Connecting iPod/MP3 to Clarion XMD-1

[erikwillke]

do you have to have a changer installed for this mod to work?

[erikwillke]

got the switch to work preliminarily but I need to do some soldering. will submit pictures when I'm done.

[erikwillke]

got it to work! I"ll post pictures later.

I didn't want to wait for the connector to come in so I simply soldered the wires to the board in the HU. my pictures are blurry as my camera does not take good closeup pictures.

[chasin7]

Does this work for Clarion M5675?

I've done a lot of searching on this and some say it does work for the Clarion M5675 and some say it doesn't. Whats the consensus here? Anyone ever get this to work with their Clarion M5675 unit?

[Dennett]

I just made one of these connectors today, it works great!

[molis728]

ipod cable

Is there anyone who has an extra ipod cable for the xmd1, or anyone who would be willing to make one and sell? I am not an electronic guy...

[rugdog65]

RE: ipod cable

I am definatley not a tech guy either...I have an 06 220and it has aux and the plugs under it but we have bought several different cords and cant make it work? anybody make something like this I can buy-plug and play?

[Dooogs]

Clarion M5475 iPod connect

If someone will make me one of these Ipod switch/connector things I will pay and be most grateful, thanks.

[EchoLodge]

Parts Update

Building another one and the company still has the parts.

http://www.buxcomm.com/catalog/index...=shopping_cart

[jordancox83]

you guys should sell this i would buy it

[rweilbacher]

i just ordered the parts but have a couple questions and cant remeber if they were answered in one of the eleven pages on this thread. You guys are mounting the toggle switch inside the glove box. Are you also drilling a hole for the ipod wire? didnt see any pics with the ipod connection hanging out from a hole. I think a cleaner look would be to mount the RCA jacks next to the toggle and buy the RCA adaptor, any thoughts or suggestions. Finally, does either of the above mentioned methods charge the idpod?
thanks
bobby

[Mikeski]

Rugdog,
You just need to go through the menu and turn the function on, your unit already has the capability. I am guessing you have a CMD-5? This cable won't help you. Alternatively you can buy the CCAIPOD and connect the IPOD directly to the deck and use your deck and remotes to control the IPOD, this is what I do today. I have both AUX-IN and IPOD direct inputs via the CCAIPOD adapter to my CMD-5.

I just got a question PMd to me if I would make one of these cables for an old XMD1. Today there are so many far superior options to the XMD1, I would not waste a second trying to update the interface of one of these outdated decks. The oldest deck I would consider running would be the XMD3 and then it would need to be almost free. You can get a CMD5 or M475 capable of playing MP3 CDs with CDNET capable of direct IPOD input for around $100. MP3 CDs are a great option on a boat, a full days music on one disk. When I take my nephews riding I tell them to burn a MP3 CD and bring what they want to hear. At the end of the day I keep the disk and add it to my music collection. This works out great for everybody.

[trdehmer]

I just read this post, this XMD1 is on my boat, so I can't exactly rewire the thing easily and this mod should do me fine for awhile and I'd assume my wired remote would still work? My question is, is it possible to still use my 6 disc CD changer as well with this mod - maybe with the use of a Y-Adaptor?

I have a Clarion XMD1 AM/FM CD Player with CD Changer Control. It is hooked up to a Clarion DC625 6 Disc CD Changer. I have 6 speakers so I know one output from the head unit is gong through a Marine Audio MAA120-2 Amplifier to power 4 of the speakers I believe. The two speakers in the cuddy must be powered by the head unit itself. These are on my boat so it also has a Clarion Wired Remote model M201RCS.

[83ski2001]

need help

i bought the cable that Jroyal made. but i can not figure out how to connect my ipod. i am not dumb, just stumped. it has the 13 pin connector with a set of rca cables and a pos/neg wire coming out of it. i know that the pos/neg is for the switch to throw it into acc mode. but the rca cables is where i dont know what to do. is there a wire that they made for ipod that had rca outputs on them? i see that some of you made yours with a headphone jack instead of rca cables. could you steer me in the right direction. i did pay for this plug and would rather not take it apart and messing with it. there has to be a way that it plugs into the ipod, or he would not have sold it to me, thanks.

[NautiqueJeff]

No reason to take it apart. Just go buy an RCA to mini headphone plug adapter. You can get them anywhere, and they are very inexpensive.