topic Plugging in headphones or speakers doesn't disable my laptop's built in speakers in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.nl/t5/pcs-accessories/plugging-in-headphones-or-speakers-doesn-t-disable-my-laptop-s/m-p/255299#M37310 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I plug in my speakers or headphones in the jack on my laptop I expect the laptop's own small speakers to stop playing sound. However I get double sound output, both through the plugged in headphones/speakers and the laptop's speakers. I'm running Sony VAIO with Windows Seven.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:54:14 GMT loheslath 2011-10-16T12:54:14Z Plugging in headphones or speakers doesn't disable my laptop's built in speakers https://community.sony.nl/t5/pcs-accessories/plugging-in-headphones-or-speakers-doesn-t-disable-my-laptop-s/m-p/255299#M37310 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I plug in my speakers or headphones in the jack on my laptop I expect the laptop's own small speakers to stop playing sound. However I get double sound output, both through the plugged in headphones/speakers and the laptop's speakers. I'm running Sony VAIO with Windows Seven.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:54:14 GMT https://community.sony.nl/t5/pcs-accessories/plugging-in-headphones-or-speakers-doesn-t-disable-my-laptop-s/m-p/255299#M37310 loheslath 2011-10-16T12:54:14Z Plugging in headphones or speakers doesn't disable my laptop's built in speakers https://community.sony.nl/t5/pcs-accessories/plugging-in-headphones-or-speakers-doesn-t-disable-my-laptop-s/m-p/255300#M37311 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " arial="">Hi loheslath,</SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " arial="">There is a hardware switch contained within the speaker jack that should mute the internal speakers. It would seem that this has failed. You could try plugging and unplugging the external speakers rapidly, several times, in the hope that this will free up the switch, but I doubt that this will work.</SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " arial="">If the machine is still in warranty contact support, otherwise speak to one of the Sony repair partners.</SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " arial="">Rich</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:24:44 GMT https://community.sony.nl/t5/pcs-accessories/plugging-in-headphones-or-speakers-doesn-t-disable-my-laptop-s/m-p/255300#M37311 rich912 2011-10-17T09:24:44Z