Thunderbolt 3 Dock: Audio Output / Input

Created on: July 21, 2017
Last updated: April 19, 2022

Relevant Part Numbers:

OWCTB3DK13PSL, OWCTB3DK13PSG

Output

The Thunderbolt 3 Dock uses the audio output source shown in the screenshot below.

Input

The Thunderbolt 3 Dock uses the audio input source shown in the screenshot below.

SIRI

When you connect the Thunderbolt 3 Dock to a Mac running OS 10.12, Siri's default microphone input may automatically switch from the 'Internal Microphone' setting to 'OWC Thunderbolt 3 Audio Device' shown below. If you do not have a microphone connected to the dock, you need to switch the Mic Input setting in Siri Preferences back to 'Internal Microphone' in order to use Siri.