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    M1330 Line In issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Shonak, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. Shonak

    Shonak Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,

    Ive got an issue with my M1330. When i plug in my mp3 player into the line in jack, no sound comes out of the speakers. When I hit mic options in control panel , i can see the green bars illuminated when i play sound from my mp3. No sound comes from speakers or headphones. However, when i use sound recorder, and record it, i can hear the music being played back to me when i play it.

    Is the m1330 supposed to play line in music through line in, or just be able to record it?

    Thanks in advance,

    Shonak
     
    Shonak, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. sinstoic

    sinstoic Notebook Deity

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    You need to configure the jack using the Sigmatel Utitlity.
     
    sinstoic, Nov 9, 2007
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that is how DELL has made the driver to work. You cant hear the line-in or the mic input from the speakers, but still you can record or use IM clients (with mic) etc.. I havent specifically tried with the Line-in, but I know for sure that the mic input works this way in all DELL notebooks with sigmatel cards.

    As I remember, for the older inspiron notebooks, there was a hacked driver which enabled lot of features , and I think hearing Line-in/mic was one of them.
     
    PhoenixFx, Nov 9, 2007
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  4. Shonak

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    where is the sigmatel utility? Is that the thing that pops up every time? Because if it is, there arent really any options to change line-in settings.
     
    Shonak, Nov 9, 2007
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    Yeah, the Sigmatel thing only has two options in it. Why does this thing even exist? Have you tried unmuting the mic in Window's volume settings? With it muted you can still record stuff but it doesn't come out the speakers
     
    Wellsley, Nov 9, 2007
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  6. Shonak

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    i have configured every setting correctly. Anyone else know why there is no sound through speakers?
     
    Shonak, Nov 9, 2007
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    Chuckles, Nov 9, 2007
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  8. Shonak

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    yeah it is pre vista. Has anyone actually got line in sound to play through the speakers? its not even on the mixer...
     
    Shonak, Nov 11, 2007
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