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borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
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2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Am I doing this right?

I like to have my iPod music coming through my standard fit (XS) head unit. It the only way I can seem to move through track selection is via the head unto an not my iPod. Is this right or is there a way to navigate the tracks on the iPod itself? It appears to be locked once plugged into the head unit and the controls do not function. Be grateful of any advice.

27th Aug 2013 7:49am

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

My old head unit was the same. I set mine to shuffle, then just skip the tracks I didn't want to hear. I think, there is something you can do to do this differently, but probably depends on the Head Unit.

27th Aug 2013 8:29am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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Another thing worth bearing in mind is that on the iPod you can create a playlist of which you can add what you want to play in a list and that will play straight through. So for example you can have a list of singles play one after another in your desired way rather than individually which isn't practical. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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27th Aug 2013 9:07am

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
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Thanks guys, so there is no way to fwd or reverse etc via the iPod itself?

27th Aug 2013 9:58am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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I doubt it... How have you got this connected? If it's 3.5mm aux out I can't see why not? If it's the 30pin plug or whatever it is (or Lightening) then I doubt it. Usually these type are HU controlled or "made for iPod" $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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27th Aug 2013 11:02am

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
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It's via the front USB input

27th Aug 2013 12:19pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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HU controlled then mate. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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27th Aug 2013 3:24pm

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
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Thanks for your help fella

27th Aug 2013 3:45pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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I would recommend you create some playlists of what you would like to listen to and use it that way. On some HU's like mine you can control the lot though the HU it's self on more basic models I would imagine it's just rewind forward skip pause and so on. Only way you'd be able to use the iPod is to connect it using the audio jack but you'd lose the charging facility but equally you can add it separately too if required. (Can cause issues though) $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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27th Aug 2013 3:51pm

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2760

I'm quite good with apple stuff-

Through 3.5mm jack the HU has no control - only use the iPod

Through USB iPods and iPhones go into an eternally annoying 'Accessory mode' which means they hand over full control to the head unit (it's the same as with some music systems / TVs etc)

The only way to stop this is to jailbreak your iDevice (a bit risky) - look on youtube if you're interested. I've always had mine jailbroken but I'm fairly capable of sorting out the little niggles that arise as a result.

If you do jailbreak then a tweak such as noaccessoryscreen is what you need.

Personally I use bluetooth streaming on my Parrot Asteroid as quality is good and I can view song details, artwork etc on the screen but fully control music by either the HU or the iPhone. The best of both worlds in my opinion.

Most BT enabled head units will do this nowadays, and they're not too expensive. You're looking at £60-70 for a half decent one. Cheers, David
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28th Aug 2013 8:15am

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1677

The head unit in the MY13 is BT enabled so I suppose I can give that a go for the phone, but my music is on iPod classic which has no BT

28th Aug 2013 12:07pm

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2760

Unnecessary quote removed

Yeah I was the same, you don't have much option but to use the clunky interface with USB, set a playlist playing or use the 3.5mm jack and control from iPod. It's frustrating. Cheers, David
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28th Aug 2013 12:19pm

william8

Member Since: 03 Apr 2013
Location: Motherwell
Posts: 259

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

davidwhittaker wrote:
I'm quite good with apple stuff-

Through 3.5mm jack the HU has no control - only use the iPod

Through USB iPods and iPhones go into an eternally annoying 'Accessory mode' which means they hand over full control to the head unit (it's the same as with some music systems / TVs etc)

The only way to stop this is to jailbreak your iDevice (a bit risky) - look on youtube if you're interested. I've always had mine jailbroken but I'm fairly capable of sorting out the little niggles that arise as a result.

If you do jailbreak then a tweak such as noaccessoryscreen is what you need.

Personally I use bluetooth streaming on my Parrot Asteroid as quality is good and I can view song details, artwork etc on the screen but fully control music by either the HU or the iPhone. The best of both worlds in my opinion.

Most BT enabled head units will do this nowadays, and they're not too expensive. You're looking at £60-70 for a half decent one.

And to be more geeky "noaccessoryscreen" is for ios 3 & 4.

For IOS 5 you want "noaccscreen"

I run an Ipad as my incar jukebox and movie player. Awsome setup

William

28th Aug 2013 1:07pm

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2760

william8 wrote:

I run an Ipad as my incar jukebox and movie player. Awsome setup

sounds good! do you have some pictures / a thread somewhere? Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwardsâ€¦ Daily is a 110 V8.

28th Aug 2013 3:45pm

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