HP DC71XX, DX61XX 5.8Audio Subsystem, Mic, Out, Out, Line, Line, Headphones

Input/Output Interfaces

5.8Audio Subsystem

A block diagram of the audio subsystem is shown in Figure 5-11. These systems use the AC97 Audio Controller of the 82801 component to access and control an Analog Devices AD1981B Audio Codec, which provides the analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversions as well as mixing and equalizer functions. All control functions such as volume, audio source selection, and sampling rate are controlled through software through the AC97 Audio Controller of the 82801 ICH component. Control data and digital audio streams (record and playback) are transferred between the Audio Controller and the Audio Codec over the AC97 Link Bus. The codec mono analog output is applied to a single-channel amplifier that drives the internal speaker. Plugging headphones into the Headphone jack results in an active Spkr Mute signal used by the codec to ,silence the internal speaker

The analog interfaces allowing connection to external audio devices include:

Mic In—This input uses a three-conductor (stereo) mini-jack that is specifically designed for connection of a condenser microphone with an impedance of 10-K ohms. This is the default recording input after a system reset. On systems with both a front and rear microphone jack either jack is available for use (but not simultaneously).

Line In—This input uses a three-conductor (stereo) mini-jack that is specifically designed for connection of a high-impedance (10k-ohm) audio source such as a tape deck.

Headphones Out—This input uses a three-conductor (stereo) mini-jack that is designed for connecting a set of 16-ohm (nom.) stereo headphones or powered speakers. Plugging into the Headphones jack mutes the signal to the internal speaker and the Line Out jack as well.

Line Out—This output uses a three-conductor (stereo) mini-jack for connecting left and right channel line-level signals (20-K ohm impedance). A typical connection would be to a tape recorder's Line In (Record In) jacks, an amplifier's Line In jacks, or to powered speakers that contain amplifiers.

82801 ICH		PC Beep Audio
PCI	AC’97
Bus			AC97			Internal
	Audio
	Cntlr.		Link Bus		P6	Speaker
				Mono		+
				Audio
						-
		(L)
Line In		(R)
AUX In Header P11	Aux Audio (L)
					P23
	Aux Audio (R)		Audio	Spkr Mute
			Codec
				HP Out Audio (L/R)	(L)
						Headphones/
					(R)
CD ROM Header P7						Line Out
	CD Audio (L)
	CD Audio (R)
	Audio	P23
Mic In	Bias

Figure 5-11. Audio Subsystem Functional Block Diagram

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