To get direct audio output from a braillenote, you do, infact, use the earphone jack on the bn. It's called the earphone jack because most of the time people use it to get voice output from the bn into their earphones. But, it really is just an output jack which can not only send audio out to earphones, but also out of the bn into a cable connected to some other device which receives the audio output. This could be a tape recorder, a larger amplifier/speaker setup to get better fidelity, a hearing aid, or almost any other such device which accepts audio input.
The bn volume control still works to adjust the amount of audio going out of the jack to whatever device, earphones, hearingaids, or whatever that are connected via the patch cord. When you're doing this, it's best to start with a relatively low volume on the braillenote and then gradually increase it up to the level you want. This is certainly important when using earphones as too loud a volume could at the very least be uncomfortable to the user and could conceivably cause at least temporary hearing damage. If you are using direct audio output from the bn feeding into a hearing aid system, the hearing aids will probably protect you from this loud noise, but a lower volume level also greatly reduces the amount of distortion a user will hear, so starting with a low volume level is really a good idea in all cases until you know exactly where you need to set the volume level for the results you want. Somehow, it seems that this whole issue has gotten far more complicated than it really is! <smile> Hope this makes some sense and possibly clears up the situation. Don On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:38:42 -0700, Terri Pannett wrote: Has PDI raised the volume in the earhone jack? I never liked having to crank up the volume when using earphones. Also, please explain how a hearing-impaired person gets audio without going through the earphone jack or the speaker. Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
