I checked out my M102 on my scope, and the Peak to Peak is 624 mV. So definitely "line" level territory. (And the person who got 50mV PP on Facebook was probably using a 10x probe.)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 6:33 PM Brian K. White <[email protected]> wrote: > Just discovered not all the machines are the same on this point. The > Model 100 manual does clearly state to use the AUX jack. > > But the Olivetti M10 manual says to use the MIC jack. And someone on > facebook just measured only 40mv p-p output, although he's diagnosing a > problem so it's not clear if that's normal or if his unit is off. But > the manual states clearly, in two different places with no ambiguity and > even with drawings that include the AUX jack, to use the MIC jack. And I > just scoped my M10's CSAVE output at 30mv p-p. > > -- > bkw > > On 7/23/21 11:35 AM, Brian White wrote: > > What do you mean? > > aux is a line-in, so the 2 bigger plugs go in ear and aux, and mic is > > not used. > > > > Earlier I said you used ear and mic, and aux not used, which was > > wrong. I mis-remembered and thought aux was a line-out. I've actually > > been using a tape recently with no problem, but only for playback, so > > I had it hooked up wrong without knowing. > > > > bkw > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 2:03 AM Peter Vollan <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > so, there is no alternative to the mic jack, if I understand you > > correctly? > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 at 21:22, Brian K. White <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > > > When you record a program, it is important to use the 'AUX' > > or 'Line' > > > input, not the MIC input, as the levels are radically > different. > > > > > > Sorry I was wrong about the AUX jack. I was really trying to > > say you > > don't use it for the ear, as though it were a line-out vs a > > line-in. > > So, ear, aux, rem. And for the black & grey cable, it's the > > black one > > that goes in ear. > > > > -- > > bkw > > > > > -- > bkw > >
