What does the 6 Ch. Direct mode do? I only hear audio coming from 2 speakers.
1957480
6 Channel direct mode is for the analogue connections only. As long as you have the 3 wires hooked up correctly and your source configured right (your sound card, presumably) it will output 6 channels of audio. If your computer is only set to use 2 speakers for music or other stereo sources, you need to open up your sound card's control panel on your computer and play with the settings. You will never get surround sound out of one 1/8 wire, however, so a phone or MP3 player will only use the front 2 speakers (you may want to try using the Stereo x2 effect setting to duplicate the stereo to the back speakers on the Logitech head unit).
1670440
It's just 2 channel. I'm not sure how it handles surround sound from the input as I only use 2 channel.
680524
Nothing I tried that and got nothing. .i even bought a y splitter to run 2 sets of speakers and got this loud humming sound!!
601326
You just have to select the correct output "mode." There are several options including a stereo. Hope that helps.
2157118
Make sure you set your sound source to Line. Otherwise it won't play out the speakers.
867040
Same problem here. Changing the "Audio setting > SPDIF Output Configuration" settings effects which channels come through, but I can never get all 5.1 channels to go through
989605
Make sure you've plugged everything in correctly. Plug the first speaker into the second, and the second plugs into the computer. If it still doesn't work, you've gotten a defective speaker. Mine work great and in synch with each other.
1641929
I don't use the monitor for sound. I have a seperate pair of speakers hooked up!!
43406
there is probably more than one port to plug in........probably a stupid answer but did you try both? Make sure the volume is turned up on your computer as there is no volume control on the speaker. I though mine didn't work at first either, but this "fixed it"
157780
I have six of these connected to a single pc using HDMI. The audio level is a bit low for my environment because I have a few servers whining a few feet away from me. The audio is very clear but I ended up using traditional speakers because of the noise level of other equipment. I can say that I also have my DirecTV box connected and the audio is much louder that what is generated from my pc.
2096889
There is an analog out and an optical out... either running RCAs or optical cable. The unit doesn't have enough power to run speakers on it's own... that is why a separate receiver is needed. If you have a set of powered computer speakers with a volume that is also another option as long as it has RCAs or optical in!!
1074353
There's a switch by the volume knob that switches between the USB and line sources. They won't play simultaneously.
678165
I don't see y not. I used the box for 6 outputs and one input. it all worked backward very well. all of mine was audio. out was in and in was out.
997574
Audio out on any system will work. You may need a spliter. One into two. Pretty cool.
1206558
Have done all this, but how do I get 5.1 sound from the external source? Sound only coming through the front speakers. What input should I be using on the receiver to get 5.1 sound from the external source? TIA.
1385716
We ran WOW on the computer and the sound in fact came out of the monitor so it seems to support two channel embedded sound at least. I have no way of testing it beyond that.
129904
Only one, which at time can be an issue. You can try and connect a second speaker, I've upgrade to a Sena SMH5, it works at all speeds.