Headset w/mic only has one plug?

[Guest Sunfish]

I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

work?

 

Thank you.

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

It didn't come with instructions?

 

"Sunfish" <Sunfish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:54F2E993-5119-4826-836D-1FECEECBAE67@microsoft.com...

:I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

: to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though

because

: the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and

try

: to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make

it

: work?

:

: Thank you.

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Sunfish <Sunfish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

>to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

>the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

>to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

>work?

 

Sounds to me that you need some kind of adapter that would accept the

single plug on one side and break it into separate phone and mic

connections on the other. Have you looked for such a thing?

 

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[Guest Bob I]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Is it for a Mac?

 

Sunfish wrote:

> I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

> to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

> the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

> to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

> work?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

On Sep 5, 5:17 pm, Sunfish <Sunf...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

> to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

> the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

> to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

> work?

>

> Thank you.

 

You seem to be describing a headset / mic combo that is similar to the

"wired" hands free sets for phones. Unless you can find a splitter

adapter or you PC has the "combo" port, you might not be able to use

this.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Are you running a MAC?

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Sunfish wrote:

> I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would

> like

> to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though

> because

> the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and

> try to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to

> make it work?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Sunfish wrote:

> I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

> to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

> the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

> to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

> work?

>

> Thank you.

 

Maybe it has a 4-pole mini-plug. Pinout depends on in what device the

headset was designed to be used. That means when you plug it into a

3-pole jack that one of them doesn't get connected, assuming you can

even fully seat the prod into the jack.

 

http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/resource/audio/PDA-plug.jpg

http://pinouts.ru/images/nokia_3210_handsfree.gif

 

Since you chose to omit the details of brand and model of the headset

device, replies will be just as vague. If you intend to use the headset

in a device other than for which it was designed, you'll need the pinout

of the connectors on the plug to get an appropriate adapter that splits

out the mic from the speaker connections, then you can plug the adapter

into both the mic and line-out connectors on your sound card or

backpanel audio jacks.

[Guest Sunfish]

RE: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Yes, it is for a mac. It came with an iphone but that person lent the set to

me to see if it would work. I am running windows though so I guess the hope

wasn't high in the first place. I haven't exactly looked for an adapter but

I've never seen one. I thought it might be a simple driver thing. Anyway, I

guess it isn't as easy as I thought. Thank you for the suggestions!

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Sunfish wrote:

> Yes, it is for a mac. It came with an iphone but that person lent the set to

> me to see if it would work. I am running windows though so I guess the hope

> wasn't high in the first place. I haven't exactly looked for an adapter but

> I've never seen one. I thought it might be a simple driver thing. Anyway, I

> guess it isn't as easy as I thought. Thank you for the suggestions!

 

Not a problem with Windows. It's a problem with your hardware and that

is totally independent of any OS installed on that host.

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

Hi,

 

Ditto what smlunatick said. I have a headset in front of me that only has

one plug, with a three conductor sub-mini (2.5 mm) plug. It's for

hands-free use on a cordless phone. In the case with this headset, the

microphone and headphone are sharing a common return (known as the sleeve of

the plug).

 

You may find the adapters you need at your local Radio Shack. Bring the

headset with you so the salesperson knows what you're looking for.

 

--

Curt

 

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"Sunfish" <Sunfish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:54F2E993-5119-4826-836D-1FECEECBAE67@microsoft.com...

>I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

> to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though

> because

> the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and

> try

> to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make

> it

> work?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest Sunfish]

Re: Headset w/mic only has one plug?

 

I did not choose to omit details... I am running a windows XP computer, which

is obvious because I am posting in this forum and to find the headset google

"apple stereo headset." there is only one. It has no other ID that I know of.

However thank you for your reply. I will probably end up buying "normal"

headset.

 

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> Sunfish wrote:

>

> > I have a headphone/mic combination (apple stereo headset) that I would like

> > to use to make voip calls over my computer. I am not sure how though because

> > the headset only has one plug. When I plug it into the headphone jack and try

> > to test the mic it doesn't work. Is there anything that I can do to make it

> > work?

> >

> > Thank you.

>

> Maybe it has a 4-pole mini-plug. Pinout depends on in what device the

> headset was designed to be used. That means when you plug it into a

> 3-pole jack that one of them doesn't get connected, assuming you can

> even fully seat the prod into the jack.

>

> http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/resource/audio/PDA-plug.jpg

> http://pinouts.ru/images/nokia_3210_handsfree.gif

>

> Since you chose to omit the details of brand and model of the headset

> device, replies will be just as vague. If you intend to use the headset

> in a device other than for which it was designed, you'll need the pinout

> of the connectors on the plug to get an appropriate adapter that splits

> out the mic from the speaker connections, then you can plug the adapter

> into both the mic and line-out connectors on your sound card or

> backpanel audio jacks.

>