My sub on my creative 4400 4.1 system will not work. All 4 satellite speakers work but the sub will not. I have checked the speaker and it is fine. How can I get it to work?

set sound to defoult on main receiver power of and then power on

The good news is that the system is getting power so that section is fine. The not so good news is that the audio section of the circuit board is broken, which can be hundreds of components. So if the system is out of warranty, take a screwdriver and take out the board from the enclosure. Now examine the component side for loose component leads and then on the solder side for loose joints. Next make checks with a multi-meter continuity test between the solder and the copper print for loosened solder. Almost certainly it will be the case of loose solder joint of a transistor/component due to prolonged EXTREME VIBRATION inside the enclosure. Just put your fingers on a working sub woofer to get a sense of the vibration.

So hopefully once certain doubtful solder joints have been identified, just re-solder those points. A few pokes with the soldering iron can do wonders and bring the system back to life.

Also wax up the suspected components so that they don't start swinging again to the beat and get thrown out of the circuit.

my sub woofer creative 4.1 4400 , main subwoofer is not5 working pse advice

I think one of these links will get you where you want to be:

http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=4&CatName=Speaker+Systems&subCatID=789&subCatName=PC+%2F+Home+Entertainment&prodID=446&prodName=Inspire+4.1+4400

http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Manuals/TSD/2310/CSW1250%20CLE%20QSG.pdf

grady66,
We will start with the easy one, Phase. The phase selector is a setting that can be adjusted by sound; which one sounds better? Either one will work fine. It's mainly for situations where the sub enclosure is located at a distance or behind the listening area. The 'in and out' crossover selector and the input from the receiver goes together. The 'in and out' crossover selector is asking if you want to use the internal crossover to block the bass from getting to the satellite speakers. Most home surround sound receivers only have the one sub out and most subs have both left and right inputs. When there is a single signal being fed to the sub you use the subs left input or buy a splitter and send the signal into both left and right, but either way will work equally the same.

There is two ways to connect the speakers to the receiver.

1) Cross-over 'In': you connect the output speaker wires from the receiver to the speaker inputs on the sub and the speaker outputs on the sub to the satellite speakers; the sub will get its sound from the input speaker wires.

2) Cross-over 'Out': you connect the sub to the receiver using the receiver's single sub out, then connect the satellite speakers directly to the receiver's speakers outputs; in this configuration the satellite speakers are given a full range of signal including the bass.

I have used #2 with the same system and had great results.

-Chris

y do u opt for a replacment ? y dont u buy the cable its available at computers stores

In order to verify if you have a good speaker,, connect you speaker to any other pc or laptop. If still same problem,,maybe you have a bad cable or connector at the end of the cable.

the circuit board and amplifacation supply inside the sub are blow or shorted out.thus preventing any sound. the head phone jack works only because it is a bypass feature supported by the actual computer not the surround sound unit

4. Your volume settings are too low or muted. Increase your volume by pressing the + key located on top of the right satellite. You can also check your volume through the volume control located in the taskbar. To mute and unmute the speakers, press the + and - controls at the same time.

Same problem just went out after about 4 years.... weak lifespan for a 500 dollar system