Date   : Fri, 04 Aug 2000 14:44:50 +0100
From   : "Alex Warren" <alex@...>
Subject: Re: BBC accessories

> Well, I *think* this is correct for the tape leads (someone better
> aquainted with the Beeb had better confirm this though, since I've not
> actually used it with a tape recorder yet!)

>   Sound & Vision -> Leads & Adapters -> Din Leads ->
>                                   5-Pin A DIN to Four Phono Plugs

*Four* phono plugs? I'm not claiming to know much, but there should only be
two or three.

If the BBC leads are the same as those the Electron uses, then the lead you
want will either be 5-pin or 7-pin (7-pin gives you motor control if your
tape player supports it).

>From the Electron user guide: Looking at the DIN socket from the outside,
the pins are numbered clockwise from the bottom: 6, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 7.

These correspond to:

1 = Output to cassette (record) linked to pin 4
2 = Common
3 = Input from cassette (play)
4 = Output to cassette (record) linked to pin 1
5 = Not connected
6 and 7 = Motor control switch (optional)


If your tape player has a 5-pin DIN socket itself, you can just connect the
two DIN sockets, though you don't get motor control.


On an entirely unrelated note, is there anybody in the UK with an Electron
Plus 1, Plus 3 or CUB monitor they'd like to sell me?


Alex Warren,
Axe Software

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