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Answer» I received a set of smaller headphones for Christmas with the two jack plugs, one for the headphones, the other for the microphone attached to the headphones. I plug them into the proper connection on my laptop and nothing, the sound does not transfer. Here is the dilema, I have a set of headphones with a USB plug and they work fine, as soon as I plug these in, it switches the sound over immediately. I tried another set of headphones with the jack style and they do not work either. I tried everything I know even by going into Control Panel>Sounds and switching to Headphones, Apply and Save, restarting the computer after changes, nothing seems to work. Does anyone know what the problem may be ?Do these sets of headphones you've tried have their own volume control or on/off switch? Are you sure you did not plug the two plugs (mic and headphone) into the wrong jack/port? Your computer should have a tiny symbol for mic and headphone beside those plug-in jacks, or some way of indicating which jack is for which plug. Do these sets of headphones you've tried have their own volume control or on/off switch? Are you sure you did not plug the two plugs (mic and headphone) into the wrong jack/port? Your computer should have a tiny symbol for mic and headphone beside those plug-in jacks, or some way of indicating which jack is for which plug. I tried 2 other computers, all computers running WIN XP. They are plugged into the correct ports and I even tried switching ports in case the manufacturer got the wires and plugs mixed up (very rare). Neither set of headphones have an on/off switch or volume control on them. Both sets of headphones are from a different manufacturer.What brand and model is your laptop? Your OS? Quote from: soybean on December 27, 2010, 02:23:59 PM What brand and model is your laptop? Your OS? Dell Inspiron E1505 running WIN XP Quote from: Chilimon on December 27, 2010, 03:59:03 PM Dell Inspiron E1505 running WIN XPMedia Control buttons on front: HTTP://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6400/en/om/about.htm#wp1107948 Quote from: Computer_Commando on December 27, 2010, 06:04:04 PM Media Control buttons on front: Thanks anyway but that's already been tried. I'm out of ideas and was hoping this would be the place to get the right answer.Something has turned Media Control buttons off, either Muted or Turned Volume Down. They should have priority over software. You said "...as soon as I plug these in, it switches the sound over immediately..." Switches the sound over from what? Quote from: Computer_Commando on December 27, 2010, 06:59:16 PM Something has turned Media Control buttons off, either Muted or Turned Volume Down. They should have priority over software. As soon as I plug my USB headphones in, the sound automatically switches from the speakers that are built into the laptop to my headphones. If I use the jack type headphones, with the sound turned on and the volume up, the sound still goes through the speakers on the laptop no matter which SETTING I use in Control Panel>Sounds. I went into Sounds, clicked the Volume Tab, then clicked Advanced under Speaker Settings, and SWITCHED to Stereo Headphones, clicked Apply, then OK and still no difference.The Media control buttons simply send specific Extended scan codes to the software, same as a standard media keyboard. (They aren't hardware based- how would "next track" possibly be implemented in the hardware?) Volume Up/down might be but most laptops less then about 5 or 6 years have had exclusively software control for the volume, even if it is a dial. Chilimon: I assume you've tried Both of the Phono plugs on the right side (above the CARD reader I believe)? Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 27, 2010, 07:29:16 PM Chilimon: I assume you've tried Both of the Phono plugs on the right side (above the card reader I believe)? Yes I have |
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