kg_jettaIV Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 So I want to hook my phone (blackberry storm) to my F700 to use Pandora. I have my iPod in the glove box so AV1 is being used for that. I stupidly assumed that like most head units, the Avic's front 3.5mm jack would work for audio input. Is there a way to just connect a line-in (3.5mm -> 3.5mm) stereo cable from the phone to the head unit and get audio. I'm getting the impression this may not be as easy as it should be. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heisingr Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 You can buy a cable that has RCA on 1 end and 3.5mm jack on the other. I bought mine at Walmart for like $7. You will need the special cable for AV2. I have seen them online for $20 or if you have a video recorder, that cable might work. I have a Samsung video recorder and it came with a cable that works with AV2. I use this with my Moto Q9m for Pandora too. Doesn't sound that great but it works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahwang Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 i'm confused. I've used the front 3.5 mm jack for audio before. I remember having to go into the settings or something to configure it properly. Also, since there's no video being inputted, the screen is blank except for the AV2 icon in the top left with the clock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heisingr Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 i'm confused. I've used the front 3.5 mm jack for audio before. I remember having to go into the settings or something to configure it properly. Also, since there's no video being inputted, the screen is blank except for the AV2 icon in the top left with the clock. Yes, go to the av settings and change av2 to video. The screen will be black (as long as you have the video bypass mod). Just hit the map button and the map will be displayed and the audio will still play. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doabbs Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I had the same question. Tried it this morning and can confirm that this worked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
queensnewbie Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 so does the AV2 work for video with a generic 3.5mm to rca cable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dianebrat Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 so does the AV2 work for video with a generic 3.5mm to rca cable? There is no such thing as a "generic" cable that goes from 3.5mm with RCA for video, there are 2, if not 3, "standards" and they have differing pinouts, and the ground on the 3.5mm side can be in different spots. I'm pretty sure that there are threads here pointing out which configuration you need for the AVIC, but I've never paid attention since I only use the AV2 for audio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattlach Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Are we talking about the front panel 3.5mm plug? I had no success with this. I tried a bunch of different settings without any luck. Just silence. I used a generic 3.5mm to 3.5mm wire hooked up to my iPhone 3g... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
queensnewbie Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 i ordered the CD-RM10 cable but the video didn't seem to work with the couplers I used to connect my video in. Got a black and white output on the avic that wasnt steady. Im guessing its due to the different pinouts as mentioned before. Am I mistaken that its possible to do video though the front 3.5mm jack with the RM10 cable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahwang Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 buy one of these. you don't need the pioneer brand. http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Visual-Camco ... 727&sr=1-1 "pins" should be the same. It's just a standard TRS connector. If pioneer did try to change the pins, then just try different combinations of the colors. Usually yellow is video, but if Pioneer decides to be jerks, then it could be L (audio) or other. Make sure that your settings on the AVIC AV2 input is correctly configured. I used mine with no problems. It took a little fumbling, but the manual provides directions. Read pages 120 and 143 for detailed instructions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptamarin Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 buy one of these. you don't need the pioneer brand. http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Visual-Camco ... 727&sr=1-1 "pins" should be the same. It's just a standard TRS connector. If pioneer did try to change the pins, then just try different combinations of the colors. Usually yellow is video, but if Pioneer decides to be jerks, then it could be L (audio) or other. Make sure that your settings on the AVIC AV2 input is correctly configured. I used mine with no problems. It took a little fumbling, but the manual provides directions. Read pages 120 and 143 for detailed instructions. Video should be yellow, if it isn't then you're using the wrong type of cable. There is a diagram in the installation manual of the correct cable the "pinout" of the 3.5mm jack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJDisturbed Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 i use a regular stereo 3.5mm male to male cable to attach my palm Pre to my av2 connection to listen to pandora with NO ISSUES what so ever, you only need the special AV cable if you are going to use vid, if not, a standard audio cable will work fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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