Car only plays certain songs from i-pod...

TML BMW · 06-17-2007, 02:28 AM

So I just got my car a few days ago, and I have the I-pod integration in the center console. Well, when I am searching thorugh the artists and albums ad such, I noticed that all of the songs I purchased from itunes are not there. The only artists/songs that show up on the display aare the one that I transfered from cd's to my i pod through i tunes. All of the songs downloaded from I tunes show up on the ipod itself, but not when connected to the car. How do I get the rest of the songs to play?

LEDZEP · 06-17-2007, 09:06 AM

Try using the proper cable. USB only will not show protected items.

TML BMW · 06-18-2007, 12:33 AM

Oh, so do I have to go to the "aux" part of the audio instead of usb? Would I still be able to use the car's controls to play songs?

bud001 · 06-18-2007, 01:14 AM

I am pretty sure you dont. Check with your service guy or read the manual. I mean why pay for 6FL if you cannot use it for the iPod in full?

funkahdafi · 06-18-2007, 09:42 AM

as it has been said before: you need the proper cable. it is one that will connect to both ports, the USB AND the AUX port. Only then will it play your protected stuff. And yes: You will still be able to control your iPod through iDrive. In fact, the control will be even better if you use the right cable.

TML BMW · 06-18-2007, 04:25 PM

So did the dealer supply me the wrong cable then, or is it that I just need to go out and upgrade? There is only one spot to plug a cable into in the center console, so I dont know what you mean by plugging it into aux and usb. Sorry If i sound like a moron, I have no knowledge of electronics.

funkahdafi · 06-19-2007, 11:03 AM

TML BMW, no problem. Look next to the USB plug. There is a small tiny and round plugin. Looks like a headphone plug. It is right next to the USB.

The special iPod cable should have been provided by your dealer. So go kick some butt there. Once you get the cable, plug one end into the iPod, and the other two ends (Y-cable) into the car. One is going to the USB, the other to the tiny round plug - that's the one that is called AUX (auxilary).

Once you did this, the car will use the USB soley to remote control your iPod and read it's track database (which will then be displayed on your navigation screen). Once you tell the car to play a track, what happens is that the car will tell the iPod to play the track. The iPod will then output the sound to the AUX plug.

Hope this makes it more clear. If not, keep shouting

Cheers

TML BMW · 06-19-2007, 02:59 PM

oh ok, thanks alot that makes sense now. The dealer supplied a cable but it isnt a Y cable, it only has one end on each side, one to the usb plug in and the other is open (this is where the guy told me to plug in the usb cable supplied with the i-pod). So should i go back in and tell them to give me the right Y cable?

bud001 · 06-19-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TML BMW

oh ok, thanks alot that makes sense now. The dealer supplied a cable but it isnt a Y cable, it only has one end on each side, one to the usb plug in and the other is open (this is where the guy told me to plug in the usb cable supplied with the i-pod). So should i go back in and tell them to give me the right Y cable?

Of course. Go raise some hell.

TML BMW · 06-19-2007, 07:00 PM

ok so I went to the mothership and they told me "uggh, well your gonna have to make an appointment, I have no idea." I just asked if they had a Y cable to try and the guy was like "uggh, this car is new, soo, I dont know" wth? So i had to make an appointment..

Professor///M · 06-19-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by funkahdafi

TML BMW, no problem. Look next to the USB plug. There is a small tiny and round plugin. Looks like a headphone plug. It is right next to the USB.

The special iPod cable should have been provided by your dealer. So go kick some butt there. Once you get the cable, plug one end into the iPod, and the other two ends (Y-cable) into the car. One is going to the USB, the other to the tiny round plug - that's the one that is called AUX (auxilary).

Once you did this, the car will use the USB soley to remote control your iPod and read it's track database (which will then be displayed on your navigation screen). Once you tell the car to play a track, what happens is that the car will tell the iPod to play the track. The iPod will then output the sound to the AUX plug.

Hope this makes it more clear. If not, keep shouting

Cheers

Hold on a sec... so you mean to tell me that the iPod adapter is for control only, and that the audio is coming through the audio jack - not through the digital bottom connection?!?!

I mean I'll find out the answer in 36 hours, but if so, that's ridiculous to pay for the iPod adapter

LEDZEP · 06-20-2007, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PAMidge

Hold on a sec... so you mean to tell me that the iPod adapter is for control only, and that the audio is coming through the audio jack - not through the digital bottom connection?!?!

I mean I'll find out the answer in 36 hours, but if so, that's ridiculous to pay for the iPod adapter

Both the USB and AUX connection come from the dock connector of the iPod (hence the "Y" cable). The audio quality is very good. Relax.

funkahdafi · 06-20-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TML BMW

ok so I went to the mothership and they told me "uggh, well your gonna have to make an appointment, I have no idea." I just asked if they had a Y cable to try and the guy was like "uggh, this car is new, soo, I dont know" wth? So i had to make an appointment..

you should most definitely find another dealer. your's seems to suck big time.

funkahdafi · 06-20-2007, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by PAMidge

Hold on a sec... so you mean to tell me that the iPod adapter is for control only, and that the audio is coming through the audio jack - not through the digital bottom connection?!?!

I mean I'll find out the answer in 36 hours, but if so, that's ridiculous to pay for the iPod adapter

Actually it is exactly that way but it is anything but rediculous. It makes perfect sense. The iPod is supplying a very good line out at it's bottom connector and it wouldn't make much sense NOT to use it.

So yes, the audio is coming from the audio jack. And whether you do the digital/analog conversion within the iPod or within the car's system doesn't matter to you, trust me. In fact, I would bet the D/A converter in the iPod is of superior nature to whatever is built into the car.

As LedZep said. Relax. You are fine!

TML BMW · 06-21-2007, 03:13 PM

Alright!!! So i finally talked to my salesman and he said that the part BMW supplied is not the right one, and that the Y cable is at the dealership waiting for me. Woohoo!

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TML BMW Enlisted Member 1 Rep 46 Posts Drives: Ford Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Oh, so do I have to go to the "aux" part of the audio instead of usb? Would I still be able to use the car's controls to play songs?
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bud001 That Guy 5 Rep 166 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Earth iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i (E90) [0.00]	I am pretty sure you dont. Check with your service guy or read the manual. I mean why pay for 6FL if you cannot use it for the iPod in full?
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funkahdafi First Lieutenant 72 Rep 343 Posts Drives: Z4 (E89) sDrive 35is Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Europe, Germany, Mannheim iTrader: (0)	as it has been said before: you need the proper cable. it is one that will connect to both ports, the USB AND the AUX port. Only then will it play your protected stuff. And yes: You will still be able to control your iPod through iDrive. In fact, the control will be even better if you use the right cable.
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TML BMW Enlisted Member 1 Rep 46 Posts Drives: Ford Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	So did the dealer supply me the wrong cable then, or is it that I just need to go out and upgrade? There is only one spot to plug a cable into in the center console, so I dont know what you mean by plugging it into aux and usb. Sorry If i sound like a moron, I have no knowledge of electronics.
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06-19-2007, 11:03 AM	#7
funkahdafi First Lieutenant 72 Rep 343 Posts Drives: Z4 (E89) sDrive 35is Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Europe, Germany, Mannheim iTrader: (0)	TML BMW, no problem. Look next to the USB plug. There is a small tiny and round plugin. Looks like a headphone plug. It is right next to the USB. The special iPod cable should have been provided by your dealer. So go kick some butt there. Once you get the cable, plug one end into the iPod, and the other two ends (Y-cable) into the car. One is going to the USB, the other to the tiny round plug - that's the one that is called AUX (auxilary). Once you did this, the car will use the USB soley to remote control your iPod and read it's track database (which will then be displayed on your navigation screen). Once you tell the car to play a track, what happens is that the car will tell the iPod to play the track. The iPod will then output the sound to the AUX plug. Hope this makes it more clear. If not, keep shouting Cheers
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TML BMW Enlisted Member 1 Rep 46 Posts Drives: Ford Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	oh ok, thanks alot that makes sense now. The dealer supplied a cable but it isnt a Y cable, it only has one end on each side, one to the usb plug in and the other is open (this is where the guy told me to plug in the usb cable supplied with the i-pod). So should i go back in and tell them to give me the right Y cable?
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TML BMW Enlisted Member 1 Rep 46 Posts Drives: Ford Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	ok so I went to the mothership and they told me "uggh, well your gonna have to make an appointment, I have no idea." I just asked if they had a Y cable to try and the guy was like "uggh, this car is new, soo, I dont know" wth? So i had to make an appointment..
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TML BMW Enlisted Member 1 Rep 46 Posts Drives: Ford Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Alright!!! So i finally talked to my salesman and he said that the part BMW supplied is not the right one, and that the Y cable is at the dealership waiting for me. Woohoo!
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