Lenovo ThinkPad 380ED User's Guide for TP 380XD, TP 385XD - Page 93

Using the Audio Features Using the Audio Features Your computer is equipped with the following: An -inch (3.5-mm) diameter input jack to connect an external stereo line-in device or a monaural microphone. Note: To use the input jack for an external stereo line-in device, you need to disable the microphone function with software on your operating system. For example in Windows 95, you can disable the function by checking Mute for MIC in the "Master Out" window(see page 74). To use the jack for a monaural microphone, disable the line-in function with software. An -inch (3.5-mm) diameter output jack to connect a stereo headphone or an external-powered speaker jack. A MIDI/joystick port on the port replicator. To use a MIDI device, you should first connect your computer to a port replicator; then connect an external MIDI device to the port replicator. After docking your computer in the port replicator, you should enable this port using the ThinkPad Configuration program. Two high quality stereo speakers and a subwoofer. Your computer also has an audio chip that enables you to enjoy various multimedia audio features. This audio chip provides the following features: Recording and playing back of PCM and WAV files in 8-bit or 16-bit format. Sampling of various rates from 5 KHz to 44 KHz for the WAV file. Playback of MIDI files through an FM synthesizer. Recording from various sound sources, such as an integrated microphone, an external microphone, or an audio device attached to a line-in jack or an integrated CD-ROM drive. Chapter 2. Operating Your Computer 73