# No Sound Out of Picade

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 9, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533 "2016-12-09T15:46:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![EmPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/empi/32/1835_2.png) [@EmPi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/EmPi)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/1 "2016-12-09T15:46:43Z")

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Hi Guys

When i turn on my picade i get no sound. Also, when i plug in my speakers the screen blanks out and the controlls freeze up.

I am running retropie 4.1.0

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**Author:** ![badboybubby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@badboybubby](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/badboybubby)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/2 "2016-12-09T18:51:36Z")

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What do you n mean by plug in my speakers?

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**Author:** ![Paulcheffus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Paulcheffus](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Paulcheffus)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/3 "2016-12-09T18:52:56Z")

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Hi

What power supply are you using?

Cheers

Paul

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**Author:** ![EmPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/empi/32/1835_2.png) [@EmPi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/EmPi)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/4 "2016-12-10T12:50:34Z")

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To badboybubby- I am using a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack connected from the Pi to the PCB. The PCB is wired to the speakers.  
To Paulcheffus- I am using a standard Samsung charging brick.

I don’t know the specs of it but i will post them soon.

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**Author:** ![EmPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/empi/32/1835_2.png) [@EmPi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/EmPi)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/5 "2016-12-10T12:52:42Z")

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When i plug the headphone jack in, my Pi freezes up and the screen shuts off. Also, the 2 lights on the Pi 3 go off, then the red one starts blinking. Then the sounds come out for a second then decline in volume until they are completely quiet.

I am using the Pi3 Model B

Any help is appreciated  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Paulcheffus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Paulcheffus](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Paulcheffus)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/6 "2016-12-10T16:57:05Z")

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Hi

That suggests the power supply isn’t powerful enough. You need at least 2.5A for a Pi3.

Cheers

Paul

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**Author:** ![EmPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/empi/32/1835_2.png) [@EmPi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/EmPi)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/7 "2016-12-11T12:27:29Z")

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Thanks! I will try that and post back soon. If they do not have an adapter of that spec on this webiste, I will get one from Adafruit.

Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![badboybubby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@badboybubby](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/badboybubby)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/no-sound-out-of-picade/3533/8 "2016-12-11T14:31:15Z")

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Yep, that’s a power supply issue. Get the official raspberry pi one.