Internal Speakers Silent
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bobhempel
Nov 4, 2009, 9:41:38 PM11/4/09
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Just morning I muted the sound on my MacBook so I wouldn't wake up my
family. Then, I plugged in the headphones, hit the unmute button and
there was no sound on the headphones. A red light comes from the audio
out put opening. I works with headphones now, but the internal
speakers are silent. The Ouput on the System Preferences reads
"Digital Out" for the device name and "Built-in Output" for type of
device name. "The selected device has no out-put controls." That reads
below the box. How do I get back to the internal speakers. This is a
new one for me. Is it a Snow Leopard issue?
family. Then, I plugged in the headphones, hit the unmute button and
there was no sound on the headphones. A red light comes from the audio
out put opening. I works with headphones now, but the internal
speakers are silent. The Ouput on the System Preferences reads
"Digital Out" for the device name and "Built-in Output" for type of
device name. "The selected device has no out-put controls." That reads
below the box. How do I get back to the internal speakers. This is a
new one for me. Is it a Snow Leopard issue?
Daugherty Mary Ann
Nov 10, 2009, 11:00:36 PM11/10/09
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Was there an answer about this or did I miss it?
Mary Ann
Mary Ann
Ed Danley
Nov 11, 2009, 12:23:55 AM11/11/09
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Try this: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=573822
It's not a 10.6 problem, rather it appears to be a stuck audio jack problem. A variety of fixes from putting a toothpick into the audio jack to a jewelers screwdriver and shorting out some contacts. Ugh.
Another post was : The audio jack is attached to the motherboard, which requires replacing for a permanent fix. Took mine into an Apple store and it was fixed the same day.
Honestly I think your audio jack is stuck in digital mode instead of analog mode. No idea how it happens. The tooth pick or small paintbrush sounds like the best attempts before heading to Apple.
It's not a 10.6 problem, rather it appears to be a stuck audio jack problem. A variety of fixes from putting a toothpick into the audio jack to a jewelers screwdriver and shorting out some contacts. Ugh.
Another post was : The audio jack is attached to the motherboard, which requires replacing for a permanent fix. Took mine into an Apple store and it was fixed the same day.
Honestly I think your audio jack is stuck in digital mode instead of analog mode. No idea how it happens. The tooth pick or small paintbrush sounds like the best attempts before heading to Apple.
bobhempel
Nov 12, 2009, 9:30:15 PM11/12/09
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Ed, you were right. The output plug was stuck in digital and it
finally corrected itself.
Bob
finally corrected itself.
Bob
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