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Problems getting sound to both channels

Can anyone tell me if there is a specific type of headphones for this product. I have 3 makes of headphones Phillips, creative and IPOD, but I only get sound in the left earphone when the jackplug is push in 100%. I can get sound in both earphones (left and right) if I pull the jackplug out slightly (Say 50% but this needs holding in place to maintain sound in both ears. I took the Recorder back to Currys Digital and they did replace the unit confirming the fault, unfortunately the replacement has the same problem. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Try this see figure to get the idea...
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  • Damen Wong
    Damen Wong Feb 06, 2008

    You need compatible earphones for the mono jack on your unit. All the earphones that you have are stereo which is why you only hear on on one side.

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Hi kadman,
i think you should check for olympus headphones only
http://shopping.yahoo.com/s:Headphones:4168-Brand=Olympus,
or easy part saves money:
cut a plastic straw (pipe) a make a spacer to put it over your current headphones jackplug. you wont have to hold it by yourself.
afterall, you gotta fix it, by any means.

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Hi,
The problem is not in your headphones it's in you jack in VN-3100PC! It's only one mono channel working. You may disassemble and look if wire or connection is somewhere cut,split!!!
Other solution is to buy stereo jack-spliter and inside the jack connect both + signal!!! That give you sound on both headphones but it will be mono!!!
Good luck!

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Where you jack the connector there are the pin in connector which touches the internal circuit.
may be the circuit on the phone is having some dirt.
clean it or check the connector if its pin touches the all circuits of the phone.

  • Anonymous Feb 06, 2008

    if the sounds mono why he get the full sound when he pull the pin ?

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