It's always best to eliminate the easiest one first. :-) So I'm guessing you don't have a mac? That being the case someone more versed than I in windows needs to address the issue but I'm willing to bet a pinch of poo against a pound stirling you'll need to say which version of windows you are running on what machine, running which screenreader. There may be a mute button that has been inadvertenly checked involved though. Best of British G From glorious Devon, England. and with On 11 Feb 2011, at 15:35, ANDY COLLINS wrote: > Yes, nothing wrong with them, it's eitehr the socket, or if there is one, a > separate volume control to the speakers. I think it has to be the former, but > hoped for clarification, can't see anything for headphones on the playback > tab under volume, though there's lots there for speakers, I don't know what > they're are all about, I just keep the top one selected - > > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gordon Keen > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 3:17 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Headphones volume on a laptop > > Do the headphones work in other devices? > > Cheers > > G > > From glorious Devon, England. > On 11 Feb 2011, at 12:44, ANDY COLLINS wrote: > >> Hi all - I believe my headphone socket is damaged on this laptop, I plug in, >> and the speakers cut out,, but no sound come through the headphones. Does >> this mean there is a connection problem, or is there a separate volume >> setting for headphones in addition to the one for speakers, I can't seem to >> see one on the playback tab under volume. >> >> Thanks for any help - >> >> Andy > >