scottatah Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hey folks, I just picked up an 8200NEX to be installed by the local shop later this week, but I have some questions so that I can be prepared going in. I understand the unit comes with a single USB extension cable. Presumably this will connect to the USB1 input on the back for Apple CarPlay. Questions: Assuming I have no intention of connecting an android phone, can I still make use of the second USB input? What benefit might this serve me? E.g., could I use this to charge a second device? What happens if I have two devices connected at the same time (say an iPhone to USB1 and an iPod to USB2)? Will the system freak out or will I simply have additional options of what I wish to use? Do I require any specific type of cable, or any old 6ft USB extension cable will work? To make use of the HDMI mirroring, can I use any hdmi cable? Could I use the second USB port to charge while using HDMI? Thanks, Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parrothead1809 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Congrats! I'm the proud owner of an 8200 as well. I took a fist full of cables and had the installer run them all to my glove box for future use. This included a RCA (for video), HDMI, both usb's, and the aux. I haven't yet tried the hdmi, or plugging in two phones at once. I did see a you-tube video on getting a hdmi splitter so you can mirror, but haven't tried that yet either. Watch this: Hope this helps, -PH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadicalNine Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 1) yes. For example you can use it to play videos from a usb 2)Simply additional options 3)Any 4)yes 5)yes Does everything a person can think of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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