My headset's microphone is not working. How can I get it to pick up my voice?

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So, a day or two ago, I bought an h110 Logitech Stereo Headset. For some odd reason- the microphone, right off the bat, wasn't working.

I tried...
-Double checking to see if it was plugged in to the right jack
-Double checking to see if was turned on and non-muted

And they were all in place and the microphone still wasn't giving any feedback.
I also looked around in the playback options, and everything seemed to be in place.

I don't know what is going on here. I don't know if I just bought a headset with a faulty microphone, or if my computer's microphone jack isn't functional... I need help.

So, any suggestions on what I could do is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
[NOTE]: This headset was brought brand-new in box
 
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It sounds like you just need to change your default recording device. Look in the lower right hand corner of your screen where the time is. Near the time will be a speaker icon. Right click on it and select "Recording devices". The sound control panel will open up with a list of all the audio input devices listed. Your headset should be one of them. Click on your headset, then click on the "Set Default" button at the bottom of the window, then click OK.
 
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I followed your directions and the microphone still isn't picking anything up. Any other suggestions?
Thank you for your answer, by the way.
 
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You can try this.

1. Right-click on the speaker icon in the bottom-right part of the screen and click Recording Devices.

2. A list of recording devices will appear. Try speaking into your microphone, and see if there any green bars rising next to one of them while you are speaking. Check if you can recognize which one of the devices in the list is your microphone.

3. If you found it, click on it to highlight it,and then click Set Default. Check again if you see green bars rising when you talk into the microphone. If you do your mic is now correctly setup. If not, continue to next step.

4. Double-click on the device that represents your microphone. The Microphone Properties window will appear. Click the Levels tab.

5. In the levels tab, drag the slider all the way to the right, until the number on the right says “100“ and click OK.

Now check again if you see green bars rising when you talk into the microphone: if you do, your mic is now properly configured.

If you still don’t see any bars, and you’re not 100% sure which one of the devices is the relevant one, try repeating the steps for every device on the list.

If you still don’t see any green bars, left-click inside the Recording tab and make sure that “Show Disabled Devices” has a tick next to it. If it doesn’t click on it to tick it. This might add extra devices to the list. Perform those steps on those disabled devices too, until you see the green bars when talking into the mic.

That’s it, check if it works.

Cheers.
 
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I am using Windows 7.
 
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I should've been paying attention to the forum it was posted in. Anyway, did you try SouthQuay95's suggestion about watching the green bars in the Sound Control Panel/Recording window? If those green bars move up and down as you talk into the mic, then it's probably a configuration issue with whatever app you're trying to use. If not, you may have a defective headset.
 
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I guess I may have a defective microphone on my headset, because I did everything suggested exactly how they said it.
Any thoughts on what to do with the defective device?
 
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Before you give up entirely, try the microsoft troubleshooter. It usually doesn't work, but it's worth a try. Click on Start, and then type 'recording' into the search bar. Click on the "find and fix audio recording problems" option. It might also help if you post a screenshot of the Recording tab in the Sound control panel.

EDIT: Oh, and is it a USB or analog headset?
 
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It's an analog headset.
 
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OK, so there should be two plugs to connect to the PC. If you're plugging them into the back of your PC, the speakers should connect to the green port on the back and the microphone to the pink port (may also have a picture of a microphone above it). If you're plugging it into the front of your PC, there should be one port marked with a pair of headphones and one marked with a microphone. Sorry if you've already checked all that, but it pays to be sure.

Also, please post a screenshot of your Recording devices from the Sound control panel. Or at least list the devices you see there.
 
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