Help with 3.5mm jack

[Harutik11]

I have ear buds that have a mic. When I plug the earbuds in the 3.5mm jack it doesn't recognize the mic. I have a mic jack too. How should I fix this?

 

[alexoiu]

Are you connecting them to pc, or laptop?

 

[Harutik11]

Are you connecting them to pc, or laptop?

pc

 

[alexoiu]

Do the earbuds have a mic adjuster?

 

[Harutik11]

Do the earbuds have a mic adjuster?

no just a inline mic with contorls

 

[alexoiu]

Not sure about the issue. Try borrowing some headphones from a friend and see if still the same.

 

[gdeangel]

If it's an older computer, the 3.5mm jack may not be wired for a mic. Carrying the extra mic signal requires an additional contact in the jack. However the plug is designed to be backward compatible so you will get audio even if the mic part doesn't work.

How to fix: get a seperate mic and plug into the mic jack... or look for a 3.5mm "4 contact" splitter.

http://www.vetco.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=17244&gclid=CjwKEAjwrcC9BRC2v5rjyvSbhWASJACKkjDzlo5qqyLZceAyHh1UNADegY6Zrs-CsoOC6fPyl73PyhoC5Qfw_wcB