My iMac will not play through it's speakers. Also, can't adjust the sound settings because it shows as non changeable.

When I press any of the sound keys on my keyboard (mute, louder, quieter), the normal thing on the bottom pops up when you change the volume using the keyboard keys. However, the speaker icon appears dark gray with a slash through it. The volume shows all the way up, but below the volume there is a little circle with a slash through it. When I went to Sound under System Preferences, I could not change anything. It all appeared as if there was no setting for that option. For example, I couldn't check or uncheck any of the boxes under 'Sound.' I don't know what the problem is. I have researched it and seen other problems similar to this, but I can't find a good, valid answer as of what will fix this problem. Please help!  Thanks!

Could be one of 2 problems. Is there an optical cable plugged in to the headphone jack?
If not it seems you have the same problem as I had. My iMac got put in for repair and they damaged a little switch in the headphone jack, if it's under Applecare they will fix it. If not carefully try a cotton bud (Q-tip in America) in the port.
Benjamin

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