Is it bad if you plug in the speaker's jack into Line-In instead of Head phone port?

YS2003

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Aug 4, 2005

• #1

I sometimes plug in a wrong hole with my computer speaker's jack by mistake. I meant to plug it into my PB's head phone jack for external speakers; but, I miss my aim and put it into InLine port instead (and plug it out quickly for the head phone port). Is it bad for PB by putting in the wrong jack to In Line port? Usually PC's head phone port is color coded in green; but, PB does not color-code its head phone jack.

 

crazzyeddie

macrumors 68030

• Aug 4, 2005

• #2

Nope, you're fine.

 

Erendiox

macrumors 6502a

• Aug 4, 2005

• #3

Careful! One wrong move and the thing might blow up on ya! 😱 😛


Just kidding, no worries dude. Absolutely harmless 😉

 

Mechcozmo

macrumors 603

• Aug 4, 2005

• #4

I hope not. I've done that a few times.

 

.Andy

macrumors 68030

• Aug 4, 2005

• #5

Be careful. It can suck all the sound out of your room. If you fall and need to call for help you won't be able to.

 

spinne1

macrumors 6502a

• Aug 4, 2005

• #6

YS2003 said:

I sometimes plug in a wrong hole with my computer speaker's jack by mistake. I meant to plug it into my PB's head phone jack for external speakers; but, I miss my aim and put it into InLine port instead (and plug it out quickly for the head phone port). Is it bad for PB by putting in the wrong jack to In Line port? Usually PC's head phone port is colored coded in green; but, PB does not color-code its head phone jack.

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If you are putting a 1/4" headphone jack into the 1/8" hole, then yes you might have a problem........the end result of hooking up your headphones into the line in is that your headphone diaphram would act as a microphone if you were use the line in to record sound.

 

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St Soichiro

macrumors regular

• Aug 4, 2005

• #7

YS2003 said:

I sometimes plug in a wrong hole .... I meant to plug it into ... but, I miss my aim and put it into ...

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Now that sounds nasty 😀

 

YS2003

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Aug 5, 2005

• #8

St Soichiro said:

Now that sounds nasty 😀

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I didn't think too much at at the time of writing; now that you mentioned it, I would have put it into much better phrases. Because PB is a sexy beauty in the notebook design, my mind might have been drifted to that subconsciously. Anyway, it is good to hear mixing up these two ports do not do any harm to PB.