T520 3,5 mm microphone jack not working

I'm trying to use an external hardware playback source connected to the 3,5 mm microphone jack.
How does one activate/select this jack for recording/playback?

I too have been a bit puzzled as to whether the 3.5mm jack on the side was a 3 connector or 4 connector (TRRS) type plug. When I plugged by Nokia 920 TRRS plug into here could not record any audio (was just using the MIC built into the laptop).
What I found is that if you go to CONTROL PANEL->SMARTAUDIO you get a window like this with 4 options along the bottom left of the window...
In this case im on the speaker/headset icon (3rd along). When set to CLASSIC setting the following appears to be the method of operation...
- 3.5mm jack only works for audio out. The two builtin MICs in the screen record audio. If no audio connection made via 3.5mm jack uses builtin speakers. No external MIC operation possible via 3.5mm jack.
When set to MULTISTREAM the operation changes to...
- A headset can be plugged in and it is possible to control whether the audio comes out builtin speakers or headset via right-clicking the SPEAKER icon at bottom right normally and selecting PLAYBACK DEVICES. Two options for me SPEAKERS (inbuilt) or HEADPHONES (3.5mm jack)....
- A mic can now be used in the 3.5mm jack. This can be selected from the SPEAKER icon by right-clicking and selecting RECORDING DEVICES. Now get two options (EXTERNAL MIC and INTERNAL MIC)...
and viola can now record using MIC on 3.5mm jack.
Took me 1 year after getting T520 to figure this out. Fundamentally the 3.5mm jack is TRRS (4 connector) so can do stereo earpieces and MIC + usual ground connection. I realised this when I looked at the 3.5mm jack using a torch and it appeared to be a 4 connector type.
I imagine the DOCKING MIC is when it is in a docking bay in which case they probably have a dedicated (red) MIC in and a separate (GREEN) audio out.
Geoffrey.

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