iPhone 3.5mm plug in iPone jack to 2xRCA red and white plugs into stereo and no sound

[eiger3970]

Hi iphoneforums,
I thought I could listen to all my favourite digital music on my stereo system in the lounge room.
I bought a cable with a 3.5mm plug to 2 RCA plugs which are red and white.

I plugged the 3.5mm plug into the iPhone headphone plug and then plugged the 2 x RCA red and white plugs into my stereo.

I then selected 'Video' which is like 'Aux' for my stereo to play music from the 2 x RCA red and white plugs, but no sound?

The iPhone is playing music as I see the timer counting in seconds.

Any idea how to fix this one?

 

[Thomasjtsi]

Hi iphoneforums, I thought I could listen to all my favourite digital music on my stereo system in the lounge room.I bought a cable with a 3.5mm plug to 2 RCA plugs which are red and white.I plugged the 3.5mm plug into the iPhone headphone plug and then plugged the 2 x RCA red and white plugs into my stereo. I then selected 'Video' which is like 'Aux' for my stereo to play music from the 2 x RCA red and white plugs, but no sound?The iPhone is playing music as I see the timer counting in seconds.Any idea how to fix this one?

I use this same setup in my shop when I'm working on cars and I've never had any issues w/ it. I'd suggest using another media device and plug it into the 3.5mm and see if it works... even an old walkman that you know plays will do the trick.

 

[tintbob]

Been there done that !!
1) make sure the volume on your phone is on full
2) check the plug is fully in, if you have a case it might not be locating correctly, I had to trim 2mm of my plug to get it to work

FYI , unless you have an ampped input, I was disappointed with the sound, had to turn the volume up a long way on my 100 watt hifi amp
But the sound when I plug it into my docking station on the kitchen radio is more than acceptable

 

[Thomasjtsi]

Been there done that!! 1) make sure the volume on your phone is on full 2) check the plug is fully in, if you have a case it might not be locating correctly, I had to trim 2mm of my plug to get it to work

Very good point bob!! Thank you!