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David, that's exactly what I mean. As I am not a native american, I am not aware
of a difference between the words 'headphone jack' and 'headphone plug'. This is
probably the reason why there was some confusion on the list.
THank you all for the posts, I have come to conclusion that it's not possible
what I want.
Niels
"David W. Tamkin" wrote:
> Dan Frakes wrote,
>
> F> Unfortunately, the new Sony playback-only units don't have an auto-switch
> F> headphone/line jack. They are headphone-ONLY.
>
> Several people have posted that the same jack acts as a line-out under
> certain circumstances.
>
> Dan Scellen wrote (I've modified the diagram slightly; the tildes represent
> the control signal connection from the remote body to the edge card; the
> equal signs represent three-conductor coax and 3.5mm jacks and plugs),
>
> S> [Niels's] problem is this:
> S> ______________ ______
> S> | MD |=====|Re= |======AirHead Amp (big, heavy)======Headphones
> S> | unit |~~~~~|mote|
> S> -------------- ------
>
> And the headphones can't be used without the amplifier? They sound totally
> unsuited and *unintended* for portable use in the first place. In that case
> the best plan seems to be to use headphones that don't require a large, heavy
> piece of additional equipment and leave the Airheads at home.
>
> As Dan [Scellen] explains, Niels wants to have this instead:
>
> ______________
> | MD |===================AirHead Amp (big, heavy)======Headphones
> | unit |~~~~~Remote
> --------------
>
> So what he wants to cut off isn't the remote's headphone jack but rather its
> 3.5mm *plug*. No wonder it didn't make sense. He wants to leave only the
> edge card connector on the remote so that it won't use or block the unit's
> 3.5mm output jack. But he'll still have the big, heavy amplifier to contend
> with. Where is that supposed to dangle while he's out?
>
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