Kenwood H/U and iPod

[ARK_SWAMP_RIDER 10+ year member]

I have a Kenwood KDC-MP435U head unit. I have my regular iPod cable connecting my iPod to the USB. I can not browse through my music (genres, playlists, etc), but it only shuffles everything on there. I was wondering if I got the Kenwood cable if it would allow me to browse through my iPod??? Thanks.

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[Enellz 10+ year member]

Yeah Im pretty sure they have a cable. Though most decks do only a few let you browse through your playlist from the deck. Then only fewer more do a good job at it. Check out Kenwood.com

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

I have the 532U model and when I looked into iPod cables for it all I could find were ones that controlled the iPod through the headunit and wouldn't let you use the ipod itself. I didn't like this idea since it also did exactly what you mentioned. I bought an aftermarket cable on Ebay for $20 that let's me control everything through the iPod. The actual Kenwood cable won't let you have any control of your playlists and iPod controls, not to mention they want like $60 for it.

 

[ARK_SWAMP_RIDER 10+ year member]

I have AUX input, so controlling from the iPod can be done that way. However, I would like to have the USB work where I could atleast select playlists. SPL BLAZER, what kind of cable was it, link please? Thanks.

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

I bought it a while ago so I have no idea what company I bought it from or the link to it. It plugs into the iPod connector at the bottom of the iPod and plugs into the cd changer control plug on the back of the headunit.