Sound from speakers but not headphones

I have a iPod Mini that will only play sound when connected to a stereo and not the headphones. I have tried two sets of known good headphones with same result. I have also followed the '5 R's' on the iPod, but the problem of sound only when connected to a stereo persists. iPod is no longer under warranty.
Dell Windows XP Pro iPod mini 4GB

How is it connected to the stereo? Just through the headphones jack as if there were headphones, the headphones jack and the little thing next to it, or through the bottom?

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Sound through speakers but not through headphones

hello i have an hp envy 15-k002ne laptop wtih beats audio. i recently reinstalled windows 8.1 on the machine and was able to get all my drivers from the hp support website and unortunately the realtek high definition audio driver for sound on my machine made it in such a way that sound only comes from my speakers but not through my headphones. i tried using different headsets but it recognises some of them as microphones only because of that feature. someone please help me for i have been restless for days. thanks in advance

Hi @aflokko ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I would like to take a moment and thank you for using the forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience in the HP forum, I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More.
I understand that you recently reinstalled Windows 8.1 and were able to get all the drivers from the HP support website.
You have audio through your speakers but not your headsets.
Have you ran The HP Support Assistant to aid with HP updates and resolving issues?
Have you tried Using Automated Troubleshooting (Windows 8) to aid with this difficulty?
Here is a link to Troubleshooting Audio Problems with External Speakers, Headphones, and HDMI Sound Devices that should help.
If you are still having an issue, I suggest contacting HP support for further assistance.
Please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region Technical Support Sitemap .
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New headset, but certain programs are transmitting sound through speakers and not headphones.

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Hello,
I just recently purchased a new headset for gaming but have been having some issues with it and the system sound. One major issue is when I call someone on skype, the sound from Skype or the call will go through the headphones, but any other audio comes out of the speakers. I have also notices that iTunes also does not function when I am in a call as well. Some examples would be if I were to want to watch a YouTube video while in a call, the sound would come through the speakers and not the headphones. However, I did find a fix for it. All I had to do was disable the main speakers and the audio was transmitted to the headphones. Another example would be if I wanted to run games via Steam (Garry's Mod, TF2, ect.), I wouldn't get any sound whatsoever from the game. Not through my speakers or headphones. With one exception, Garry's Mod volume I can hear through the speakers while in a Skype call, but I want the sound to come through the headphones. But with TF2, I get no sound whatsoever. If you need any more information about my issue, please feel free to ask. Thank you.
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Hello @LayneStaley,
Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More.
I have read your post on how certain programs are transmitting sound through speakers and not the headphones, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
To ensure that your headphones are utilized when plugged into your notebook, I recommend following the steps below:
1. Click the Start button
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click on Hardware and Sound (sorting the control panel icons by "category"), and then click on Sound
4. Under Playback, you should see one or two speaker icons. One of them should already have a green checkmark next to it (which will be your notebook's main speakers). If the second Speakers icon is not visible, right-click in the list of devices and select Show Disabled Devices
5. A second, disabled icon of "speakers" should appear. Right-click this icon and click Enable
6. Select the newly enabled speaker device, right-click it, and select "Set as Default Device".
7. Click Apply.
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your reply!
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Sound with SPEAKERS but not with HEADPHONES ??

Hi all.
I have a Pentium4 .7 computer
Running Windows XP with update2
500Mb memory
Audigy 6. sound card
Creative INSPIRE 6. 6700 speakers (6 speakers + subwoofer and remote control (wired) for turning the speakers on/off and sound volume + headphone socket))
This is my problem, When I play anything on the computer, the sound works great on the speakers.
When I plug in the headphones, the sound goes off (as it should) but nothing is heard through the headphones.
I unplug the headphones and the sound is back through the speakers .
Why will the sound not come through my headphones ? (I have tried the headphones on other things and they are working fine on them)
I wrote to Creative labs and they sent me out a NEW remote control cable.
I plugged this in and it is still the same ?
I then found out a friend had the same set up and went to his house.
I tried the headphones in his remote control and they worked fine (the speakers went off and the headphones were playing the sounds).
I then replaced his subwoofer with my subwoofer and everything worked fine (even the headphones worked).
I borrowed his subwoofer and tried it on my computer and again, the speakers worked OK but when I plugged the headphones in, no sound from them again ?
What is going on ?
I can only guess that it is something to do with my computer or the settings ? but I cannot really understand why the headphones won't work when plugged in, but when unplugged the speakers do work?
(I thought that when you plug headphones into the headphone socket, it just broke the connection to the speakers and di'verted the sound through to the headphones so I am baffled) ???
Helppppppppppppppp ! I am going crazy going around in circles.
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Dear Jason.
First of all, could I apologise for my tantrum, I'll explain in a minute.
I looked at the announcement and I managed to sort out problem I was having which was, when I tried to run the DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, the writing went of the little window and there were no buttons to press and so I could not go any further.
After reading the announcement, I change the DPI to 96 (it was 20) and now I can see all the text and the buttons.
So thank you for that.
So the reason for my tantrum,
st - I was getting jealous that other people were getting there questions answered (LOL)
2nd - I have had my sound card and speakers for over a year now and after reading the reviews, I paid that little bit extra to get the best.
My computer set up was in the loft and it worked fine for ages.
I have now moved house and the computer has to go in the kids? bedroom (new house is not as big as the other house) and this is where I now need the headphones to use the computer in the evening.
Because I cannot get the headphones to work, I cannot use the computer now after 8:30pm and so I am finding it frustrating.
As I said, my friend?s works great and this is also pushing me over the edge (well not that bad LOL, but you know what I mean).
So I just want to get my headphones up and running and I seem to be getting no help at all.
So again, I am very sorry for the outburst, and I want to thank you for answering my question.
I will try what the announcement says by reinstalling the soundcard ETC and hopefully, I will be getting back to you to offer you a virtual pint (or 3).
Thank you Jason.
Colin.

No Sound from speakers but Headphones work on HP All-In-One 23-p142

I recently purchased my computer HP Pavillion 23-p142 with Windows 8.1 64bit on July 9, 2015 and everything was golden...couldn't be happier with it for my needs. Now, in just the last few days, the sound doesn't work at all. No sound from Windows Media Player, Youtube etc. Absolutley nothing. Not even system sounds. I've tried troubleshooting tips such as going into Computer Management> Services> Windows Audio and restarting that service...still no luck. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Realtek HD Audio drivers several times and it worked on the very first attempt then the sound went away again after a few hours. I'm at a loss for what to try next...Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. PS. I forgot to mention my headphones work fine. And here are some screenshots of devices...if that helps with anything.

Hello , Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I have read your post on how you are not able to get sound from the speakers of your desktop computer, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter! Do you speakers work on another computer? Is there any software you need to install to properly configure your speakers on your system? In the meantime, I recommend following the steps in this document on No Sound from the Speakers (Windows 8). This should help return the sound to your computer using your speakers. I also recommend returning your system back to a previous restore point before the issue occurred. This can be done by following the steps in this document on Using Microsoft System Restore (Windows 8).
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, as well as the requested information above. I look forward to your reply!
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I have two A215-S5818 Satellite laptops. One is a XP Pro build and one is a Windows 7 Ultimate build. Neither unit has sound from the speakers but have sound from a headset. The Win 7 versions has sound from the speakers if the headset is plugged in. The XP unit only has sound via headsets.
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Going to BIOS 2.0 is not an option unless Toshiba will do it and back it up with a new MB if it fails. In fact I have sent one MB to a Toshiba qualified repair facility and they were unable to update to BIOS 2.0
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Hello, yes I have a new windows 7 home premium satellite L505, it has never had sound on the laptop speakers. A tiny sound indefinable without speakers from my old PC. Headphones are the same..no sound definable. I have called Toshiba 5 times, got hung up on 4. with the promise if the call was lost they would call back..that did not happen. The last contact there said wipe it out start over. The speakers have been the same since it came out of the box. I really do not want to lug speakers with my laptop. I have looked at every download, fix that I knew, so far the speakers have to go where the laptop goes..so much for wireless..and customer service. I certainly would like some help from someone. The 4th person had me uninstall the realtek sound, so at the end of that call I did not even have that, I had to restore to get it back. I was told it would cost to get this fixed, or replaced.

X FI elite pro and gigaworks s750 no sound from speakers but sound from headphones please h

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i own an x fi elite pro and a gigaworks s750
thing is i recently had to format my computer, before which i was getting surround sound through my speakers and headphones normally.
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I have the latest drivers installed and i am bald due to pulling all my hair out
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realwiz,
There's a setting in the mixer software where it instruct the soundcard to mute the speaker when headphone is connected to the I/O dri've bay. Perhaps you can check if that setting has been enabled.
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From windows Control Panel, open Device Manager and open up Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Can you post back with the all the devices listed here and if any have warning triangles against them. Can you also post the full Model No. or Part No. of your notebook.
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Using Airport Express for External speakers and Apple TV. When I'm on MAC computer adn using internet sound from Internet does not go through external speakers. Instead it comes out of Mac computer speaker. Why?

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Audigy 2 zs - moved pc from one room to another and now no sound from speakers (headphones

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I just completed moving my pc from one room to another. Low and behold I get no sound from speakers (just some stereo speakers with powered sub). I do get audio out of the headphones (fully disconnect headphones from front panel when attempting to get sound from speakers). I know this probably points to a faulty speaker setup but that's pretty straight forward and looks to be fine.
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Mr. Jefferson, Thanks for the quick response!
A mystery! Usually, it's easiest to have FiOS patched into your home's cable TV wiring, so I'm curious why you don't have a coax router that provides you with the ethernet (internet) jacks. Some questions:
Do you watch TV from some other source (like satellite or cable TV) but are using FiOS only for Internet?
I have both fios tv and internet
You said 2 cables are going from your router to a box in the wall. What are the 2 ports labeled on the router?
One of them is just the main "internet" port I guess you could say while the other is just one of the ports labeled 1-4 (plugged into #2 I believe)
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On the wall box in this room theres labeling on the jacks on the wall box that says IN and OUT (in marker), while in my room there's the same box but with only ONE, unlabeled jack (I think there's supposed to be another jack but it seems to be closed/sealed off)
Do you know where the Internet jacks connect to? Like a patch panel or box somewhere in your garage or near where your FiOS/cable tv/phone service is? Somewhere these cables have to terminate.
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Suddenly no sound from speakers and only from headphones

Hello,
I have a HP 8440p VQ664ET#ABU Elitebook laptop running Windows7 64bit pro.
Since today I'm experiencing the following problem:
1) no sound is heard through speakers when headphones are disconnected.
2) If I connect the headphones, the sounds are heard correctly through them: this is the expected behavior
I don't think it's a speakers hardware problem because I can make the speakers play sounds for one or two seconds like this: while a sound is being played, such as music file for instance, if I move up and down the headset volume cursor (regardless if headphones are connected or not) I can hear the played sound through the laptop speakers for a few seconds, after which the speakers mute again.
So to summarize:
1) Headphones disconnected: no sound from speakers
2) Headphones connected: sound from headphones
I rebooted, suspended and restored without any luck so far.
I'm under the impression that there might be a problem with the headphone jack: it is like the laptop always thinks that the headphones are connected and therefore cuts the output to the speakers.
Any clues?
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Try installing the sound drivers from the following weblink:
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59501-60000/sp59649.exe
If the issue persists, try the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the following weblink:
HP Notebook PCs - No Sound from Speakers (Windows 8)
Offers tested solutions that begin by identifying the exact issue, and then adjusting the settings that will resolve the majority of sound problems on a notebook running Windows 8.
I am an HP employee.
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I don't think I have anything to offer that you haven't done. In Device Manager, Device status says "working properly" and you've reinstalled this driver.
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