Thanks to a couple of other fourm members here there are a few workarounds to solve this problom.

1. Turn ipod backlight to ALWAYS ON. On the ipod, go to SETTINGS, BACKLIGHT, turn to ALWAYS ON.

OR

2. Turn ipod chaging on the D3 to OFF. On the D3, under the ipod menu, hit FUNCTION, then turn charge ipod OFF.

You can also turn the SLA(source level adjuster) on the ipod source all the way down to -4.

All of these tips seem to help wth the problom.

Props go to Kingof3rdinput and aja656 for discovering these workarounds.

Please sticky this thread.

Stickied. Though it took me 5 minutes to figure out how to do it.

sweet i got a sticky haha now if only we can find a fix for the speaker whine

Turn ipod backlight to ALWAYS ON.... i cant seem to find that in the d3 settings...where is it?

Its on the ipod.

but if your not charging the ipod and the backlight is always on your ipod isnt going to last very long before it dies

but if your not charging the ipod and the backlight is always on your ipod isnt going to last very long before it dies

Yea, turning the backlight all the way down will improve this problem a bit.

A side affect has arissen with turning charging off. The ipod will shut off after a period of time and the only way to "wake it" with the D3 is to turn charging on untill it responds again.

doesnt sound like much of a solution

what's the problem? Is there a different thread talking about the noise

I started experiencing this noise problem when i started using the EQ on the ipod. I turn the EQ settings off and the problem went away

Has any one tried using the ferrite beads that came with the older avic's around the iPod cable? Cntry, I know you have some of these.

WHAT!!!!

Ferrite beads, like the ones you see on USB and computer monitor cables occasionally. They snap around the cable and are designed to remove noise in the data lines, so they may help.

Aren't those the things that come on the portable xm power supplies? If that's the case, the only ones I have are bits and pieces of them from throwing them at the other installers. Especially my boss.

I've actually had those work well in getting rid of engine whine. Although they do make great ammo.

Ahh, I still don't know whaten the hell yer talkin about

but ok.

Got a computer? Look on the cables that go to the monitor. See the funky bump thingy on the cable? Ferrite bead. Most monitors have them. They also show up on iPod cables, printer cables, PlayStation cables, and they are used in nipple implants in Denmark.

AHH!!! Well actually I have an iMAC, no monitor cable. But I know what your talking about now. I just never herd of them referred to as that and I didnt know you could purchase them.

and they are used in nipple implants in Denmark.

FWIW, alternator whine is not a problem with the iPod in my 1992 Toyota MR2. So it's not inevitable. I think it really depends on the vehicle and how well grounded everything is.

my 2 cents

"ferrites" are gold. i keep everyone i dont need to use and use them up on stupid aux input installs! i do agree that they make great projectiles but still hand for real use

has anyone actually tried using a ferrite on the ipod cable for the d3 to get rid of the noise?

Does anybody know where you can purchase the damn things?

Sounds like a Ground Loop Isolator would work best.