Audio input for 3.5 mm Jack on altec ada 885 - Audio Players & Recorders

SOURCE: Compatability with TV

Hi,

Yes but you will not enjoy all the features of the Altec ADA 885 speaker system and if the TV's features will allow you.

Most TV's do not have audio out and if ever they do, chances are that it will only be left/right. Your Altec ADA 885 speaker system is capable of getting multiple inputs other than just left & right; main, front, surround & S/PDIF.

Hardware wise, the standard audio connector to the audio outputs of your PC are baby phone plugs, while those in the TV are RCA. If ever you will push through, you would need to get hold of a stereo RCA to baby phone cable. Am not sure if the yellow dongle cable that came with your package is long enough.

Additionally, here is a link to the normal installation instructions for an Altec ADA 885 speaker system should you be interested.

Hope this be of help/idea. Pls post back how things turned out or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

SOURCE: Altec Lansing ADA 885

Hi,

Thanks for posting direct. As you posted, the Sony XBR has only left & right (white/red) outputs whereas your Altec ADA has multiple INputs. This leaves us with no other option but to used just the green INput of the Altec as the black and the S/PDIF has nowhere to be connected to in the Sony.

You would need to use a phone stereo to RCA cable/connector as shown below. Additionally, you would have to set up your speakers as suggested here.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

Thank you for using FixYa.

SOURCE: altec lansing ada 745

need to check your control center,then if thats not the one"it should be set @ 3/4 volume....
if no diff,,,,,then you need to go over checking every program that shares it,,,has their own volume control,,,somewhere there is the problem,,,maybe real player,,,media player,,,flash player etc...
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SOURCE: No sound

I FOUND THE SOLUTION (at least for the led text blinking in and out with no sound).

It's the Altec's Circuit board!!!. If you take it all apart (not too hard) and within the circuit board where you plug in all your connectors (i.e. speakers, computer jack, etc.) , take it all out. Once you open the casing, you will find a couple connectors with wires (yellow, blue, green) plugged onto the board. Unplug both connectors on the board. (Careful!, one of the connectors, smaller one, are glued onto the board, but what I did was cut it off using a blade (box cutter)). After you take it apart, there will be two pieces of circuit board facing each other, one top (small), one bottom (big) (where all your speakers plug in to). On the top board (smaller one) wipe up the "rust" looking stuff on the back of the PCB board with little damp cloth. After you get most of it off, it will work again.

(How you know if it's the top of bottom is how the capacitors are working.

WOO HOO!!! I love these speakers!!!

Also, if your bass is weak, I found on another forum that it's the capacitors. Get those replaced at a local electronic repair shop. Find them on Google maps.

Please let me know if this works for everyone. THANKS!

SOURCE: Altec Lansing ada885

Same issue showed up for me today very randomly...

HD comes on and off for no reason and sound cuts in and out. This fix worked for me:

1.Disconnect the left speaker from the sub woofer.
2.Take the 4 screws out on the bottom of the left speaker. (They are under the rubber matting you can just poke holes through it)
3. Remove the bottom plastic assembly from the speaker
4. Cut the 4 wires to the headset chip. Careful not to cut any others to the speakers themselves!
5. Unscrew and remove headset plug chip
6. Reassemble and plug left speaker back into sub woofer.

No more HD issues =)