laptop not recognizing my headphones

bajsglad · 10-08-2009, 06:24 PM

hello. my first post here..

i just got my new acer aspire 7735ZG, but it does not recognize my headset when i connect it, and keeps on playing from the speakers. when i go to audio devices it only shows the realtek HDMI output, the speakers, and the realtek digital output under playback. when i pull the headset inn and out the "line in" symbol under recording turns on and of. in device manager it says that all my drivers are working properly. when i configure speakers in audio devices form stereo to 5.1 surround i get sound in my headset, but it is very uneven and "far away". i have tried different headsets, with the same results. i also tried windows update, to see if it would find any missing drives or updates, but it didn't.

help!

bajsglad · 10-12-2009, 12:25 PM

bumping in hopes of a reply...

night_shift · 10-13-2009, 06:01 AM

If as you say you are connecting to the Line-in jack, then this is the wrong place to put your headphones

. Line in is for external devices, mp3 players etc.

You should be connecting your headphones into the Headphone/speaker/line-out jack

.

This is a list of the connections on your model ;

4x USB 2.0 ports
1x external display (VGA) port
1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
1x Microphone-in jack
1x Line-in jack
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1x HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
1x Modem (RJ-11) port
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Please Post back on your progress. It’s nice to know if the forum has helped or not.

bajsglad · 10-15-2009, 01:30 PM

.... that did it! now it works. thank you for the answer. great forum!

night_shift · 10-15-2009, 11:55 PM

Your welcome. Glad we could help.

10-08-2009, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
bajsglad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista home premium sp1	laptop not recognizing my headphones hello. my first post here.. i just got my new acer aspire 7735ZG, but it does not recognize my headset when i connect it, and keeps on playing from the speakers. when i go to audio devices it only shows the realtek HDMI output, the speakers, and the realtek digital output under playback. when i pull the headset inn and out the "line in" symbol under recording turns on and of. in device manager it says that all my drivers are working properly. when i configure speakers in audio devices form stereo to 5.1 surround i get sound in my headset, but it is very uneven and "far away". i have tried different headsets, with the same results. i also tried windows update, to see if it would find any missing drives or updates, but it didn't. help!

10-12-2009, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
bajsglad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista home premium sp1	Re: laptop not recognizing my headphones bumping in hopes of a reply...

10-13-2009, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
night_shift Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 257 OS: Vista, XP Pro, Ubuntu	Re: laptop not recognizing my headphones If as you say you are connecting to the Line-in jack, then this is the wrong place to put your headphones . Line in is for external devices, mp3 players etc. You should be connecting your headphones into the Headphone/speaker/line-out jack . This is a list of the connections on your model ; 4x USB 2.0 ports 1x external display (VGA) port 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack 1x Microphone-in jack 1x Line-in jack 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port 1x HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support 1x Modem (RJ-11) port 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter Please Post back on your progress. It’s nice to know if the forum has helped or not.

10-15-2009, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
bajsglad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista home premium sp1	Re: laptop not recognizing my headphones .... that did it! now it works. thank you for the answer. great forum!

10-15-2009, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
night_shift Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 257 OS: Vista, XP Pro, Ubuntu	Re: laptop not recognizing my headphones Your welcome. Glad we could help.