honda accord LX 2005 MP3 Player

Discussion in 'Accord' started by man.postman, Jun 5, 2005.

  1. man.postman

    man.postman Guest

    I have LX 2005. It has an AUX button in the front but I cannot see any
    AUX input anywhere in the front.

    Can anybody tell me where is the AUX input located and how can I access
    it? Any recommedations for the AUX adaptor from the mp3 player
    (earphone output) to the AUX input of the OEM stereo.

    I forgot to mention, I have only the basic CD player and the radio that
    comes with LX. I did not go in for a cassette player because I thought
    managing tapes is a pain and I decided to digitize all my tapes into
    CD's

    Thanks for your help
     
    man.postman, Jun 5, 2005
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    TomP Guest

    You must add the MP3 player accessory, then the AUX button will function.

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    TomP, Jun 5, 2005
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  3. man.postman

    man.postman Guest

    Yes ! I understand that. My question was where is the jack to add the
    MP3 player? I do not see any input ports anywhere in my car.
     
    man.postman, Jun 5, 2005
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  4. man.postman

    SoCalMike Guest


    you take the stereo out and look on the back?
     
    SoCalMike, Jun 5, 2005
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  5. man.postman

    PD Guest

    Thanks for your reply. Does it imply, I need to open up the dash board
    to take the stereo out? Is there any way of looking at it without
    opening up stufff? Is there an installation manual that explains how to
    open it up?
     
    PD, Jun 6, 2005
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  6. man.postman

    man.postman Guest

    Thank you for your reply. Does it mean, I need to open up the
    dashboard, the front coffee cup holders to remove the stereo. Is there
    any other way of making sure I have the jack on the stereo before I buy
    the cable? Is there any installation manual?`
     
    man.postman, Jun 6, 2005
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    dold Guest

    There is an empty connector on the back of my 2003 Civic single-CD.
    This is intended for a cassette or CD changer, but the P.I.E adapter plugs
    in there. My MP3 player appears as a CD changer that's always on disc one
    track one.

    http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piehon98aux.html
    PIE HON98-AUX Auxiliary Input Converter

    I didn't pull the radio out. I took the console out and could reach up to
    plug the adapter in to the empty jack.

    http://makeashorterlink.com/?C1D73243B
    remove the standard Honda stereo - doled - rec.autos.maker.honda
     
    dold, Jun 6, 2005
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    venner1974 Guest


    Does this PIE adapter allow you to control the MP3 player (change
    tracks, etc.) using the CD track Up/Down controls, or does it just pass
    the audio through to the stereo?

    Thanks
    venner
     
    venner1974, Jun 9, 2005
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  9. man.postman

    dold Guest

    It just passes audio. There are two RCA phono jacks for connection from
    the MP3 player. The audio is clean, unlike the cassette and FM adapters
    that I've tried.
     
    dold, Jun 9, 2005
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    MAT Guest

    Just passes the audio. What you get is vanilla RCA inputs, of which you can
    plug any stereo source into.
     
    MAT, Jun 9, 2005
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    TomP Guest

    The Honda MP3 player is a hard wired unit. It is mounted below the
    current stereo head unit and is connected to it (current audio unit) via
    a bus cable. The control you have over the MP3 player is similar to CD
    or Tape controls. Your mileage may vary depending on how you compile
    your MP3's.

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    TomP, Jun 11, 2005
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