My laptop speakers are not working, but when I plug in headphones they work. Also a red light is beaming out of my audio port. How ca I fix this?

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LuisC May 19, 2011

My laptop speakers are not working, but when I plug in headphones they work. Also a red light is beaming out of my audio port. How ca I fix this?

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brett 1 year ago

To me it sounds like the computer is stuck in the headphone mode. You could try plugging in some headphones and gently prodding them while plugged in and the same while taking them out. This might allow the computer to register that the headphones have been unplugged and it would let sound output through the speakers again.

If you can't fix it with gentle prodding pressure then I would be tempted to take it in to the Apple store and see if they will fix it for free.

Here is a good article related to the issue: technestreport.com/blog/2009/01/19/tnr-tip-macbook...

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ArmpitOfDeath 2011-05-19 19:02:54

It simply means the speakers aren't working. The red light is the optical output - it doesn't have anything to do this this problem.

Or, do you mean the speakers work (i.e. the actual speakers on the Mac) when you plug in headphones? Because that would be very weird.

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LuisC 2011-05-19 19:08:30

Well I think they are connected because when the red light is off my speakers work. Also when I try to change the volume it doesn't let me.

p.s No the the headphones work.

ArmpitOfDeath 2011-05-19 19:29:23

You're not exactly making sense from what you've written so far.

1. Do the speakers - the actual speakers - work when you plug in headphones?
2. Do they work when you plug in headphones AND reroute system audio to the speakers?
3. Have you checked in Audio MIDI Setup when the headphones are unplugged that your system audio is being directed to the speakers?

LuisC 2011-05-19 21:57:05

NO the actual speakers dont work when I plug the headphones in, but the headphones do work. When I check the Sound Setup in the Preferences the only option I see for Output is Digital Audio(Digital optical-out).

rocketboy6885 2011-05-20 19:28:47

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rocketboy6885 2011-05-20 19:28:29

If the above suggestions don't resolve your issue try resetting your PRAM by pressing Command + Option + P + R while rebooting until you hear the signature mac "chime" twice. In the event that doesn't work use a q-tip or toothpick to insert inside the headphone jack in an attempt to switch it back to speaker mode.

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