Question about HK Stereo in 05 MCS

[Deacon Bill]

I have about a 2-3 week wait left on Alice. It will have the HK stereo in it along with the new IPOD set-up that works through the stereo and controls through the MFS. My question is how many preset buttons are on it? I've heard you can use 5 for the IPOD but how many are left after that? Many thanks. Can't wait to get her across the pond.

[RenaultF1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deacon Bill

I have about a 2-3 week wait left on Alice. It will have the HK stereo in it along with the new IPOD set-up that works through the stereo and controls through the MFS. My question is how many preset buttons are on it? I've heard you can use 5 for the IPOD but how many are left after that? Many thanks. Can't wait to get her across the pond.

I have the same setup in my '05 MCS. There are 6 preset buttons on the headunit. As far as the iPod adapter...the first 5 presets would be used for your MINI playlists (MINI1, MINI2, etc.) and preset 6 is your entire iPod library.

[Deacon Bill]

Doesn't anyone with an IPOD adapter use any of the presets for a radio station?

[asmujica]

You have 6 presets for the iPod, and something along the line as 12 presets for FM, 6 for AM.

I may be mistaken since I don´t remember if the Mini has Fm1 and Fm2 in the modes.

[sjbartnik]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deacon Bill

Doesn't anyone with an IPOD adapter use any of the presets for a radio station?

The presets for the iPod are totally independent (i.e. have nothing to do with) the presets for your radio.

The radio when you get it will have 3 modes: Radio, CD, or CD Changer (i.e. iPod).

When you are in radio mode, you have 18 FM presets (3 FM bands with 6 presets each).

When you are in CD Changer mode (i.e. iPod mode) the 1-6 buttons function like they would if you had a CD changer attached, except that instead of selecting CDs 1-6 you are selecting your MINI playlists 1-5 or #6 is your whole library. All the iPod adapter does is fool your radio into thinking that a CD changer is attached, then it translates your CD changer controls into commands that the iPod can understand.