Live Audio Feed ... Help

[imhippinnj]

Trying to use BCD396-XT for live feed. This works thru microphone of PC but that's it. I thought it would run thru PC sound card and PC microphone would not be used. Am i'm configuring wrong????

[ak4fn]

You need to have a data cable and an audio cable. There seems to be a general misconception that audio will go through the data cable. Not sure if this is what you are asking or not.

[frazpo]

You need an audio cable attached between the scanner and your MIC port on your sound card. Some use "line in". I have used both. I am a little confused by what your asking? Do you have both a PC mic and a soundcard mic ?

[imhippinnj]

OK ....... So, the cable that connects the BCD396-XT to the computer and runs the software programs isn't enough to do the data and audio? Sorry, but I'm really only learning this stuff.

[ak4fn]

Originally Posted by imhippinnj

OK ....... So, the cable that connects the BCD396-XT to the computer and runs the software programs isn't enough to do the data and audio? Sorry, but I'm really only learning this stuff.

You are correct, you need 2 cables one that does the software/programming/data and one cable for the audio.

[frazpo]

Originally Posted by imhippinnj

OK ....... So, the cable that connects the BCD396-XT to the computer and runs the software programs isn't enough to do the data and audio? Sorry, but I'm really only learning this stuff.

I do not have that setup but I do not believe so. None of the instructions indicate that. I believe you NEED an audio cable no matter if you have the data cable or not.

No apologies, we all learned at some point.

[imhippinnj]

OK..... thanks a lot. Just hooked up the audio cable and seemds to be working correctly now.

[frazpo]

Sounds really good.