iPod integration

Kenwood KCA-IP301V and older head units

JohnnyV — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:55:13 GMT

So, Kenwood unveiled their 2009 head units and apparently a new Ipod/Iphone integration cable (see subject line). I was curious if anyone had any specs on this new cable. Supposedly it works with Iphone (Original and 3G) and will display video along with controlling the ipod functions. My question is will this cable work with an older Kenwood unit like say the KVT 719DVD. Mine still works and I'd rather not drop another 900 bucks just to have the latest model. Thanks for looking into this!

John

Ipod Touch won't play through car speakers?

Michael N — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:47:20 GMT

I use a http://www.crutchfield.com/p_127ICPIOP/PAC-iPod-Adapter-for-Pioneer.html?search=pac&tp=120 to connect to my pioneer CD player to play music in my car. It worked fine on my nano but for some reason it's not playing or charging the ipod touch (2nd Gen). I read it wouldn't charge the touch, but I'm having a hard time figuring out why it won't play the touch through the car speakers. It only plays it through the ipod speakers. Anyone know if there are any settings on the ipod touch that need adjusting or why this adapter won't play it.

Ipod connection to Pioneer Premier DEH-P880PRS

tjsb — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:21:43 GMT

The only compatable ipod adaptor listed for the DEH-P880PRS is the CD-IB100II. I was just wondering if this was in fact the case, or just a case of dated specs since this HU has been around for a bit. Does anyone know if the CD-IU205V or CD-I200, for example, will work?

Thanks, JT

Has anyone tried a 3rd gen Ipod Touch with a Jensen 9413 or 9313?

Mountain Biker — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:34:15 GMT

Hi all!!

Has anyone tried a 3rd generation Ipod Touch with a Jensen 9413 or 9313. Seems most of the 2nd gen Ipod Touch I find (which is spec'd as compatible with Jensen units) are either refurbs or from falky sites/stores. Thanks for any help...

KDC-ez700sr with 2g Ipod touch.

subafrk — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:54:05 GMT

Hello, I currently have a kenwood kdc-ez700sr and recently purchased a ipod touch 2g. Anyone know if the kca-ip500 will work with this unit?

Background noise!

som1special2 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:22:14 GMT

I have a Ford F-350 diesel that carries ALOT of background noise when I touch the throttle. I am trying to use an iphone through a cigarette lighter attachment. I know in gas vehicles there is a place on the engine that has a capacitor for this type of disturbance. where can I look on a diesel vehicle for this??? OR what can I do aftermarket to my lines to STOP the noise because it may be easier to just install a product than find the problem.

KCA-iP301V issues

hiberto — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:38:39 GMT

i have the kenwood KCA-iP301V ipod adapter connected to my kenwood headunit kvt-514 and sometimes in the middle of songs the song just stops. there is then a few seconds of silence and then the next song on the ipod starts playing. the files are mp3 files which the ipod can play and are not corrupt. it's really annoying but seems to be somewhat random. anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

Will the Scosche passPORT solve the problem?

oonline — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:37:11 GMT

Hey guys,

I've been using this http://www.crutchfield.com/p_023IPODCBL/Blaupunkt-iPod-Connector-Cable.html?search=Blaupunkt+VENDORID023&searchdisplay=Blaupunkt without any problems with my 5.5G iPod. Recently I tried an iPhone 3G and it wouldn't charge or play music through my car speakers but instead a message popped out saying "charging is not supported with this accessory." and the music played thru the internal speakers of the iPhone 3G. Same thing happened when I tried an iPod Touch 2G. I understand this is because of the new circuitry used in the newer models of the iPhone, iPod Nano 4G and iPod Touch 2G.

I found out about the Scosche passPORT that would help charge the new gen ipods but will it enable playback through my cars speakers? Reason is, I'd like to buy a new iPod Touch but would only do so if it could work in my car.

Any assistance would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Kenwood KDC-HD942U iPod Touch upgrade to 3.0 breaks compatibility

GFallar — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:12:13 GMT

So I upgraded my iPod Touch to iPhone 3.0 operating system and now when I plug it into my head unit all I get is a display 'Reading iPod'. It used to work great.

Anybody have any ideas?

iPhone 3GS integration into a 2003 Land Rover Discovery w/ nav system

xavier4or — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:41:17 GMT

Ok, I was lucky enough to have my work provide me an iphone 3gs and thinking of options to integrate this into my vehicle’s stereo system (2003 Land Rover Discovery w/ nav system).

I’m trying to stay away from a wireless or wired FM transmitter since I heard the sound quality can be “iffy”.

Ideally I would like to be able to connect to an auxiliary input adapter from my iphone dock connector and connect to my receiver. I do have a separate CD changer that I’m wondering if I can tap into that audio line.

Any recommendations or guidance?

Thank you for help. --Clay

Kenwood DDX-512 not recognizing iPod

RudyRivera1189 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:39:55 GMT

Hey, I have a Kenwood DDX-512 and I pressed the Reset button on the headunit and lost all my settings. I connected my iPod to the headunit and now it doesn't recognize it. All it says is Disconnected when I go to the iPod source, it doesn't even charge the iPod.. It was working fine until I pressed the reset button so there has to be something off that isn't allowing the HU to recognize the iPod.

Also when the iPod is plugged in I can hear the music if I press play on the iPod. Could there be a loose connection, or do you think it is a setting?

Can anyone please help me out here this is dangerous enough looking down at the iPod while driving. This just happened earlier today and it's getting me frustrated. I'm not sure if the reset has anything to do with the problem but that's when I noticed it. I tried it on 2 different ipods and still nothing. Also I have the latest firmware 2.4.0.

Could a loose connection be the problem? I was getting the usb plug and I might have tugged on the iPod Connector wire, or is the iPod cable itself somehow defective? I have no clue what is going on.

Is it possible try updating the firmware or even repairing it? I'm hoping to get this problem fixed real soon so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Receiver recommendations for iPhone 3G

mholda — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:09:46 GMT

The car adapter for my old FM transmitter for my iPod Nano broke over the weekend.

It's probably repairable, but I'd rather take the opportunity to just get a new receiver so I can use my iPhone in the car. I've been meaning to do it since I got the iPhone, figure it's a better quality option than getting an FM transmitter, & not TOO much pricier, just have been too cheap/lazy to do it until now.;)

So was wondering if anybody had any recommendations since there aren't too many recent threads here on the subject. From what I've read here charging on the iPhones is an issue on some decks, hopefully not so much anymore since those were older threads.

Thanks!

PA15-HON2 killing iPod battery overnight

phcaptjim — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:17:30 GMT

I've recently purchased and installed (professionally) the PA15-HON2 adapter in my Honda 03' Accord. The adapter works great, and appears to charge both my iPod (5G Video U2 version, 30gb) and the iPhone 3G. Here is my problem, every morning after leaving the iPod connected over night the battery is near dead where it shows and sometimes is so weak it won't play right away. Any ideas? Thanks!

I have not tried leaving the iPhone 3G plugged in overnight as I always bring that inside when I get home.

I am adding iPod to JVC unit, but...

Manuel05 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:21:29 GMT

which one sounds better the PAC Ipod adapter or JVC KS-PD100 iPod adapter? do they sound like when I am playing a CD :)?or do they sound like plugging the iPod from the front AUX :( ?

My goal is to upgrade the sound quality from my iPod. I am not very satisfied with the sound quality playing from normal AUX ports, I need something better. If you had/are-using any of these products please let me hear your opinions.

Thank you for reading.

Video screen that can hook up to an iPod Touch, and accepts two sets of headphones?

Heat — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48:40 GMT

In a nutshell I want a screen in my car (Mazda5) that I can hook an iPod Touch up to and play videos off of the iPod Touch, for kids in the backseat. It must also be able to accept two sets of headphones. My ideal system would be the Alpine PKG RSE2:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500PKGRSE2/Alpine-PKG-RSE2.html?tp=77

But it is way too expensive for what it is, especially after a $90 iPod adapter is added – it’s not a good value. But that would be the ideal system. Then there are the Valor overhead video screens, much better price but can I hook up an iPod Touch and two pairs of headphones?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_077RM1400/Valor-RM-1400-Gray.html?tp=77

The other alternative would be one of the Sony portable DVD players, like this one:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158FX930L/Sony-DVP-FX930-Blue.html?tp=78&tab=detailed_info

but I'm not sure if I could play a movie or TV show off of an iPod Touch on it's display, but the price is really good… Heck, I could buy two of these portable Sony DVD players and two iPods for what it would cost for the Alpine unit. I also looked at the headrest video displays – interesting, but also too expensive for what they are. Just not a good value. By the way, I am waiting for the third generation of iPod touch which should be announced / released in September. Any ideas or suggestions?

Peripheral Ipod Adapter for 2005 Tahoe

ABB — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:30:30 GMT

I recently purchased a Peripheral Ipod Adapter for my 2005 Tahoe. The installation involved splicing wires on the stock stereo which scares me a little. Anyone have experience in installing one of these in a Tahoe (or similar vehicle that involves splicing the wires?). Details on how to do this and which wires to splice would be great. I have installed one of these in my Jeep Cherokee but no splicing was involved. It works great in my Jeep by the way.

Thanks!

iPhone won't work well with Pioneer DEH-5900IB

swkim — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:23:34 GMT

I have installed Pioneer DEH-5900IB recently and have connected my iPhone (firmware ver. 1.1.1) to this car stereo through Pioneer CD-I200 (interface cable for iPod). Then the iphone certainly asked me whether I want to switch to the airplane mode, and I said no. The music played immediately, HOWEVER the iphone could not charge (i.e. no lightening symbol), as well as 5900IB showed the message "error a0" with no playlist showing up. I could still change the song by using the navigation button (i.e. by clicking the wheel left or right side) though. Is there any possible solution to this problem?

I don't really want to connect the iphone to this car stereo via AUX, since the sound quality it could provide was obviously inferior to the direct connection through CD-I200.

Any suggestion, idea or even rumor on this will be really appreciated.

Thanks!

- SW

Car Receivers that have HD Radio built in and displays unicode

Kamakazi17 — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:33:04 GMT

I have a 4th Gen Nano and i understand that most receivers don't charge properly. I'm looking for a decently priced receiver that displays unicode (asian characters) and has HD Radio Built in. I was looking at the Alpine IDA-X100, 001 etc series but they don't have HD Radio built in. The whole package i'm looking at will cost more than i can afford ($300 + $200 for the HD radio)

I have a 2004 Scion xb.

Thanks and much appreciated

New 2nd gen iTouch

Glynn — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:28:52 GMT

Is there any interface cable that will connect my new 2nd generation iTouch to my Alpine CDA-9856 and still allow charging, and control through the iTouch? My 1st gen iTouch was hooked up and worked just fine. I've read that Apple made a change in the new generations that's not allowing my old cable to either play or charge the iTouch. I get an error message on the iTouch about charging. Thanks!!!!

ipod touch charging

DLAMIB — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:29:22 GMT

Hello

I have a Pioneer DEH-P4900IB hu and an ipod touch 2nd/gen. I have read in the reviews and hands on research that the Pioneer CD-i200 IP-Bus cable will control but not charge the touch. I then looked at the Scoshe passport which is supposed to fix this problem but the hands on research says it wont. My question simply put is why wont the Scoshe passport attached to the Pioneer CD-i200 cable charge the ipod touch? Wasnt this why the passport was designed?

Apple iphone 3g for Pioneer DEH-P7300

rakidder — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:12:46 GMT

I have an Apple iphone 3g and I would like to connect it to my Pioneer DEH-P7300. Is there anyway that I can do this? I have an aux port in which I run my ipod through, but it does not work for my iphone. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

P.S.- I got it to work with the headphone jack cable that is the the aux cable and it works fine. The only thing problems is that the person on the other line hears themeselves echo when I talk to them. Anyway to fix that echo?

connecting ipod to aux for Deh-p7300

playboytaj — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:23:12 GMT

Hello,

I have a Deh-7300 and I wanted to know if there was a way to connect the ipod to the reciever. I searched over and over for a Aux port, but I cant seem to find one. But there is an AUX option on the reciever. When I search the bach of the reciever's wireing, I see two cords that look like an AUX jack, but it's for the telephone (both of them). So what it comes down to is why is there an AUX option for the reciever, but no aux port? and if so how do I use it. Cause the telephone port has an telephone option. Please help me dude. I really don't want to spend 150 for a freakin' radio transmitter...haha

Thanks,

-Playboytaj

USA-Spec PA11 no longer advances tracks nor pauses iPod when switching to radio

sdrob04 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:34:02 GMT

I have a Crutchfield-purchased USA-Spec PA11 unit for my 2001 Honda Accord which works fine with an older 3G iPod but will no longer change tracks nor pause play on a 6G iPod. My suspicion is that the issue relates to a change/upgrade of software or firmware somewhere along the way (iPod currently running version 1.1.2 PC), but I'd like to verify if this before making any changes to either the SW or FW. Any thoughts you might have would be greatly appreciated.

New 160gb iPod Classic and Kenwood

BPer — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:08:13 GMT

Will the new iPod Classic 160gb work with the DNX7100/DDX7019/DDX8019 via the KCA-iP300V USB cable? I've got the 80gb iPod Video, but would like to upgrade to the 160gb Classic if it is compatible. I saw on the DNX7100 Crutchfield Research page that iPod w/Video is compatible, but wasn't sure if that included the Classic since it has a different interface.

Peripheral Ipod Adapter vs. US Spec PA11-CHR

ABB — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:49:45 GMT

I am trying to get ipod capabililty in my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee - it has a standard factory CD player and the standard Ipod Classic. Seems like the best options are the ones I listed above. Does anyone have experience with either or a preference? Is one better than the other? Are there better options that I have missed? Thanks!