Audio Connectors - Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference Manual

Ports and Connectors: Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference
1 Video connector
2 Parallel port connector
3 Docking connector
4 USB connector
NOTES: Some external devices require you to load software called device
drivers into system memory before the devices will work. These device
drivers help your computer recognize the external device and direct its
operation. Instructions for installing this software are usually included in the
upgrade kits.
The advanced port replicator (APR) has the same I/O connectors as your
computer. In addition, the APR has a second Personal System/2 (PS/2)
connector, a second Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, and an Ethernet
network connector.

Audio Connectors

You can connect audio devices such as speakers, microphones, headphones, and
record/playback devices to your computer. The following information tells you how to connect
the cables. Figure 2
connector.
Connect the audio cable from a microphone to the microphone-in connector.
Connect the audio cable from the speakers to the line-out connector.
Connect the line-out cable from a record/playback device to the line-in connector.
Cassette players, CD players, radios, stereo systems, and tape players are all
record/playback devices.
Connect the TV-out S-video I/O cable from a record/playback device to the TV-out S-
video connector. VCRs and video cameras are record/playback devices.
Figure 2. Connecting Audio and S-Video Devices
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shows the locations of the audio connectors and the TV-out S-video
Mini-Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) PS/2
5
connector
6 Serial port connector
7 AC adapter connector
8 Infrared port