What are the colored audio jacks?

Identify the audio jacks on the back of your computer. Unless your computer is very old, the jacks are color-coded green for line-out — for speakers or headphones — blue for line-in and pink for a microphone. The microphone and speaker jacks may also have small images next to them.

Why does my PC have 2 audio jacks?

If you look at headsets with two headphone jacks, you’ll notice that the input and output jacks (usually pink and green) have two rings each. While one is a stereo output, enabling you to hear sounds, the other is for input, letting you communicate through the mic.

How do I connect external speakers to my computer?

Connect the sound cable with black connectors into the Rear Speaker Out port on the back of the computer. Plug the other end of the cable into the black port on the subwoofer, next to the green port. Connect the sound cable with orange connectors into the orange Center or Digital Out port on the back of the computer.

What is the pink port on a computer?

microphone input
Most desktop PCs (Windows and Linux) will have sound ports on the back of the computer similar to these illustrations. The pink port is normally the microphone input, and is usually mono but might be stereo. The light blue port is normally the line input port and is usually stereo.

How do I use my earphone mic with 2 jacks PC?

Locate the Microphone-In or Mic-In port on the computer. On most computers, the Mic-In port has a pink ring around it or a small picture of a microphone above it. Connect the red or pink plug from headset to the Microphone-In port.

Do you need a headphone splitter for PC?

Over the years, headsets have moved towards a single, dual-purpose jack instead of two separate jacks for both input and output. In most cases where you’re using a PC that features separate ports for audio and input, you’ll find it’s necessary to use a splitter to get full use out of your single-jack headset.