Hi, my Sony MDR-1000X headphones are listed as paired and connected under the bluetooth tab on my iMac (late 2013) running High Sierra 10.13.6 but they do not appear as an output device in the sound control panel. They used to work fine. Perhaps it is the recent upgrade to 10.13.6. Can anyone suggest how I can add these headphones as an output device. Thanks
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Hi MoonJ,
Thanks so much for your advice. I uninstalled and then repaired the headphones and all sorted.
Thanks again for your help.
Rod
Hello rod194,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! I understand that your Sony Bluetooth headphones are not appearing as a device for sound output in the System Preferences on your iMac. I would be happy to provide some troubleshooting steps for this behavior.
Let's start by removing the headphones as a Bluetooth device on your iMac:
Next, place the headphones in pairing mode again and connect them to your iMac:
Help Guide | Pairing and connecting with other BLUETOOTH devices
If you encounter an issue pairing the headphones, you may want to consider resetting them:
Help Guide | Resetting the headset
Let us know what happens from here.
Cheers!
Hi rod194,
You're very welcome! Glad to hear your headphones are working as expected with your iMac again, and please reach out if you need help in the future.
Take care.
Paired headphones do not appear as an output sound device
