Earphones Volume Control, Mic

My earphones that came with the iphone are not working properly. The volume control buttons, the middle switch, nor the mic are working. The only function that seems to work is that you can still hear the earbuds. Any suggestions; think Apple will replace them?

I'll leave this open in case of a miracle, but I now think the set's damaged. The mic also doesn't work: no Voice Control or Voice Memo, after all.
Still good earphones, though.
Steve

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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
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Also, I am not hearing a thing in my headsets.
Set the monitor to "on" in the track info.
The two tracks are recording, but I can't seem to adjust the volume controls.
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I spoke with my service department, I have insurance so they just sent me a new phone. Good news? Maybe.
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Last edited by universalpoe (2011-01-12 01:57:42)

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Hi AmishCake!
Thanks for your tipp! i cleaned the headphone port and usb-port and reinserted the plug several times!
i think this isn't the problem!
here i prepared a picture how the screen looks like when i plug in my headphones!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/omi3hlp1zzyx43k/Foto%2026.03.14%2013%2017%2040.png
it seems to be a problem of the update to 7.1 because some guys posted the same problem on other sites.
sorry for my bad english and thank you for trying to solve my problem!

Why is the volume control grayed out?

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I am attempting to record from a Sony ECM-MS957 mike that is connected to my iBook with a Griffin iMic onto GarageBand3.
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http://www.thehangtime.com/gb/gbfaq2.html#volumesliderdimmed
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