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    Line in jack on W520 (not working)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by shashu, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. shashu

    shashu Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys,

    I was wondering if someone could help me?

    I am trying to record sound on my W520 through the combined headphone / line in jack. I have bought a device for recording telephone calls, which plugs in to the line in jack.

    I am having trouble getting this working. In the "Sound" menu in Control Panel, only "Internal Microphone" is listed as a recording device under the "Recording" tab. In "speakers properties" the controller is listed as "Conexant 20672 SmartAudio HD".

    Could anyone please offer some advice on this?
     
    shashu, Jun 20, 2011
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  2. shashu

    shashu Notebook Geek

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    Can anyone help? Can other W520 owners record external device from line in jack?
     
    shashu, Jun 21, 2011
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  3. Colonel O'Neill

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    You need to split the headset port into the older seperate headphone/microphone jacks with an appropriate splitter.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Jun 21, 2011
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  4. shashu

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    so you can't use the port as a line in without a splitter?
     
    shashu, Jun 21, 2011
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    Nope. The pinout is different.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Jun 22, 2011
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    Could anyone link me to an appropriate splitter? Thanks
     
    shashu, Jun 29, 2011
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    I'm confused, can the headphone port be used as a line in? is there an "appropriate splitter" available, and if so, what is it called?

    I'm not a "serious audio enthusiast" for the purposes of recording something external on my W520, I just want to record something external.
     
    shashu, Jun 29, 2011
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    erik, Jun 29, 2011
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  9. infinus

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    Did a bunch of posts get deleted from this thread?
     
    infinus, Jun 29, 2011
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