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    Hi, I'm looking for a used Ipod for my RT. I don't want to spend a fortune. If I look on Ebay what shoud I look/not look for? I have the connector to hook it up in the trunk. It will work thru the radio controls, right. Thanks, Mike
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    Hi, I'm looking for a used Ipod for my RT. I don't want to spend a fortune. If I look on Ebay what shoud I look/not look for? I have the connector to hook it up in the trunk. It will work thru the radio controls, right. Thanks, Mike
    You have to go thru the menu and use the "AUX" setting. You should be able to use the SEARCH, SKIP, and VOLUME functions with an I- pod. With a MP3 player, you can only use the VOLUME function. You also have to turn the MP3 off by it's own controls and not the bike's audio controls. With a I-pod, you can use the bike's audio controls to turn it OFF. That's my experience with the technology anyways. Hope this helps. I'm sure others will chime in that have way more experience than myself. Good luck! Mac
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    Well it's just a matter of how much music you want to carry? Ebay is fine but the iPods & IPhones, can be found used at reasonable price, pawn shops, & now game stores
    (game exchange, game stop & others) looking for generation 2-4 generally, They have the 30pin connection that is on the spyder cord, the gen5 & up have the lightning connection that will require an adapter, the adapter does allow the same controls just adds more connections that can come loose. (so far the less fault 30pin to lightning is made by Apple)
    Some have Velcro the iPod or phone to somewhere secure & just in reach of the cord. Careful to not snag it on items coming in & out of frunk or trunk wherever you mount it. I personally just use an old iPhone I had after I upgraded. I did have 1 iPod failIMG_8245.jpg it has the right 30pin but the software as up to date as it can get will NOT talk to spyder thanks to Finless here is a handy tutorial what you can do with a working IPod/Iphone

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    I got an iPod on Ebay cheap. I looked for one that worked, but had scratches. The scratches made in less expensive. If it's in the trunk, who cares about the scratches?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    Hi, I'm looking for a used Ipod for my RT. I don't want to spend a fortune. If I look on Ebay what shoud I look/not look for? I have the connector to hook it up in the trunk. It will work thru the radio controls, right. Thanks, Mike
    Refer to page 40 of your Owners Manual. It has a list of Apple devices that will work with the connector you hav for full control of said device from the left handlebar.

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    I have a 2012 Rt and have used a Ipod Nano with the 30 pin connector with no problems. I purchased the Apple 30 pin to lightning adapter and currently use an old iphone 5 in the same manner. The RT reads the iphone just as it did the ipod nano. You can pick up an older ipod touch on Ebay for twenty to thirty bucks and it will work same.

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    I only question the use of any i-pod or MP3 device in that i just use a 16gig usb thumb drive. I currently have over 1800 songs on it, and use the bike's controls to move through songs if I want too. Also all the music info (i.e. name of song, artist etc) is displayed on the dash. Is there a benifit to upgrading to a MP3 device?

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    for me i need blue tooth connectivity so I can stream it through my helmet on the sena system



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    Craigslist or even the marketplace on facebook has them also.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazycanuck View Post
    for me i need blue tooth connectivity so I can stream it through my helmet on the sena system
    I do use a SM10 in the trunk.

    I see your in Bellevue, are you going to the trike show in Mt. Vernon on June 2? If so, see you there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcer960 View Post
    I do use a SM10 in the trunk.

    I see your in Bellevue, are you going to the trike show in Mt. Vernon on June 2? If so, see you there.

    I didn't even know about it



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    Quote Originally Posted by crazycanuck View Post
    I didn't even know about it

    Hosted by and at "Lifestyles Honda" in Mt. Vernon for "Pacific NW Spyder & Trike Ryders" I believe it's 10 - 4 on June 2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bfromla View Post
    Well it's just a matter of how much music you want to carry? Ebay is fine but the iPods & IPhones, can be found used at reasonable price, pawn shops, & now game stores (game exchange, game stop & others) looking for generation 2-4 generally, They have the 30pin connection that is on the spyder cord, the gen5 & up have the lightning connection that will require an adapter, the adapter does allow the same controls just adds more connections that can come loose. (so far the less fault 30pin to lightning is made by Apple) Some have Velcro the iPod or phone to somewhere secure & just in reach of the cord. Careful to not snag it on items coming in & out of frunk or trunk wherever you mount it. I personally just use an old iPhone I had after I upgraded. I did have 1 iPod fail it has the right 30pin but the software as up to date as it can get will NOT talk to spyder

    thanks to Finless here is a handy tutorial what you can do with a working IPod/Iphone
    Very helpful. Thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bcer960 View Post
    I only question the use of any i-pod or MP3 device in that i just use a 16gig usb thumb drive. I currently have over 1800 songs on it, and use the bike's controls to move through songs if I want too. Also all the music info (i.e. name of song, artist etc) is displayed on the dash. Is there a benifit to upgrading to a MP3 device?

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    Ray,

    What format is your thumbdrive?
    PC or IOS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mjhitman View Post
    Ray,

    What format is your thumbdrive?
    PC or IOS?

    PC, loaded it on my laptop

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mjhitman View Post
    Ray,

    What format is your thumbdrive?
    PC or IOS?
    I thought only IPODs could use all the audio controls. My jump drive wont let me use the audio controls unless I dn know how
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    I thought only IPODs could use all the audio controls. My jump drive wont let me use the audio controls unless I dn know how
    I didn't do anything special, I loaded a 16gig usb stick with songs and plugged it in the back in the trunk

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    And the music plays through the stereo,

    IMG_3960.jpg

    I do believe i had to toggle to the USB on the dash, but that was a couple years ago. I don't use the radio on the bike, so i haven't changed it since I set it up.

    edit: I do have all the sings in only one folder, I do not know if that matters or not. The songs play alphabetical by song title

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcer960 View Post
    I didn't do anything special, I loaded a 16gig usb stick with songs and plugged it in the back in the trunk



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    And the music plays through the stereo,

    IMG_3960.jpg

    I do believe i had to toggle to the USB on the dash, but that was a couple years ago. I don't use the radio on the bike, so i haven't changed it since I set it up.

    edit: I do have all the sings in only one folder, I do not know if that matters or not. The songs play alphabetical by song title
    It looks like you used a ?? pin cable to a usb on the right side of the trunk. Where did you get that cable? I'm plugging my jump into the usb directly and it does nothing. Do you use the AUX setting on the bikes screen? I have downloaded music to a memory card in my Zumo 660LM and it plays but only one song over and over. I have not figured out why. I have to manually choose a new song to play a diff one and then it plays that song over and over
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    Hi, I'm looking for a used Ipod for my RT. I don't want to spend a fortune. If I look on Ebay what shoud I look/not look for? I have the connector to hook it up in the trunk. It will work thru the radio controls, right. Thanks, Mike
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    It looks like you used a ?? pin cable to a usb on the right side of the trunk. Where did you get that cable? I'm plugging my jump into the usb directly and it does nothing. Do you use the AUX setting on the bikes screen? I have downloaded music to a memory card in my Zumo 660LM and it plays but only one song over and over. I have not figured out why. I have to manually choose a new song to play a diff one and then it plays that song over and over

    The cable is the stock one in the trunk of my RT-S, I simply added a cable holder to keep it up against the back wall of the trunk. I honestly didn't do anything special, formatted the USB on my laptop, plugged it in, and set the screen to USB. It works great.

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    I was disappointed with the audio included with my 2017 RT-S. You'd think BRP could have included bluetooth capability but nooooo ... I'm also disappointed that my wife and I can't just plug our headsets into the Spyder for unlimited intercom capability like my friend and his wife have on their Harley. We can work around both issues with a Sena and an iPhone but it's still disappointing that we have to use outside equipment to do so, especially for the price BRP charges.

    At first, when I found out my RT-S could at least play songs from an iPod, I wanted to get one. But then I remembered that without bluetooth, the music would only play through the speakers, and I don't see how anyone can hear music from the speakers while riding, at least not enjoyably so and certainly not at 70 mph with a helmet on. So, I looked into getting the accessory bluetooth dongle so I could then send the music into my bluetooth headset in my helmet. Well, that would work, but now we are talking quite a bit of money for an old iPod and a dongle, not to mention time and trouble to set it up. And for what? I can play music on my Bluetooth headset through my iPhone, so why bother with any of this? And with the right mount, the iPhone can also show a map and give directions. And since most bluetooth headsets have FM in them as well, it seems to me that that solves the whole problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bcer960 View Post
    I didn't do anything special, I loaded a 16gig usb stick with songs and plugged it in the back in the trunk

    IMG_3959.jpg

    Is that a 7 pin cable to usb using the 7 pin female on the right

    And the music plays through the stereo,

    IMG_3960.jpg

    I do believe i had to toggle to the USB on the dash, but that was a couple years ago. I don't use the radio on the bike, so i haven't changed it since I set it up.

    edit: I do have all the sings in only one folder, I do not know if that matters or not. The songs play alphabetical by song title
    Is that a 7 pin cable to usb using the 7 pin female on the right
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    Quote Originally Posted by wmh9680 View Post
    Is that a 7 pin cable to usb using the 7 pin female on the right
    This is the cable that came with the bike. So I didn't add anything.

    I simply added a holder to keep it off held to the back.

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    The top wires through the back are for the SM10 where I re-routed them from when they were installed in the frunk by the dealer. The lower ones are the stock ones that came with the bike.

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