i have a boat with a
Kenwood KDC-226 tuner/CD player
and hoping someone could offer a qwik fix to be able to play my I pod thru the system , use the speakers already in place ...
thanks !
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i have a boat with a
Kenwood KDC-226 tuner/CD player
and hoping someone could offer a qwik fix to be able to play my I pod thru the system , use the speakers already in place ...
thanks !
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Nope. That one doesn't support any 'aux in' like most of the newer car stereos do. It could only accommodate a proprietary Kenwood disc changer. See manual here:
http://manual.kenwood.com/files/B64-2671-00_En.pdf
But as there are some dozen models of the iPod it would be quite a lot to research all of them and produce a report on each one.
HOWEVER the easiest way that works with all models so far is an audio cable. Some iPods have bluetooth so those 2 methods may be the most likely.
Bob
sorry ...not quite as specific as i see i needed to be ...it is an older i pod classic , and too i have come to realize that there's nothing to be done with the current arrangement ...i bought a cheap "box" for the boat's delivery home, so have some music ...
if i was given good info at the store , it appears i can take the old out,
replace with a newer setup, that has a USB or 1/4" jack readily available and get the tunes that way
however , will welcome any other insights still
and again thanx
admittedly, showing my lack of knowledge in this area, but that's why i seek the info... this is a device i am totally unfamiliar with ... is it really that simple ? and an item that would typically be available locally ? say best buy ? thanx R
this stereo is on a boat ! i assume the plug in, to the cigarette lighter in a car can be traded out for one of the 12 V plug in outlets the boat has ? gee whiz ...sounds too e z ![]()
They sound awful. Unless you are completely averse to changing the head unit, I would stick with another setup that gives you a wired connection for all iPods and/or other USB or headphone capable rigs via 3.5mm aux in/etc. Generic head units w/ such features are really cheap now anyway.