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    Combination mic + earphone jack

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by HotBlood, Feb 9, 2014.

  1. HotBlood

    HotBlood Notebook Consultant

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    Those of you with a single jack for both headphone and mic, are you able to get earphone mics to work?

    I used a cheapo and a more expensive Klipsch (s3 I think) earphones with mics on my laptop (Asus N550 but I'm guessing this issue applies to integrated ports in general) and I cannot get the mic to work on calls using Skype, Goog hanghouts, etc.

    I tried using the W8 sound recorder and it records very faintly. I also don't see a separate mic entry in the windows sound devices area; it's as if the mic is an extension of the built-in mic. Anyone found any workarounds? Thanks.
     
    HotBlood, Feb 9, 2014
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