RsSean

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I need some help. I have been on the internet all morning looking on how to hook up my 120 GB Zune to my Alpine head unit.
There is a connector from Alpine for a Ipod, but not a Zune. There is no Aux in or head phone jacks on the this unit either. The only way so far I have got it to work is threw the Xm radio signal. Un plugging the XM and plugging it in to the head phone jack on the Zune.
Does anyone make like a connector that goes from Ipod to Zune so I can hard wire it in?
Thanks

pentavolvo

there is no zune type interface, u need to get the alpine auxilary input piece and plug in via that and control everything from ur zune

kca-121b and an rca to headphone cable
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-Ai-Net-to...3%3A1|294%3A50

Dimitri-

iTrader: (10)

No, there is an alpine AInet to AUX that you can hook up. It was about 13 dollars on ebay but i dont think Im gonna use it because the cable is so short I dont think it would reach from behind the HU to the front.. plus I found an ipod so Im just going to keep that in the car all the time and use the cable the HU came with

stealth355tpi

i run a zune with a rockford fosgate headunit. its very easy to do and you can pick up what you need at radio shack. you need a cable the has rca's to headphone jack. the only thing is you wont be able to control the zune with the headunit. you'll have to change the songs on the zune. here is what im using.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102974

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

But don't the RCA cables have to go to a AUX in correct. The head unit only has out no ins.

If that connector above off ebay then to a the radio shack thing may work. Dunno.

pentavolvo

buy the connector i listed (trust me ur radio has the plug) go into the alpine menu and turn the aux on, go to radioshack get a 6 foot rca to 1/8 cable like 6 bucks plug the cable into the adapter on the radio and ur done

this isnt really rocket science

RsSean

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Sorry it was not clinking in my head at the moment I was reading it. I am getting the stuff tomorrow. Thanks again for all you help guys.

RsSean

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Ok I went and bought the cables to get this Zune to play and now the Head unit will not go to AUX. It only flips between the Radio and CD. THis is getting really old.

I bought the cable that plugs into the back of the radio, also bought the rca to head phone cable. Plugged it all in and the stupid head unit will not switch to AUX

I read in the owners manual that all you have to do is push the source button and it will switch, but it does not. only between the Radio and CD

NO error messages either, just won't switch

found the switch under the radio to switch it over to intercept the signal for the Zune. Is there a universal channel to use. 87.7 is the best so far, but can not turn the radio above VOL. 4 due to static. Zune is playong on VOL 20.

HMFDZ28

iTrader: (16)

Press Menu...... Use the track advance button till the display says AUX In....Turn the rotary **** till it says on.....press Menu again. If you dont do that the AUX will not show in the function menu.... well at least thats what it looks like using the Manual PDF from Alpine's web page.

pentavolvo

yeah it has nothing to do with a switch on the bottom at all go into the menu and turn the AUX on its in ur manual

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

Ok I did that and it will play on AUX, but the volume sucks. It is maxxed out on the zune and maxxed out on the player, and you can barley here it. It only sounds like it is coming out of the the froont door speakers, and the front tweeters. The only time you can here it is with the car at idle. The car is not loud at all either.

Is there something I can do to get it to be louder? or play thur the whole car like a normal song.

Dimitri-

iTrader: (10)

Hmm I remember when I hooked up my Zune using the radio transmitter crap on the stock HU and I had the volume maxxed on the zune and it wasnt very loud but the HU put in the rest of the volume and made it decent.

It could be because of the rca connections on all that, ive never used them to hook up an aux, too many dif wires where quality is lost. I would almost guarantee it wouldnt be like that if you just had the AInet>Aux hookup but I dono I didnt even hook up mine

HMFDZ28

iTrader: (16)

The Zune's output is really dependent on the volume the song was recorded.... Better off having the zune at like 17 and raising the volume on the Deck. Thats just my experience playing my Zune audio and Video through my Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD

pentavolvo

something is wrong then u got a loose connection maybe, did u put that switch back on bottom of radio to where it shoudl be

and it shoudl come out of all ur speakers

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

Well I have not got back to the radio issue yet. Be caught up with family for new year. I am going to pull the radio out this morning and switch it back and see if that will make the difference that I need.





I just went out and switched the head unit back to normal and it works perfectly.
Thanks a millon guys.

pentavolvo

glad u got it going man

SSweet97

iTrader: (7)

I have the Alpine CDA-9887 and my unit has the Ipod hook-up, can I use the Ipod cord on my Zune?

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

NO, you have to do what I just did. Look at the post with the link to ebay, buy that cable. That cable plugs into the Ai-net plug in the back of the radio.
Then after you have that plugged in. You need to buy the RCA adapter that plugs into the Ai-net cable. Then plug it into the Zune. Switch the source to AUX and listen away.

SSweet97

iTrader: (7)

Thanks Sean. Where did you buy the RCA adapter? If you have the part #, that would be cool also.

SSweet97

iTrader: (7)

Got the part #'s, thanks guy's, you rock.