- #How to use a mic on pc with 1 jack how to#
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I remember when I bought this laptop I had to actually contact Dell to solidly verify it even had an onboard mic, it wasn't listed. I think I'm generally quite comfortable working with computers and I can work most issues out myself, but this issue was not so much an issue of "fixing a problem" as it was "figuring out something that should be easy" with cryptic resources, both online and in the documentation that came with the computer.Īlso agreed more about the specifications part.
#How to use a mic on pc with 1 jack trial#
One should not have to learn these things by trial & error or by going to Lenovo's website.Īgreed.
#How to use a mic on pc with 1 jack manuals#
For example the manuals should have screen shots of all of the tabs of the Sound properties with a full explanation of the functions of every control and option.
#How to use a mic on pc with 1 jack how to#
Dell should be providing both specific technical specs such as jack impedances and such, and also general instructions on how to use the audio. People need to know how these gadgets work, and it would be best to have the information before the purchase so that folks can make a choice based on their needs. I have been told not to be negative on this forum, but it is just a fact that Dell provides almost no documentation on the audio functions of the laptops - either the hardware or the software. Looks like the combo jack is a throwback to the situation of 6 or 7 years ago when the only input jack on most of the Dell laptops was a mono mic jack. You would need an external audio interface. If the Dell combo jack is similar then you cannot record line-in even with an adapter. One person wrote: "In my T410 the 4-pin Audio pinning is (counted from Tip): left ear - right ear - Gnd - Mic " The bad news is that on the Lenovo models they discussed, the mic portion of the combo jack is only mono. They discuss using adapters for their combo port and provide some links: I am still curious this morning so I did some googling and found an interesting thread on the Lenovo forum. Thanks, I hope you have a great year too. I'm disappointed, but not too fussed, if it turns out to be impossible but I'm concerned that this is straight up false advertising if Dell lists it as an input jack when it has no capacity to do so.
There is a "jack information" tab but all it displays is my jack, a headphone icon above it, and it lights up when I plug something in, but no other options. I've checked the audio program that came bundled with this computer but I have absolutely no option to change it. Hence, the mic input, for example, could be switched into a rear speaker output and such.
It had 3 jacks, one mic, and two headphone jacks, but to support 5.1, these jacks could be switched around in an audio control panel program that was bundled with the computer. The closest example to how I thought it would work is an old XPS13 I used a long time ago. My computer doesn't have any second sound recording device shown underneath the onboard mic (Which all other laptops I owned did) suggesting that audio in was never supported. It is advertised as combo headphone/microphone, although I am not sure whether that is a new type of jack I haven't heard of, or that it can be switched between audio in and audio out (My guess).Īssuming it can be switched, I haven't found any way to switch it to audio in. I looked through my previous post and I suppose it was a little vague.
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