No sound through my built-in speakers

Why can't I get sound through my built in speakers (there's a circle with a line through that comes up on my screen when I hit any of the sound buttons on the keyboard and my earphone port has a red light) but I can get sound when I plug earphones in...
Is there anyway to troubleshoot this on my own?

Hopefully one of these steps should solve the problem.
System Preference > Sound > Output > Internal Speakers
Make sure Mute is not enabled.
If you see red light in the headphone port, plug the headphone
in and out of the port 5 or 6 times to flip the microswitch inside.
Sound output may be stuck in the digital mode.
Reset PRAM.  http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

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