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nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote in
news:nospam-1008040337050001@192.168.1.177:
> In article <yzYRc.19693$114.9324@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>, BroLee
> <xxx@xxx.com> wrote:
>
>> It was my understanding that the rear audio would cease to function
>> if the front panel audio connector was in use ie. a headphone was
>> plugged in(I'm using an Antec Sonata case). I can get around this
>> issue by turning my speakers down(just a generic 2 speaker set), but
>> the A7N8X-E Deluxe I was using previously didn't behave in this
>> fashion. Just curious.
>>
>> TIA for any insight.
>
> I ripped the connector assembly out of my Sonata when I got it, so it
> is sitting here in front of me.
>
> The front panel connector assembly has a USB, a Firewire, and an audio
> cable. The audio cable ends in a 2x5 connector, with one pin blocked,
> which is the normal 9 pin FP_AUDIO pattern. But, only 7 wires are
> installed in the plastic shroud, and little wires also come out of
> the shroud, for situations where the standard 2x5 is not sufficient.
>
> (Sonata) <--- K8V SE FP_AUDIO Header --> (Sonata)
>
> green ret_l BLINE_OUT_L x x Line out_L orange fpout_L
> (none) x NC (none)
> black ret_r BLINE_OUT_R x x Line out_R yellow fpout_R
> (none) +5VA x x MICPWR brown MIC_bias
> grey aud_gnd AGND x x MIC2 red MIC
>
> The Sonata wiring is correct.
>
> I even took my ohmmeter, and measured from ret_l to fpout_l,
> and when a plug is inserted in the lime green jack, the
> connection between those two wires goes open circuit. That
> is the mute function. I checked the right channel as well.
> (My ohmmeter has sewing needles for tips, so it is easy to plug
> them into the wires.) The jacks on the Sonata circuit board
> are the appropriate 5 pin, interrupting kind.
>
> In terms of how the signal travels, it starts at Line_out_L,
> goes up the orange wire (fpout_l), to the switch in the lime
> green jack on the Sonata front panel, then back down the ret_l
> wire, where it goes into BLINE_OUT_L and across the motherboard
> to the lime green Lineout jack on the back of your computer
> case.
>
> For the mute to work, the headphone has to be plugged in far
> enough to cause the contacts to open in the jack.
>
> I don't know what to suggest, because plugging the 2x5
> connector should give instant and correct wiring, as far as I
> can determine here.
>
> HTH,
> Paul
Paul,
Thanks for your efforts and information. I'll yank my front panel to
see if everything is in order.