hooking up an Apple iPod
06-01-2003, 05:07 PM
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hooking up an Apple iPod
Any suggestions as to how one might hook up an Apple iPod (basically an MP3 player) to play through the speakers of an MB ?
There are devices that plug into cassette players and others that use FM signals, but I was hoping for something better (and somewhere I thought I heard that MB has some way of directly connecting) ?
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There are devices that plug into cassette players and others that use FM signals, but I was hoping for something better (and somewhere I thought I heard that MB has some way of directly connecting) ?
Thanks!
06-02-2003, 12:34 AM
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If you have MB with Comand 2.0 then it would have aux input jack inside the glove compartment which can be easily connected to the output jack of the Ipod.
06-03-2003, 11:21 AM
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Re: hooking up an Apple iPod
Originally posted by lucycat
Any suggestions as to how one might hook up an Apple iPod (basically an MP3 player) to play through the speakers of an MB ?
There are devices that plug into cassette players and others that use FM signals, but I was hoping for something better (and somewhere I thought I heard that MB has some way of directly connecting) ?
Thanks!
Any suggestions as to how one might hook up an Apple iPod (basically an MP3 player) to play through the speakers of an MB ?
There are devices that plug into cassette players and others that use FM signals, but I was hoping for something better (and somewhere I thought I heard that MB has some way of directly connecting) ?
Thanks!
06-03-2003, 01:55 PM
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Re: Ipod hookup
Originally posted by E55MKB
If you have MB with Comand 2.0 then it would have aux input jack inside the glove compartment which can be easily connected to the output jack of the Ipod.
If you have MB with Comand 2.0 then it would have aux input jack inside the glove compartment which can be easily connected to the output jack of the Ipod.
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06-08-2003, 06:12 PM
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1999 SL 600 Sport Model
Good information if mine had the Comand System, but I have a 99 SL on which it was never offered.
However, I had no use for the factory phone so I removed it and have wondered if there were a way to locate the audio-in wires in the phone cabling and tap an iPod into them. Then, in theory, setting the receiver to phone could allow the iPod to play.
I know it's a stretch, but I'd attempt it if I could find specs on the cables.
Anyone have a connector diagram?
However, I had no use for the factory phone so I removed it and have wondered if there were a way to locate the audio-in wires in the phone cabling and tap an iPod into them. Then, in theory, setting the receiver to phone could allow the iPod to play.
I know it's a stretch, but I'd attempt it if I could find specs on the cables.
Anyone have a connector diagram?
06-11-2003, 01:35 AM
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look up a product called iRock @ http://www.myirock.com
put it in the glove box and forget about it..
put it in the glove box and forget about it..
06-12-2003, 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by fus10n
look up a product called iRock @ http://www.myirock.com
put it in the glove box and forget about it..
look up a product called iRock @ http://www.myirock.com
put it in the glove box and forget about it..
I also believe that the phone is a Mono input only, so sound quality would be significantly inferior to the radio transmitter option.
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06-12-2003, 08:03 PM
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Originally posted by Wolfman
Agree with that. Also check on the Belkin which is smaller.
I also believe that the phone is a Mono input only, so sound quality would be significantly inferior to the radio transmitter option.
Wolfman
Agree with that. Also check on the Belkin which is smaller.
I also believe that the phone is a Mono input only, so sound quality would be significantly inferior to the radio transmitter option.
Wolfman
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06-12-2003, 08:46 PM
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Originally posted by John_Collins
Mono. Of course you're right. Being an R129 SL I have no glove box, but I'll work it out. Griffin Technology just released a new similar unit that may be the best of the bunch. www.griffintech.com
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Mono. Of course you're right. Being an R129 SL I have no glove box, but I'll work it out. Griffin Technology just released a new similar unit that may be the best of the bunch. www.griffintech.com
Thanks
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