Nokia Audio Adapter

Things To Know About Nokia Audio Adapters

Nokia audio adaptors are used to connect different sized cables to the plug-in connections on electronic devices. This allows you to establish an audio connection using cables made for different types of audio equipment. Here are a few things you may want to consider about audio adapters and how they are made.

There are a couple of different types of adapters available for audio equipment. These are:

• Universal: These adapters come with different connectors on them to fit a multitude of different electronic devices.
• Specific Brands: Adapters are made to fit a specific device and cannot be used interchangeably with other brands. For example, a Nokia audio adapter should be not be used with an RCA manufactured device. In many cases, if you want optimum audio quality, you should use a device specifically made for the brand you are using to make sure the system recognizes the adapter so it works properly.

The sizes generally range from 2.5mm to 3.5mm. This means a cable with a 3.5mm can fit into one end of the adapter and the other end of the adapter will fit into the smaller 2.5mm diameter plug-in connector on the electronic device to establish an audio connection.

The end of each audio adapter and cable typically has a color band or cover on it, so for devices using a color scheme, you know which cable plugs into which specific jack on a device. The colors mean specific things depending on how you are going to use the adaptor. For example, a PC system uses the cable colored gold for use in MIDI and game operations to get a good sound. The color green or lime is to connect the sound card in the computer to stereo speakers for music. The adaptors should be plugged into the same color connections on a TV, sound system, or computer. The exception to the rule of using color-coding is the jack for headphones and other “line out” mechanisms on some consumer electronics. These devices generally use graphics showing which jack is to be used for headphones and microphones instead of using colors.

There are six colors commonly used with analog equipment. The colors are:

• Pink: Pink is used for the audio input of microphones.
• Light blue: Light blue is used to transmit sounds between electronic devices.
• Lime green: Lime green is used to connect the device to speakers or headphones.
• Black: Black is used for surround-sound speaker systems.
• Orange: Orange is used for surround-sound to create low-pitched bass and sub-bass sounds.

Digital equipment uses the colors orange and black for the digital output of sounds depending on the manufacturer specifications of the equipment.