I want to wire an external device (in this case an XM Roady receiver) into
my 2004 Honda Accord audio unit. This will be much better than using the
FM transmitter and will allow me to also plug in MP3 players, etc. I have
the detailed Accord shop manual with schematics. I will be hot wiring and
splicing from the Roady's headphone jack into the back of the dash unit.
The unit has a CD/AUX button (separate from the AM/FM button) but it seems
to need some type of signal to allow me to actually get to the AUX part of
the system. Maybe a ground from the Roady? Right now, all I get is the CD
side no matter how many times I hit the button. Is this correct? If so,
the manual shows locations for a recvr ground and a recvr bus ground?
What is the difference??
Thanks for helping!!
dtong22@yahoo.com - 28 May 2005 02:09 GMT
JB
be careful what you are going to do-better leave it to the pro
i have the same problem-same car with no navig
it has a cd changer control by alpine and only alpine cd/mp3 changer
can be hooked up via another adapter
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frontline@nospam.com - 28 May 2005 23:01 GMT
It requires specific data from the unit that would normally be
connected there.
The manuals will not contain that info.
Someone might make a data converter/adaptor to do what you need.
If not you could switch the CD audio wires in/out of circuit but this
needs a working CD unit that might have to be playing while using the
XM unit, and you might have to match audio levels. Capacitive coupling
is the safest way to connect audio.
There is a lot more than hooking up a ground
Jeff