Receivers and Audio Components

MY receiver shuts off when turned up ,but not even close to all the way.How can I stop this/

I have recently installed outdoor speakers around our pool and have a built in bar where the speaker wire is run.  I have an older stereo receiver that I plug our MP3 into and play music.  The issue I am having is the underside of the bar is open to the weather (and wet kids) and I am somewhat tired of dragging the receiver in and out.  Has anyone heard of a weatherproof case for a full sized stereo receiver?  I would love to be able to plug it in and not ever worry about it again.  I thought about building something out of plexiglass so the remote will work while w

I BOUGHT A OLDER MODEL PIONEER CT-W600R AND A VSX-4400. IM TRYING TO RECORD FROM DECK 1 TO DECK II BUT WHEN I HIT THE RECORD FEATURE DECK I CLICKS OFF. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHATS WRONG ?