Chapter 3- Operation
3.1 Operation
SELECTING THE IPOD
To select the iPod from the radio, press the button that would normally activate the factory CD changer. This button varies by vehicle manufacturers. In some applications (using confi g.#8) the iPod2car is accessed like an XM reciever, In these cases you will press the appropriate activation button. Some radio models require pressing the “Seek >” button once, after pressing the CD button. Yet,
it may also be necessary to press Play on the iPod itself to begin playback. In some cases, if it is the fi rst time selecting the iPod from the radio it may take up to three minutes for the iPod2car to initialize.
CONTROLLING THE IPOD FROM THE RADIO
With the iPod2car interface, the radio will control the iPod as if it were a factory CD changer. Therefore, operation will be done by using the same buttons you would use to control a factory CD changer. For more details on your particular radio, consult your vehicle’s owner’s manual.
The iPod2car interface allows you to skip songs forward and backwards and also to fast forward and rewind through a particular song. In general, most radios will utilize “seek” or “track” buttons to control these functions.
CONTROLING THE IPOD FROM THE IPOD
The iPod2car interface allows you to keep full control of the iPod from the click wheel. You can browse fi les and change playlist on the iPod. You can also skip songs forward and backwards from the iPod. The iPod2car interface does not disable any functionality of the iPod!
RADIO DISPLAY DURING IPOD OPERTION
Some factory radio’s may show DISC and TRACK numbers on the display of the radio. The iPod2car interface does not send any information from the iPod to the radio. This means that the DISC and TRACK numbers shown on the display will not and can not refl ect the song number on the iPod due to the complex nature of the music library. Some factory radio’s may fl ash zero’s on the display of the radio, or toggle back and forth between Tracks “1” and “2”. All these are normal behaviors and do not represent a malfunction.
CONTROLING THE IPOD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
If your vehicle’s steering wheel controls have the ability to select track and control the forward and rewind functions of your factory CD changer, then they will also control these same functions on the iPod.
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