My speaker only plays through my mic port

[Guest]

My speaker line doesn't work through the in line port. It will only play if
I plug it into the microphone port. I want to use a mic but I can't hear the
recordings. What do I do?

 

[David Candy]

Read your manual. Sound cards often make other ports speakers ports when using multi speaker setups.

 

[Guest]

I don't have a manuel....or I don't know where it is.....is there anything I
can do without it?

 

[David Candy]

Tell windows you only have two speakers.

 

[Guest]

line in isnt a speaker port, its an input port. the speakers will not work
there, as there is not a signal being generated. and your speakers shouldnt
be working from your mic port either, as that is also an input port. sounds
like the ports are mislabled. do you have a line OUT port? have you tried
moving the speaker jack to different ports and checking them? same for the
mic?

 

[David Candy]

They are speaker ports when you are using more than two speakers.

Q Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the luncton of this jack becomes Bass! Center.

Line Out lack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. r 6-charvei mode, the function oI this jac4 becomes Front Speaker Out.

U Microphone lack. This Mic (pink) jact’ connects a microphone. In 6-ci

- mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker OuF

The (unchons of the Line Out Un and Mn,ophone jacks change when you select the 6-channel audio configuration as shown in the olIowing table:

Audio 2,4 or 6-channel configuration (Noto:WIn98SE supports 4-channel only)

I4eadphorte

2-Sp.&e 4 6-Speker

Light Blue Une In tjne In - Bass/Center -

un,e Line Out Frc,,t Speakor Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Mic n Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker

 

[Guest]

that has to be a soundcard specific option. MY soundcard certainly doesnt do
that. and i doubt that many of them do. but im not a soundcard engineer, so i
may be wrong.