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Deems Davis

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Was planning on installing a CD player, but after some consideration, it 

looks like CD's are _eventually_ going to go the way of cassette & video 

tape . Has anybody installed/integrated an IPOD  or IPOD -like MP3 

player with your audio panel?  I did a little looking on Apples web-site 

and  didn't find  an automobile type/docking station.  The preference 

would be to install it so that it doesn't have to run solely off it's 

own internal batteries.  With the form factor of the ipod being so 

small, it could be mounted almost anywhere and not necessarily on the 

panel itself. Surely somebody has done this?



 Deems Davis # 406

Panel/Finishing

http://deemsrv10.com/

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

If you haven't yet, stop and think that it might just be more convenient and better solution afterall to just buy headsets with input plugs and let everyone listen to the music they want, at the volume they want and to not listen to anything if they don't want, etc.

  

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From: Deems Davis <deemsdavis(at)cox.net> 



[quote] --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Deems Davis 

 

 Was planning on installing a CD player, but after some consideration, it 

 looks like CD's are _eventually_ going to go the way of cassette & video 

 tape . Has anybody installed/integrated an IPOD or IPOD -like MP3 

 player with your audio panel? I did a little looking on Apples web-site 

 and didn't find an automobile type/docking station. The preference 

 would be to install it so that it doesn't have to run solely off it's 

 own internal batteries. With the form factor of the ipod being so 

 small, it could be mounted almost anywhere and not necessarily on the 

 panel itself. Surely somebody has done this? 

 

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tinnemaha(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:37 am Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Yes, I've done it!  (If I can, anyone can)



I have an Ipod Mini running off ship's power, wired into my flightcom 403 

intercom.  I had a difficult time finding the info & equipment (not all in 

one place), but finally got it done.  I'm not flying yet, but have operated 

the system & listened to the music through my headphones.



As far as accessories, I will have to look up where/what I got later, but a 

google search for IPOD accessories yields many hits.  You can find chargers 

as well as connections to hook into car stereo systems.  Not too expensive.  

I got a charger, chopped the cigarette lighter off it & wired it straight to 

my main bus.  I believe most intercoms have a pin labeled aux in or music in 

or something like that.  I put the output there & voila!



Time: 05:58:12 PM PST US

From: luckymacy(at)comcast.net (lucky)

Subject: Re: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done

this?



If you haven't yet, stop and think that it might just be more convenient and

better

solution afterall to just buy headsets with input plugs and let everyone

listen to the music they want, at the volume they want and to not listen to

anything

if they don't want, etc.



-------------- Original message --------------

From: Deems Davis <deemsdavis(at)cox.net>



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Was planning on installing a CD player, but after some consideration, it 

looks like CD's are _eventually_ going to go the way of cassette & video 

tape . Has anybody installed/integrated an IPOD or IPOD -like MP3 player 

with your audio panel? I did a little looking on Apples web-site and didn't 

find an automobile type/docking station. The preference would be to install 

it so that it doesn't have to run solely off it's own internal batteries. 

With the form factor of the ipod being so small, it could be mounted almost 

anywhere and not necessarily on the panel itself. Surely somebody has done 

this?



Deems Davis # 406 Panel/Finishing http://deemsrv10.com/

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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Hmm...I think an IPOD is not the ideal platform for playing music in an

airplane. I know lot of people do it successfully but the fact it has a

mechanical disc drive makes it a bit like a vacuum gyro Vs a solid state

EFIS.



Anyway, this device is a little small/slow...The real state of the art

solid state MP3 players are now over 1GB memory and feature USB 2.x

which I believe is a faster transfer rate than the USB 1.x 



When SS MP# players get to about %GB then they will hold more songs than

you would ever need..Unless your CD collection looks like my Wife's...



Check THIS out........

http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/t10/T10-2GB.aspx



Frank



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aadamson(at)highrf.com
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

Only the full size Ipods are Hard disk based... If you really want something

little and *cool*, check out the new Ipod Shuffle, you'd loose it in the

airplane I'm sure...



Alan 



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N941WR

Joined: 01 May 2006
Posts: 21

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:06 am Post subject: Re: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

The simple solution is to wire an audio jack on the panel and then just use whatever MP3/iPod player you want.



This was easy enough to do with my stereo intercom.



As for powering the iPod, I put a two port power port (cigerette lighter jack) from West marine in my panel.



Here's a picture.  The audio jack is over to the right of the duel power ports.



The iPod Nano now goes up to 9 Gb with no hard drive.



As for using the AirGizmo docking station.  It is a good idea but I suspect Apple will change the form factor on the iPods again and then you are stuck with a docking station that you can't get an iPod for.

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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Ipod (MP3 player) Integration- anybody done this?

I thought this schematic might be of some interest to those of you connecting multiple things together in a VFR ship.



Of course, it requires iCom radio, with its three mono inputs, to work.  I just wish there were a better way to connect the Garmin 396/496 to the audio system rather than through its stereo connection.  This would allow me to get terrain (and others?) warnings while listening to iPod.  This shouldn't really be an issue in a VFR ship.  At least I hope so.

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