Thanks Alex, I completely forgot about that. Janet On May 7, 2014, at 5:15 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
> Remember that f11 and f12 lower and raise the volume, respectively. You may > need to press function along with the keys, but they can let you quickly > adjust the volume. F10 mutes, I believe. > On May 7, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Ray, I got sighted assistance, since I couldn’t hear VoiceOVer. The >> Mac saw the headphones, but somehow the volume was down to zero. I have no >> idea how that happened. >> >> Thanks again, >> Janet >> On May 7, 2014, at 4:28 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> When your headphones are plugged in, if you go to System Preferences then >>> Sound and then the Output tab, does the output device say Internal Speakers >>> or Headphones? If it says Headphones then at least the Mac has noticed that >>> headphones are plugged in. In that same control panel make sure the mute >>> checkbox is not checked. The setting sticks so muting the headphones >>> doesn't mute the speakers and vice versa. If it says anything about >>> "Digital Out" then somehow the Mac things you've got a fiber optic cable >>> connected instead of headphones. That can sometimes be because of a stuck >>> switch inside the headphone jack or a software thing. One way folks have >>> cleared the digital optical output sticking is by having the Sound Output >>> system preference open while switching from headphones to speakers and >>> back. Apparently it polls the headphone port and can get it un-confused, if >>> it's just a software thing. If it's a hardware things you might be in the >>> land of toothpicks and other dangerous "fixes". >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 5/7/14, 4:15 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>>> Yep, you'll need to have the entire logic board replaced. No way to put a >>>> new jack on because the jack is in fact printed directly in to the logic >>>> board. Sorry for the bad news, but, that's the long and the short of that. >>>> >>>> Very expensive to do that by the way. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >>>> built-in! >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >>>> >>>> On May 7, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>> >>>>> The headphone jack on my Macbook Air is not working. I've tried several >>>>> sets of headphones without success. I've made sure that the the part >>>>> that goes into the computer is all the way in. I have a USB headset and >>>>> that works fine. 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