topic Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4 in E Series

Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:18:59 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have earbuds from xperia arc, with which I'm satisfied regarding the sound reproduction on laptop or desktop. However, when I use these earbuds on E4 I get a message: "Headset not supported...", and I have to keep mic button pressed in order to have full quality sound.

I do have the earbuds that came with E4 and they work fine. Both of the earbuds (E4 and Arc) have three plastic stripes on them, so I guess the connection is the same.

So, the question is, is it possible to use headphones from Arc on E4?

Thanks!

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:29:59 GMT

~~Hi, can you count the number of segments on the earphone plug? Or the number of bands~~

~~https://cn.hama.com/bilder/00080/det/00080857det2.jpg~~

Dont mind me, I'm having a bad day.

you have the correct 4 pole connector on both they should work. Something weird is happening.. Gimme a sec to investigate

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:35:36 GMT

Hi Neo,

both of the plugs have the same number of segments and bands, as on this pic:

http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/650x317xiphone-3.5mm-headset-connector-pinout.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.xXF_XBJFXP.jpg

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:37:06 GMT

God I'm even slow to reply and edit

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:42:10 GMT

Check the height and see if the plug either sits higher or lower than the other jack when plugged in

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:48:29 GMT

Actually, there's a pinout change, your Mic and Ground are reversed on the older phone

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:00:19 GMT

Hi Neo,

they look identical to me:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13030654/DSC_0297.JPG

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:02:03 GMT

It's the wiring inside. It's reversed. Which means off is on for microphone.

When you press the mic button, it sort of completes the circuit and you left and right finally get to have a proper reference (ground) signal

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:03:31 GMT

OK, so I can't use them on E4, what a bummer...

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:15:33 GMT

Some of electrical tape solved the issue.

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:20:20 GMT

Yeah, did you cover the base segment?

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:25:09 GMT

I was just about to reply with this

http://i.imgur.com/aRqjEBq.jpg

My solution for my laptop

Its a 4 pole to 3 pole, which separates mic (red), and speaker (green), then a 3 pole to 4 pole that merges then again.

You would have had to chop your last microphone adapter wire and swap the bottom 2 segments around

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:35:17 GMT

Just used electrical tape to keep the mic pressed:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13030654/taped.JPG

On laptop and desktop machines, the sound is OK.

Thank you for your help.

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:37:37 GMT

And then modify this to reverse

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:04:08 GMT

Can't see the pics.

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

NeoBeum — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:08:26 GMT

http://i.imgur.com/s7Cosf1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QNWqeDi.jpg

Just had another backyard job idea, you could just short the last 2 segments on the arc headphones... That gives it the ground, with the two audio at the tip.

The alternative is pushing the plug in further... Which will damage the jack on your phone... So don't do this

Re: Earbuds from Xperia Arc not working on Xperia E4

bpanic — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:11:33 GMT

Thanks.