Speakers work but headphones do not?

My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play on the
headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones. Can any
body help?

Bdonner2006 wrote:
> My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't
> play on the headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my
> headphone jack doesn't pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few
> different headphones. Can any body help?

Where is this 'headphone jack'?
Sounds like a hardware issue.

(Why did you multipost? If you feel - in the future - your posting needs to
be in multple groups, you would be better served by cross-posting instead.)

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There are three different things that must be true for the headphone jack to
function.
1) The cd drive with the jack in it has to have a small plug in the back
attached to the soundcard with a rather thin wire.
2) The small volumn 'wheel' in the cd drive front face must be adjusted to
loud enough.
3) The cd drive Properties (and properties tab) in device manager has a
volumn slider. (start/run, type: devmgmt.msc, doubleclick the cd drive
device, see properties tab and slider)
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"Bdonner2006" wrote:

> My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play on the
> headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
> pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones. Can any
> body help?
>

On Jan 13, 6:13*pm, Mark L. Ferguson
<MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> There are three different things that must be true for the headphone jack to
> function.
> 1) The cd drive with the jack in it has to have a small plug in the back
> attached to the soundcard with a rather thin wire.
> 2) The small volumn 'wheel' in the cd drive front face must be adjusted to
> loud enough.
> 3) The cd drive Properties (and properties tab) in device manager has a
> volumn slider. (start/run, type: devmgmt.msc, doubleclick the cd drive
> device, see properties tab and slider)
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>
>
>
> "Bdonner2006" wrote:
> > My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play onthe
> > headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
> > pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones. Can any
> > body help?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Your #1 is incorrect! The CD's audio jack is not required to have the
cable. This jack is "analog" and will play CD audio only. The thin
cable is only required when you want to send the "analog" audio out
thru the sound card.

I have a laptop though and the jack in on the other side of the cd drive?



"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Jan 13, 6:13 pm, Mark L. Ferguson
> <MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > There are three different things that must be true for the headphone jack to
> > function.
> > 1) The cd drive with the jack in it has to have a small plug in the back
> > attached to the soundcard with a rather thin wire.
> > 2) The small volumn 'wheel' in the cd drive front face must be adjusted to
> > loud enough.
> > 3) The cd drive Properties (and properties tab) in device manager has a
> > volumn slider. (start/run, type: devmgmt.msc, doubleclick the cd drive
> > device, see properties tab and slider)
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> >
> > Mark L. Ferguson
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bdonner2006" wrote:
> > > My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play on the
> > > headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
> > > pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones. Can any
> > > body help?- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Your #1 is incorrect! The CD's audio jack is not required to have the
> cable. This jack is "analog" and will play CD audio only. The thin
> cable is only required when you want to send the "analog" audio out
> thru the sound card.
>

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
news:OVqhsljVIHA.5508@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Bdonner2006 wrote:
>> My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't
>> play on the headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my
>> headphone jack doesn't pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few
>> different headphones. Can any body help?
>
> Where is this 'headphone jack'?
> Sounds like a hardware issue.
>
> (Why did you multipost? If you feel - in the future - your posting
> needs to be in multple groups, you would be better served by
> cross-posting instead.)


What the OP failed to mention which is CRITICAL information is that
the computer in question is a laptop (as stated in a later post from
them here and in their MULTIposted message in another newsgroup). The
spkr jack on the laptop doesn't go through the CD drive in the laptop.
It is like the headphone jack you find in some computer cases which
requires that it be connected to a header on the motherboard (although
some end up going out the back of the case to then plug into the
backpanel jack). If the headphone jack is not connected then the
headphones won't work and the speaker out (or internal speakers) won't
get disconnected.

Assuming the OP is plugging the headphones into the correct jack and
that the jack doesn't require to be enabled in a mixer or other app
provided with the laptop, could be the jack isn't connected.

As VanguardLH points out in another branch of this thread, the fact that the
speakers on your laptop fail to 'cut out' when you put in the jack indicate
that the jack needs to be wired correctly by someone with the knowledge
necessary to do it without damaging your laptop.

(aside to the lune) Thanks, I was wrong on that one for a long time I
always thought the cd sound went to the sound card first. Glad to learn
better.
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"Bdonner2006" wrote:

> I have a laptop though and the jack in on the other side of the cd drive?
>
>
>
> "smlunatick" wrote:
>
> > On Jan 13, 6:13 pm, Mark L. Ferguson
> > <MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > There are three different things that must be true for the headphone jack to
> > > function.
> > > 1) The cd drive with the jack in it has to have a small plug in the back
> > > attached to the soundcard with a rather thin wire.
> > > 2) The small volumn 'wheel' in the cd drive front face must be adjusted to
> > > loud enough.
> > > 3) The cd drive Properties (and properties tab) in device manager has a
> > > volumn slider. (start/run, type: devmgmt.msc, doubleclick the cd drive
> > > device, see properties tab and slider)
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> > >
> > > Mark L. Ferguson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bdonner2006" wrote:
> > > > My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play on the
> > > > headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
> > > > pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones. Can any
> > > > body help?- Hide quoted text -
> > >
> > > - Show quoted text -
> >
> > Your #1 is incorrect! The CD's audio jack is not required to have the
> > cable. This jack is "analog" and will play CD audio only. The thin
> > cable is only required when you want to send the "analog" audio out
> > thru the sound card.
> >

On Jan 14, 10:52*am, Mark L. Ferguson
<MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> As VanguardLH points out in another branch of this thread, the fact that the
> speakers on your laptop fail to 'cut out' when you put in the jack indicate
> that the jack needs to be wired correctly by someone with the knowledge
> necessary to do it without damaging your laptop.
>
> (aside to the lune) Thanks, I was wrong on that one for a long time I
> always thought the cd sound went to the sound card first. Glad to learn
> better.
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
>
>
> "Bdonner2006" wrote:
> > I have a laptop though and the jack in on the other side of the cd drive?
>
> > "smlunatick" wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 13, 6:13 pm, Mark L. Ferguson
> > > <MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > There are three different things that must be true for the headphonejack to
> > > > function.
> > > > 1) The cd drive with the jack in it has to have a small plug in the back
> > > > attached to the soundcard with a rather thin wire.
> > > > 2) The small volumn 'wheel' in the cd drive front face must be adjusted to
> > > > loud enough.
> > > > 3) The cd drive Properties (and properties tab) in device manager has a
> > > > volumn slider. (start/run, type: devmgmt.msc, doubleclick the cd drive
> > > > device, see properties tab and slider)
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>
> > > > Mark L. Ferguson
>
> > > > "Bdonner2006" wrote:
> > > > > My speakers work fine but when I plug in my headphone it doesn't play on the
> > > > > headphones but the speakers still play. It's like my headphone jack doesn't
> > > > > pick up my headphones and i have tryed a few different headphones.Can any
> > > > > body help?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > > Your #1 is incorrect! *The CD's audio jack is not required to have the
> > > cable. *This jack is "analog" and will play CD audio only. *The thin
> > > cable is only required when you want to send the "analog" audio out
> > > thru the sound card.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've seen "laptops" where one the jacks is a "digital" only jack where
you can see a "light" in the jack.

Then, you need to check in the BIOS and or Sound options of the
Control Panel, for a setting to "enable" these ports.