Connecting iPod/MP3 to Clarion XMD-1

[NautiqueJeff]

Which model Clarion was it?

[Arathranar]

On the front it says C116 which may or may note be the model number for the radio. On the bottom it had a different, longer model number. But the bottom panel is currently at home so I don't know what it was.

[Arathranar]

Here's an ebay link to somone selling the same model (as far as I can tell) but with the add-on cd player as well.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW

[Arathranar]

Hmm. I found a document that claims Subaru Clarion radios are under warranty for 5 years instead of 3 as of the 2000 model cars. Woohoo...

[Arathranar]

Woohoo! It was just the radio fuse. I have it working again after replacing it.

[Arathranar]

****, no it isn't. Connected the antenna back up and was still getting just noise and the volume control had no effect. Then after being on about 30 seconds, it blew the fuse again. Guess I did fry something, but I can't see what.

I just checked the voltages. Pin 9 is at 12v on my unit. 5 is at ground. So when I plugged my wire with those pins shorted it blew something in the radio and also the car radio fuse.

I might be able to get a replacement for $20 and try again.
NautiqueJeff - where did you get your original pin spec from?

[NautiqueJeff]

I wasn't the one who found the information originally. It was Planetnautique member A&B.

[TwinTip]

Arathranar, when you try a new fuse, make sure that the switch that toggles between normal input and auxiliary input is not closed (on the schematic it is between pins 5 and 9), else you will be shorting between 12v and ground again (based on the measurements you took between these two pins).

This is probably not the right setup for your radio. Did you just measure these two pins or do you have the actual diagram for the pinout on this connector?

[Arathranar]

Just measured. Wish I had done that before... :cry:

[ag4ever]

Yes I used a stereo plug. The difference between the stereo plug and the rca jack is that the stereo plug has a ground and a left and right channel. You don't need the rca connectors if you are just hooking up to a portable device. You can even get a female stereo jack and mount it in a panel near the radio.

[G-man]

ag4ever
Thanks for the reply, the female stereo jack would be something easy to mount in the glove box.

[TDarrington]

iPOD on XMD3, will it work

I have a 2004 with a XMD3. The DIN is square but appears to be a 13 pin. Does anyone know if this would still be the same and where I could get a schematic if it is different? I am sorry for being so confused; I am a skier not an electrician. Thanks for your help

Troy

[NautiqueJeff]

The XMD-3 has an Aux in. Find the red wires on the back, and hook up directly to those. You do not need to use the square cd changer connector on yours.

[Luke]

Will this work for any portable MP3 player, or does it have to be an IPOD?

[NautiqueJeff]

Will this work for any portable MP3 player, or does it have to be an IPOD?

Should work for any of them. I've had my laptop hooked up to the XMD-1 using this setup, and it works great.