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MacMini audio out - Optical-S/PDIF?

On older Macs, the headphone jack and the internal speakers are essentially separate ports on a single output device and only one of these ports is allowed to be active at a time. Because of this, audio can be sent to either the built-in speakers or the headphone jack, but not to both. As well, if anything is connected to the headphone jack, the OS shuts off the built-in speaker completely. With T2 Macs, there are actually two distinct output devices. The headphone jack and the internal speakers are separate devices, completely independent from one another.

Now, contrast this with older Mac models that allowed only one of these ports to be active at a time. If you own a Mac with the T2 security chip , you can simultaneously send audio to both the built-in speakers and your headphones connected to the 3.

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What does a Mac Mini need for microphone input? Ask Question. I also tried the original iPhone's headphones to no avail and I wonder if this is normal? I tried using a 3 channel splitter like this then I plugged my speakers and my earphones with mic but nothing to do, mic still doesn't work Car Matte.

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Car 5 13 Is your simple jack mic expecting phantom power or an amplifier? Which Mac Mini do you have since the hardware has changed significantly since it was introduced in Car May 3 '13 at Pang 4 7. So something like this would be a solution? Can't tell for sure from that link it's just a picture , but it appears like that would do the right thing. It does have the proper TRRS connector.


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Jan 26, 8: I would try using an inexpensive 3. Jan 26, Dell have said I need a 3. However, I cannot find such a link.

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Dell have been unable to explai. It should work as we both have described. Look for some kind of menu on the Dell that would switch inputs from the DIN connection to the Audio-input connection, 5. Verify that you're using the correct connections for both the Mac mini and the Dell. For the Mac mini, it's the one with the icon of the headphones, for the Dell, it's the one labeled in diagram as 5. Thanks again.

I will try the jack connection again with a new cable in case the one I have is faulty. I will let you know how I get on! Owners manual: Yes, I had already downloaded this. I will let you know if the new cable works.

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You are being very helpful! This particular Dell monitor has a speaker which fits into the stand and attaches to the monitor with a built in 5 pin mini din cable. Dell seem to think that the speaker will only work via an HDMI connection, but this is not what their booklet says. I know this model of Macmini will.

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Well the Dell monitor clearly has an Audio input jack, it must be usable, but the configuration is probably defaulted to the DIN. It should work that way, so that folks using the VGA input can also connect to and use the speaker.