Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Is it just me or is the combination of armrest and headphone jacks a bad design?

I find that if you put weight on the arm rest it folds down beyond the horizontal position, which is annoying in itself (can that be fixed/tightened up?) but also it then puts pressure on the headphone leads
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

Post by CFIDave »

I've never seen the problem you describe. On my DA62, the movable armrest never drops below a level horizontal position.

Perhaps your armrest installation can be adjusted.
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Thanks.

I wouldn’t say it “drops”. But if you actually put your arm/elbow on it, it folds down past horizontal.

Anyone know if this can be tightened/adjusted. Does this happen for anyone else?
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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I don't have this problem on my DA62.
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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I don't have this problem on my DA62 either.
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Likewise. With my arm on or off the armrest, it never drops below horizontal and has never interfered with the headset jacks at all.
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Add to that - it never drops below horizontal.
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Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

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Seems like mine is too lose /needs tighenting
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