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Subject:Re: ps Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
From:craig cowan
Date:Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:32:33 -0500

Simple and works.
Every engineer knows a simple rule of engineering...."If you can eliminate
parts without consequence, do so."
Simple works.

-Craig

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: Audio in/out for your head unit
> When I wanted to add an MP3 player to my Pioneer head unit I checked and
> that unit had a aux input port that could have originally been used for a
> CS
> library type setup or now other things.  I found the adapter that plugs
> into
> that port and terminates in little 3.5mm audio plug that goes into my MP3
> player, the same as headphones.  I ran that up and out the ashtray.  The
> MP3
> player plugs right in.  It took me longer to figure out how to configure
> the
> head unit to play from that (getting the right settings on the front panel)
> than it did for the physical install.  So you might check and see if such
> an
> adapter will work for you.
>

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