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Asked: 2021-11-03T13:53:57+00:00 In:

Laptop – Can’t Use HDMI And Headphone Jacks At The Same Time

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I don’t know if this is a Windows 7 or a laptop hardware issue, so I’ll start here.

I can’t seem to use the HDMI port and headphone jack on my Acer laptop at the same time.

I can hook up my laptop to my receiver via the headphone jack to listen to music through my sound system.

I can hook up my laptop to my flat screen via the HDMI port.

However, it seems that the headphone jack is disabled when the HDMI port is in use, so I can’t listen to Netflix videos, etc. through my sound system while watching them on my flat screen. I have to listen to them through the TV.

Does anyone know if there is a setting to enable both ports at the same time?

Thanks!

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    1. You can choose which port to output sound from. You can make default either the HDMI port or the sound jacks or optical port, if available. Look in the Control Panel Windows audio control panel applet.
      If you still cannot see it, switch to classical view of the control panel rather than category view.

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