I can't seem to find the answer to this, but is the auxilary audio jack they started putting in the 06's designed specifially for an "Apple I-pod", or can it be used with other types of digital music players? I have a Samsung SCH-a930 mobile phone that is capable of storing and playing digital audio in WMA format, and wanted to know if there was a cable I could use to link the phone to the car's audio system?

 

Well, if your Samsung SCH-A930 has a regular headphone jack just like the ipod, then it can be used. The cord from the aux port to the mp3 player connects through to the headphone jack. Assuming that this SCH-a930 is a phone, I doubt it'll have the proper headphone jack.

 

It's an analog input. Any source hardware that can output analog audio can be used. You could always make your own cable if necessary, with parts from Radioshack.

 

Works fine with my Treo 650 that way. Just a patch cord, and in my case a mini to sub-mini adapter.

 

Works fine with my Sandisk e260...all files mp3 at 192, sounds fine...used a monster cable connector cable...

 

The TSX AUX port is a 3.5mm 'mini' jack, your phone probably uses a 2.5mm 'sub-min' jack, you'll need a cable like this:



http://www.crutchfield.com/S-SV1mSXZ...p?i=127PIOAC25

 

BUT you can buy an adapter that connects the 2.5 jack from phone to a 3.5 jack like above.

 

I figured out the phone does have a 2.5mm headphone output, so I guess a good 2.5mm to 3.5mm pigtail is all I need to make it go. (Thats what the Verizon dude I talked to suspected too, but he wasnt 100% on it).

Thanks for the helpful responses!

 

Just as a further aside...checked MonsterCable's website. Obviously they sell the choice stuff, but looks like all they have are 2.5-2.5 cables (8 ft long and $20...)

Any idea what the quality of that PAC 2.5-3.5 cable is?

 

New Acura owner here. Where is the jack that you can connect the IPOD located?

 

center console

 

Underneath the coin holder where one can charge their phone?

 

Yes, and the input only shows up on your radio if it senses that something is plugged into it.

 

Great thank. I'll give it a try later.

 

hello. i did a search and came up with this thread (instead of me posting a new one). this has been helpful. so i went to radio shack and bought the 3.5mm jack and an adapter for my 2.5mm phone (i have the verizon xv6700).

it worked and was able to play the songs BUT the volume was too low. did you all have the same problems? the put the volume on the phone to 100% and the volume meter on the car was at 35 already but it sounds low (like if i was using the radion, it would be on 10 - volume level).

please help. is it because of the phone? or the songs?

also, at first, the songs would only play at the left speakers. after doing some adjusting on the jack attached to the phone, all speakers were now working.

was it the jack? is that the main issue?

 

Maybe it's your phone. Try it with other phones.

 

ok i'll have to. maybe it's the mp3 program i have. do you all use a particular mp3 program?

 

if you can fit regular headphones into your mp3 player, the audio jack will support it

 

NEVER EVER buy any Monster cable. It's a complete rip off. Go to radio shack and buy the store brand, it's just as good. Or probably find it even cheaper online. monoprice.com might have it, you'd have to look.

 

Perhaps you recorded them to your phone at a low volume to start with. I use Nero and it allows you to make all the songs your burning all the same volume, so there's no differences in the set of songs. I'm not sure what program your using, but you may want to delete the songs and upload them again at a higher volume.

 

the phone probably does not have an amp to it, or at least not a very strong one, after all its a phone. Even if you fix the volume quality, the music quality probably isn't that good since, again, most phones do not focus on the music output. If i were you, save up 30 bucks and buy a sandisk if you're short on cash, a dedicated music player will be easier to use and sound better.

 

I bought a scorsche wire for mine, cost me 10 bucks and is 6' long and insulated

 

i don't think the downloading volume has to do with it. does it? i use limewire. i pretty much just download it from limewire to comp to mp3 player (xv6700). that thing cost me $400.00. it's an all in one type deal. i don't want to buy a separate mp3 player or ipod if my phone is capable of playing mp3's. it has windows mobile (windows media player).

 

It seems to me that the issue is the output of your mp3 player/phone. I would get a friend's mp3 player, hook it into the aux system, and see if it plays just as quietly with the volume on the player turned up approx. 75% (which is typically where you want the player's volume to be to minimize distortion of the music).

The Nero post above is about ripping a CD; some rippers/encoders contain the ability to normalize volume during ripping to prevent one song being either louder/softer than the others. If you download mp3s from other sources, the ripping has already been done and there is very little you can do about the volume of that mp3 file.

There are players that will normalize playback either though analysis (like the ipod Soundcheck feature) or through recognition of volume metadata (like ReplayGain information).

 

just buy a damn ipod

 

I bought mine from Newegg for $2.50.

 

did you switch to aux mode?????

 

hey sell a converter for a 3.5 pin to whateva ur phone's pin is..prolly not that expensive either..

 

The problem is a impedance mismatch.

 

The problem is a impedance mismatch.

 

not to hijack this thread.. but are the 04-05 radios the same as the 06-07 .. im curious if the radio has the same detection and all that you would need is the 06-07 adapter parts and wiring to just plug right into the 04-05's

my main thing is i would like the stock look in my 05 and i dont need the title showing up on the radio or the steering controls to change songs.. not that picky

 

Yes, you can connect your phone to that audio jack. I use it all the time and I also have the SCH-a930 - it work great. The only thing you need to get is a Stereo cable adapter for this phone. The SCH-a930 does not have the standard cable output so you need this adapter to make it work. It costs $12.99 at the Verizon Wireless web site (Part #SHS25–35MALE).

 

your lucky you dont need to buy some overprice box with a tiny little pic inside to bs the stock radio into thinking there's a cd changer attached! (i have on 04)

 

i bought mine on ebay for $0.99 with $5 shipping and included ipod charger and retractable jack

 

Make sure you have the cable connected properly. Push it all the way in. Also, on the metal connector, make sure they are two rings on it. This will define a stereo connection (for lack of a better term). Think of the AUX connector as a giant head phone. If you can hear proper output from your mp3 player through a headphone, the AUX should sound just like it. Turn the volume on your car radio to half way and set your volume control on your mp3 so you can hear it on your headphones. Then disconnect your headphones and plug it into the aux. See how that sounds.

 

I have two different cords and both of them act like they can not go all the way into the jack. Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions on what to do?