IPOD2 Car
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I thought so as well, but my wife's first IPOD developed a memory and wouldn't hold much of a charge. I haven't taken any chances and just discharge it to be on the safe side.
Melting Slicks
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Wish this were true for the CD cable, but it's not. Different circuit. It is always "live," as is the cigarette lighter.
So. I still need advice on how to reroute the circuit so it turns off when the ignition goes off....or at least 15 min later.
So. I still need advice on how to reroute the circuit so it turns off when the ignition goes off....or at least 15 min later.
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I have no idea. Perhaps it is just best to remove the IPOD when not driving.
Heel & Toe
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IPOD2car odd operation??
Installed mine a couple of weeks ago and have a glitch: if vehicle is powered down while ipod is playing; it will not resume upon re- entry; unless the radio is powered down, or switched to radio and back. Is this normal?
Thanks, Rabo
Thanks, Rabo
Racer
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My ipod2car in my truck doesn't resume either. When the truck is off, the ipod goes into *charge* mode. When you start the vehicle back up - the ipod sometimes wakes up (out of charge mode). If it doesn't wake up- just about any button will wake it up. It'll resume the shuffle mode and remember which song it was last playing - but it'll always be in PAUSE. I have to use the ipod controls to get it out of PAUSE. OR..... If I use the mode button on my steering wheel controls and flip through all the other radio modes (AM,FM,FM2, CD etc) and back to where it was originally (CD1) it'll start playing again without touching the ipod.
That's all I've been able to figure out.
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Great post as I been wanting to hook up my IPod for a while now but I didn't know what all I needed. I didn't even know BestBuy sells the iSimple http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1172880156033 as I didn't see one the last time I was at best buy. I get coupons from them all the time so i'll wait till they send me some new ones. I'll be ordering my http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=952 PXHGM4 cable tomorrow. Thanks for all the info everyone!
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Melting Slicks
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Great post as I been wanting to hook up my IPod for a while now but I didn't know what all I needed. I didn't even know BestBuy sells the iSimple http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1172880156033 as I didn't see one the last time I was at best buy. I get coupons from them all the time so i'll wait till they send me some new ones. I'll be ordering my http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=952 PXHGM4 cable tomorrow. Thanks for all the info everyone!
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I think that's a characteristic of the whole setup. Please pardon this explaination - it's on my truck.
My ipod2car in my truck doesn't resume either. When the truck is off, the ipod goes into *charge* mode. When you start the vehicle back up - the ipod sometimes wakes up (out of charge mode). If it doesn't wake up- just about any button will wake it up. It'll resume the shuffle mode and remember which song it was last playing - but it'll always be in PAUSE. I have to use the ipod controls to get it out of PAUSE. OR..... If I use the mode button on my steering wheel controls and flip through all the other radio modes (AM,FM,FM2, CD etc) and back to where it was originally (CD1) it'll start playing again without touching the ipod.
That's all I've been able to figure out.
My ipod2car in my truck doesn't resume either. When the truck is off, the ipod goes into *charge* mode. When you start the vehicle back up - the ipod sometimes wakes up (out of charge mode). If it doesn't wake up- just about any button will wake it up. It'll resume the shuffle mode and remember which song it was last playing - but it'll always be in PAUSE. I have to use the ipod controls to get it out of PAUSE. OR..... If I use the mode button on my steering wheel controls and flip through all the other radio modes (AM,FM,FM2, CD etc) and back to where it was originally (CD1) it'll start playing again without touching the ipod.
That's all I've been able to figure out.
The setup is a little quirky, from what I can tell. Sometimes you cycle through tracks with the radio controls, and it cycles back to #1 after 3-4 tracks, as has been said. Sometimes, I've made it up to track 15 before it goes back to 1. Not sure why that is. Using the iPod controls is always the most reliable when that happens. Restarting after leaving and returning from the car is just as said, above. Have to wake it up, and let the radio know you really mean you want the iPod by switching away and back. And, interestingly, if you unplug the iPod and leave the car but don't change the head unit to either FM/AM or the dashboard CD player, it stays on the CD Changer setting but has some annoying static if the volume is high enough.
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Sorry about this trifecta post (3 in a row)......
Anyone know of a product that actually uses a mini-plug that goes into the iPod earphone jack? Seems to me that is way more useful than the bottom connector because it would be compatible with ANY mp3 player. I'd give up the functionality of being able change tracks on the radio for the ability to plug a cable into anything that has an earplug jack!
Anyone know of a product that actually uses a mini-plug that goes into the iPod earphone jack? Seems to me that is way more useful than the bottom connector because it would be compatible with ANY mp3 player. I'd give up the functionality of being able change tracks on the radio for the ability to plug a cable into anything that has an earplug jack!
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Sorry about this trifecta post (3 in a row)......
Anyone know of a product that actually uses a mini-plug that goes into the iPod earphone jack? Seems to me that is way more useful than the bottom connector because it would be compatible with ANY mp3 player. I'd give up the functionality of being able change tracks on the radio for the ability to plug a cable into anything that has an earplug jack!
Anyone know of a product that actually uses a mini-plug that goes into the iPod earphone jack? Seems to me that is way more useful than the bottom connector because it would be compatible with ANY mp3 player. I'd give up the functionality of being able change tracks on the radio for the ability to plug a cable into anything that has an earplug jack!
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Anyone know of a product that actually uses a mini-plug that goes into the iPod earphone jack? Seems to me that is way more useful than the bottom connector because it would be compatible with ANY mp3 player. I'd give up the functionality of being able change tracks on the radio for the ability to plug a cable into anything that has an earplug jack!
If you're using an iPod, the dock connector is the better way to go.
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My wife likes the IPOD2CAR so much that I have decided to put one in her Volvo as a surprise. The only problem is that thing is very difficult to work on. I had to take out half of the back and her subwoofer in order to get to her spare tire. 
I just joined one of the volvo forums www.swedespeed.com asking for advice. Let's hope those folks are as helpful as the folks here at CF are.
I just joined one of the volvo forums www.swedespeed.com asking for advice. Let's hope those folks are as helpful as the folks here at CF are.
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Yup. The aux2car comes with a headphone style jack to plug into any mp3 player. Came with the aux2car for FREE, from discountcarstereo.com!
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=998
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=998
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Well, I may as well post this to the group of experts, here. Is there any way to easily override the fact that the power continues to feed to the iPod through the Peripheral interface box through the CD Changer cable? They say it's an advantage to be able to charge the iPod...that's fine for when I'm driving. But when I cut the power, overnight for example, I really don't want to keep charging the iPod. It's not good for its battery to constantly be fed juice.
Yeah, yeah...I can unplug it.
Thanks.
Yeah, yeah...I can unplug it.
Thanks.
I see what you are saying now, it turns off, that is stops playing but there is still some power to it. When connected to the harness the LCD displays (in my case on my nano) "Charged”, since it is fully charged and there is no backlight. Once it says “Charged” it is no longer charging and the parasitic draw on the car battery is negligible and the ipod is not charging. It would probably take about 3 hrs for a car battery to charge a nano that was drained. Since mine is wired to my console I just take my ipod with me unless I know I am going to be driving the Vette.
You need to rewire the harness and find a switched power source if you want power completely cut. The radio schematics may show this. The head unit has a constant power source for the clock, anti-theft code, etc. The wire for the changer in the back goes to the head unit, so I don’t think it makes a difference where you connect it.
You can e-mail Peripheral tech support with your concern and see if they can help you. I have in the past and they respond usually with in a day.
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The setup is a little quirky, from what I can tell. Sometimes you cycle through tracks with the radio controls, and it cycles back to #1 after 3-4 tracks, as has been said. Sometimes, I've made it up to track 15 before it goes back to 1. Not sure why that is. Using the iPod controls is always the most reliable when that happens. That is just how it works, it does not have the intelligence to display that information for every type of non compatible ipod head unit out there. So there will be compromise when using the unit.
RADIO DISPLAY DURING IPOD OPERTION
Some factory radio’s may show DISC and TRACK numbers on the display of the radio. The PXDP interface does not send any information from the iPod to the radio. This means that the DISC and TRACK numbers shown on the display will not and can not reflect the song number on the iPod due to the complex nature of the music library. Some factory radio’s may flash zero’s on the display of the radio, or toggle back and forth between Tracks “1” and “2”. All these are normal behaviors and do not represent a malfunction.
Some factory radio’s may show DISC and TRACK numbers on the display of the radio. The PXDP interface does not send any information from the iPod to the radio. This means that the DISC and TRACK numbers shown on the display will not and can not reflect the song number on the iPod due to the complex nature of the music library. Some factory radio’s may flash zero’s on the display of the radio, or toggle back and forth between Tracks “1” and “2”. All these are normal behaviors and do not represent a malfunction.
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We're not talking about the HU display. The HU "skip forward" button actually skips backward sometimes.
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Kick @ss!!!
Just got done putting the aux2car in the Z. Man this is a awesome mod! Thanks to this thread for getting me through it! 
Here's some pics...
aux2car w/ 3.5mm jack wire & PHXGM4 harness
Dash bezel, center console, HVAC, & stereo removed
Back of Blose Radio
The loose wire is the one you plug into the PHXGM4 harness.
I velcroed the aux2car box the this other box thing behind the HVAC.
I drilled a hole next to the ash tray and just ran the wire through that.
And here it is put back together!
It sounds great! This is definately kick @ss mod!
Question though, is this foam backing piece supposed to stick out like this? I couldn't get it to go any other way.
Here's some pics...aux2car w/ 3.5mm jack wire & PHXGM4 harness
Dash bezel, center console, HVAC, & stereo removed
Back of Blose Radio
The loose wire is the one you plug into the PHXGM4 harness.
I velcroed the aux2car box the this other box thing behind the HVAC.
I drilled a hole next to the ash tray and just ran the wire through that.
And here it is put back together!
It sounds great! This is definately kick @ss mod!
Question though, is this foam backing piece supposed to stick out like this? I couldn't get it to go any other way.
Melting Slicks
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The downside to using the headphone jack is that that signal is already amplified. You end up having to fiddle with the device volume and the HU volume to get a good balance. The dock connector on the iPod has a line-level signal, so the only device doing any amplification is the car system.
If you're using an iPod, the dock connector is the better way to go.
If you're using an iPod, the dock connector is the better way to go.