Macbook Headphone Jack

Music plays fine when I listen to it off the Macbook, put when I go to plug my headphones in, music will come out for a split second, and then nothing. Tried plugging it back in a few times, and still nothing. Any ideas?

I have the same issue with my new macbook headphone jack (just bought 14days ago!!!). I have just send in back to the apple service centre for repair and they claim that it is a logic board problem (which will cost form 800 to 1000 SGD to replace if you don't have apple care!).
So if you still have the warranty, visit a service centre and get it repaired.

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MacBook headphone jack problems

I am experiencing problems with the headphone jack on my MacBook. The headphones I'm using work fine on other devices. When I plug them into the MacBook jack the output (under Sound Preferences) changes from "internal speakers" to "headphones," yet there is no sound. This is regardless of the application I am using, or the volume level. Occasionally, if I leave the headphones in the jack for a protracted period -- like overnight -- they will start working. But the problem always returns. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I had experienced no output from my headphone jack and thought I may have to get it serviced. I would set up my wireless headphones and streamed xm radio everynight going to bed. One day I had thought my wireless system transmitter was inop, and tried other headphones, result no output.
My final solution was to check out postings here and determined it need to be reset. As per instructions, I removed the battery, and held down the power button. I re-installed the battery, fired it up and everything is working fine.

Red light from macbook headphone jack

So, after using external speakers, my sound stopped working...and the audio jack was shining red light. I looked through old threads on this site and saw that there were several different ways to fix the problem (I used a toothpick and it worked..) Only- my volume is now working fine without headphones- but there is still a red light. All the responses I red said that the light would turn off when volume started working....why is my volume working and the light still on?
Does it matter that there is the red light, if my volume is working fine...?
thanks!

meh!
Excuse my lack of tech knowledge- but all I was using the headphone jack for, was for headphones and for connecting my macbook to external speakers. So, I didn't know the port was used for anything....else?
Last thing- I don't remember when I first saw the red light anyway. I was using my computer in the dark and I saw it...and actually thought that (silly me) it was such a convenient thing to have (a shining red light) specifically so we could see where to insert the headphones or whatever if it were dark. (HA!) But then recently my volume has been getting messed up if I leave something in the headphone jack for too long....
If it isn't too much of a problem I wont worry. There are worse things.. thank you!

No audio from MacBook headphone jack

For all of you wondering why your headphone jack stopped working and start thinking is hardware related, i've got a solution i wanted to post here.
After the last update i made ,i found out that on system preferences u don't have a headphone output until you plug the earphones, so check that when u plug them the mute checkbox is unchecked since the speakers and headphones volume choices are different from each other, so while in one is working u plug the headphones and then its mute for that one, what makes u think is not working.
Have fun
-ALF
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Kenji Kitahara wrote:
Brand new out of the box, this thing has a faulty headphone out. No sound through headphone, itunes stops, pointer turns into spinning circle. Audio/Midi setup & sound preferences says that it's a "Digital Out" not a "Headphone out". I've been waiting on software updates or whatever, but nothing's happening.
Does it also have a red light coming out of the hole? I hear sometimes the dual headphone jack/mini-optical out gets stuck in digital optical mode. Something about trying an object in the hole to clear it.

Macbook headphone jack one outputs left channel !!!!!!

My headphone on my macbook pro only outputs on the left channel no right !! PLLEASSE !! HELPPP !!!!!!!

hey i got this problem for quite a long time, i was at the apple genius bar but they couldn't really help.
So i went on my own and came across this little thing:
The Balance in the Audio/Midi Setup were out of sync! Dont know why but when i pulled both to the max my headphones worked fine after all!
Hope it helps you like it did to me!

Macbook Headphone Jack no sound out but mic works problem Mavericks

Hi,
I currently was plugging my macbook Pro to a amplifier to listed music louder, It never worked. After that i Puted a Headphone and worked and unpluged it and plug the headphone again and it did not work anymore. But if i put my blackberry headphones the mic works perfect and on system preferences it says Headphone Port so the mb pro recognizes the headphone but is not able to exit the sound to the headphones. I formated the macbook pro but the problem persists. I'm trying to find a software solution because in my country Venezuela there is no apple store or Certified Tech Service so I'm on my own on this.
Hope you can help.
Thanks in Advance.

I changed them on varius settings and nothign happened. Any other ideas? Thanks

No sound from MacBook headphone jack until the cable is plugged in and -out

Hey there! If I connect speakers (iPod Hi-Fi) to my shut down MacBook and then start the MacBook, there's no sound neither form the MacBook nor from the speakers.
If I plug out the cable the sound comes from the MacBook as usual, if I plug it in again the Hi-Fi works regularly. How come?

Hi,
The HDMI sound may disable the other sound therefore you need to disable HDMI sound (remember put back if you wish to use it). Please check this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlYXiTK05nM
For example, in my machine I can just disable HDMI sound from this area:
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Audio in through headphone jack, out through USB?

Hi community, hoping you all can help me solve an audio puzzle. I currently play iTunes through a USB digital audio convertor connected to powered speakers. The system works great (especially with the "remote" app to control it). However, I would like to play my TV's audio through the same USB device. I have an oldish macbook pro. I've confirmed that the headphone jack can be used as input and made this selection in system preferences, where I have also selected the DAC as the output. The TV out is plugged in to the macbook headphone jack and I can see the audio registering on the little meter in the audio input preferences but I cannot get it to pass through to my speakers. I've reset the PRAM and SMC and I've fiddled with audio MIDI setup to no avail. Perhaps this just isn't possible but I'd thougth I'd ask for help here before I gave up.
Oh, and before someone suggests it, the DAC only has USB input, no other options.
Thanks.

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How do i use the headphone jack as an input on a macbook pro 9,2.... the option just isn't in the sound app.

how do i use the headphone jack as an input on a macbook pro 9,2.... the option just isn't in the sound app.
all i have is the internal mic option, can anyone help?
thanks

You should also ask this in the MacBook Pro forum. This is the forum for the white and black plastic MacBooks that were discontinued in 2010. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro

My MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.2, only audio on the headset, and speaker mute. With Windows, the audio works in speaker and headphone jack. What is the problem? What's the solution?

My MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.2, only audio on the headset, and speaker mute. With Windows, the audio works in speaker and headphone jack. What is the problem? What's the solution?

There is probably a red light on inside your headphone port, indicating that the analog/digital switch in there is stuck in the digital position. Insert a headphone plug and wigle it around, especially in the horizontal plane, as you insert and remove it several times. This will usually unstick the switch and restore normal operation. If it doesn't, the machine will need to be repaired.
This has been a fairly common problem, but in most cases it is easily cured as described above.

Can you manually disable the headphone jack on Macbook Pro?

I recently got the tip of a speaker plug stuck into the headphone jack of my 13' Macbook Pro. I tried various things and finally decided that I'd take it in to get repaired. I took it into a store called Jump+ which is an official apple retailer in my town (as we have no nearby apple stores). They attempted to take it out and succeeded at doing so except for a tiny piece of metal (copper) which is in the very tip of the headphone jack.
This causes me to not have sound or use of headphones.
I was thinking of trying the superglue trick however the technician made the piece so small that I won't be able to get enough surface for the adhesive to stick to. He also said that since the peice of metal is copper it won't come out with glue.
I was wondering if there was any terminal code, or any type of overide that is possible without having to replace the motherboard(?) that will disable the headphone jack so I can at least listen to the speakers on my Macbook. There is no chance of me removing this tiny peice of metal by the looks of it.
Thank you very much.

AFAIK, you can't, it's a hardware switch, attached to the back of the headphone port.

How do I get audio from my macbook pro to my receiver with higher quality than the headphone jack?

I recently got a receiver and surround sound speaker system. The quality of the audio from the CD player connected to it is far beyond the quality of the audio that comes from the MacBook pro via headphone jack to RCA connection. This was confirmed by burning a CD from the MacBook, placing it in the CD player then testing the two against each other - the same audio piece from the CD player or the MacBook, both connected to the same receiver/speaker set up. What other options might get better audio quality from the MacBook to the receiver?

The Mac's audio output doubles as a optical Toslink stereo mini jack, just use a adapter to regular Toslink and plug the optical cable to your surround sound system. Fiddle with the sound settings to enable optical output.
Mac's pass surround sound through, they don't do any processing.

Headphone jack not working on new Macbook Pro what is causing this?

My 17 inch Macbook Pro is less than two weeks old. The headphone jack does not recognize the headphones about half the time. This occurs with several pairs of headphones and yes, they are ther right size. This is really frustrating on a brand new 3500 dollar machine. What is causing this? It almost seems as if the headphones cannot make contact due to the fact that the connection is too far recessed. I don't live near an Apple store so dealing with this is going to be a P.I.T.A. Anyone have any ideas on how I might fix this issue? Thanks!

Hi, and thanks for your reply. I didn't have a red light emitting from the jack. I had already checked in the sound preferences to make sure the settings were correct. The headphones were not being recognized. This was not working with several differing sets of headphones. I made a phone appt. with Applecare. The laptop PRAM was reset and it works. There is still a bit of a delay when I plug in the headphones before they are recognized and I do feel the port is just a bit "off" as the no headphones plug all the way in. They seem to just sit almost flush but, not quite. However, resetting it resolved the issue to a satifactory level. Applecare said the issue was that not enough power was getting to that function on my laptop. They gave me the case number and I can use it if I have any further problem when I take the laptop in with me to any Apple service center. I was quite satisfied with how this was handled by Apple and if I have anymore issues will follow up.
I love this laptop but, even though this is working now I do feel that port is somewhat recessed a bit much.
I also want to add that this is my first Mac and despite having had this issue I was extremely impressed with the Applecare call that I got to help resolve this. One of the reasons I went with a Mac was the reputation for service Apple has. I was fed up with Sony to the hilt. I was glad I went with this Mac despite the headphone issue because had I still been with Sony, I'd have been give a major run around to deal with this issue. So far, Apple has tried everything possible to help me with this and assured me should I have any further issue they will immediately resolve it or give me a new machine. WAY better than dealing with Sony! I do not regret going with this MAC headphone issue or not!

Macbook 2008 no audio from speakers - can't disable digital audio - red light in headphone jack

Looking for help with this problem, that seems like a lot of people had in the past and still have, but I see that a couple of discussions on it here have been archived. Too bad, as the problem continues.
I seem to be having the same problem with my late 2008 white 2.1Ghz Macbook.
I had used earphones a few times with movies and iTunes, with no problems. Now I've just rebooted to find that I have no audio from internal speakers (the boot up chime works though). Earphones work perfectly.
There is a constant red light in the earphone jack. The volume icon in the top menu bar is greyed out. In the Sound preference panel, Built-in Speakers are not available as an option for audio out. The only option is Digital Audio. If I connect earphones, then they are available as the only option.
I have tried all the various methods that people have recommended, to switch off digital audio through the earphone jack: trying to flip the little switch with a toothpick, paper clip, etc., as well as cleaning around inside the jack with a bit of rubbing or cleaning alcohol; also tried inserting and removing the earphones plug several times, while pushing the volume buttons on the keyboard. Nothing works.
I did get something from inserting/removing the earphone plug, as I seemed to be able to adjust volume from the keyboard, but I never got sound out from the speakers; the volume window seemed to indicate increase/decrease volume as I pressed the keys, but after a few seconds the volume window greyed out again with the No Entry symbol.
Trying to flip the digital audio switch in the jack occasionally gets the red light to turn off for a couple seconds, but then it comes back on.
Is there any particular problem with this that can't be solved by the aforementioned methods, that many people have used to solve it in a simple manner? Could my problem be more serious? Is there anything I could do if I opened up the Macbook, e.g., somehow to manually turn off the digital audio switch?
Any help greatly appreciated.

Got it fixed with a small flathead screwdriver with a fairly wide blade. Opened iTunes, started playing songs, had red light in headphone jack, as per usual with this problem.
Put screwdriver in jack, with blade more or less vertical, started moving it around inside of jack in clockwise motion, pressing pretty firmly. Took just a couple of "swirls" around the inside of the jack and then audio finally turned on! Was a bit of a hassle, but finally worked.
Many thanks to all for their suggestions.
P.S. re. advice not to use metal object. This was the only way I was finally able to solve the problem (i.e., using the small screwdriver). I didn't see where using a metal object would be a problem, seeing as the headphone plug itself is metal. Anyway, it worked.

Headphone jack broken off inside Macbook--HELP!

My dad recently gave me his MacBook Pro, only problem is the audio is completely broken. This occurred when the computer was on the bed with headphones were plugged into the headphone port, and the dog jumped on the headphone jack, breaking it off inside of the computer.... The piece is totally irretrievable; it's broken off far inside of the headphone port. My father contacted the Apple store and I contacted Mac Mall, and they both said the same thing--it will have to be taken apart, and could cost up to $900 to fix!!!
This is a huge expense that I would like to avoid if possible..... my question is, is there any way to get around this problem? Is there any way I can get audio without having the computer taken apart to get the broken headphone piece out? Are there perhaps external speakers that work through the USB port? Or is there a way to change the settings so the computer doesn't acknowledge that there is something plugged in the headphone port? I really don't know! I'm totally desperate. Anything helps. Thanks!

Yes, easy way around it.
look up a JEWELRY REPAIR place, usually they charge $30 or $40
they drill into the back of the jack, then insert a mini jewelers screw and yank it out. Ive done it myself for a customer long ago.
Many jewelry repair people do such things.

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