[Hyper Active]

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Hehe, i promised my salesman i wouldnt change my spec again, he said he didnt believe me

PMSL

[Stiggy]

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Silly question alert ()

Can music be put on an ipod in albums like on an MP3 cd?

Yes!

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyper Active (original)

PMSL

I think in reality we all knew it wasnt gonna happen

Thanks Stiggy

[Yoastie]

No need for changer - go for iPod connector

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Right so I ditched the CD changer and have specced the Ipod Interface and bought me an Ipod

I didnt spec Bluetooth in the end

Ive been thinking about it again recently though, and again looking on NewMiniStuff.

I came across this 'Bluetooth kit for R56 - Parrot evo with MFSW integration'.

Can anyone explain to me how it works? Mikey?

[Martin F]

I have the ipod integration on my Nov06 MCS and Mikey subsequently installed the "Bluetooth with MFSW" for me.

The phone sits on a cradle and to receive a call I press the top button on the MFSW. To end a call I press the lower button. I am using a Nokia 6310 which has voice tags so i have tagged my commonly used numbers. To call one of them I press the top button on the MFSW and say the tag name. It then makes the call.

The phone cuts the radio/Ipod and plays through the speakers. There is nothing to see except a tiny mike by the door frame.

I am very pleased with it. It took Mikey most of an afternoon to install while I had a few cups of coffee in the Tesco opposite.

[Lolance]

I didn't spec the bluetooth in my new one, didn't think they were the worth the money tbh.
I think a trip up to Mikey's is in order for the sound upgrade and bluetooth later this year!

Does anyone know how the ipod adaptor works? Can you go through the songs on the ipod click wheel? Because I've got 14000 songs on mine and going through the albums/artists on the boost could take a little while...

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Martin F (original)

I have the ipod integration on my Nov06 MCS and Mikey subsequently installed the "Bluetooth with MFSW" for me.

The phone sits on a cradle and to receive a call I press the top button on the MFSW. To end a call I press the lower button. I am using a Nokia 6310 which has voice tags so i have tagged my commonly used numbers. To call one of them I press the top button on the MFSW and say the tag name. It then makes the call.

The phone cuts the radio/Ipod and plays through the speakers. There is nothing to see except a tiny mike by the door frame.

I am very pleased with it. It took Mikey most of an afternoon to install while I had a few cups of coffee in the Tesco opposite.

Thank you!

That kind of makes a bit more sense now

Which Bluetooth kit is you have fitted?

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lolance (original)

I didn't spec the bluetooth in my new one, didn't think they were the worth the money tbh.
I think a trip up to Mikey's is in order for the sound upgrade and bluetooth later this year!

Does anyone know how the ipod adaptor works? Can you go through the songs on the ipod click wheel? Because I've got 14000 songs on mine and going through the albums/artists on the boost could take a little while...

Depends if you've asked for the Ipod Interface to be fitted in the top storage compartment, if so, the Ipod can be controlled using the MFSW.

If not, and you are just using the Aux-In socket and a cable then I believe it has to be controlled on the Ipod itself

[Martin F]

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Which Bluetooth kit is you have fitted?

The one Mikey fits if you don't want the display. I think it is the Parrott CK3000

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Martin F (original)

The one Mikey fits if you don't want the display. I think it is the Parrott CK3000

Ahh ok.

The one I found on the website was the Parrot Evo, not sure if thats the same or not as that doesnt have a seperate screen either?!

[Martin F]

Mikey offers a choice, either with or without the screen. I would contact him. Whatever I have works well and was his normal package without the screen.

[supa-dupa-cooper]

I think I will contact him again

Get settled with the car first

[Lolance]

Jo, I meant the ipod interface with the boost (so in the secret compartment) but I didn't want the MFSW.

The aux-in is easy enough, just wanted a bit more sound quality so just wanted to see how the above set-up works...

You get me...??

[mikeythemini]

The one we use without screen is the 3000 EVO

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lolance (original)

Jo, I meant the ipod interface with the boost (so in the secret compartment) but I didn't want the MFSW.

The aux-in is easy enough, just wanted a bit more sound quality so just wanted to see how the above set-up works...

You get me...??

I gets ya

Not sure how that will work though?!

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini (original)

The one we use without screen is the 3000 EVO

Cool, if I go for it, I dont want a seperate screen, so that sounds perfect!

And to have it all linked in the with MFSW is good too, and im guessing it wont work with the nav screen?

Is there a limit to what phones it works with?

[bob corbishley]

The ipod interface is quite cool. When you select the CDC option you are presented with 6 CDs on the radio buttons

If you select CD 1 then it starts playing thru your playlists.
CD 2 is listing by artist
CD 3 is listing by album
(I think the others are by track name etc but I just use option 2)

When the tracks begin playing you will be presented with the track name in the middle of the display and various options on the radio buttons below such as random etc. Towards the right there is a "LIST" option. If you hit this then most of the display is taken away and you can just see the present track and the next track listed below and in the right hand corner there is an up arrow. This is how I use mine. The selector knob now simulates the ipod wheel and you press it to select the artist/track etc. The button on the right of the radio goes back up the menu. The buttons on the MFSW do the ipod left and right functions of the ipod wheel (ie prev / next track).

[bob corbishley]

A few piccies

Ipod lives in here (cables a bit long though)

The screen locks out when connected...

Initially the radio looks like this... (I've selected option 2)

And then you press "List" to get to this view

Press the up arrow to get to "artist" or move up the structure

The + sign at the left indicates that you can expand that title to show tracks. If you then turn the knob you can change artist for example and then press to show tracks..


The only drawback is that you either list by artist and then track or album and then track, you cant select artist, then an album and then a track? You just get all the artists tracks listed together but the selector knob is pretty swift to wiz thru to the right track.

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Will be much easier to see on the Nav Screen