Editing Sound card (section)

==Color codes==
Connectors on the sound cards are color-coded as per the [[PC System Design Guide]].<ref name="pcguide">[http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/pcguides.mspx PC 99 System Design Guide], {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227081352/https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/pcguides.mspx |date=2008-12-27 }}, Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, 14 July 1999. Chapter 3: PC 99 basic requirements ([http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/PCG/1.0/NT5/EN-US/pc99v1a.exe PC 99 System Design Guide (Self-extracting .exe archive)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216004214/http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/PCG/1.0/NT5/EN-US/pc99v1a.exe |date=2007-02-16 }}. Requirement 3.18.3: Systems use a color-coding scheme for connectors and ports. Accessed 2012-11-26</ref> They may also have symbols of arrows, holes and soundwaves that are associated with each jack position.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Color !! [[Pantone]]<ref name="pcguide"/> !! Function !! Type !! Connector !! Symbol
|-
! style="background:#E68699;"| &nbsp;
! [[Pink]]
| 701&nbsp;C
| Analog [[microphone]] audio input
| Input
| 3.5&nbsp;mm [[minijack]]
| A microphone
|-
! style="background:#6CACE4;"| &nbsp;
! Light [[blue]]
| 284&nbsp;C
| Analog [[line level]] audio input
| Input
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| Arrow going into a circle
|-
! style="background:#A9C47F;"| &nbsp;
! [[Lime (color)|Lime]]
| 577&nbsp;C
| Analog line level audio output for the main stereo signal (front speakers or headphones)
| Output
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| Arrow going out one side of a circle into a wave
|-
! style="background:#ECA154;"| &nbsp;
! [[Orange (color)|Orange]]
| 157&nbsp;C
| Analog line level audio output for center channel speaker and [[subwoofer]]
| Output
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| 
|-
! style="background:black;"| &nbsp;
! [[Black]]
|
| Analog line-level audio output for surround speakers, typically rear stereo
| Output
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| 
|-
! style="background:#9EA2A2;"| &nbsp;
! [[Silver (color)|Silver]]/Grey
| 422&nbsp;C
| Analog line level audio output for surround optional side channels
| Output
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| 
|-
! style="background:#AD7C59;"| &nbsp;
! [[Brown]]/Dark
| 4645&nbsp;C
| Analog line level audio output for a special panning, 'Right-to-left speaker'
| Output
| 3.5&nbsp;mm minijack
| 
|-
! style="background:gold;"| &nbsp;
! [[Gold (colour)|Gold]]/Grey
|
| [[Game port]] / [[MIDI]]
| Input
| [[D-subminiature#DA-15 connectors 2|DA-15]]
| Arrow going out both sides into waves
|}