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LarryRosen

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 415
Location: Medford, NJ

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Not any help on the wiring, but AirGizmos does make a dock that fits 

into the panel for an ipod.

<http://www.airgizmos.com/prod/pd3/index.asp>



Larry Rosen

RV-10 #356



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 Deems Davis wrote:



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> <deemsdavis(at)cox.net>

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> Was planning on installing a CD player, but after some consideration, 

> it looks like CD's are _eventually_ going to go the way of cassette & 

> video tape . Has anybody installed/integrated an IPOD  or IPOD -like 

> MP3 player with your audio panel?  I did a little looking on Apples 

> web-site and  didn't find  an automobile type/docking station.  The 

> preference would be to install it so that it doesn't have to run 

> solely off it's own internal batteries.  With the form factor of the 

> ipod being so small, it could be mounted almost anywhere and not 

> necessarily on the panel itself. Surely somebody has done this?



 Install a mini-DIN jack off of your intercom, and you can plug in 

 whatever next years format might be.



 Lock yourself into the Ipod, and you have the same issue that you're 

 facing now with tapes and CDs.  Keep the interface generic.

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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Deems,

  Here is what I am planning on doing with the PS 8000B that I'm putting

in.

  First I am using an Alpine IVA-D300 for the core entertainment system.

It has Sirius, DVD, MP3/WMA, external audio/video input capabilities,

and the screen retracts when not in use.  It was the unit you saw in my

truck at Airventure.  In addition I am putting a screen in the back of

the seats for the rear seat pax.  You can pick these up from eBay

  I am putting in a switch to make the copilot seat selectable between

crew and pax so if it is a non-pilot they aren't stuck over with me and

I can listen to music and they can watch a movie or whatever with the

pax.

  There will be a camera in the top of the VS that can be selected as an

input on the Alpine for an external view.

  In addition I am putting in a regular mini jack in the backseat for

the pax to plug in whatever they may want for music. 

  Lastly I am putting in jacks (not sure where yet) for the external

audio/video inputs in the Alpine to plug in whatever is the next big

thing for audio/video playback.  Maybe something like the Creative Zen

Vision.  60GB is enough for me to carry 75 movies which should be enough

selection to keep the most indecisive 5 year old happy.

  I may also use the Alpines audio/video outputs and connect them to a

remote mounted camcorder for the external shots when the whim hit's me.

  It seems like a confusing bunch of things that are overly complicated

but it really isn't that bad.  It's really just two switches and a

couple jacks.  But it should provide enough flexibility to keep the

family/pax happy on a 6 hour flight regardless of what tech does for a

while.  Now if I can just get my wife to understand that coming down

from 15,000 feet for a potty break costs just a bit more than pulling

over at a gas station.  

Michael Sausen

-10 #352 Fuselage

 	  Quote: 	

 Deems Davis wrote:

> 

> <deemsdavis(at)cox.net>

>

> Was planning on installing a CD player, but after some consideration,

 	  Quote: 	
		  > it looks like CD's are _eventually_ going to go the way of cassette &

 	  Quote: 	
		  > video tape . Has anybody installed/integrated an IPOD  or IPOD -like

> MP3 player with your audio panel?  I did a little looking on Apples 

> web-site and  didn't find  an automobile type/docking station.  The 

> preference would be to install it so that it doesn't have to run 

> solely off it's own internal batteries.  With the form factor of the 

> ipod being so small, it could be mounted almost anywhere and not 

> necessarily on the panel itself. Surely somebody has done this?

 Install a mini-DIN jack off of your intercom, and you can plug in 

 whatever next years format might be.

 Lock yourself into the Ipod, and you have the same issue that you're 

 facing now with tapes and CDs.  Keep the interface generic.

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Eric M. Jones

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 565
Location: Massachusetts

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

AirGizmos makes nice stuff--



I do wonder if the rapid progress of Audio Visual products makes putting an Ipod on your panel adviseable. Perhaps a USB socket is the only recognizeable part that will be around in ten years. Plug in!



See these state-of-the-art guys-- http://www.trekstorusa.com/thumbdrive_music.htm        $99

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