[4wheelpilot]

i did a search but could not find the answer/solution to this problem...

i got a sandisk samsa mp3 player and hooked it up to the ipod usb in the center console.

the mp3 plays but i get nothing thru the stereo. on the display (non idrive) it reads "empty".

any suggestions?

TIA

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by 4wheelpilot

i did a search but could not find the answer/solution to this problem...

i got a sandisk samsa mp3 player and hooked it up to the ipod usb in the center console.

the mp3 plays but i get nothing thru the stereo. on the display (non idrive) it reads "empty".

any suggestions?

TIA

It's likely due to the file structure of the Sandisk. Use the AUX line-in, not the USB input.

[4wheelpilot]

No luck with USB.

No luck with AUX.

And I thought I saw in the manual an iPod mode on the logic 7 display which I do not have.

This is hard to understand...does anybody else have another idea about getting the mp3 to play thru the logic 7???

Thanks again.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by 4wheelpilot

No luck with USB.

No luck with AUX.

And I thought I saw in the manual an iPod mode on the logic 7 display which I do not have.

This is hard to understand...does anybody else have another idea about getting the mp3 to play thru the logic 7???

Thanks again.

Are you using an AUX line from the headphone jack to the AUX port?

[4wheelpilot]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Are you using an AUX line from the headphone jack to the AUX port?

I did not.
Since the car came with the dual adapter in the center console, I connected the serial port into the bottom of the mp3 player and plugged the headphone jack from the dual adapter into the AUX port next to the USB.

I also tried the USB from the same dual adapter.

Shouldn't this have worked?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by 4wheelpilot

I did not.
Since the car came with the dual adapter in the center console, I connected the serial port into the bottom of the mp3 player and plugged the headphone jack from the dual adapter into the AUX port next to the USB.

I also tried the USB from the same dual adapter.

Shouldn't this have worked?

Looks like it isn't - you'll need to go from the headphone jack to your AUX port.

[4wheelpilot]

I will do that.

But that way it doesn't seem like i will be able to control the mp3 from the radio/steering wheel controls.

So what would be the point of ordering the ipod/USB connect option?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by 4wheelpilot

I will do that.

But that way it doesn't seem like i will be able to control the mp3 from the radio/steering wheel controls.

So what would be the point of ordering the ipod/USB connect option?

You're not using an iPod - that's the reason. Either use a USB key or iPod to integrate it with your vehicle.

[4wheelpilot]

Tom-thanks alot for your answers. i didn't realize that the connection is so specific to the ipod.

what is a usb key? and would it allow me to use my mp3 and control it thru the logic 7?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by 4wheelpilot

Tom-thanks alot for your answers. i didn't realize that the connection is so specific to the ipod.

what is a usb key? and would it allow me to use my mp3 and control it thru the logic 7?

Any usb flash drive will do - 4gb models have been found for as low as $10 on newegg.com.