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1. bob b

   May 5th, 2009 at 7:55 am

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   Hey heres a guide that might help you

2. Lord Owen

   May 7th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

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   Basically Bob B’s answer, except that the tutorial he links to says connect to the AUX OUT connectors on the stereo. DO NOT DO THAT! It would be equivalent to two people talking and neither one listening. You must use an INPUT on the stereo. If it has one labelled PHONO PHONOGRAPH or something else relating to a vynl record player, do not use that pair of connectors either. The amplitude those ports expect is much different from what your computer produces. Any of the others that you’re not using should be okay though. If you don’t have an audio cassette tape player, I would recommend you use that pair of connectors.

   Also, before starting, set the computer’s volume to zero, then set the stereo to an average volume. Turn it and the computer off to be safe, then make the connections turn the computer on, then the stereo so you don’t damage the stereo, then start something playing on the computer. Gradually increase the computer’s volume until the sound matches about what the radio and other devices sound like at the volume you’ve set the stereo to. Try to avoid using the computer to adjust the volume afterward so you don’t get a big surprise when you switch from a quiet source to a loud one. If you have multiple inputs that you want to hear simultaneously, you’ll need a Y adapter for them so you can connect them to one pair of ports on the stereo. Just go into Radio Shack and ask them for RCA/audio Y adapters. They should know what you are talking about.