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Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: gman19 on June 22, 2007, 02:59:31 am: Every, and I mean EVERY, set of headphones I have work perfectly with all but my PC. For some reason, when I plug them into the headphone jack on the front of the computer, only the left earpiece will work. Does anybody know some way to fix this? It bugs me when I play any game, but mostly Tremulous and Jane's F/A-18 Simulator; those games are almost dependent on 3D sound, and I can't get that with only one earpiece working. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: Taiyo.uk on June 22, 2007, 03:39:55 am: If your balance control is centred, you probably have a broken jack socket. Normally it's a dry or broken solder joint between the socket and the board. These are easy to spot as the sockets are usually through-hole components. Just re-solder the defective joint.
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: gman19 on June 22, 2007, 03:59:08 am: I just looked at the balance settings, and they were centered. I moved them all the way to the left, no change, all the way to the right, no sound whatsoever. So it's a broken solder then?
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: Taiyo.uk on June 22, 2007, 04:18:26 am: Sounds like it... A quick look at the board should should reveal whether it is or not.
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: David on June 22, 2007, 01:59:23 pm: is there another jack? like on the back?
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: gman19 on June 22, 2007, 03:02:55 pm: Quote from: "David"
is there another jack? like on the back?

Yeah; that's where I plug my main speakers in at. Is there a conflict between those or something?
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: Taiyo.uk on June 22, 2007, 03:50:15 pm: Often using the front jack will disconnect the rear one, but that depends on how the system is configured. For now I guess you could plug the headphones into the rear jack or get a cheap double adapter (two sockets -> one plug) and plug both the headphones and speakers into the rear jack while you fix the front one?
Title: Only left-ear headphone works on PC
Post by: gman19 on June 22, 2007, 06:13:21 pm: Quote from: "Taiyo.uk"
Often using the front jack will disconnect the rear one, but that depends on how the system is configured. For now I guess you could plug the headphones into the rear jack or get a cheap double adapter (two sockets -> one plug) and plug both the headphones and speakers into the rear jack while you fix the front one?

Right, right; when I plug the headphones into the front jack, the sound is routed through them and not the speakers. I've got one of those adapters, I'll post back with the results.