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Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

Control an iPod directly from your 2006-up Alpine stereo

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Why would I need an iPod® adapter?

An iPod adapter allows you to connect your iPod to your car stereo, then access your playlists with your stereo's controls - a great idea for several reasons. One, you can scroll through your song titles on your stereo's larger display, instead of squinting down at your iPod. Two, you can route the adapter cable to your glove compartment or center console, so your iPod stays safely out of sight. Three, the iPod adapter keeps your iPod fully charged, so it's ready to rock when you leave your car. And last of all, some adapters bypass your iPod's internal digital-to-analog converter, using your stereo's superior DAC to turn your files back into music.

Our take on the Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

by Tim Sprinkle
Alpine Authorized Online Dealer

Want to listen to your iPod through your car audio system? If you have an Alpine stereo with "Full Speed™" controls, all it takes is this KCE-422i connection cable — there's no extra gear to install. With just one cable between your iPod and your stereo, you'll get super-fast data transfer and full playback control.

Once connected, Alpine's Full Speed controls allow you to manage just about every playback function right from the radio's faceplate. QuickSearch™ makes it easy to find the music that you want — jump between artists, albums, and playlists at the push of a button. You can even scroll through songs using the rotary control knob. Album, artist, and song information from your iPod will show up on the radio's display, too.

On the sound front, you can use the Bass Engine tone controls on your Alpine stereo to coax the best possible performance out of your compressed music files. Alpine's Full Speed connection works with all dockable iPods and charges the iPod's battery while it's connected. Length: 6-1/2'. Warranty: 1 year.

Compatibility Note: Be sure to check "Hands-on Research" for specific iPod model compatibility with this iPod adapter.

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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Adapter Type
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 iPod audio in w/ iPod control
Vehicle Specific
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 No
Brand Specific
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 Alpine
Parts Warranty
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 1 Year
Labor Warranty
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 1 Year
iPod Compatibility
Full-Size
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 Classic/5Gen/4Gen
Nano
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 Nano5/Nano4/Nano3/Nano2/Nano1
Touch
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 Touch3/Touch2/Touch1
Mini
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 Mini2/Mini1
iPhone
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  • Alpine Full Speed connection cable for iPod

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Features

iPod Full Speed: The KCE-422i allows you to connect your Apple iPod to select 2006-2009 Full Speed-compatible Alpine head units. It has an iPod dock connector on one end and a "D-shaped" 10-pin DIN plug on the other end. There is no hideaway box to deal with as with many other iPod adapters.

iPod Compatibility: This adapter cable can be used to interface a compatible receiver with most iPods with a dock connector. The cable gives you full control and full sound at full speed. You can quickly and easily search through all of the music contained on your iPod through Playlist, Artist, Album or Song searches. You can view Artist, Album, Song Information and Song Number right on the head unit's display. The cable will also power the iPod and charge the battery. The Alpine KCE-422i is "Made for iPod" compatible and supports the following iPod model features (as of Dec. 2009):

iPod/iPhone Model Generation Media Type  Control Type Display Type Charge
Audio Video Unit iPod/iPhone Song/Artist Info Track Info
dock connector 3rd N N N N N N N
clickwheel
color		 4th N N N N N N N
mini 1st N N N N N N N
2nd N N N N N N N
video 5th Y N Y N Y Y Y
classic 80GB Y N Y N Y Y Y
120GB Y N Y N Y Y Y
160GB Y N Y N Y Y Y
nano 1st Y N Y N Y Y Y
2nd Y N Y N Y Y Y
3rd Y N Y N Y Y Y
4th Y N Y N Y Y adapter required
5th Y N Y N Y Y adapter required
6th N N N N N N N
touch 1st Y N Y N Y Y Y
2nd Y N Y N Y Y adapter required
3rd Y N Y N Y Y adapter required
4th N N N N N N N
iPhone 2G N N N N N N N
3G N N N N N N N
3GS N N N N N N N
4 N N N N N N N

Note: The Full Speed cable will not charge the iPod nano (4th/5th generation) or iPod touch (2nd/3rd generation) without the Alpine KCX-422TR 12V-to-5V iPod adapter (500KCX422T, sold separately). Apple firmware updates may change functionality results.

Alpine Head Unit Compatibility: The KCE-422i is compatible with select 2006-2009 Alpine head units. These head units have a dedicated iPod Full Speed connector. The cable does not connect to the Ai-NET interface on some Alpine receivers. Once the adapter is connected, the iPod appears on the head unit's display as a selectable source. Current compatible head units include: CDA-9884, CDA-9886, CDA-9887, CDE-9872, CDE-987, and the EX-10.

 

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5 out of 5

Exceptional

Written By Pablo, Torrance, Ca on Thursday, February 24, 2011
 
The product worked great with my alpine, great quality and back again listening my great
music!
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2 out of 5

Works great, until it shorts out

Written By tim, Southfield, MI on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
 
I have been using this cable for about a month now with a 1G iPod Touch. It charges and
plays music just like it's supposed to, but please note that it will not charge 2G and later
Touches. You also cannot navigate through music on the ipod while it is playing on the
head unit.
Yesterday while I was in the car, the music suddenly stopped, and the head unit
displayed "Searching..." After a few minutes, I unplugged the cable and found that the
ipod was burning hot, along with the cable connector. There was a tiny burn mark on the
cable connector across a few of the pins. Turns out the cable had shorted out my ipod
somehow and nearly destroyed it. I was lucky because after cooling down and rebooting
the ipod a couple times, it still works.
2 out of 3 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Alpine needs an update

Written By John, Rockwall, TX on Saturday, December 26, 2009
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I have been using this cable with the Alpine CDA-9883 for 2 years and have been extremely pleased. I have a iPod Nano tucked in a small cubby in the Honda Pilot and everything works great. The reason I docked it one star is I recently upgraded my wife's phone to the iPhone 3GS (2nd Gen) and this cable is not compatible. I receive an error when I connect the phone but if I ignore the message it will play music through the connection but the alpine deck will not control the device and it will not charge. Check your compatibility for the best experience (the iPhone is not listed). Great website Crutchfield!
2 out of 3 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Works with 3rd Gen Classic 10GB IPOD

Written By Demian, Mission Viejo, CA on Friday, September 11, 2009
 
I was skeptical when my friend gave me this head unit with the IPOD cable. For the heck of it I plugged the cable in and connected my 3rd Gen IPOD classic and sure enough it charges, displays the APLINE logo and can be controlled through the deck. Alpine and Crutchfield says in the technical specifications only 4th Gen and up classic will work, my 3rd gen works and I don't have to worry if I leave it in the car.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Works As Advertised

Written By Sacha, Arlington, VA on Friday, April 03, 2009
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Not a whole lot to say about a cable. The KCE-422 works just as advertised, feels well made and was long enough to allow for some flexibility when installing.
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5 out of 5

Plug & Play

Written By akaula, Molokai, Hawaii on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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What can I say but right on. Plug it in and forget about it. Works fine with my iPod 3rd gen nano. Fast, no problems with connection and it charges it too. Cord a little too long but oh well. Love it!
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Charging newer iPods

Written By Bob, NC on Sunday, November 09, 2008
 
If you have/are buying one of the iDA-x00 Digital Media Receivers, you only need this cable if you want to the the head unit with an pre-5th Generation iPod. If you have a 5th Generation iPhone, iPod Touch or iPhone, the USB-to-iPod cable that comes for free with the head unit will work (and charge) the newer iPods.

I bought this cable along with my iDA-100 DMR & installed both the USB cable and the Full Speed cable in my glove compartment. The USB cable connects to a USB port on the back of the head unit, and the Full Speed interface cable plugs into the Full Speed interface on the back of the head unit, so both cables can be connected & used at the same time. I am currently using an old 4th Generation iPod in this car, but at some point when that one dies I want to get the functionality supported by the USB cable (album art, etc.) without having to yank the head unit out again, so I just installed both cables when the unit went into the dash.

Not clear on what happens if you want to use both a Bluetooth module AND a Full Speed iPod cable, since there is only one Full Speed jack on the head unit...maybe the Bluetooth module has both Full Speed in and out jacks??...
1 out of 2 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Not needed with new Alpine iDA-X iPod models

Written By bsfiosco, NJ on Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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I bought an Alpine iDA-X100 and so far I love it. I bought this cable because the marketing for the product made it sound like you needed this cable to get full IPOD functionality. With this cable the iDA-X100 will NOT display the IPOD album images. That only occurs if you use the include (free) USB cable. So save yourself some money and pass on this if your getting and iDA-X### model. The only way you find out this information is to read the manual after you buy it or read the online manual before you buy it which few people ever do.
5 out of 6 people found this helpful
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3 out of 5

Won't Charge ITouch

Written By David, Cleveland, OH on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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This product worked great until I bought a new Apple ITouch last night. I was very displeased this
morning when I plugged the ITouch into my car stereo and it informed me that charging was not supported. I sure hope Alpine gets their act together and produces a new cable. I have three
car stereos set up this way, I don't want to switch from Alpine but I will if they don't act and another brand does.
3 out of 5 people found this helpful
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3 out of 5

Won't charge iPhone 3G

Written By James, Arlington, VA on Friday, August 29, 2008
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This cable won't charge the iPhone 3G. It can control it just fine (I'm using it with the CDA-9857) but Apple changed which pins are used to charge the phone. Supposedly manufacturers were given ample notice that this was going to happen but many chose to ignore it.

Hopefully Alpine updates this cable, especially considering all the headunits they sell/have sold that use it and the fact that it is still a current product. My guess is that all new ipods released after the iPhone 3G will use this new pin layout for charging (via usb pins vs. firewire). Alpine, please offer an updated product!
15 out of 16 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Nice

Written By Blazer984, MA on Friday, August 15, 2008
 
This works great. You dont have to worry about having your iPod out. I have mine safely tucked in the glove box out of the way. Controls on the Alpine deck are identical to the iPod controls. Very easy use. Would recommend to anyone
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

Written By Tom, Loma Linda, Ca on Thursday, August 07, 2008
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great product, easy to install
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Perfect and value

Written By lacebra, Colombia on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
 
This adapter
rocks!.. if u have a
compatible Alpine
stereo, this is the
best choice to
connect and play ur
ipod on the road.
Amazing sound, ipod
always charged, and
u cand adjust the
sound settings from
ur alpine. I love
this adapter cose i
always play my ipod
in my car and it
sounds perfect.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

good product

Written By roll4life27, ohio on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Does exactly what it should do, I like that it charges the ipod. You can't use the ipod while it's plugged in but have to use the head unit's interface, which doesn't bother me, but may bother some.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Joe B

Written By Joe, Lake Hiawatha NJ on Monday, March 17, 2008
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Great product easy to install
1 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

Written By green_giant, Washington on Thursday, March 13, 2008
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This product is excellent and works exactly as advertised. My only goal would be finding a way to control the playback from the iPhone. (yes, this works for an iphone after you click through the airplain mode question) I'd just rather be able to use the touch screen versus control from the head unit but this adaptor was the only style of input that my CDE-9881 accepted.
5 out of 5 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

Written By Carl, Herndon, VA on Sunday, January 27, 2008
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This cable fit the Alpine receiver perfectly and was a snap to install (just plugged in). A good product at a good price which make all of your I-pod files playable through the Alpine system.
3 out of 3 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Alpine KCE-422i iPod cable

Written By THOMAS, MARINA CA on Saturday, January 26, 2008
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WORKS WELL.
2 out of 3 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Works just like it should...

Written By Anthony, Victorville, CA on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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Works great! Connects securely, and seems very durable. I'm sure it will last many years.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Cord works great

Written By Wayne, Janesville, WI on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
 
First of all, for all the bad reviews, they do not apply to this product. The interface has nothing to do with this product, but the cd player it is hooked up to. Also, I don't know if you know what an Ipod is, but they automatically reset to the first song after a period of time no matter what, also not this products fault.

SO, about this product, it works fast and effectively. The sound quality is crystal clear, even through high end systems. It is an easy choice to get this product over and FM transmitter or other Ipod product.
4 out of 4 people found this helpful
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