Headphones versus speakers on a Mac Mini with Mac OSX 10.4.11

I just purchased a pair of headphones for my Mac Mini.
I plugged the headphones into the headphone jack on the back of my Mac Mini.
I pressed the Mute button to use the headphones and clicked on a music video but no sound came through the headphones.
I turned the Mute button off and the sound comes through my speakers.
How do I listen through the headphones instead of through the speakers?

Hi John, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Try System Preferences>Sound>Output tab.

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