QC-3 and Skype
 

I have a QC-3 and the Mobile Communications Kit for my phone. I want to figure out how to get it to work with Skype on my PC. The jack obvious does both sound in and out. What is the best way to use this jack in a stardard laptop with either USB or audio out and audio in.

Thanks

Henry

I have come ot the conclusions this cannot be done
 

Since I got no replies here and did some resarch it seems that I would require a custom connection that is not made. Oh well. At least we all know.

Well it seems to be the same type of 3.5mm connector that is used on the iPhone headset which means it has three different audio sources on the end of the tip, (stereo sound + mic). I know you can plug it into a computer and get stereo sound, though few if any computers would have the mic pickup inside the headphone jack. I did a quick google search though could not find anything that would split off the mic so you could plug it in separately.

I found nothing either
 

I googled and called a few specialty shops and they all said they never heard of such a thing. It is too bad that we have to carry multiple electronic devices.

Thanks for checking.

Henry

I'm apparently ridiculously bored this afternoon, as I started looking for something to solve this problem and was considering building one from parts.

Start with one of these in the 4-conductor model. Once you have that you'll need a 3-conductor plug and a 2-conductor plug for the stereo headset and the mic, respectively. Solder it all together and you're all set. Some heat-shrink tubing might help make it look pretty.

If it takes that much work I think the OP is better off just plugging in the headphones and using the built in computer mic, which is what I usually do when I want to use Skype, or just buying a bluetooth headset and hooking that up to his computer (assuming he has either of those option on his computer).

And I was thinking how motivated I was to dig out my soldering iron and give it a try, even though I don't have the QC3s. To each his own, I suppose. :cool:

I am impressed
 

Thanks for the link. That will work perfectly.

Tagging on to this thread because I have a slightly similar question. Anyone ever tried to convert audio out (RCA or 3.5mm) from a radio to an RJ11 jack for music-on-hold? My initial google searches have not been successful.

S.