[Q] help with USB on head unit in car.

[ipeench]

so i got a pioneer 5200 head unit today. it has a usb slot in the front, you can connect things to it and its suposta read them .. such as a ipod/iphone or any other phone with a sd card I WAS TOLD.

but i cant see to get it to work with my vibrant :-/ i know i had to put it in to debug mode to get it to work with my mac.. so i was not sure if i was missing something that i should of done.

any help? thanks.

 

[samueldruker]

Mount after plugging in?

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[SykesAT]

you would need to mount the drives on the phoen as samuel said... but there could be another issue... When you mount two drives will showup (internal and SD), can the head unit process two drives?

 

[Steeltippin]

Not ALL radios have the ability to read every phone. I have a new JVC KW-NX7000 Navi and it would not read crap from my Cliq, but would from my G1. Haven't tried it yet with the Vibrant. Try taking it out of debugging and see if that works.

 

[Shrivel]

Another thing to consider is that the head units often have size limitations for the partitions they can read.

 

[FlipnKraut]

It also might be getting confused with the internal storage and the sd card since I doubt it can read more than one drive at a time.

 

[thedarkpassenger]

Same problem with the stock radio on my 09 civic si. I believe it to be because of the way the phone provides access to the storage cards (USB hub)


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[ipeench]

good call, i didnt think of the two drive thing.

checking there site it says

"Not every USB device is compatible with a Pioneer headunit containing an USB port. See more details at the following webpage: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/USBCompatibility. Pioneer headunits containing a USB port are compatible with USB MSC (Mass Storage Class) devices only, and are not compatible with DRM (Digital Rights Management) contents and MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) connection devices. For size and other limitations, please see Owner’s Manual. Unauthorized copying of music or other files is strictly prohibited. Optional USB extension cable is available for use with front USB ports."

how ever when going to the site they say its basically a blank page ha. ill try to take it out of debugging mode.. and if that does not work ill pop out the sd card.

 

[ipeench]

i tried, taking out one of the sd cards, turning off debugging mode, changing it so i have to select if i want mass storage, or media mode.

and still i get nothing sad but oh well.. still got the aux port ha

 

[badaphooko01]

I wish I had an aux port, fm transmitters suck ballz! I have to remove my antenna to not get static and even then, sometimes I do.

 

[iflyabeech]

I wish I had an aux port, fm transmitters suck ballz! I have to remove my antenna to not get static and even then, sometimes I do.

These things work great! http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-FM-MO..._3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1284670423&sr=8-3

 

[SuperJMN]

And the magic question is... CAN WE PUT OUR DEVICE IN USB MSC MODE? (Mass Storage Class)

I think it's one thing we really need. Almost every device is compatible with it, not with MTP!

 

[DanK Ups]

You have to enable mass storage device and then mount it once you've plugged it into your receiver. Theres an app called Auto-mount that will do out for you automatically. It will only transfer music stored on your sd you will have to use the headphone jack for Pandora and Slacker.

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[ravigodhwani]

I have the same problem with my Vibrant. I have an Alpine IXA-W404. When I plug in my phone via usb, it shows "searching" then "not supported" but on my head units screen it starts to show some random music files on my phone, but won't play them. I tried plugging in using two different wires, and tried with debugging on and off.

Any help? I even saw a video where the guy was doing it online with a similar setup, using a Droid and some other similar Alpine deck.

when i select "media player" from the usb settings on the phone, after about 20 seconds, the head unit starts to play a few songs but its very choppy. Any help is appreciated!

Also found this post that seems relevant, http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1283501