Headphone Jack Problem - Volume Increases and Decreases Randomly

Hi, has anyone encountered this problem?
Whenever I plug in earphones the volume increases or decreases without me even touching the phone. It also disconnects alot whenever the earphones are moved.
I have already updated my phone to the latest software and also did a factory reset however the problem is still there. I guess the headphone jack is broken, guess I will have to send it in for repairs

You can either return it to the place of purchase or contact Xperia care http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/
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Headphone jack problem with Zen Micro

Hi.
I bought my zen micro on April 4 and everything was fine until a few weeks ago
when I got the headphone jack problem. When I touch the plug that is connected
with the player, it makes a weird noise and the volume decreases and goes back to normal
and it keeps doing it.
Can I get a/s for no charge since it's a yr hardware warranty?
P.S.) I can see there are some ppl who are getting upset by this same problem here.
Message Edited by locomocoto on 08-9-2005 2:57 AM

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Hello,?I have read the topics about the headphone jack problem. And i followed the fix. It did not work. The topics describe thwt one half of the headphone doesnot work: left or right. This is not my problem. The headphone gives a very low volume, and bad quality sound,? untill i twist the headphone long enough... its not the headphone thats broke, i tried different ones. Anyone had this before, or knows what could be wrong?Thanks.

I've got the same problem, it developed about 4 months after I purchased the player. At first I just ignored it and proped it against something to keep some pressure on the jack, but now its way to bothersome. The warrenty is void and the tech support people only say that they can fix it for me or help me fix it if I pay a butt-load of money.....
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Petition: Make the headphone jack problem's status publ

Dear CEO of Creative Labs [I still have to find out how to contact the CEO]:
I was very excited about buying your product, the Creative Nomad Zen Micro, as an alternati've to competitors such as Apple's iPod mini and the Rio Carbon. I was impressed by the numerous features, the looks, and the size of the player, which could fit into the palm of your hand.
Unfortunately, I came across a serious problem with the player that could have serious consuquences on my (and many other people's) buying descisions. There seems to be a defect in the headphone jack of the player, causing it to pop loose and make the sound intermittently come through only one of the headphones, in a few months or even a matter of days, making the player unusable.
Countless members of the Creative community in the forums on your website have gone through three to four Micros with this problem, as well as people commenting on the player at review websites such as Cnet. There have been numerous messages sent to customer support about this problem, but it has all been attributed to user error.
If you just take a look at the Creative forum, there are so many people with this problem that it can't possibly be a rare manufacturing defect, especially considering the fact that quite a few people have gone through 2 or 3 micros already, all with the same problem. We are not asking you to immediately fix the problem, we understand that it would probably entail a large and costly effort to do so. What we do want to know is that we want a public announcement of the problem, whether Creative has confirmed it or not, and what is being done/not being done about it, and perhaps customer tips about how to avoid it. There have been rumors that the headphone jack as been supposedly reinforced by a metal plate, and others... Many potential creative customers like such as me are left in the dark about what most forum users refer to as the "dreaded" headphone jack problem. We would like to know about it, what to do to avoid it, and whether or not something is being done/has been done to new products to prevent this problem from happening. Again, contacting support has not answered our questions.
If I, (and countless other potential customers), are uncertian about this problem, we might as well give up a few features like the FM tuner and buy and iPod mini or another competing product free of such a problem. We would very much appreciate it if you would publicly release information about this problem.
Please contact me at the address shown. [Yes, this IS a snail-mail letter] We are all looking forward to a reply. For more information, please refer to the petition here:
[http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=dap&message.id=34476]
Sincerely,
The Creative Forum Community
Any suggestions/comments/corrections? (This is just a quick first draft) Please sign here for the petition. Also, you could post "testimonials" about your opinion on the headphone jack problem. I'm not expecting a reply from the CEO him/herself but I hope to get a better response than just an email to support.Message Edited by CreativeHead on 03-7-2005 02:03 PM

There are threads ongoing on similar topics. This is not a suitable topic for this forum.
I will pass on any comments from the other threads and original post in this one, but I'm closing this topic and any further petitions like this as it will just result in "Creative-bashing" and unproducti've comments.
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Just thought I'd put my two cents in. I have just started experiencing the infamous headphone jack problems on a Zen Micro I bought less than 6 months ago where it cuts in and out, etc., etc. Funny thing? is that I had the same thing happen with a Zen Muvo I purchaed before that. I thought it was a fluke. Apparently not. Wish I would have visited the discussion groups earlier... Think I can still get it replaced?

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Yes I totally agree with you man the problem is VERY annoying. This is my second Micro I got from Creative and it is having the same problem as the original one I bought and had to send in for 'repairs'... I'm not sure if I am still under the warranty but i dont want to go through the whole annoying process of doing the RMA stuff and possibly paying for the repairs. I just might do it myself... But the Mini is looking very nice right now.... :smileyvery-happy: Just joking.

Headphone jack- problem co

instead of everyone saying how many people have problems with the headphone jack issue on the micro,
why don't we actually count,
then we can actually give a figure to creative
just put down:
when you first got your micro,
how many times the jack has broken
thanks

I have a problem with my headphone jack too... although right now it's the least of my problems.
I wanted to know if my headphone jack problem is something to do with usage.. i.e. did I wear it out through over usage? (connecting to speakers, headphones, other headphones, speakers...) or it it's a default problem.
Either way, would this be covered in the guarantee?
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Apart from recovery mode it won't do anything. It won't turn on whatever I do and the computer doesn't acknowledge it's existence anymore.
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