Inspire 5700 Digital Repair

Hi All
My 5700 control box appears to have got some damp in and all the led's illuminate, I have tried drying it out, but as yet no success, tried wd-40, still the same.
Anyone got any ideas where to get this repaired? Or which is a better speaker system now a days? Would prefer to keep these as the sound is awesome!..when it works..lol..
John

You could contact Customer Support directly to see if they can supply you with the DIN cable.
If you're connecting from the optical output on the drivebay to the optical input on the decoder, you'll need to change settings. This knowledgebase case covers a lot of detail:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=2&sid=5035
Select your card in the list, and then "Speakers with digital inputs"
Cat

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hi guys, I'm looking for this cable.
9-pin mini DIN to 9-pin mini DIN (2 meters - Green)
for my Inspire 5700 digital.
http://images.americas.creative.com/...mall89___6.gif
Currently I'm using the RED version from FPS2000, but I get no sound for Center speakers and SubW. So I suspect both cables are different internally although the connectors are the same.
Anyone knows where to get it in Msia.. or can I buy it from Creative Spore?
OR
Anyone using this set with analog mode, then can sell this DIN cable to me..
Thanks

hi body,where did u get that cable?i need that cable too!!!!!!!!!
please help me out!!!!u can check my post in this forum
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...message.id=448

Inspire 5700 - Digital stopped working

I have the Inspire Digital 5700 speakers and a while ago the digital Din stopped working. I then used the analogue.
Ive just upgraded my soundcard to the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum that requires 3 analogue outputs. Unfortunately the decoder wants 2. The Digital Din still doesnt work.
To test the system, I tried inputting optical from the front box to the rear of the decoder and still no sound.
1. Do all of the digital inputs run from the same internal electronics ?
2. Can I replace my decoder with the DDTS-100 ?
3. Ive ordered the mini-jack to digital DIN cable from creative, but where can I get the mini Din to mini Din ? Creative doesnt sell this. Im in the UK
Thanks

You could contact Customer Support directly to see if they can supply you with the DIN cable.
If you're connecting from the optical output on the drivebay to the optical input on the decoder, you'll need to change settings. This knowledgebase case covers a lot of detail:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=2&sid=5035
Select your card in the list, and then "Speakers with digital inputs"
Cat

Inspire 5700 Digital DIN Cable

Hi! :smileyvery-happy:
I have unfortunately broken my (9 Pin?) Digital DIN cable. I have been unable to find a cable that could replace my old one. I have had a lot of problems with my cable (no sound/noise etc.). I think those problems have occured because of the fact, that there has been some sort of loose connection.
This cable is my only way to enjoy the full 5.1 audio from my computer, for now I'm only using 4.1 through the analog cables.
I hope that it's possible to bye og replace my old cable...

Hi there, im wanting the same cable but finding it hard to track down.
Just to add, i need a 9 pin - 9 pin din to connect my creative 6.1 setup to an an external usb audigy 2 VE. Hopefully this would mean no need for the wired remote that connects to the 6.1 speakers? Can anyone confirm this?
Cheers, i'll keep looking.
EAJ

Audigy4 plain paired with Inspire 5700 Digital Au

I just bought an Audigy4 plain version yesterday. I'm trying to figure out what I need for the Digital I/O to get surround. I need something so I can get AC3 5. with spdif or the Digital din. I've searched the fourum for hours but it's all very confusing.

Yeah read that and wanted to reply but couldn't. Ok so Din is a no go. That's fine had the same problem with my last card and survi'ved. Only use 5. for my consoles and DVDs anyways. Might want to add that in the sticky that as of Audigy4 the DIN is no longer used. Might help a lot of people out.
So I would plug the mini jack to RCA in the Digital I/O and get DD and DTS for Movies? Might want to explain that in the sticky too.

Headphone Problem INSPIRE 5700 digital

I am trying to connect notebook from its headphone socket using a cable which is yellow and has 3 black stripes on the silver bit. It is connected to a green ended cable. I then plug this into digital din. No matter how many button I press it doesnt send the music through, even though when I plug my headphones in i can hear it. Please help me somebody.
Thank you.

You could contact Customer Support directly to see if they can supply you with the DIN cable.
If you're connecting from the optical output on the drivebay to the optical input on the decoder, you'll need to change settings. This knowledgebase case covers a lot of detail:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=2&sid=5035
Select your card in the list, and then "Speakers with digital inputs"
Cat

Creative Inspire 5700 Digital spare DIN cable

Hi,
im in the UK.
i've had the above speakers for a while now, but the 9 pin DIN(Female To Female) from the back of the amp module to the soundcard module has broken and im trying to get a replacement.
Maplins dont do a 9 pin DIN at all, and i cant find anywhere to get spares for this speaker system.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
maxd

Hi there, im wanting the same cable but finding it hard to track down.
Just to add, i need a 9 pin - 9 pin din to connect my creative 6.1 setup to an an external usb audigy 2 VE. Hopefully this would mean no need for the wired remote that connects to the 6.1 speakers? Can anyone confirm this?
Cheers, i'll keep looking.
EAJ

Inspire 5700 Help

Hi AllI was wondering if anyone out there could tell me which sound card i could use with these speakers " inspire 5700 digital " in 5.1 with the digital din on a Vista 64 bit system. I am currently trying them on a basic xfi card but cant get surround sound working. Any help would be greatPaul H " Senate "

Hi senate
Only* http://lh6.google.es/rmorinr/Rsx8u_TWCzI/AAAAAAAAAjw/CbXdQNHUb5E/s400/Auzentech X-Tension DIN.jpg
Elite *******s - Auzentech X-Tension DIN review Live! 5.1 and Audigy have Digital DIN but i don't know if work in Vista 64
Message Edited by Rad-Wulf on 10-03-2007 08:56 PM

Converting analog 5.1 (multiple cables) to Digital DIN (for Inspire 5700), how?

Hi,
So far I've been using my Inspire 5.1 Digital 5700 speaker system together with my Audigy Platinum in my Desktop PC to watch DVDs and play games with a 5.1 experience. To connect soundcard and Speaker system, I used the provided Digital DIN cable, and it worked fantastically, for both, DVDs and games.
Now I bought a notebook and the only choice to improve onboard sound was the X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook. I thought that I could simply connect it to my Inspire 5700 by connecting optical out with optical in using a TosLink-Mini -> Toslink cable. While this may work for DVDs (I don't have the cable yet), it won't work for all other applications, because as I read optical connections only provide a stereo signal unless the signal it'ss encoded via AC3 or DTS.
Of course there is the docking module which provides multichannel analog out. Trouble here: the Inspire 5700 only comes with two analog line in channels, front and rear. So that would lead to 4.0 instead of 5.1. Missing the center speaker for games is very bad.
Therefore I am looking for a way to convert the analog signal coming from the docking module into something that can be decoded as a 5.1 signal by the Inspire 5700. I have already found the DTS-610 which would turn the analog signal into a DTS signal. But that costs more than the soundcard itself.
So, my question: Is there any simpler / cheaper way how to transform multicable analog 5.1 to one-cable digital 5.1, either AC3, DTS or Digital DIN? I'd prefer a simple converter to Digital DIN, because that's what the Inspire 5700 was mainly designed for and it worked perfectly with my old Audigy.
Alternatively, one could possibly also use some fancy software to convert all the wave-out sound into AC3 or DTS and send it along the optical cable. But I don?t know any such software plus I expect this to drain a lot of processor power.
Any help is greatly appreciated it'ss kind of frustrating that two products of the same company can't be connected with each other, just because neither, the card nor the docking module provide Digital DIN.
Thank you very much and best regards
- spitfire
P.S. in another post, pjc said: You will probably require a 4-pole mini-jack > DIN converter to connect your Creative speakers to this socket.
That's exactly what I'm looking for, but I couldn't find such a converter on the creative homepage.

I believe the DIN for soundcard are mainly built and solely used by Creative. I don't think there is any 3rd-party converter in the market to do DIN. There is a software here posted by some other users that can do AC3 encoding on the fly. Not too sure where's the post now but you can do a search for it.

Digital DIN cable !!! inspire 5700+audigy 2ZS

Hi,
i need help with my inspire 5700. i don't have a digital din cable (for digital connecting audigy + inspire). Support says that cable is not available. does anybody know where to get this cable (4pole digital jack to 9pole digital DIN) or how to make this cable?
Mic

I believe the DIN for soundcard are mainly built and solely used by Creative. I don't think there is any 3rd-party converter in the market to do DIN. There is a software here posted by some other users that can do AC3 encoding on the fly. Not too sure where's the post now but you can do a search for it.

Help with Inspire 5.1 5700 Digital speaker

hi,i have speaker, which is Inspire 5.1 5700 Digital.but i lost three cables,which name is optical cable,digital din cable,mini-plug to digital din cable.i wanna buy these threes cables,could u tell me where and how to buy them?and what is prices for them? thank you.:womansadBTW I am in vancouver of canada)
this is the picture of the cable and speaker configuration
http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/4c22b...02jODBDNIe_VS5
Message Edited by hearen2065 on 09-16-2005 06:07 AM
Message Edited by hearen2065 on 09-16-2005 06:08 AM
Message Edited by hearen2065 on 09-28-2005 07:37 AM

ok first please tone down the font size and such, makes it very hard to read.
firstly, optical chables are very easy to get hold of, if i were you id have a look on e-bay. i got mine for about ?3, so what $5.not sure.
im not sure if this is the right thing but here might be of some use.but im not sure on the din cable, what are you trying to do?

Inspire 5.1 5700 Digital system not working correctly

I have a Inspire 5.1 5700 Digital speaker system that has some issue's.
The front speakers are all that is working with center channel low volume , the Sub and Rear speakers are not working according to set-up in software , But Sub is working in games and with Music.
I had been using an MSI P67/ G43 MB onboard sound. Today I gave up and purchased a new sound card, an Audigy Rx. Installed the drivers, did the update for drivers. I was working w/ speaker set up and mic setup and I still have the same problem.
I am thinking there has been a change in the drivers or windows 7, that the controller does not recognize. I have checked all speakers and the are working.
I also am using the Optical output to the controller.

Originally Posted by RonReagan
ok, great, but how do I select the source, it only shows speakers w / out an option for optical or Dolby or DTS . also, selecting the Dolby or DTS on the controller doesn't seem to change other than tones that I have noticed.
Ok , I changed it to SPDIF and it only shows 2 channel @ Hz. in the test that pops up, only 2 front speakers are activated. In Arma 3 , it seems to have 5.1 sound again now.
I used to be able to set up and test the speakers and set the front / rear balance and fade thru the software. I am un able to do that an again, the source is not Optical but SPDIF.
So, what am I doing wrong here ??
and thank you for the quick response and help O))
Hi RonReagan,
SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format) basically has 2 types of connection: Optical and Coaxial. In this case, you are using an Optical connection. Hence, it is known as SPDIF Optical.
It is correct that you received 2 audio channels during speaker test via an optical connection. An alternative way is to initiate the test through the Windows audio endpoint for SPDIF Out (optical Out).
At the Sound of the Windows Control Panel, configure SPDIF Out as the default device. Click on the Properties. At the Supported Formats tab, check the box for DTS Audio or Dolby Digital. Click on the Test button to initiate the speaker test. You should able to test for the rear speakers.
Cheers,
JL-CL

X-Fi Fatal1ty & SB Inspire 5700 - no digital

I am having a big problem getting the X-Fi's digital out to work with my Creative Inspire 5. DIGITAL speakers. The speakers are OK as they respond to their own self test on their small remote which sends a sound to each of the 5 speakers & the sub-woofer in turn.
The X-Fi speaker setup will not show any more than 2. speakers in the digital mode. This is NOT CORRECT. If I proceed in digital speaker setup, I only get sound from the front 3 speakers!
This quote from Creative's known issues shows that the digital output from the X-Fi card should work in 5. using the multijack digital output!
QUOTE...........
4. KNOWN ISSUE
4. Creative Inspire 5. Digital 5700 and DeskTop Theater
DTT3500 Digital DIN Input
Only front speaker outputs may be audible when multichannel audio
signals are sent to Creative Inspire 5. Digital 5700 or DeskTop Theater
DTT3500 via Digital DIN. The speakers may be in their default 2-channel
mode. For multichannel speaker output, select the FourPoint/5. DIN
bypass mode on these speakers.
I assume the "bypass mode" means the "Fourpoint 5. DIN" position on the "Effects" switch on the Inspire's console.
I have set the X-Fi multijack to "digital output".
I have completely uninstalled all Creative drivers etc. Rebooted in "safe mode" and run Driver Cleaner Pro, to be sure! then done a clean install.
I cannot get the 5. speaker setup to work under Digital and am not at all a happy man!! The Audigy 2 that I had in before worked perfectly!
Using the analogue speaker outputs is NOT an option. The Inspire only has stereo ANALOGUE inputs and I want to use the analogue X-Fi outputs for the 3 jacks on my 5. earphones ..... without grovelling around behind the PC every time I change from speaker to phones!!
I had the analogue 5. phones and 5. digital speakers working perfectly in the Audigy 2 setup!
I seem to have spent ?45+ for a markedly inferior setup!!!

Just read through the post
X FI and No 5. DIGITAL surround out.
from this board sometime ago! 6 pages of furious people!
Why did my Audigy 2 work providing digital 5. sound out to the Inspire 5700 and the Xfi will not?
Even Creative's own known issues say 5. should be available from the multijack output!
As it stands the new card is an expensi've step backwards and is absolutely useless to me!
I am seriously thinking of demanding a refund on my Inspire digital speakers as well as the useless sound card!
Even my rotten old SB li've "5." worked with the Inspire 5700 speakers!

Connecting X-Fi Titanium PCIe to Inspire 5700 speakers - digital connection

I am considering purchasing an X-Fi Titanium PCIe card (or possibly, the X-Fi Titanium Fatalty Pro), and want to connect this to my existing speakers: Creative Inspire 5700 (5.).
The speakers currently connect to my Audigy 2 card via a single 3.5mm connector into the Digital Out socket on the sound card. Looking at the specifications of the X-Fi cards, I don't think they have such 3.5mm digital sockets. Can anyone confirm this, and tell me if/how I can connect my speakers?
Thanks,
Gary

OThanks, Juzam.
If I do this, will I still get true 5. surround sound? Will there be any difference between the way the speakers perform between using the optical connection and the 3.5mm digital one (via DIN)?
Thanks,
Gary

Connecting laptop to inspire 5700 decoder?

I've got the Creative Inspire 5700 5. product set up on my old desktop. Had that a few years. ?It's got 5 speakers, a sub and the decoder amp.
I'm wondering how I can connect my laptop up to it. The laptop is pretty basic and doesn't have an ExpressCard, but does have PCMIA slot.
Anyway looking at the current products I was wondering if th best option would be the X-fi Surround 5. - would I connect the digital outpt on that to the digital in on my Inspire decoder?
Any advice appreciated.

.....so having spent the day looking through the forums I've reached the conclusion that Creative have left everyone who invested in the 5700s high and dry and full functionality is not possible with?new products such as X-fi?and?they don't even have any?old external soundcards that would do what I want either.
There are a lot of posts on the?board with customers who have been let down in this way. If you had a product to enable continued use of the 5700s I would have purchased it, but you don't, and I'm not?splashing out on top of the line analog speakers.
so no sale...customer gone.

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