I have a Sherwood Newcastle R965 (7.1) with the 2 rear channels assigned to the Room 2 amp. Room 2 is my Algonquins outside (no video). I want to know if I can play an MP3 player through the room 2 amp, but I cannot seem to get it to work. I have tried connecting the MP3 player into the video 6 jacks (RCA) on the front of the receiver by using RCA cables plugged into the headphone jack on the MP3. The audio comes through the speakers but is barely audible. If I play a CD at the same settings the volume is very loud.
The manual states that video 6 is an acceptable input for room 2, but I am not running a video signal, only audio. The video 6 jack consists of a yellow RCA video, and the red/white audios.
If I am hooking this up wrong, is there some other way to do it? I also have an optical inpout on the front of the unit that I could use. Is there some way to connect an MP3 thru that?
Thanks in advance.
