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The '''Telephone Answering Device''' connector is used for passing audio bidirectionally between a voice modem and a sound card.  This allows voice calls to be made using a computer, with the audio coming out of the speakers connected to the sound card, and the sound card's microphone being used to pick up speech for the call.
 
The '''Telephone Answering Device''' connector is used for passing audio bidirectionally between a voice modem and a sound card.  This allows voice calls to be made using a computer, with the audio coming out of the speakers connected to the sound card, and the sound card's microphone being used to pick up speech for the call.
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== Pinout ==
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! Pin !! Purpose
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| 1 || Phone line.  On a sound card, input from the modem.  On a modem, audio output.  Normally white, to match the left channel on a CD audio cable.
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| 2 || GND
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| 3 || GND
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| 4 || Microphone.  On a sound card, output from the microphone.  On a modem, audio input to send over the phone line.  Normally red, to match the right channel on a CD audio cable.
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== Devices ==
 
== Devices ==

Latest revision as of 20:57, 12 March 2017

The Telephone Answering Device connector is used for passing audio bidirectionally between a voice modem and a sound card. This allows voice calls to be made using a computer, with the audio coming out of the speakers connected to the sound card, and the sound card's microphone being used to pick up speech for the call.

Pinout

Pin Purpose
1 Phone line. On a sound card, input from the modem. On a modem, audio output. Normally white, to match the left channel on a CD audio cable.
2 GND
3 GND
4 Microphone. On a sound card, output from the microphone. On a modem, audio input to send over the phone line. Normally red, to match the right channel on a CD audio cable.

Devices

Sound cards

The following sound cards have a TAD connector:

DeviceModelBus typeBus widthTADMB_PRO?
Sound Blaster 16 (C16F) IDECT2940ISA16-bitDupont-4
Creative Sound Blaster 16 (C16F)CT2940ISA16-bitDupont-4
Creative Sound Blaster 16 PreludeCT2960ISA16-bitDupont-4

Modems

The following modems have a TAD connector:


See also

  • CD audio connectors lists the various types of connectors used for TAD
  • The MB_PRO connector provides equivalent functionality to TAD