Speakers wo9n't work

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Clara

I get sound on head phone buy not from speakers. What do I do? Which color
port in the back do I use?
 
Hi Clara,

The vast majority, but certainly not all, motherboards and sound cards use a
green coloured socket to indicate the speaker output (or line-out, to give it
its correct name). Since your headphones are working, I suggest that you try
plugging your speakers into the socket that you currently have your
headphones plugged into (you may need to turn the volume down on your
speakers). This is to check that your speakers are actually working. If they
are, then try plugging them into the green coloured socket on the back of
your system (if your system has built-in sound but you have also got a sound
card then the socket to use will be on the sound card). Do you have sound
now? Does it disappear when you plug your headphones in? If the answer is
'Yes' to both of these questions then you might have found the answer to your
problem. Plugging the headphones into the front panel socket MUTES the rear
panel socket. If you cannot get any sound from the rear panel at all then you
will need to check the socket configuration. If you right-click the speaker
icon in the system tray there will be an option to alter the audio properties
(check your motherboard and/or sound card manual for instructions on this).
You need to go to the page where it gives you the option to assign the
function of the audio sockets. On that page, make sure that the green socket
is set up as 'line-out'. This should solve your problem. Another thing to
check if you are still having problems is the audio lead to your speakers. If
it plugs into your speakers and is not hard-wired then that may be the cause
of your problem - a faulty cable. Check by replacing with a known good one.
This is unusual, but certainly not unheard of (no pun intended).
Dwarf
 
Thanks that id the trick.--
Sincerely,
Clara


Dwarf said:
Hi Clara,

The vast majority, but certainly not all, motherboards and sound cards use a
green coloured socket to indicate the speaker output (or line-out, to give it
its correct name). Since your headphones are working, I suggest that you try
plugging your speakers into the socket that you currently have your
headphones plugged into (you may need to turn the volume down on your
speakers). This is to check that your speakers are actually working. If they
are, then try plugging them into the green coloured socket on the back of
your system (if your system has built-in sound but you have also got a sound
card then the socket to use will be on the sound card). Do you have sound
now? Does it disappear when you plug your headphones in? If the answer is
'Yes' to both of these questions then you might have found the answer to your
problem. Plugging the headphones into the front panel socket MUTES the rear
panel socket. If you cannot get any sound from the rear panel at all then you
will need to check the socket configuration. If you right-click the speaker
icon in the system tray there will be an option to alter the audio properties
(check your motherboard and/or sound card manual for instructions on this).
You need to go to the page where it gives you the option to assign the
function of the audio sockets. On that page, make sure that the green socket
is set up as 'line-out'. This should solve your problem. Another thing to
check if you are still having problems is the audio lead to your speakers. If
it plugs into your speakers and is not hard-wired then that may be the cause
of your problem - a faulty cable. Check by replacing with a known good one.
This is unusual, but certainly not unheard of (no pun intended).
Dwarf
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