brhays Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I just installed it on my 07 Spec B, and it works! YAAAAY! 2 Questions: 1. My text blinks wildly, whether scrolling or not. Does anyone else have this? It's actually off for a second, blinks on for a split second, then back off. It's really irritating. 2. Where's the PTY/CAT button? Never start modding, kids. It's too late for me, save yourselves! Hooray for 07+ AccessPORT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERM Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Does it do it all the time or just sometimes? Is it on just some songs or all? I have not noticed this. Are the connections all fully seated? Is your iPod firmware the latest? Is it a newer iPod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Where's the PTY/CAT button? The PTY/CAT button is the down arrow button below the left/right buttons right in the middle. I believe it's labelled as such. I'll have to check on the blinking text next time I fire it up. Cheers! -Ian Edit: Check that! I just checked the buttons and there isn't a PTY/CAT button but the FOLDER/CATEGORY button fills in that function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhays Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have several iPods, and they all blink. The only text that blinks is the bottom row, the top that says "SAT" is fine. Also, when driving, it will occasionally (every 20 minutes or so) disconnect, and the iPod says "Detached", then "attached", and I have to cycle through inputs to get it to play again. Yesterday, in the middle of a song, it switched to say "Loading", and would not play until we shut the car off and turned it back on. It did not blink when it said "Loading". The install went smoothly, all connections are fine. I did plug in the existing satellite radio to the pass-through cable on the iPod unit, but unless that caused it, I think I may have a defective unit. Never start modding, kids. It's too late for me, save yourselves! Hooray for 07+ AccessPORT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 ^^ I have no such problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERM Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have several iPods, and they all blink. The only text that blinks is the bottom row, the top that says "SAT" is fine. Also, when driving, it will occasionally (every 20 minutes or so) disconnect, and the iPod says "Detached", then "attached", and I have to cycle through inputs to get it to play again. Yesterday, in the middle of a song, it switched to say "Loading", and would not play until we shut the car off and turned it back on. It did not blink when it said "Loading". The install went smoothly, all connections are fine. I did plug in the existing satellite radio to the pass-through cable on the iPod unit, but unless that caused it, I think I may have a defective unit. My suggestion is to unhook the satellite radio tuner and see if the problem goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurodancer Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 My suggestion is to unhook the satellite radio tuner and see if the problem goes away. I don't have this problem and I think you are the only one that has discussed plugging the sat through the pass-though. I'd bet that this is the problem - causing a conflict somewhere. Either that or you have a short somewhere - luckily not in your iPod jack, since you've used multiple iPods with the same problem, so I'd say its either in a connection or the cable itself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakasama Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Manual clearly states that this device is not intended to be used in conjunction with the satellite radio. I don't know why the cable had a plug for it. -Jim (AKA 09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Manual clearly states that this device is not intended to be used in conjunction with the satellite radio. I don't know why the cable had a plug for it. Yeah, its pretty much the stupidest thing to have a bus that you can only plug one device into. I'm guessing its because in the future, the headunits will be able to accommodate more accessories without having to change the bus interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adytum Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Just installed my kit this past weekend. It was pretty tough due to having a regular legacy and only having the basic temperature controls. I could unplug the fan speed and vent select switch, but I could not figure out how to unplug the temperature knob. I managed to squeeze my hand in underneath and plug it in from there. I also routed it to the glove box and had it come out where the slot is to put your user manual pouch. Unfortunately, I tried the kit with my 3G ipod, hoping that it would still support it, but it didn't work. I don't have a more recent ipod to try it with at the moment, so either something went wrong with the install or it's just ipod. I guess it's time to pony up the money for a new ipod. How was routing it to the glove box? My kit came yesterday, and I'm going to install it this weekend- I'm finding myself torn about putting it to the center console or the glove box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Sorry for not reading the whole thing, but this won't work if you've got XM? Or it doesn't 'officially' work, but kind of works? 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Shittay. Oh well, I like XM, and can live with a simple iPod jack. 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtipper Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 How was routing it to the glove box? My kit came yesterday, and I'm going to install it this weekend- I'm finding myself torn about putting it to the center console or the glove box. The wire could be run either way. Taking out the user manual shelf thing made it easy to route a cable down to the headunit. There was plenty of length and I didn't have to pull up the whole center console or drill a hole for the plug. I did do a little dremel work on the shelf thing, but it's just a cheap piece of plastic that's easily replaceable. The ability to lock up the ipod is nice too because I just got a cheap ipod off ebay that I plan to leave in the car permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhays Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The blinking/random disconnect issue is gone. It turns out I had routed the iPod kit into the Sirius unit, which then routed to the stereo. This was causing all the problems. I pulled out the sat interface cable altogether and plugged directly into the head unit. Voila! Works perfectly now. Thanks for the advice, everyone. Never start modding, kids. It's too late for me, save yourselves! Hooray for 07+ AccessPORT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurodancer Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The wire could be run either way. Taking out the user manual shelf thing made it easy to route a cable down to the headunit. There was plenty of length and I didn't have to pull up the whole center console or drill a hole for the plug. I did do a little dremel work on the shelf thing, but it's just a cheap piece of plastic that's easily replaceable. The ability to lock up the ipod is nice too because I just got a cheap ipod off ebay that I plan to leave in the car permanently. +1 on the lockability by putting it in the glovebox. You will also have more play to pull the cord out when plugging the unit it, I have very limited play with it in the center console, so it is a little bit of a PITA to get the thing connected -- just a small issue, as you will not be able to control the iPod from the click wheel once its connected, so there is little need to have a lot of play in the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZZMAN Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I was wondering if the iPod kit would work for a 2006 Legacy Spec b? My brother-in-law just installed an iPod kit for his SSR and said it was pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I was wondering if the iPod kit would work for a 2006 Legacy Spec b? My brother-in-law just installed an iPod kit for his SSR and said it was pretty easy. It'll only work if sat. radio was offered and if you don't have nav. So, I don't think it'll work with the 06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himer138 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I recently installed a regular legacy sub in my 2008 spec b and got it to work just fine. I was wondering if anyone would know if the subs wiring harness would interfere with the install of the ipod interface kit? I want to know before i purchase the kit and start tearing things apart. Any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks, bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I think you'll be okay with the sub, but supposedly this doesn't work with Nav or Sat. radio. If you have either of those, you'll have issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon20D Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Anyone have any experiance using both AUX in and the ipod? I occasionally use my laptop to listen to movies in the car (g/f watches them while I drive kind of annoying since I dont get to watch, but they are usually movies I wouldnt watch anyway.) But the laptop speakers arnt loud enough and I got an 07 with the ipod. I sat in an 07/08 outback and noticed the interesting AUX plug.. Can you buy that / is it worth it for the port? How well does it work? Can I use that and have the ipod thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kargurra Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I recently installed a regular legacy sub in my 2008 spec b and got it to work just fine. I was wondering if anyone would know if the subs wiring harness would interfere with the install of the ipod interface kit? I want to know before i purchase the kit and start tearing things apart. Any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks, bill Were you able to run both the Sub and Nav? I believe the sub is supposed to go under the driver's seat. Did you have to find another way to fix it under the passenger seat, and did it fit properly? When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris. - E.J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhays Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I think you'll be okay with the sub, but supposedly this doesn't work with Nav or Sat. radio. If you have either of those, you'll have issues. You have to unplug the Sat radio to get this to work (trust me), but our Nav works great with the iPod kit in our 07 Spec B. I don't have the sub (since the space under the driver's seat is occupied by the nav DVD drive), but I would assume you'd be fine. Also, in testing with the iPhone, it works great! It takes over the iPod section (saying "Accessory Attached"), and lets you use the rest of the phone as usual. I don't put it in Airplane Mode, and have never heard any GSM noise, either. Never start modding, kids. It's too late for me, save yourselves! Hooray for 07+ AccessPORT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Anyone have any experiance using both AUX in and the ipod? I occasionally use my laptop to listen to movies in the car (g/f watches them while I drive kind of annoying since I dont get to watch, but they are usually movies I wouldnt watch anyway.) But the laptop speakers arnt loud enough and I got an 07 with the ipod. I sat in an 07/08 outback and noticed the interesting AUX plug.. Can you buy that / is it worth it for the port? How well does it work? Can I use that and have the ipod thing? Using the Aux in with the iPod interface kit should work fine since you use the "SAT" (Satellite radio) input for the iPod interface. You should be able to use the "Aux" for whatever you like. I have the Aux in jack from Subaru but I don't think there are any wires that run from it to the stereo head unit. I was actually going to go this route until the iPod integration unit came out. Cheers! -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon20D Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 So you basically have to wire it yourself? What about the 8 pin plug on the radio? Do you need to buy that in addition to what you have picutred? I also heard you can cut up the plug but id rather not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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