Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-20 Thread Dean Masters
Message- From: Laurence Taylor Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:44 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable On 19/03/2014 01:52, Dean Masters wrote: I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC to record some shows but there is a hum. I have

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-20 Thread Dean Masters
means recording on VHS or DVD then disconnecting the cable and playing the recording which I can record on my PC. Dean -Original Message- From: Steve Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:24 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Dean, I'm not sure what you

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-20 Thread Steve Jacobson
5:44 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable On 19/03/2014 01:52, Dean Masters wrote: I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC to record some shows but there is a hum. I have Comcast cable. This sounds like an earth loop of some kind

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-20 Thread Laurence Taylor
If removing the TV cable cures the hum, then that's the cause of the problem. Ask the cable company for an isolated outlet, or you can buy a suitable unit from your local TV dealer. What's happening is that you have a voltage difference between the incoming cable (which is earthed at the cable

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Joe Paton
Hi, are you connecting to a desktop computer? You might try grounding your machine if this is the case. Joe On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:52:03 -0400 Dean Masters dwmaster...@gmail.com wrote: I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC to record some shows but there

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Brian Olesen
hi, connect the two units to the same power outlet from the wall. Maybe turn around the plugs for one of the units. -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Joe Paton Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Hi, are you connecting

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread covici
meddelelse- From: Joe Paton Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Hi, are you connecting to a desktop computer? You might try grounding your machine if this is the case. Joe On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:52:03 -0400 Dean

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Dean Masters
Yes it is to a desktop. All outlets are the three prong type which means they should be grounded. Dean -Original Message- From: Joe Paton Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Hi, are you connecting to a desktop computer

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Dean Masters
Message- From: Brian Olesen Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:32 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable hi, connect the two units to the same power outlet from the wall. Maybe turn around the plugs for one of the units. -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Joe Paton

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Steve Jacobson
- From: Joe Paton Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Hi, are you connecting to a desktop computer? You might try grounding your machine if this is the case. Joe On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:52:03 -0400 Dean Masters dwmaster

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi Dean, There you have the problem. Maybe it's grounded but the units don't share common ground which leeds to power bleeding. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dean Masters Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable The PC

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Gary King
dwmaster...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Hum from Cable The PC and TV are on opposite walls so they are about 12 feet apart. so they can't use the same outlet. The PC is plugged into a uninterrupted power

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Dean Masters
Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable This is probably stating the obvious, but be sure to turn up the volume some on your TV to overcome any residual hum that is a part of the TV's circuitry. If you run your headphones

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Steve Jacobson
: Steve Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hum from Cable This is probably stating the obvious, but be sure to turn up the volume some on your TV to overcome any residual hum that is a part of the TV's circuitry. If you run your headphones

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Laurence Taylor
On 19/03/2014 01:52, Dean Masters wrote: I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC to record some shows but there is a hum. I have Comcast cable. This sounds like an earth loop of some kind. The first thing to check is whether the cable outlet is isolated -

Re: Hum from Cable

2014-03-19 Thread Gary Schindler
get a ground isolator and put it between the TV and recording device. - Original Message - From: Steve Jacobson steve.jacob...@visi.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Hum from Cable Dean, I'm not sure what you

Hum from Cable

2014-03-18 Thread Dean Masters
I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC to record some shows but there is a hum. I have Comcast cable. The patch cord is actuallly two cords with male plugs on both ends and a connector with two female plugs. When I put headpohones in the jack there is no