Logitec Z-5300 problems

BLARGAG!!! · 2nd August 2009, 05:38 PM

Hello all,

I am new here, so im sorry if this is in the wrong place.

I recently purchased a logitec z-5300 system at a garage sale. The only problem is that it is missing the volume control thing. It seems as tho this is the only way to get the thing to work. If any if you guys know of a way around this I would very much appreciate some help. I really wanna use these speakers, but I dont have the tech know how to make them work.

PLEASE HELP!

Thanks a lot!
BLARGAG!!!

Ron E · 2nd August 2009, 10:02 PM

You may be able to get one from the mfg as a replacement.

BLARGAG!!! · 2nd August 2009, 11:54 PM

I emailed logitech tech support and they told me that they dont sell that part separately, and even if they did the model is out of production so they dont have any.

any other suggestions?

BLARGAG!!! · 4th August 2009, 01:53 AM

anyone have any advice for me? I REALLY want to be able to use these speakers.

ANY help that you can give is greatly appreciated.

Smoken Joe · 5th August 2009, 08:49 PM

The controllers were hard to get even when it was in production many people just tossed the system or bypasses the integrated amp with a receiver if it broke.

BLARGAG!!! · 6th August 2009, 08:44 AM

Sorry to say this.... but that didnt help at all. I would like someone to TELL me how to bypass said internal amp. I have no clue how to do that.

PLEASE HELP!!!

Ron E · 6th August 2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BLARGAG!!!
Sorry to say this.... but that didnt help at all. I would like someone to TELL me how to bypass said internal amp. I have no clue how to do that.

Well, you drill a hole in the side, run some speaker wire in and hook it up to the speaker and power it with an external amp.

I have a Creative Megaworks THX550 in similar condition, found it, found you need a controller that you can't get, and it sits on a shelf in my garage waiting for some time to figure it out or cannibalize the sub from it. It supposedly has a 550W 5.1 channel MASH amp in it...

The controller has blinky lights and presumably a microprocessor, so I doubt it would be as easy as just shorting pins on the connector, but who knows?

squib · 7th August 2009, 11:02 AM

Have you seen this thread?

It deals primarily with the z5500, but I believe several people have been working on the z5300 and posting there. You'll need to figure out the pin-out on the DB-15 plug that connected the controller pod to the sub/amp (assuming the z5300 uses the same general connection mechanism). I haven't kept up with this thread, but you might take a peak if you haven't already done so.

2nd August 2009, 05:38 PM	#1
BLARGAG!!! diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009	Logitec Z-5300 problems Hello all, I am new here, so im sorry if this is in the wrong place. I recently purchased a logitec z-5300 system at a garage sale. The only problem is that it is missing the volume control thing. It seems as tho this is the only way to get the thing to work. If any if you guys know of a way around this I would very much appreciate some help. I really wanna use these speakers, but I dont have the tech know how to make them work. PLEASE HELP! Thanks a lot! BLARGAG!!!

2nd August 2009, 10:02 PM	#2
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	You may be able to get one from the mfg as a replacement. __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence--those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. —Aldous Huxley

7th August 2009, 11:02 AM	#8
squib diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2007	z5500 thread may help Have you seen this thread? It deals primarily with the z5500, but I believe several people have been working on the z5300 and posting there. You'll need to figure out the pin-out on the DB-15 plug that connected the controller pod to the sub/amp (assuming the z5300 uses the same general connection mechanism). I haven't kept up with this thread, but you might take a peak if you haven't already done so.

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2nd August 2009, 11:54 PM	#3
BLARGAG!!! diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009	I emailed logitech tech support and they told me that they dont sell that part separately, and even if they did the model is out of production so they dont have any. any other suggestions?

4th August 2009, 01:53 AM	#4
BLARGAG!!! diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009	anyone have any advice for me? I REALLY want to be able to use these speakers. ANY help that you can give is greatly appreciated.

5th August 2009, 08:49 PM	#5
Smoken Joe diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2009	The controllers were hard to get even when it was in production many people just tossed the system or bypasses the integrated amp with a receiver if it broke.

6th August 2009, 08:44 AM	#6
BLARGAG!!! diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009	Sorry to say this.... but that didnt help at all. I would like someone to TELL me how to bypass said internal amp. I have no clue how to do that. PLEASE HELP!!!

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