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Note that the EAR socket is the '''input''' and connects to the earphone output of the cassette deck while MIC is the '''output''' and should be connected to the microphone input.
Note that the EAR socket is the '''input''' and connects to the earphone output of the cassette deck while MIC is the '''output''' and should be connected to the microphone input.


The [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|ZX Spectrum +3]] has a single 3.5mm stereo socket which is used for both tape input '''and''' output. The +3 was not supplied with a suitable cable but details are included in the manual. The tip of a 3.5mm stereo jack is connected to the MIC output, the ring connected to the EAR input (sleeve is ground common to both). The diagram in the manual shows a twin lead from the stereo jack to a pair of mono jacks for the earphone and microphone sockets of a mono cassette deck.
The [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|ZX Spectrum +3]] has a single 3.5mm stereo socket which is used for both tape input '''and''' output. The +3 was not supplied with a suitable cable but details are included in the manual. The tip of a 3.5mm stereo jack is connected to the MIC output, the ring connected to the EAR input (sleeve is ground common to both). The diagram in the manual shows a twin lead from the stereo jack to a pair of mono jacks for the earphone and microphone sockets of a mono cassette deck.