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Why is there a red light on my Mac headphone jack?
Your analog/digital switch in the port is stuck — the red light is the dgital audio signal. Try the headphone plug again, this time wiggling it from side to side while it’s plugged in.
How do I get rid of the red light in my headphone jack Mac?
Launch Preferences and open the Sound pane. While the Sound pane is open and set to Headphones, pull out the headphone plug from the jack. It will reset itself to “Internal Speakers” and you are good to go.
Why does my MacBook have a red light coming from the headphone jack?
macRumors ref: No sound out of MacBook speakers & red LED in Headphone jack. The red light is probably because its a Mini-TOSLINK port. There is a metal prong in the jack and sometimes it can be bent, causing the digital audio to be turned on when it shouldn’t be.
Why is the audio jack on my MacBook not working?
My MacBook has no sound except through headphones or external speakers. When I play a song, a red light appears inside my audio jack and there’s no sound. The volume controller in the menu bar is grayed out. I tried poking into the audio input jack as mentioned in many forums, with no luck.
Is there a way to fix red light in headphone jack?
In responce to those suggesting using a toothpick; that would simply not solve the problem. It may mutilate the red light, but will not fix the audio. This is a common software issue on Mac OS X 10.7.5 and earlier versions. Unfortunately there was not software hotfix ever released.
What to do when headphone jack is off on MacBook Pro?
Launch Preferences and open the Sound pane. While the Sound pane is open and set to Headphones, pull out the headphone plug from the jack. It will reset itself to “Internal Speakers” and you are good to go. You should be able to restore normal audio by selecting Internal Speakers or Line Out in the System Preferences > Sound panel.