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Features
Overview: This
adapter allows an iPod with a dock connector to be connected to and controlled
by the factory radio in select VW models. Please
check the Crutchfield Vehicle Selector to confirm compatibility with your
vehicle.
iPod Compatibility: This PA11-VW interface is compatible with iPod (G3 and G4)
and iPod mini models featuring a dock connector. The functionality and features
of the iPod interface described in the owner's manual are confirmed with
firmware version 1.3 for iPod mini, firmware version 2.3 and 3.0.2 for iPod, and
firmware version 1.1 for iPod photo.
Playback Modes: The iPod adapter has two playback modes; Direct and
Playlist.
Direct Mode: In Direct Mode the track up/down and fast forward and reverse
buttons on the factory radio control the iPod. All the controls on the iPod also
work so selection of playlist, and any other playback functions can be
controlled there. In this mode the iPod is accessed at disc 5, track 1 using the
CD changer source on the factory radio.
Playlist Mode: The factory radio can access six discs when a CD changer is
connected, this is synonymous with six playlists on the iPod. In Playlist Mode the first five
CD slots access
custom playlists arranged using iTunes software. The sixth playlist is a Play
All command which plays all the songs on the iPod.
In Playlist Mode the iPod enters an External Control
mode and neither the controls on the iPod nor the display is active.
There is no limit to the
number of songs on a playlist, but the song number display on most factory
radios is only two digits so after 99 the display restarts at 01.
Playlist Names: In order for the adapter/factory radio to recognize a
playlist, it should be named VW1... through VW5... Text can follow the
VW name and number, such as VW3_artistname or VW2-jazz. For a given
disc slot (1-5), if there is no playlist named VW followed by that number,
that disc slot will play the first available playlist on the iPod (the second
blank slot will play the second available playlist, etc).
Auxiliary Input: In addition to the iPod input on the PA11-VW there is an
auxiliary input (RCA) for use with another source, such as a DVD system,
satellite radio, etc. The aux input is accessed at disc 6 track 1 using the
factory radio controls. This aux input can be used with or without the iPod
connected. When using the aux input in the Playlist Mode, the Play All mode is moved to the Disc 5
slot and the VW5 custom playlist is lost.
Playlist Mode Controls: In Playlist
Mode the iPod is controlled using the CD Changer commands on the factory radio. Use
the Radio's Disc Select controls to access the 5 custom mobile playlists,
the Play All mode, or the auxiliary input. Track select, forward and backward,
works just like on a CD. Other commands include shuffle play, scan (plays first
10 seconds of each track), Fast Track Search (skips forward or backward 10
tracks), and Fast Forward/Fast Reverse within a song (available in shuffle mode
only).
Battery Charge: The
PA11-VW charges iPod battery when connected. Charging
stops after 1 hour of non use to prevent draining the vehicle's battery.
Note: The PA11-VW requires an optional cable (item #
581CBP85) to charge the iPod nano 4th generation, iPod touch 2nd generation,
or the iPhone 3G.
CD Changer Port:
The adapter uses the factory radio's CD Changer port so if the vehicle has an existing
outboard CD Changer it must be disconnected.
Pause: When a non
iPod source is selected on the radio (AM/FM/Cass/CD) the iPod pauses.
Resume: If the iPod
is not disconnected after use, it will resume playing where it left off when you
restart the vehicle.
