Thread Subject: 2.2-C - Audio Connection

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From: Schomburg, Paul
Date: Tue, Sep 25 2007 9:25 AM

Greg: I am not sure that I am comfortable with the meaning of "products
designed to be located in public places" -- wouldn't this include a TV?
For example, would all the flat panel displays hung by TSA in an airport
have to include a 2.5mm or 3.5mm jack? This seems an unnecessary
requirement. I think this is more of an implementation issue than a
product issue, so I've proposed additional language below (CAPS) that
might address this issue for product use in public places.

* Products designed to be located in public places must provide an
audio connection via a standard 2.5mm or 3.5mm audio jack OR VIA A
STANDARD INTERFACE THAT SUPPORTS A JACK ADAPTOR at the standard signal
levels used for headphones/headsets.

The original language came from
http://teitac.org/wiki/Hardware_Draft_Language_Idea_Board#Standard_Ports

Thanks, Paul

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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:40:26 -0500
From: Gregg Vanderheiden < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Subject: Re: [teitac-hardware] teitac-hardware Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2
To: "'TEITAC desktop/portable (hardware) subcommittee'"
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Cc: "'Jasionowski, Tony'" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Thanks Paul,

Just saw this now. But I think it is handled in the new guidelines.
There
are adapters from RCA to headphones -- so they would all meet (c)

Agree?


Gregg
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