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Turn off internal iMac speakers?

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allisonv7

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I have a g5 imac with some external speakers plugged in and I was wondering if there was a way to turn off the internal speakers?

The reason is b/c the person I'm talking to on Skype hears an echo, I'm thinking this may be the problem since I'm also using the built-in mic. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

allison.
 
My internal speakers automatically turn off when I plug externals in. I don't see any option in Sound Preferences to change this behaviour, so I don't know why it's not working properly for you.
 
Nermal's behavior is the norm. Try turning your externals down, or you might need to get a headset (USB, Bluetooth, etc.)
 
The same echo sound happens when I voice chat or video chat on iChat. It's not an internal speaker problem, it's the sound level of the speakers. I figured this out because when I lowered the sound, they said it went away....only problem was, I couldn't hear them as well as I use to when the speakers were louder.
 
allisonv7 said:
I have a g5 imac with some external speakers plugged in and I was wondering if there was a way to turn off the internal speakers?

The reason is b/c the person I'm talking to on Skype hears an echo, I'm thinking this may be the problem since I'm also using the built-in mic. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

allison.
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I think the best way to get rid of the echo is to use a headset w/ mic. Or, at least an external mic with the speaker volume turned down.
 
Thanks guys! I just assumed it was the internal speakers because I'd messed around with volume settings a bunch and nothing seemed to fix it.

I may have to try the external mic, hopefuly that'll work.

Thanks 🙂

allison.
 
allisonv7 said:
I may have to try the external mic, hopefuly that'll work.
allison.
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My experience has been that it significantly reduces the echo with internet phone calls. Good luck!
 
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