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Fozzee Regular Visitor
Joined: Nov 08, 2007 Posts: 60
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:20 pm Post subject: Ipod Control |
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Hi
My new company car comes soon which has an aux socket. I have a 540 and am considering buying an IPOD to use with it. I'm struggling to find much information as to how effective this combination is. Any info would be useful.
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Forget it. Much easier to connect the iPod direct to the Aux-In.
The iPod Connect interface is only present on the accessory mount, needs a specific cable to operate AND doesn't charge the iPod. Pointless IMHO. The only benefit would be the ability to control the iPod from the 540's screen but given the other shortcomings it's not worth it. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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You could allways consider something like MobilNova and put that application on the TomTom, store your music on a memory card and use that to play the music - £30 (well slightly less as its 30 Euros TBH) its decent software that plays music and video on the device. You would need the accessory mount though to gain the required Line Out socket for the 540 - Mike |
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Fozzee Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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mikealder wrote: | You could allways consider something like MobilNova and put that application on the TomTom, store your music on a memory card and use that to play the music - £30 (well slightly less as its 30 Euros TBH) its decent software that plays music and video on the device. You would need the accessory mount though to gain the required Line Out socket for the 540 - Mike |
I tried the demo yesterday but audio navigation and playing music together does not work it just crashes the tomtom. I can get the system setting working where I can navigate with no audio instructions but that's pointless for me. |
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Fozzee Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | Forget it. Much easier to connect the iPod direct to the Aux-In.
The iPod Connect interface is only present on the accessory mount, needs a specific cable to operate AND doesn't charge the iPod. Pointless IMHO. The only benefit would be the ability to control the iPod from the 540's screen but given the other shortcomings it's not worth it. |
I already have a sony walkman which I could plug in directly. But the draw to the ipod connection was having audio instructions cutting in on the car speakers. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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I cannot understand why TT designed this without the facility to charge the iPod. I can only assume it is a technical issue with the current draw required being too much for the iPod to supply.
I posted in another thread on a similar subject that Kensington have an iPod charger that has a pass-thru connector allowing other connectors to be attached. Although I haven't tested it, it should be possible then to have the iPod hooked up to the TT and charging at the same time. Although with the charger, the iPod connect cable and the aux cable it ain't gonna be tidy! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Fozzee Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | I cannot understand why TT designed this without the facility to charge the iPod. I can only assume it is a technical issue with the current draw required being too much for the iPod to supply.
I posted in another thread on a similar subject that Kensington have an iPod charger that has a pass-thru connector allowing other connectors to be attached. Although I haven't tested it, it should be possible then to have the iPod hooked up to the TT and charging at the same time. Although with the charger, the iPod connect cable and the aux cable it ain't gonna be tidy! |
I wouldn't bother with the charger the ipod would come out of the car every few days to be charged and updated with music anyway. I only drive a couple of hours per day. |
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Fozzee Regular Visitor
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I assume no one uses it then |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:58 am Post subject: |
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I do sometimes....
I don't own an iPod, but both of the kids do. If they are in the back they prefer to keep control of the music, so I just plug it into the radio aux socket direct. But if one is in the front, we connect the iPod to the Go and use the Go's display to choose songs.
Power never seems to be a problem. A charge seems to last for ages and they always pop the iPod back onto a charging dock at night. |
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meryvn Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: |
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This may be resurrecting an old thread, though i wasn't sure if it merits its own.
I have just started using my 520 to listen to my iPod on my daily commute. Everything soundwise seems to work ok, however if i have it playing with the playing screen visible it changes tracks but the track name on the screen does not change. If is pause the song then restart it then it changes to the new track, or if i manually skip a track it changes it is only when i allow a track to finish and move on does the track name not change.
I am using the latest software for my TT with the latest maps. |
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