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How you can add an aux input/mp3 player without an adapter
#61
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Originally Posted by rmpitzer
Ah....just by receiving a signal from the MP3 player? Pretty cool!
Thanks for the answers!
-Rich
Thanks for the answers!
-Rich
BTW, I edited my previous post with more detail.
#62
Great write up.
I tried this yesterday on my radio out of an 02 camaro and it seemed to work great but the only problem is that i can still hear my cd playing very low in the back ground. Here is what I did.
Pin 1 = ground
Pin 2 = left channel wire to main board
Pin 3 = left channel wire to cd player
Pin 4 = right channel wire to cd player
Pin 5 = right channel wire to main board
Does anyone else that has done this hear the cd playing in the back ground of thier iPod? Please let me know if I did something wrong. Also when I play my cd without the iPod plugged in the sound is very low. Cd player was working fine before.
One more thing I have an AUX for my 12 disc cd changer is there a way to tap into that instead?
Thanks for any help.
I tried this yesterday on my radio out of an 02 camaro and it seemed to work great but the only problem is that i can still hear my cd playing very low in the back ground. Here is what I did.
Pin 1 = ground
Pin 2 = left channel wire to main board
Pin 3 = left channel wire to cd player
Pin 4 = right channel wire to cd player
Pin 5 = right channel wire to main board
Does anyone else that has done this hear the cd playing in the back ground of thier iPod? Please let me know if I did something wrong. Also when I play my cd without the iPod plugged in the sound is very low. Cd player was working fine before.
One more thing I have an AUX for my 12 disc cd changer is there a way to tap into that instead?
Thanks for any help.
Last edited by ruquick02ls1; 09-19-2007 at 10:30 AM.
#63
you may have a bad jack if you are getting bleed through and low cd player volume, or a bad connection somewhere, id suspect a bad jack
there is a module to use the 12disc jack on the back but its like 60dollars
there is a module to use the 12disc jack on the back but its like 60dollars
#64
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Your wiring looks correct. It could be a bad jack ... the front of the case is clear so you can see the connections being made when a cable is plugged in. If you're able to bench test it you can try touching the mainboard left/right wires directly to the MP3 cable plug. The connections are kind of close together on the jack, make sure the solder or wires aren't bridging across two pins. What are you using as the ground?
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Thanks for the help Jason
Originally Posted by Jason Novak
bdrussell:
If you can't hear any sound at all it may be a connection issue, though some of it must be good if the CD player still works. It's possibly the audio cable. If you open it back up check all the connections are good and on the correct terminals. You can try hooking up the ground to the chassis instead.
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If you can't hear any sound at all it may be a connection issue, though some of it must be good if the CD player still works. It's possibly the audio cable. If you open it back up check all the connections are good and on the correct terminals. You can try hooking up the ground to the chassis instead.
pentavolvo:
Is that the voice of experience?
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Basically it goes like this, judging from one of the set's of Pictures.
Stereo Jack side {-------------}RADIO Side:
Post 1<------------------------> Ground to Radio Chasis
Post 2<------------------------> Connect to Pin 1 on Circuit Board Side inside Radio
Post 3<------------------------> Connect to Harness Side Of Pin 1 inside Radio
Post 4<------------------------> Connect to Harness Side Of Pin 3 inside radio
Post 5<------------------------> Connect to Pin 3 on Circuit Board Side inside Radio
Maybe that will help. clear things up if there are any doubts. I'm soldering the connector tonight and will add it to the radio tomorrow
Stereo Jack side {-------------}RADIO Side:
Post 1<------------------------> Ground to Radio Chasis
Post 2<------------------------> Connect to Pin 1 on Circuit Board Side inside Radio
Post 3<------------------------> Connect to Harness Side Of Pin 1 inside Radio
Post 4<------------------------> Connect to Harness Side Of Pin 3 inside radio
Post 5<------------------------> Connect to Pin 3 on Circuit Board Side inside Radio
Maybe that will help. clear things up if there are any doubts. I'm soldering the connector tonight and will add it to the radio tomorrow
Last edited by Cole Train; 04-06-2008 at 07:21 PM.
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Ya, the pre-98 radios have a flat "printed" type cable. It's possible to work with it, but it's much more difficult than the ribbon cables with actual wires
#70
Thanks Jason...I did this and it works great. If anyone is wondering where to put the Aux input, I put mine on my TCS control panel. Although I added a little something to make it look better.
#72
alright!!!!
ok man soo now i'm on the right thread... thx.... so tell me why you recommend cat 5 cable?? cause its single stranded?? with telephone cable work the same??.. or at least tell me how big of wire (gauge) you recommend
thanks...
DOYLE
thanks...
DOYLE
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Standard cat 5 is good ... it's cheap and easy to get in different lengths, just cut the ends off a cable. It has more than enough wires, 8 and you only need 5. Telephone wire tends to be pretty thin, and only 2-4 wires.
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You don't need a changer for this to work.
It taps directly into the wiring for the internal CD player... WhiteBird00, you may be confusing this thread with the other one where someone was planning on tapping into a connector plugged into the cd changer jack - then you would need a changer for it to work.
You don't set it to aux, you leave it on standard CD player - the stereo thinks it's playing from the built-in CD player but the audio is actually being passed from the mp3 player (until you unplug it, then it works as normal)
It taps directly into the wiring for the internal CD player... WhiteBird00, you may be confusing this thread with the other one where someone was planning on tapping into a connector plugged into the cd changer jack - then you would need a changer for it to work.
You don't set it to aux, you leave it on standard CD player - the stereo thinks it's playing from the built-in CD player but the audio is actually being passed from the mp3 player (until you unplug it, then it works as normal)