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Make sure I understand - Radio talk

Kredab

Kredab

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Got an MP3 player attached to the female 3.5 audio in the truck, I could only adjust the volume from the handlebars.

Is there a player that you can attach to that same 3.5 cable that you can totally control from the drivers position, adjust volume, move forward in the song listing, etc,etc ?

Has anyone put a bluetooth adapter on that 3.5 line and been able to control MP3 player mounted on handle bar?
Watched Lamonster's video and it says you still need an RT cable to the radio? Plus If that is the route I want to go, is there an MP3 player that doesn't have to be turned on and off?

2016 RT-S is my weapon of choice

Thanks, Good Morning from IOWA
 
Kredab said:
Got an MP3 player attached to the female 3.5 audio in the truck, I could only adjust the volume from the handlebars.

Is there a player that you can attach to that same 3.5 cable that you can totally control from the drivers position, adjust volume, move forward in the song listing, etc,etc ?

Has anyone put a bluetooth adapter on that 3.5 line and been able to control MP3 player mounted on handle bar?
Watched Lamonster's video and it says you still need an RT cable to the radio? Plus If that is the route I want to go, is there an MP3 player that doesn't have to be turned on and off?

2016 RT-S is my weapon of choice

Thanks, Good Morning from IOWA
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I went to Walmart and picked up a 6' auxiliary cable, plugged into the trunk with adapter, ran wire under panels to handlebars and connected a XM radio. Works great. Not sure if a bluetooth will work being in the trunk, maybe too much obstruction for phones to connect.
 
OverHillAndDale said:
There are several companies that make one of these if you can't find this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Nyrius-Bluet...d=1489580210&sr=8-2&keywords=nyrius+bluetooth

This is a Bluetooth device that fits on the iPod 32 pin connector, but will communicate with any BlueTooth phone. You can control music selection on your phone in front without a physical cable running to the back.
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I tried a bluetooth device and connected the same way but my phone wouldn't stay connected due to the obstructions to the trunk (me, passenger, back of seat) So I just ran a cable and no more problems.
 
Bob Denman said:
Get yourself an IPod, and plug it into the USB port... :thumbup:
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Yeah, Kredab should be able to do that. I forgot about the newer models having extra connections. Us older RT's had to become a little more savvy to have more adaptability, lol. Man I wish mine had been that simple :gaah:
 
Bob Denman said:
Get yourself an IPod, and plug it into the USB port... :thumbup:
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Thanks Bob, So an ipod plugged into the usb in trunk, you can control from handlebars? volume,move to the next song, etc but only apple products will work on the spyder screen ?
 
Kredab said:
Thanks Bob, So an ipod plugged into the usb in trunk, you can control from handlebars? volume,move to the next song, etc but only apple products will work on the spyder screen ?
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That is correct - I have an iPod Mini in my trunk and I can select songs and playlists, and I can forward to the next or previous song using the handlebar controls.
 
hook my Ipod to a usb port in the trunk set the volume put it on shuffle can ride all day and seldom hear the same song twice works great.
 
Helmet Speakers

I found the speakers on the RT worthless at speed, I have a Sena S20 communicator and I replaced the stock speaker with
[h=1]
ASUS XSound 3 High Definition Helmet Speakers[/h]
They are expensive @119.00 but they do the job and the fidelity is pretty dam good.
 
I'm not sure if I understand. Are you trying to play music differently than you already can? I have the same RTS that you have & just plugging a flash drive formatted in FAT32 will allow you to play anything you have on the drive. Check your owners manual for info on this.
 
SteveLaoyster said:
I'm not sure if I understand. Are you trying to play music differently than you already can? I have the same RTS that you have & just plugging a flash drive formatted in FAT32 will allow you to play anything you have on the drive. Check your owners manual for info on this.
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I tried a cheap MP3 player into the 3.5 mm plug in the trunk, all I can control is the volume from the drivers seat. What you are saying is that you are plugged into the usb port and you have full control ? so maybe the key is the usb port? I will try plugging flashdrive in to see if I can control from driver seat.......Thanks for the post:spyder2::spyder2:
 
Kredab said:
What you are saying is that you are plugged into the usb port and you have full control ? so maybe the key is the usb port? I will try plugging flashdrive in to see if I can control from driver seat.......Thanks for the post:spyder2::spyder2:
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A USB flashdrive won't work - the port is designed to work exclusively with the Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone communication protocols. If you use the stereo jack it only receives the analog music signal but there is no mechanism to Next/Previous/Playlist etc. Even on the Apple connector the port won't let you select whether to play a playlist randomly, that has to be selected on the Apple device itself.
 
OverHillAndDale said:
A USB flashdrive won't work - the port is designed to work exclusively with the Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone communication protocols. If you use the stereo jack it only receives the analog music signal but there is no mechanism to Next/Previous/Playlist etc. Even on the Apple connector the port won't let you select whether to play a playlist randomly, that has to be selected on the Apple device itself.
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Sorry,
but wrong information. The OP has a 2016 with USB ports, not the old apple connector. A standard flash drive loaded with MP3 files works great on 2016 and newer RT and F3 models that have factory radios.
 
Thanks everybody, I plugged flash drive in it works great , probably will go with that method for awhile, I'd rather spend money on new farkles instead of an ipod........:spyder2:
 
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