FINALLY, AN AUX INPUT FOR THE OEM SYSTEM (6CD IN DASH)

[H2Dude]

Thank you.

I will start my project today and keep you all posted.

[Klaus]

H2Dude, we will only get 8 characters... It's a limitation of our GM radio.

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[PARAGON]

I have to ask the obvious question, do you still have the 6-disc changer on the Aux 1 or did this setup eliminate that.

I am assuming it did from your post, but before I start ordering, I want to make sure.

[Klaus]

These are both Pioneer IP bus adapters:

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PIOCDRB10

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PIOCDRB20

The CD-RB20 has a IP bus passthrough, and the CD-RB10 does not. It just depends on what you want to do as to which one you want.

Also, I'd wait for V2 of the Soundgate adapter.

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[This message was edited by Klaus on 11-07-03 at 12:16 PM.]

[cmb31078]

I have ordered mine and a 12 disc changer. XM is coming for Christmas this year. I will let everyone know how well it works with the 04 Nav units. Hopefully it does work like Soundgate said it would. Should have it installed in time for Thanksgiving

Craig

04 Pewter H2- Lux,nav, air suspension

[H2Dude]

Once again I thank you for the good info re the XM hook up. The cost of XM radio in my H2 keeps creeping up. My adapter and aux cable are in the mail. I will order the Pioneer 910, the blitzsafe antenna, and the SIRSP 2 to 1 adapter.

If you hear about a Pioneer 2 to 1 adapter comming out let me know.

Otherwise I am determined to get this thing rolling.

One last question Klaus do you know if the SIRSP 2 to 1 adapter will plug into the pioneer 910 or will I need modification to the connectors.

[Klaus]

Just an update... I received and email from Log Jam that my adapter shipped today.

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[OUSUCKS]

Has anyone used this device with the Alpine XM Radio?

[Patriot]

H2 Dude,

Klaus can correct me here but the adapter has only one input with the ability to pass thru two inputs. I called Soundgate to confirm. There won't be two IP-bus connections...only one....BUT...

On the Pioneer XM tuners of CD changers there is an IP-bus "pass thru". Kinda like a daisy chain. You can hook up the device and then use the pass thru jack on them to add another. You can add an IP-bus to RCA jack adapter to the IP-Bus pass thru on the XM tuner to get your second input.

Another option is to buy some of the IP-bus configuration adapters Klaus has posted here on this thread to use with the PIOGM1V2 to get two seperate inputs (non Pioneer).

Soundgate also said that with any Non-Pioneer input, they cannot promise proper operation because there are just too many configurations and gagets that can be added (their standard disclaimer)...but I'm sure most will work OK.

Oh...and I think I'm gonna try the Pioneer 910 for an XM tuner.

[Klaus]

How about a guess. One of each:

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PIOCDRB10

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PIOCDRB20

PIOGM1 --> PIOCDRB20 --> PIOCDRB10

JUST A GUESS!

Of course, you could buy the Pioneer XM Module. The advantage is that the GM radio would control and display the XM.



Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[This message was edited by Klaus on 11-07-03 at 11:46 AM.]

[Klaus]

If I get anything else from Rob, I'll pass it along.

I went ahead and placed an order for the adapter with Log Jam:

http://store.yahoo.com/logjam/soundpiogm1.html

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[Erod]

HI,

OK, I ended up buying the Kenwood Keg 20gb.
So Now I am waiting for soundgate to come up with the adapator so I can hardwire in to the OEM headunit. In the mean time I ran in to the PIE WEBSITE and I saw this. PIE ADAPTOR
What do you guys think. Do you think this will work? and If it does Which one should I choose?. Thanks for your input

Erick

[H2Dude]

Thanks for the info guys. I will order the Pioneer 910 also. Anyone know if I will get the 8 character or 16 character display on our factory radio.

Cant wait to get that satellite radio rollin.

[H2Dude]

UPS has scheduled to deliver my soundgate adapter on December 1, hope it makes it here on time.

[hummer17]

LAPD or anyone:

Has anyone figured out or tried using the NAV at the same time as the CD-changer?

Also - LAPD - any progress on getting the nav to accept inputs when travelling above 8MPH?

Thanks Klaus for all of the information...

[TouchdownTN]

When I say IP-Pioneer I guess I am talking about "2-IP bus to RCA adapter from Pioneer ($15)" Just to clarify. Thanks again

03 Black Adventure with all Lux Options,Brush Guard Lights, and Sylvania Silverstars. Go Vols!!!

[Klaus]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by H2Dude:
Antenna? The 910 doesn't come with one?

I guess my next question is what antenna do you guys recommend?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Here's where it gets interesting. XM Radios use either a 1 or 2 lead antenna. The newer XM Radios use the 1 or single lead (connector) antenna.

The Pioneer 910 uses the older 2 connector antenna. The root of this is one connector for satellite reception, and one connector for terrestrial reception. As I said, the newer setups have combined the connectors.

Now, you can buy the 2 lead (connector) antenna for your 910 and be through. However, the rage in XM car antennas right now is the Blitzsafe:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/xmfanstore/blxmmianxm.html

The Blitzsafe is a single lead antenna. To use it with a Pioneer 910, you will need a single to dual connector adapter. Guess what... XM does not have one yet! However, there is a single to dual adapter for Sirius units:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-hh0gwDI...asp?i=209SIRSP

These adapters have been reported to work fine with XM:

http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=10841&highlight=sirsp&sid=029ddce5 32c111376b27ac281261060e

The official XM single to dual lead adapter is due out any time, so you might want to wait.

In a nutshell:

1. New XM systems use a 1 lead (connector) antenna.
2. The Pioneer XM radio uses a 2 lead (connector) antenna.
3. XM currently does not have an antenna adapter, but one should be released soon.

It is reported that reception is much better with the new, single connector antennas:

http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=10487&highlight=sirsp&sid=029ddce5 32c111376b27ac281261060e


Anyway, something else to think about!

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."

[H2Dude]

Klaus,

Sounds good. I can't wait to here how your hookup turns out. Try and take some pics of your install so we can check it out.

[H2Dude]

XM radio installed.

Thanks to all of your help and research. I received a replacement Soundgate PIOGM1V2 module and everything works fine. Guess I got a bad one the first time out.

I also ordered the RCA pass through cable so I can listen to another source. Im thinking a DVD/TV tuner that I can mount next to the XM receiver under the seat.

I'll save that project for another day.

Special thanks to Aces Full, Patriot, and Klaus. Oh ya and to soundgate for rushing out the replacement part with no hassle.

[Erod]

Thanks for the fast reply!! Man I am sure learning alot from you guys . and I will follow your suggestions and wait until soundgate comes out with the new interface for the OEM. I spoke to

Scott B. Helton
765-644-1251 ofc.
scott@logjamelectronics.com

and I was told that soundgate will ship the New improved Interfaces in 15 days. So I will keep you posted. l8r

Erick