What is the other 3.5mm port on the back of the VG248QE for?

GRobLewis
GRobLewis Member Posts: 3 New User
Got a VG248QE monitor. It has two 3.5mm ports on the back. One is obviously a headphone jack, but the other has an icon I don't recognize, and ASUS' website doesn't offer a manual download for this model (at least their search function doesn't find one).
Anybody know what the icon means and what this port is for?

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  • Joe9844
    Joe9844 Member Posts: 578 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
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    When you use DVI cable which doesn't carry audio.

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,155 Trailblazer
    GRobLewis said:
    Got a VG248QE monitor. It has two 3.5mm ports on the back. One is obviously a headphone jack, but the other has an icon I don't recognize, and ASUS' website doesn't offer a manual download for this model (at least their search function doesn't find one).
    Anybody know what the icon means and what this port is for?

    Its an "Audio-in port" (see 5 below) this port connects PC audio source by the bundled audio cable.



  • GRobLewis
    GRobLewis Member Posts: 3 New User
    An HDMI input includes audio, right, so I don't need a separate cable to this port? When do I need it?
  • Joe9844
    Joe9844 Member Posts: 578 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
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    When you use DVI cable which doesn't carry audio.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,219 Trailblazer
    And the manual should be available on the Acer site, the Asus site wouldn't have it. :)
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  • GRobLewis
    GRobLewis Member Posts: 3 New User
    billsey said:
    And the manual should be available on the Acer site, the Asus site wouldn't have it. :)

    Sorry, I meant "Acer".