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flightcom 403mc auxillary audio question
I've just upgraded to a garmin 496 from a 296 and want to hook up the audio
output to the intercom. I haven't had a chance to look at the back of the intercom. Can anyone tell me what kind of auxiliary connection the 403mc uses? I would like to make up a patch cable before I visit the hangar next weekend. Thanks. -- Best Regards, Mike http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade. |
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flightcom 403mc auxillary audio question
Mike,
Can anyone tell me what kind of auxiliary connection the 403mc uses? The manual. I think it's on their website. Common procedure is to route from the back to a mini-plug somewhere in the panel as used on MP3 players and the like. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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flightcom 403mc auxillary audio question
On Aug 19, 6:37 pm, "Mike Noel" wrote:
I've just upgraded to a garmin 496 from a 296 and want to hook up the audio output to the intercom. I haven't had a chance to look at the back of the intercom. Can anyone tell me what kind of auxiliary connection the 403mc uses? I would like to make up a patch cable before I visit the hangar next weekend. Thanks. -- Best Regards, Mike Mike, Search old "owning" posts. I wrote this: http://tinyurl.com/ypp4rs MikeM |
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flightcom 403mc auxillary audio question
Thanks for the replies. I'll complete this thread by explaining what was
necessary to get the audio from the 496 into the 403mc. I added a 1/8 inch stereo jack to the panel to plug the Garmin-provided 1/8 inch audio patch cable into. At first I soldered a wire between pin 18 of the intercom cable and the center conductor of the 1/8 inch audio jack. In that configuration I had to pull the 1/8 inch plug partially out to get the bitchin Betty warnings into the intercom. After moving the audio wire from the middle to the end conductor on the jack, bitchin Betty worked as expected with the plug pushed fully into the jack. The xm audio signal worked in both positions but of course was sans stereo because of the mono intercom. The warnings from the 496 in a pleasant female voice add an interesting level of technical sophistication to the cockpit environment. So far I've been told '500 ft' on final approach, heard 'Caution, terrain' when flying past high terrain, 'Warning, terrain, pull up!' when flying toward high terrain, 'External power lost' when pulling the power plug, and 'Sink rate, pull up!' when flying a steep final approach . -- Best Regards, Mike http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade. "mikem" wrote in message ups.com... On Aug 19, 6:37 pm, "Mike Noel" wrote: I've just upgraded to a garmin 496 from a 296 and want to hook up the audio output to the intercom. I haven't had a chance to look at the back of the intercom. Can anyone tell me what kind of auxiliary connection the 403mc uses? I would like to make up a patch cable before I visit the hangar next weekend. Thanks. -- Best Regards, Mike Mike, Search old "owning" posts. I wrote this: http://tinyurl.com/ypp4rs MikeM |
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