I can't remember if I had this working since we upgraded from a Denon to the SR8002. Here's the scoop. We have some outdoor speakers that I just hooked back up after a long Winter. They're connected to the multi-speaker output for use as a 2nd zone. If I set that zone to play the FM tuner, I can hear it on those speakers. But if I set the source to a digital source, I hear nothing. The source is iTunes, via AirTunes through an AirPort Express, connected with an optical cable to Aux 1, configured to use optical input 3.
What I'm guessing is that, since we got the Marantz in October, we probably didn't have any time to spend outside listening to iTunes, so I only checked to see that I had the receiver configured correctly by playing the tuner through them. Either the digital connection worked with our old Denon receiver, or I swapped out the analog connection for the digital cable when I got the Marantz, hoping it would work, and therefore provide a more pure data path.
I'm guessing the Marantz can't play a digital source through the stereo zone 2 speakers. Is that correct, or do I have something misconfigured?
EDIT: I did check the manual, but it's written pretty poorly.
What I'm guessing is that, since we got the Marantz in October, we probably didn't have any time to spend outside listening to iTunes, so I only checked to see that I had the receiver configured correctly by playing the tuner through them. Either the digital connection worked with our old Denon receiver, or I swapped out the analog connection for the digital cable when I got the Marantz, hoping it would work, and therefore provide a more pure data path.
I'm guessing the Marantz can't play a digital source through the stereo zone 2 speakers. Is that correct, or do I have something misconfigured?
EDIT: I did check the manual, but it's written pretty poorly.
