The 40mv was legit. Olivetti M10 is different than Model 100. My own machine and the manual itself both agree. I only get a out 30mv myself.
bkw On Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 11:37 PM Tom Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >>
