Weird Problem With Headsets

epidemik · 02-19-2007, 05:42 PM

Okay, I'm having a strange problem with my sound card. When I plug headphones into the headphone jack, they work fine. Where it gets weird is when I plug in microphones (on headsets in). When I plug headphones or the mic on a headset into the jack, it doesn't pick up any sound but the headphones can hear sound (like from programs). I heard from a friend that ear buds can function as headphones so I plugged my iPod headphones into the microphone jack. They worked fine (just hard to hold and type at same time). Why would headphones (functioning as a mic) work but a real mic on a headset wouldnt?

I know the mic on the headset is not defective because its a brand new headset and I've tried 2 other headsets that are brand new.

To put it simply:
A standard mic plugged into the 'Mic' socket/jack on your computer does not work....., But an earbud in the same socket is works as a mic just fine.

What is going on? I have looked for help other places but I cant figure it out. Hopefuly you guys know whats going on.

Spriggan43 · 02-20-2007, 12:18 AM

sounds like your got some nasty *** asian brand off head phones.

epidemik · 02-20-2007, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spriggan43

sounds like your got some nasty *** asian brand off head phones.

Logitech? LoL
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10011

Does anyone have any clue what this could be

02-19-2007, 05:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
epidemik Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 35 OS: XP Pro	Weird Problem With Headsets Okay, I'm having a strange problem with my sound card. When I plug headphones into the headphone jack, they work fine. Where it gets weird is when I plug in microphones (on headsets in). When I plug headphones or the mic on a headset into the jack, it doesn't pick up any sound but the headphones can hear sound (like from programs). I heard from a friend that ear buds can function as headphones so I plugged my iPod headphones into the microphone jack. They worked fine (just hard to hold and type at same time). Why would headphones (functioning as a mic) work but a real mic on a headset wouldnt? I know the mic on the headset is not defective because its a brand new headset and I've tried 2 other headsets that are brand new. To put it simply: A standard mic plugged into the 'Mic' socket/jack on your computer does not work....., But an earbud in the same socket is works as a mic just fine. What is going on? I have looked for help other places but I cant figure it out. Hopefuly you guys know whats going on.

02-20-2007, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spriggan43 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 289 OS: win xp 64bit	sounds like your got some nasty *** asian brand off head phones. __________________ Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down…