ok- I found it on Car Domain http://www.cardomain.com/item/AVXSIRSWB?ref=prgr

but cant find it at circuit city.... but thats where the pic you have linked is to. I only ask about circuit city because i got a gift card from there for a few bucks for christmas so i could use it...... if not ill order it from car domain. I just want to look at the back of my kenwood PnP and make sure it will work. Thanks so much for posting this

 

Hey Ramb -

This may be a silly question. but I want to make sure I'm going about this right.

Just got my Xm Commander. The Sat box has the 3.5mm "FM out" to be used with an FM modulator, but I notice it also has "audio out" which is a pair of RCA connectors. None of the specs I read mentioned these and the installation instructions don't mention them once.

But I assume, if I'm connecting to the RCAs on my dvd player, I can go from RCA to RCA instead of 3.5mm to RCA. Doesn't this make sense??

 

if the unit has the "rca" output option use that. it should be true "line level" output. I think the 3.5 mm fm out should be a much lower level as it is getting fed into the antennae (through fm modulator)

so use rca (which is the standard connector for "line" level) and you should be all set. it should be similar volume then as you switch from radio, to a dvd, to the aux.

try it out first with some short chords before you mount everything and route your longer wires.

hope this helps.

Ramb

 

We've got a SuperCrew with a sunroof, so we don't have the overhead rails for the DVD player. We also have the Audiophile 6-disc with the MP3 logo on it. It has a button that says "DVD". Can we use this to hook our iPod into our system?

What's on the back of the Audiophile head units? Is there a connection for a DVD player?

Just a simple line level connection into the head unit would be great.

Thanks in advance!
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Mitch (new member)
'05 SuperCrew FX4

 

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the radio? maybe a tech manual? (for the 05 audiophile sytstem)

Thanks

 

yes, it would be nice. but..... the 04 and on radios have what is called CANBuss. an electrical buss system that allows many things to communicate, including the audio system. the dvd or aux button is only for the factory dvd player. there is no aux input for a device like Ipod except through the factory DVD. companies are working on aux adapters for this CANBuss system, but they are backward engineering it and it is taking a long time.

so for now, factory dvd, or an fm modulator are the only ways to get aux inputs into the stereo.

hope this helps

Ramb

 

Exactly the info I needed to know. Thanks a lot!

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Mitch (new member)
'05 SuperCrew FX4

 

There is a company by me that makes a high powered FM modulator for the Ipod and I think they do make a CANbus adaptor. I was tryng to convince them to do the same for the MyFi. I have their card at work and will post their site when I find it.

 

For those interested in connecting an iPod, this might be an option:
http://peripheralelectronics.com/ipod2car/index.shtml