iPod discussion

[ARCTIC]

I'm trying to figure out a way to have music when driving in areas with low/no FM radio reception. exploring either an iPod or a XM satellite radio add on. So... The iPod brought up a few questions.
Do you have to turn on the iPod every time you want to listen to it or does it go into some sort of "sleep" mode that would wake back up when you select it on the radio? The iPod classic was mentioned as a good option as I want to utilize the 30 pin cord that came with my bike. Does the iPod touch have the same connection? Any reason to go to a touch vs a classic? I'd love to just have the iPod connected to the bike all the time sitting in the frunk ready to play music from utilizing the handlebar controls. THanks in advance :thumbup:

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I'm trying to figure out a way to have music when driving in areas with low/no FM radio reception. exploring either an iPod or a XM satellite radio add on. So... The iPod brought up a few questions.
Do you have to turn on the iPod every time you want to listen to it or does it go into some sort of "sleep" mode that would wake back up when you select it on the radio? The iPod classic was mentioned as a good option as I want to utilize the 30 pin cord that came with my bike. Does the iPod touch have the same connection? Any reason to go to a touch vs a classic? I'd love to just have the iPod connected to the bike all the time sitting in the frunk ready to play music from utilizing the handlebar controls. THanks in advance :thumbup:

It goes in the trunk, not frunk. It stops whenever you switch to FM, AM, XM, or Weather on the radio, which you can do anytime by pushing the mode button then the set button. Next time you come back to it it starts exactly where you left off. I don't know what all the display modes are because I have my iPod set in album mode. The display shows album title and song title but not track number.

 

[NZSpyderRyder]

music on the move

I have my iPod permanently connected to the 30 pin cable, it sits in the frunk organiser pocket. I also have a micro SD card with music on in my Zummo sat nav, this way I can listen to music, sat nag directions and take any phone call I get all thro the one unit via bluetooth to my Nolan NComms helmet. It all works great.

 

[jcthorne]

I'm trying to figure out a way to have music when driving in areas with low/no FM radio reception. exploring either an iPod or a XM satellite radio add on. So... The iPod brought up a few questions.
Do you have to turn on the iPod every time you want to listen to it or does it go into some sort of "sleep" mode that would wake back up when you select it on the radio? The iPod classic was mentioned as a good option as I want to utilize the 30 pin cord that came with my bike. Does the iPod touch have the same connection? Any reason to go to a touch vs a classic? I'd love to just have the iPod connected to the bike all the time sitting in the frunk ready to play music from utilizing the handlebar controls. THanks in advance :thumbup:

Unless you already own one, rather than a classic or touch, I would recommend a 5th gen ipod nano. Quite small with plenty of memory, has the 30pin connector, no physical hard drive to worry about and you will not be using the built in screen on the player anyway. It takes up very little room in your trunk. Mounts easily to the upper side with velcro and plugs in to the jack. Fully controled from the handlebar controls and dash screen. i am not an ifan, but in this particular application, the integration is very well done.

 

[bcoulter19]

Fortunately for me I live near a business called unclaimed baggage and was able to go pick up a 3rd generation iPod touch 16gb for about $40.00. It doesn't have a camera or Wi-Fi but I don't need it in only going to use it on the spyder.

 

[ARCTIC]

It goes in the trunk, not frunk. It stops whenever you switch to FM, AM, XM, or Weather on the radio, which you can do anytime by pushing the mode button then the set button. Next time you come back to it it starts exactly where you left off. I don't know what all the display modes are because I have my iPod set in album mode. The display shows album title and song title but not track number.

So it's ALWAYS ready to play. I can listen to music on it, park my bike and it will stop and 4 days later when I fire up my machine it will begin to play again or do I have to physically push buttons on the iPod itself?

I have my iPod permanently connected to the 30 pin cable, it sits in the frunk organiser pocket. I also have a micro SD card with music on in my Zummo sat nav, this way I can listen to music, sat nag directions and take any phone call I get all thro the one unit via bluetooth to my Nolan NComms helmet. It all works great.

I thought about just using the Zumo because it's hardwired into my radio but then I'd have to somehow take the micro SD card out to load music on it? Then My handlebar controls wouldn't change the music and I wouldn't have volume control on the handlebars or speed sensitive sound.

Unless you already own one, rather than a classic or touch, I would recommend a 5th gen ipod nano. Quite small with plenty of memory, has the 30pin connector, no physical hard drive to worry about and you will not be using the built in screen on the player anyway. It takes up very little room in your trunk. Mounts easily to the upper side with velcro and plugs in to the jack. Fully controled from the handlebar controls and dash screen. i am not an ifan, but in this particular application, the integration is very well done.

Agree.. I'm not an iProduct person either. Just think maybe it's too damn convenient in this application. Good to know on the nano:2thumbs: evidently 8GB is sufficient?

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

So it's ALWAYS ready to play. I can listen to music on it, park my bike and it will stop and 4 days later when I fire up my machine it will begin to play again or do I have to physically push buttons on the iPod itself?

You got it! :clap:You never have to lay hands on the iPod again, until it's time to load new music on it! The only reason I know my iPod is still in the trunk is because it comes up on the display whenever I select it. If it was the last audio input you were listening to when you turned off the bike, it's the one that is there next time to start it up. The only downside I can think of is you can miss some of the music in the time span of starting your bike and getting your helmet on. You can mute it, i.e. stop it, any time by holding the volume down button in for more than about two seconds. Then a couple of taps on the volume up button and starts where it left off. The Can Am integration sure beats the heck out of the remote control I used with it on my Goldwing.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Just think maybe it's too damn convenient in this application. Good to know on the nano:2thumbs: evidently 8GB is sufficient?

8 GB should cover you easily. I have almost 1000 songs on 74 albums on my iPod. That's about 2 1/2 days listening time and it's less than 4 GB.

 

[Purple Guy]

Unless you already own one, rather than a classic or touch, I would recommend a 5th gen ipod nano. Quite small with plenty of memory, has the 30pin connector, no physical hard drive to worry about and you will not be using the built in screen on the player anyway. It takes up very little room in your trunk. Mounts easily to the upper side with velcro and plugs in to the jack. Fully controled from the handlebar controls and dash screen. i am not an ifan, but in this particular application, the integration is very well done.

:agree:

 

[bluestratos]

I have found that when I install the Ipod in my trunk it has to be off. That way it turns on when the bike is running and charges. If I accidently put it in while it is on or hit the on button when the bike is not running, it will only go to sleep but continues to drain the battery on the Ipod and it will be dead the next time I ride. It will recharge automatically but the bike screen won't show it or allow it to be played until it has a little charge which takes a while sometimes.

 

[bcoulter19]

I just synced my iPod to my iTunes which is 1571 songs and several videos and out only took 8.2 GB.

 

[finless]

I have found that when I install the Ipod in my trunk it has to be off. That way it turns on when the bike is running and charges. If I accidently put it in while it is on or hit the on button when the bike is not running, it will only go to sleep but continues to drain the battery on the Ipod and it will be dead the next time I ride. It will recharge automatically but the bike screen won't show it or allow it to be played until it has a little charge which takes a while sometimes.

I leave mine on and it is never dead. It's a 4th gen iPod. Also it will shut itself off automatically when battery is below 20%. That's how iOS works.

Here are some tips to conserve battery life on your iPod so you can leave it on.

1) Dim the screen to full dim! You don't need the screen sucking power. Make sure sleep (screen off) is set to as short as possible.
2) Turn off wifi and Bluetooth! Better yet turn on airplane mode!

Here is my iPod tips video I did.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-iPod-connection-and-some-tips-with-your-iPod


Bob

 

[TonyMac]

Getting the right cable for iPhone 5S on a 2014 RT-S

I've had my 2014 RT-S for only a couple of weeks and just went by the dealer to get my back rest and asked if they had the cable to connect my Spyder to the iPhone 5s but they didn't have it and the one that came with the bike is for the old iPhone 4 and so on.

Went online at Amazon and found a bunch of cables to convert the old iPhone 4 to iPhone 5S but the reviews all showed that the $7 cables will charge but not send music. If you really want to have full functionality you need the official Apple cable which was $40 ($53 with quick shipping for my next trip).

What I'm expecting is to have full integration with the iPhone through the controls on the handle bars and display on the dash and be able to control volume, change songs, etc.

Has anyone else had a similar experience on integrating the 2014 with iPhone 5S?

 

[finless]

As far as I am aware all the BRP iPod cables use the large older iPod connector. They do not have one for the small new lightening connector. Thus what you need is the Apple lightening connector to iPod connector adapter. My understanding from others is that does work.

Bob

 

[Spacetrucker]

Yes you got it right. Go to apple they have it all will work. That's mine 5s now tunes on all the time

 

[C_Boogie]

The 30 pin to lightening adapter works just fine. That is what I use.

 

[ARCTIC]

I ended up buying a used 5th gen 8gb nano off off eBay. We'll see what it is when I get it. Looked nice in the pictures lol. Thanks for the advice everyone

 

[jthornton]

I ended up buying a used 5th gen 8gb nano off off eBay. We'll see what it is when I get it. Looked nice in the pictures lol. Thanks for the advice everyone

The only thing I noticed is you can't get the ipod to play random songs. So at Joe's suggestion I created groups or something like that and you can switch them via the handlebar controls. Now I use Sena SMH10 head sets so we can communicate as we drive and that picks up music from my smart phone and plays random which is the way I like to hear it.

JT

 

[ARCTIC]

So... If someone had a bunch of songs from the days of Napster, would it cause issues uploading those to itunes?

 

[finless]

So... If someone had a bunch of songs from the days of Napster, would it cause issues uploading those to itunes?

iTunes wont care. But ethically that is stolen music thus it's your conscience
Also usually that kind of music download has no MP3 attributes so iTunes may not know the title, artist, album, etc. Dumping them that way on iTunes or your iPod make a messy music selection setup. You can use iTunes to add the attributes to an MP3 so your iPod knows better how to organize you music.

Bob