head unit with USB

[derik]

Head units with USB can you hook the Ipod cable into the usb port??

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[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

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What would the use be? And yes, if you have a USB cable that has the iPod's adapter at the other end, it would work just like any other mass storage device.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

its gotta be a flash memory card,no the ipod will not work directly of the usb,you will have to haqve a ipod adapter.

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

If I'm correct, the iPod should work fine. it has its' own source of power, turning the hard disk. All that is sent across the USB is the signal of the music being played on the iPod. The iPod has the ability to send its music through the port where it is charged from.

The only catch would be if the Kenwood's software gets confused because of the iPods own software. I don't know how it reacts to that.

And the Kenwood USB port can handle any size hard drive given that the hard drive has its' own power source, but will only load roughly 16 gigs of it due to files allowed to be loaded. It isn't determined by filesize, but amount of total files. Weird, but it has been tested. Just make sure that the drive is formatted in FAT32.

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

its gotta be a flash memory card,no the ipod will not work directly of the usb,you will have to haqve a ipod adapter.

i connect my ipod directly to the usb...i have a kenwood 890...it works directly off the usb....and it works great.