Built in Speakers on macbook not working... reset?

i have a macbook , 10.4.10, 512mb ram, 13'' and the speakers aren't working, a red light is
coming out of the headphone jack , it is not a hardware issue as when i turn it on it makes the
start up sound, I heard that i should reset the speakers , if i should , how do i do this ? i tried all the
system preferences etc...
thanks

The red light means it is in digital mode. It is controlled by a switch in the headphone jack when an optical plug is inserted. Sometimes the switch sticks. Plugging and unplugging headphones might reset the switch. If not, try poking around in the headphone jack with a toothpick.

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babybella03 wrote:
it worked bout a week and a half to take a picture on myspeace and i tried to see my friends on msn on the webcam and bnothing i cant see my self at all they can only hear me it says configure camera or something like that and something bout quiting an application and my friends see a greenline what can i do guys
Welcome to Discussions, babybella03
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