Cable in centre console
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Cable in centre console
Guys I have a black cable in my centre console which was already there when I bought the car
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
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Chances are your car has (or had at one time) a GM PAL unit installed. I f you have XM, you can look under the carpet over the left rear wheel well, to see if the other end of the cable goes there. If no XM, then the PAL unit (if you have one) would probably be located in the dash behind or beneath the factory radio.
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PAL - personal audio link?
wouldn't that mean that it should get recognized when I plug in an Ipod?
would it make sense for someone to remove the part behind the navi unit and not the cable itself?
wouldn't that mean that it should get recognized when I plug in an Ipod?
would it make sense for someone to remove the part behind the navi unit and not the cable itself?
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http://www.kawal.net/PAL%20Rev%202.htm
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ill be sure to check it out, for anyone else that has one of these, (as it looks like that's what it is when I connect the ipod it says cannot charge accessory, but still seems to recognize some kind of connection...when I press srce button on the navi unit, no option comes up other than the xm, fm1/2 am1/2 etc...is there some kind of trick to access the PAL interface through the unit?
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Guys I have a black cable in my centre console which was already there when I bought the car
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
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Guys I have a black cable in my centre console which was already there when I bought the car
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
It's an iPhone 4 connector but when I plug in iPod or iPhone it says not supported and doesn't even charge the devices
Factory navi unit... Any idea what this black cable us for?
Car is an 07 3lt z51
Check all buttons on the stereo to see if it changes modes.
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Its a factory NAVI unit, I just messed around with it for 20 minutes, tried XM2, XM1, different FM stations...all I get is the message on my ipod that cannot charge this accessory...and I can't get it to play through the car...ARRGGG
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Sometimes when I plug the phone in it says does not recognize, but then I due what I mentioned above and it works.
Let me know.
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You really need to find out where the other end of that cable leads to. It may be disconnected from anything and will never work.
Its possible it was connected to an aftermarket hu and the previous owner put the factory one back in and left that cable connected to nothing.
Its possible it was connected to an aftermarket hu and the previous owner put the factory one back in and left that cable connected to nothing.
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As noted, the PAL (if installed and working) doesn't show as a source, but replaces XM2. Go to XM2, and try to play a song from the ipod/iphone and see what happens....
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I go to XM2 and it just plays the preview channel, I plug in my ipod and nothing, I try to play a song and nothing...so im starting to think its not installed not sure why they would remove the PAL and not the cable unless as someone suggested it had something to do with an aftermarket head unit which was replaced before I bought it...
