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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: psg150 on 05 April 2009, 17:15:50

Title: Connecting an ipod
Post by: psg150 on 05 April 2009, 17:15:50

Can this be done without losing steering wheel and LCD functionality?? Are there any how to guides?

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: kevpuk on 05 April 2009, 17:29:55

What HU ?

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: psg150 on 05 April 2009, 18:00:38

This is the question. I am currently getting rid of my 98 CD and replacing - is it an issue when I replace (ie am i better with certain kit?)

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: djm1964 on 05 April 2009, 19:36:55

I bought one of thoses cassettes with the ipod wire , works well for what I need it for , not sure if the steering wheel controls are affected though ? The cassette was bought from the well known auction site  :-X , very cheap I seem to remember , hope this helps

Take care

Dave

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: oceansoul on 05 April 2009, 20:50:09

if you upgrade to an aftermarket h/u you can get iPod connectivity, adaptor to keep steering controls. Will lose the use of screen, but is that really a problem. The check controls will still work etc.


*Awaits iPod haters*

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: Dave DND on 05 April 2009, 22:54:24

Use a high quality modulator, not the £5 fleabay ones, but a decent £50 one that the Professional Audio installers use, and that way you can retain every function of your existing setup, and still have some fairly respectable sounds through the FM radio.

http://ice.dndservices.co.uk/shop_show_item.php/ST/modulator/IID/2947/PAGE/shop_search_index.php

 ;)

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: psg150 on 09 April 2009, 14:32:39

Sounds great but

a) link doesn't work
b) (soory to be thick) what's a modulator??

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: Dave DND on 09 April 2009, 15:02:00

Oooopps!

My mistake - sent link to my old site    :-[


http://www.dndservices.co.uk/product.php?productid=2806&cat=0&page=1


A modulator is a tiny Radio transmitter

 ;)

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: psg150 on 10 April 2009, 04:33:37

so if I go aftermarket (which I am tempted to) which screen functions do I lose, just radio/CD??

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: Kevin Wood on 10 April 2009, 13:51:51

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so if I go aftermarket (which I am tempted to) which screen functions do I lose, just radio/CD??

Yep. Display of radio station / CD track and also update of the clock by RDS.

Kevin

Title: Re: Connecting an ipod
Post by: miniator on 10 April 2009, 15:18:43

if your going aftermarket get on the ipod designed Alpine's, i have one i cant fit to my omega but it was a joy to use!