CCA Ipod adapter for CMD5

[krt]

Is anyone using the CCA Ipod adapter with a CMD5 and if so, how do you like it? thanks
http://www.clarion.com/us/en/product...385081126.html

[BP22]

I have one on my SAN and I very rarely use it. But my primary Ipod connector ( http://cgi.ebay.com/CAR-RADIO-AUDIO-...d=p3286.c0.m14 ) wasn't working correctly this past weekend, I messed up the dock connector, so I was forced to use the CCA Ipod adapter.

Maybe I am not smart enough to figure it out, but I find the CCA not very user friendly. I like having my Ipod next to me in the pocket so I easily select music.

CCA Pros - Can use the wired remote and it charges the battery (but so does my other connector).

CCA Cons - Not user friendly, not easy to navigate.

[MichaelD]

On my 2007 216TE with CMD4A, I did a self-install of a CCA-IPOD (I've got a 6th generation iPod classic). I got mine mail-order from Hooked on Tronics http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_...mp;brandtype=0.

The things I liked about the CCA-IPOD are:
- The driver can control play/pause/forward/back within a play list using the existing hard-wire remote next to the steering wheel
- 1 drill hole in the glove box & wasn't introducing any non-water-proof components on deck (eg: WHEN the boat gets dipped --- it is bound to happen at least 1-2x/summer)
- It charges my iPod

Things I don't like/haven't spent time to figure out yet:
- I should be able to change playlists remotely, but so far, I'm changing them on the CMD4A head unit directly
- When you've got a large playlist, it takes a while to get to a song deep in the playlist; solution: use iTunes to order them before you get on the water
- I haven't found a way to cycle between information on the remote (eg: Artist/Album/Song/PL Track #)
- Most of the time, it locks you out of the iPod so you can't use the 'wheel'

I've since got my playlist the way I like it, and when I'm not running XM, I'm running the iPod through the CCA IPOD.

Back when I was looking at this stuff this spring, someone else mentioned they liked their HK setup...
http://www.planetnautique.com/index....amp;highlight=

[emagine]

Has anyone had any experience using this cable with the XMD3 head unit? Clarion doesn't specifically have it on the compatible list, but the XMD3 has a CeNet connection on the back.