(Dumb) Question about Ipod Shuffle Used In Truck

[MN Cummins Lvr]

Hope somebody can help me out here. I have a Ipod Shuffle (2nd Gen) that I listen to in my 92 by using a Belkin cassette adapter in the stereo. The problem is it only works through 2 speakers (I am assuming because the Ipod only has capability for right and left earplug?) Is there anything I can do to make it work through all 4 speakers? If I used a FM transmitter adapter instead of the cassette adapter, would that help? BTW, adjusting the balance doesn't do anything. :-laf



Please pardon my ignorance. :-laf Thx for your help.



Paul

 

[HoleshotHolset]

With most car audio systems "left" and "right" stereo pair channels are just repeated for the front and rear speakers... hence the single 'balance' (left/right) control and the 'fade' control to alter the front/rear balance.



I've never seen a system where an analog input source would only light up the front or rear speakers - that's just plain goofy.



Maybe you just need a 1st Gen iPod shuffle for use in your 1st Gen truck. :-laf



Beers,



Matt

 

[MEby]

Sounds like there is something wrong with your am/fm cassette player in the dash of your truck. I use a cassette to play my Ipod sometimes, and it works great.

 

[bmoeller]

IIRC, my brother said there was an adapter that plugs into your antenna plug on the radio. Fits between the antenna cable and radio. No need for the tape adapter or modulator. Radio still works as normal with the iPod turned off.



If by chance you have an aftermarket radio with RCA style input jacks in the back, there is an adapter that plugs into to those ends, and the iPod.

 

[Ramzilla]

My local car stereo guy says that alot of his customers aren't happy with the FM transmitters because of signal strength issues or something like that. I think that bmoeller's poop is prolly the way to go.

 

[JApol]

I think that bmoeller's poop is prolly the way to go.

Ummm, ok



I rode in a guys truck the other day with the FM ipod transmitter. If the ipod was sitting on the dash right above the radio it has excellent reception. Once it moved about 4 inches from that spot, it got to mostly static.

 

[fest3er]

Ummm, ok



I rode in a guys truck the other day with the FM ipod transmitter. If the ipod was sitting on the dash right above the radio it has excellent reception. Once it moved about 4 inches from that spot, it got to mostly static.

Ah, but Moeller's idea is to cable the RF into the radio. In that case, there is minimal RF loss (it is contained within the cable). However, audio purists will recall that the FM frequency band rolls off around 16K; this has something to do with the way stereo is handled. But since most MP3 recordings probably don't have a whole lot of signal up there, and since diesel engine noise masks a lot of the high frequencies, this is probably not a big deal.



N

 

[MEby]

I have never had good luck with those fm transmitters, I would'nt get one.

 

[bmoeller]

They're OK, but not the best. My biggest problem is that I'm constantly in different markets during the day. Get tired of changing the stations to make it work. With one of the transmitters I have, all of the stations it is programed with get used in a lot of areas.

The other one I have can be used on any of the FM frequencies. Not just 5 or 6.