[Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables

[Gerald Levy]

I have tried this approach, but it has not worked too well for me.  When you 
have five or more devices connected to an audio receiver, it is difficult to 
keep track of what cables get connected to which jack unless you can match 
the plugs directly to the corresponding jacks. That's why plugs and jacks 
are color coded, which makes things easy for sighted folks, but doesn't help 
us blind folks very much.

Gerald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandra Merrell" <sandra.merrell at cox.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables


> Hi Gerald,
> One thing a person could do is make themselves a note telling how the 
> receiver is sitting, and then go from either left to right, or right to 
> left, whichever is best for them, and you could either number it like 1. 
> is blank 2 is whatever it is and so on, or you could label it like first 
> one is blank and second one is whatever it is and so forth. Then when you 
> go to hook it up, make sure the receiver is sitting just like your note 
> says it was sitting when you made the note.  Hth.
>
> Sandra
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables
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>
>>
>> Okay, labeling the cables is easy enough.  But how do you label the jacks 
>> on the rear of the amp or receiver?  The jacks are usually spaced so 
>> closely together that there is not enough room to stikc Braille or Dymo 
>> labels or even tactile dots or markers.  This wasn't such a big problem 
>> in the good old days of two-channel stereo equipment, but today's crop of 
>> multichannel home theater receivers presents a daunting challenge, whit 
>> literally dozens and dozens of audio and video jacks on the rear panel. 
>> So even if you label the cables, how do you know where to connect them if 
>> you can't stick labels next to the corresponding set of jacks? ?
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I thank bothh you and the previous responder for suggestions, but they 
>>> sound more frustrating than ever. I think I will have to attach braille 
>>> labels as I have done in the past even though they may not stay put for 
>>> very long. I think I may have 19 pairs of jacks on the back of the 
>>> pre-amp. I have a list in the order in which they are mounted. I just 
>>> have not had to look at all that stuff for a long time. I have labelled 
>>> cables before, but the labels have not stayed, for the most part. I 
>>> think I'm currently using ten pairs of jacks. I will leave the cables 
>>> plugged into the equipment that attaches to the pre-amp--for example, 
>>> the connecting cable for a tuner. I don't own any kind of labeler maker.
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>>
>>> At 11:10 AM 9/24/2012, you wrote:
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>you can use dymo label tape and braille your word and cut it long enough 
>>>>to wrap around the cable and stick to the length with the braille.
>>>>if you don't have dymo tape, you can use zip ties like 1 on a cable, 2 
>>>>on the next one and so on.
>>>>
>>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>>>>To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 8:40 AM
>>>>Subject: [Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi, All,
>>>>>
>>>>>What have you found to be the best and most furable way to label audio 
>>>>>cables? I have to send a pre-amp out for repair and want to be able to 
>>>>>hook everything back up with the least amount of hassle and 
>>>>>frustration.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>Evelyn
>>>>>
>>>>>
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