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Playing audio from
a source with
headphone jack
This category includes any device that you normally
listen to through headphones and where the head-
phone socket is the only way to output audio.
Examples are:
Most portable CD players
All non-iPod MP3 players
iPods that do not have an Apple 30-pin socket
Mobile phones
Table radios
Laptop computers
Desktop computer sound cards (other than high-
end sound cards, where you should follow the
instructions for component audio/video equipment)
You will need a cable that has a stereo mini jack at
each end. Simply plug one end into the headphone
socket of the source device and the other into the
AUX socket on the back of Zeppelin. The head-
phone sockets of computers are usually coloured
green as well as having the headphone icon.
The source device will have its own volume
control. To minimise noise, the level should be set
a little below that which might overload Zeppelin's
input. Start at three-quarters full scale and then play
your loudest tracks. Listen for clipping overload – a
scratchy noise during the loudest parts, even when
Zeppelin's own level is not very high – and back off
the level until you don't hear it.
Leave the source's volume at this level and there-
after vary the loudness using Zeppelin's controls.
Some mini jacks have wide bodies that
prevent them fully engaging with the socket,
either in the back of Zeppelin or the source
device, so check for this before you buy your
cable. You need to be able to feel the soft
click of the catch engaging fully round the
ball tip of the plug.
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