Tecra A5. How do you connect it to a sound system?

ssmack · 1st January 2006, 3:27 PM

Got one for the daughter for uni, but the speakers are crap. Only out is headphones.

R3xx · 1st January 2006, 6:01 PM

Correct! Unfortunately this is the only way to connect the A5 to an external audio device.

ssmack · 1st January 2006, 9:32 PM

bugger. Thats not a good way. I'll have to research the docking part of it.

PogiPinoy · 2nd January 2006, 2:57 AM

i too have a 'digital entertainment gateway' (asus) laptop...everything is great except for the audio out which i ascertained to only come from the headphone port

so i simply took a composite audio -> headphone jack cable and hooked my laptop to my digital receiver at home...audio comes out in 5.1..may not be the best compared to optical or coaxial but its good enough

might finally invest in a proper HTPC in the future

edit: btw i got that composite audio -> headphone jack cable from jaycar

ssmack · 2nd January 2006, 11:21 AM

I have a cable, I was just not sure about hooking up a headphone out to the Aux input on the sound system. I shall ask the techs at work, they should know. Radio MCR.

wildturkey · 2nd January 2006, 1:49 PM

If you want some serious sound from your laptop, then get an Audigy 2 PCMCIA sound card

1st January 2006, 3:27 PM	#1
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PogiPinoy Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney (No Cable) :( Posts: 1,300	i too have a 'digital entertainment gateway' (asus) laptop...everything is great except for the audio out which i ascertained to only come from the headphone port so i simply took a composite audio -> headphone jack cable and hooked my laptop to my digital receiver at home...audio comes out in 5.1..may not be the best compared to optical or coaxial but its good enough might finally invest in a proper HTPC in the future edit: btw i got that composite audio -> headphone jack cable from jaycar __________________ BLAQUE - Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest of Unity in Everything OCAU Club PDA Member #6 Nintendo Club Member #4 OCAU iPod Owner #65 ASUS Owners Club \|\|Dr. Pepper Club Member #21\|\| Motorola V-Club Member - V3i DELL Laptop Owners Club Last edited by PogiPinoy; 2nd January 2006 at 3:00 AM.

2nd January 2006, 11:21 AM	#5
ssmack Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hobart Posts: 1,713	I have a cable, I was just not sure about hooking up a headphone out to the Aux input on the sound system. I shall ask the techs at work, they should know. Radio MCR. __________________ Addicted to folding #59 Folding@Home 85000 Club Folding@Home 5000000 Points Milestone My Farm It's all Trevors fault

1st January 2006, 6:01 PM	#2
R3xx (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,453	Correct! Unfortunately this is the only way to connect the A5 to an external audio device.

2nd January 2006, 1:49 PM	#6
wildturkey (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,865	If you want some serious sound from your laptop, then get an Audigy 2 PCMCIA sound card