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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 14:03:01 GMT
Why is it that when this is connected up the headphone socket does not work but does when i un plug it? Computers do my friggin head in theres always summert with em.  |
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Post by stanleyb on Sept 10, 2017 2:45:23 GMT
What have you got connected to the USB expansion block? Is any of those items an audio device of some sort?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 9:51:20 GMT
The block is self powered. what i have connected at the mo is an outboard CD ROM, outboard hard drive & an HRT Streamer. i wont be using the headphone out on the laptop but would like to know why this is happening
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Post by stanleyb on Sept 10, 2017 10:27:14 GMT
Most headphone sockets have an extra contact that detects when a headphone is plugged in, and then the sound is diverted to the headphones. If the PC manufacturer has done the same in your case, they might have linked that headphone detection pin to the USB audio detection. One way to find out is to connect each one of the items you now have in that USB block directly to the PC USB socket and try the headphones again. You can then see if it is one of those devices that is causing the issue, or if it is solely down to the USB block.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 10, 2017 18:31:28 GMT
If any of the connected USB devices were audio, it could disable the headphone/line jack.
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Post by Stratmangler on Sept 10, 2017 18:58:37 GMT
I strongly suspect that the HRT Streamer is being automatically selected as the output device.
The headphone output on the PC is also the line level output.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 11:31:43 GMT
Yes thanks chaps. it was indeed the streamer.
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