Sound Blaster OMNI Surround 5.1 - input issue

Hi there all,
Purchased one of the above units today after sales person confirmed I could input three channels. I have three radios and wanted to take there mono output and put 2 into 1 for Line-In (Stereo) and 1 into Mic-in (Mono).
Have tried everything and can't have both Mic-In and Line-In active at the same time in Win7, reviewing manual and sales images its show you can attached to line-in and to Mic-in but does not say anywhere you can only use one at a time.
Can someone please confirm if its possible to use both Line-in and Mic-in at the same time or not.
Many thanks
Dave

Originally Posted by xnathanmeyerx
For some reason, in the sound blaster omni surround 5.1 mac software, the line in volume is stuck on mute. I cannot select it, which does not allow me to move the volume up or down. How do I fix this?Screen Shot 2014-10-17 at 8.07.00 AM.jpg
Hey xnathanmeyerx,
Please select Line-In of Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 as the default Input for the Mac computer. It can be configured at Sound under the Mac System Preferences. I hope this helps.
All the Best!!
Yours sincerely,
JL

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