2 Cable Headset

SAAER45 · 01-07-2006, 08:57 PM

I just go a headset for dictation and it has two cables, a mic and a headphone and I don't know where they all go...

This is my soundcard, I see the mic part but not the headphone part and am using the orange, green, and black for my speakers. There is a headphone jack on one of my speakers but it didn't make sense to put one part of the headset in the sound card and one in the speaker. My onboard sound has a mic and headphone jack but I don't know if I can use the soundcard for the speakers and the onboard for the headset. Any Ideas?
Thanks,
John

Rambo · 01-07-2006, 10:01 PM

Well, you could purchase a splitter which would split to Line Out (green) into two ports.

But why would your headset not work with one of them in the headphones socket on the speakers, and the mic in the soundcard?

tomb08uk · 01-07-2006, 10:10 PM

Headphones in the line out jack

SAAER45 · 01-07-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomb08uk

Headphones in the line out jack

The line out jack has a speaker cable in it...

SAAER45 · 01-07-2006, 10:39 PM

Can I use the sound card for the speakers and the onboard for the headset?

[-0MEGA-] · 01-07-2006, 10:46 PM

If you want to use both, i would have your speakers hooked up to the soundcard, have the MIC from your headset on the soundcard, and have the line-out on the speakers.

Rambo · 01-07-2006, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoff5093

If you want to use both, i would have your speakers hooked up to the soundcard, have the MIC from your headset on the soundcard, and have the line-out on the speakers.

Well, that's exactly what I said, and I don't understand why he doesn't do that...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rambo

But why would your headset not work with one of them in the headphones socket on the speakers, and the mic in the soundcard?

SAAER45 · 01-07-2006, 11:03 PM

OK thanks, also does anyone know how I can test the Mic

[-0MEGA-] · 01-07-2006, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAAER45

OK thanks, also does anyone know how I can test the Mic

You can use sound recorder. (Start > programs > accessories > entertainment > Sound recorder).

SAAER45 · 01-08-2006, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoff5093

You can use sound recorder. (Start > programs > accessories > entertainment > Sound recorder).

I tryed that and it didn't work. I don't think there is anything wrong with the headset though because the headphone part worked.

01-07-2006, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	2 Cable Headset I just go a headset for dictation and it has two cables, a mic and a headphone and I don't know where they all go... This is my soundcard, I see the mic part but not the headphone part and am using the orange, green, and black for my speakers. There is a headphone jack on one of my speakers but it didn't make sense to put one part of the headset in the sound card and one in the speaker. My onboard sound has a mic and headphone jack but I don't know if I can use the soundcard for the speakers and the onboard for the headset. Any Ideas? Thanks, John __________________ One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,831	Well, you could purchase a splitter which would split to Line Out (green) into two ports. But why would your headset not work with one of them in the headphones socket on the speakers, and the mic in the soundcard? __________________ "75% of all statistics are made up, including this one. 62.481% of people who read that believe it is true. *And if you're one of the 37.519% who don't, copy and paste this into your signature." -* tlarkin, Cromewell, and Rambo. Intel E6300 Conroe @ 2.8 Ghz GigaByte GA 965P DS3 LGA 775 Sapphire Radeon X1800XT 256MB GeIL 2 x GX22 DDR2 Kit = 4GB RAM Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 550 Watt

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SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	Can I use the sound card for the speakers and the onboard for the headset? __________________ One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,069	If you want to use both, i would have your speakers hooked up to the soundcard, have the MIC from your headset on the soundcard, and have the line-out on the speakers. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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SAAER45 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	OK thanks, also does anyone know how I can test the Mic __________________ One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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