Left earphone has snapped off a pair off

If you mean to the internal speaker, there should be a speaker symbol when making or receiving a call, which you press to activate.
If external loudspeaker, you can patch your earphone out socket to the line-in of your hi-fi / amplifier.
Do not connect an external loudspeaker directly to the phone - this will damage the phone.
If your amp /speaker / soundbar has bluetooth / Wi-Fi capable of pairing with your phone, then switch on both devices and pair them.

MMMmm, bummer. The earphone CABLES look rather small and vulnerable?

IF you move the CABLE NEAR the connecter do you hear any sound? How about up at the earphones themselves? If you wiggle the cable are there any sounds?

There HAS to be a 'open circuit' somewhere? Maybe the volume was set too high and the LEFT earphone happened to blow out?

And perhaps it's time to treat yourself to a NEW headset with a MUCH better and substantial connecting cable?

Anthony

If they are Bluetooth earphones, you simply pair them together. On the earphones, to put them in pairing mode, you usually press and hold on button for 5 seconds. Then put iphone into Bluetooth discovery mode. Settings>bluetooth. The device will show up, then click to pair. If it ask for a code, it is usually a default of 0000.

Hi, Try using a different pair of earphones from a friend. See if there is a differense. Wiggle the connection abit. It could be a bad wire in the earphone. Hope that helps.

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hello, i have a philips wireless head set and this how i set mine up, i take it you've got the sensor with long black wire attach to it this plugs into your earphone socket on your tv set then plug the power adaptor the sensor switch on make sure the sensor pointing towards you and put the batterys into the earphones and switch earphones on you should have sound get back to if you have trouble thanks

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Usually this is a problem with the wires in the earphones themselves actually being broken or the connection on the earplugs is too small. I suggest borrowing another pair of earphones to make sure the problem actually is in the Zen. If another pair works, you know the issue is the earphones. If the problem remains even with different earphones, take a look in the earphone jack hole to make sure nothing is stuck in it like paper or something. If everything is clean, the earphone jack or its soldered connections inside the Zen may be cracked and will require the unit to be opened and serviced.

yes, its not hard to solder, you can pick up solder gun kit at radio shack. its lot quicker to fix than sending it off to have it repair. practice on the side by melting the wire with a gun so that way you get the feel how long it take for the solder to melts and harden. Always use a rosin-core solder (this has a rosin flux in the center) for soldering electrical wiring and metals like tin and copper. hope that help some

I had the same problem and tried a repair by disassembling the headphone. However the housing is glued together and I had to cut the earphone apart to get inside, and it does not look like it will be easy to glue it back together. Great headphones, I love them but I will not get another pair with this cable design as it looks like this is a design flaw that will occur with all UE headphones that have this configuration. Does anyone own the new 700's? Wondering if these might be more durable.

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If you are good at DIY and you have the tools try opening the Left bud, remove the wires and re solder them back in place. If you want to save the hassle of all that I'd suggest that you get a new pair of ear phones. The ones you have might have lived their lifetime.

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