device. Choose the Volume tab and adjust
the Volume slider. Do not select the Mute option.
• Windows® Vista and Windows® 7: Go to Start/Control
Panel/Sounds/Playback Devices tab. Select your
soundcard as the sound playback device. Verify that the
Speaker Icon is not muted.
• Mac OS® X: Open System Preferences and select Sound/
Output tab. Select your soundcard as the sound output
device and adjust the Output Volume slider. Verify that the
Mute box is not checked.
Checking sound output settings for a PS3 game console
• With the PS3 turned on, use a gamepad controller and the
XrossMediaBar (XMB) to specify audio output settings.
• Go to Sound Settings/Audio Output Settings/Audio
Input Connector. Choose the picture showing the red and
white RCA stereo cables. Leave Sound Settings and XMB.
• Refer to the PS3 game console documentation for more
information.