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  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... in a stereo headphone jack socket. Check you leads again. ... (2 channels 1 for ear(load), 1 for mic( ... into the +3 tape/socket. Next I understand your ... find the channel for the ear(load) connection. If you ... This should be for the ear(load) connection, and you ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... plug that connects to the EAR, let's try loading a ... thread) giving the TAPE/SOUND socket a good scrape out with ... plug is loose in the socket, but it isn't. Even ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... . The +3's tape/sound socket is a stereo, 2 channel ... one yes. One for ear(load) connection, other for mic ... the page regarding the tape/socket, not to insert a mono ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Hardware
  • Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…

    ... +2 does not have an EAR hole socket for external connections, it ...
    textvoyage textvoyage February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…

    ... Save/Mic or a Load?Ear? And does it matter!!)
    socket adapter (no labelled ID on ... on the 48k's TV socket

    Some others are ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2017 Hardware
  • Use android phone to load games ?I tried google, but this time it wasn't my friend :( Is there a way I can use my phone to load games into my zx-spectrum? i have a cassette lead, b…

    ... signal straight from a headphone socket. Modern phones (except for Nokias ... usually limited to prevent kiddies ear-drums from exploding; while the ...
    GReW GReW March 2017 Games
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    ... want to add your own ear and mic sockets to ... ]The +2A rear sound socket named "TAPE/SOUND is ... easy to modify the sound socket .

    In "normal" ... you can damage original socket because if you put ... top half (adding mic and ear jacks to case, as ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k 2a or not 2b....Just picked up a +2 black case version and I'm in as little bit of a quagmire, The case is definitely black, has '+2A' stamped on the bottom, but in…

    ... modded the internal socket, ie cut the trace between ear and mic ... under the socket, then taken a ... wire from the ear 'pin' to ... just has ground and the ear ring connected, this comes from ...
    povvercrazy povvercrazy April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k 2a or not 2b....Just picked up a +2 black case version and I'm in as little bit of a quagmire, The case is definitely black, has '+2A' stamped on the bottom, but in…

    ... a +3 style tape/sound socket though.[/quote]

    ... tape/sound socket as a ear/mic socket, tip-mic, ring-ear and sleeve ... another lead into the rgb socket would have exactly the same ... (it was ugly), tape/sound socket has been modified to accept ...
    povvercrazy povvercrazy April 2017 Hardware
  • What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…

    ... to the existing MIC socket and the EAR input can be created ...
    Claudius Claudius August 2017 Hardware
  • What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…

    ... )
    On the PCB the EAR pin of the tape/sound ... connect that pin on the socket for tape input was no ... both pins on the sound socket to the audio output. I ...
    guesser guesser August 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…

    ... />
    (2) The TAPE/SOUND socket is completely fubared. I've ... to put the EAR plug into a stereo socket. If the sound ... thinnest needlenose tweezers into the socket to try and bend out ... I get the TAPE/SOUND socket adequately replaced. My first Spectrum ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…

    ... , but Bit 6 is the EAR/MIC socket (they are connected to ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Features that never made it into the SpectrumAlthough kind of a Hardware question (a kind moderator might want to move it, I was 50/50 on where to post it, I don't mind) , I was thinking about t…

    ... />
    In regards to the ear and mic being mono 3 ... were cheaper than a stereo socket when taking into account the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Just rescued an old tape recorder from the thrash binPeople who saw me must have thought that I am crazy. :P Couldn't resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit (all wet and dirty) i…

    The monitor socket [i]may[/i] work as an ear output.

    [b][i]Mark[/i][/b]
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2018 Chit chat
  • Just rescued an old tape recorder from the thrash binPeople who saw me must have thought that I am crazy. :P Couldn't resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit (all wet and dirty) i…

    ... "]The monitor socket [i]may[/i] work as an ear output.
    Renegade Renegade November 2018 Chit chat
  • Just rescued an old tape recorder from the thrash binPeople who saw me must have thought that I am crazy. :P Couldn't resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit (all wet and dirty) i…

    ... “shoebox” cassette tape decks, the ear output was designed for use ... output is switched to the socket contacts. Sometimes via a low ... /> I suspect that the monitor socket on this cassette deck is ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2018 Chit chat
  • Just rescued an old tape recorder from the thrash binPeople who saw me must have thought that I am crazy. :P Couldn't resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit (all wet and dirty) i…

    ... to the tape via this socket. Many of these tape ... you need to remove the ear jack before you actually ... acts as an external speaker socket on playback, which is ... with a 5 pin DIN socket, they're very versatile ... switch on that REM socket you can switch recording ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2018 Chit chat
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... 'm taking sound from the ear/mic socket, could c41 and c48 ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2b sound issueHi, I picked up a black +2b and everything is good with it, except there is no sound... I've connected it to my TV with an RGB/scart cable and still …

    Are you certain the RGB cable is correctly wired for the +3?

    What happens if you plug a pair of headphones into the Tape/Sound socket? You should hear sound in one ear.
    guesser guesser May 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... the RGB cable with the ear/mic socket connector.

    I ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • What is this?Found on eBay [img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3N0AAOSwUPlcmv5v/s-l1600.jpg[/img]

    Unless...

    You meant the 'almost cut out' piece of plastic on the Speccy between the EAR and TV sockets ? Unless that's a trick of the light :) I'm not sure. It half looks like the same vertical position as the TV/Mod out socket.
    spider spider May 2019 Hardware
  • What is this?Found on eBay [img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3N0AAOSwUPlcmv5v/s-l1600.jpg[/img]

    ... on the Speccy between the EAR and TV sockets ? Unless that ... as the TV/Mod out socket.[/quote]

    Used when ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2019 Hardware
  • What is this?Found on eBay [img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3N0AAOSwUPlcmv5v/s-l1600.jpg[/img]

    ... on the Speccy between the EAR and TV sockets ? Unless that ... as the TV/Mod out socket.[/quote]

    Used when ...
    Renegade Renegade May 2019 Hardware
  • What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?

    ... mono ear and mic sockets, a 2.5mm remote control socket and ... a five pin DIN socket. So also ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2019 Chit chat
  • Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …

    How to tell if the ear jack is mono or stereo, ... headphone, it's a mono socket. If it comes out of ... both, it's a stereo socket. I personally have never had ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum August 2019 Hardware
  • CB RadioFollowing on from Spec-Chum's RC Model thread, I decided to create this thread for CB radios. My Mum and Dad bought an Amstrad 901 CB radio for the …

    ... to the spectrum's MIC socket, and the line out from ... radios to the Spectrum's EAR. I had a friend who ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2019 Chit chat
  • New Tape and Tape Recorders for the 21st centuryHi SpecChums, I don't know if this has come to anyone's attention (Analogue/Real Hardware-philes at least) https://www.languedocliving.com/french…

    I saw one somewhere on utoob with a sub memory stick port that sent the audio read from the sub device... pity the micro command interface can't b modified for a stereo ear(which is the mic) socket
    rogerjowett1 rogerjowett1 January 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum NEXT[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckYN_TwbGiQ&t=3001s"]Hardware Review[/url] I'm surprised nobody has posted this, looks very good! Tons of o…

    ... straw man. Use the EAR/MIC socket if you want to use ...
    colonel32 colonel32 February 2020 Hardware
  • Mic output too lowHi all, Looking for some advice. I’ve got a ZX Spectrum plus and a Sony TCM-939 cassette player. The Sony works great for loading games but, wh…

    ... it plugged into the MIC socket on the Spectrum?

    ear circuitry and speaker circuitry) then ... the mono 3.5mm ‘jack’ socket.

    Because the ZX ... low on the MIC output socket.

    When saving, do ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK April 2022 Hardware
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