The remote port is for special headphones that have controls on them (like pause, play, skip, and volume control.) I'm pretty sure that you're not going to be able to get a pair of headphones working on it, for the plugs that work with the remote port have two things at the end where you plug it in. A plug for the normal headphone slot, which transfers the sound, and another plug for the remote port, which makes the buttons on the headphones work. If the headphone slot that transfers the sound doesn't work, I don't see how any other pair of headphones can get music into your ears.
