| RockJedi |
I am thinking about buying an iPod (either a 3G or 4G) and I want to make sure that there is a good way to install the unit, without using a tape adapter.
My concern is that all of the documentation I have seen about the BlitzSafe is concerning '03 or earlier. Since I have the DVD in the middle counsel and the 6 disc changer under the driver's seat, can I still use the BlitzSafe, with out messing up everything else?
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| daveo4mdx |
I installed a Blitzsafe Hon/Aux on sunday in an '04 MDX with Navi/RES/CD Change (under drivers seat).
the blitzsafe goes into the CD Changer port on the back of the factory radio (so the CD Changer is now disconnected)
the iPod now works great!! and the Navi & RES still work great!!
no problems in my opinion it working great in my 4 day old MDX. |
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| RockJedi |
I was hoping that there would be a way to keep everything functioning and not have to disable the 6 disc. Oh well I guess I can't have it all...
Thank you for your input...maybe I will get a long cord and plug it into the Aux in the back. :D |
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| daveo4mdx |
installing a blitzsafe and also still keeping the CD Change work is possible in theory with the Blitzsafe HON/AUX DMX V.1D Auxiliary Input Converter
the HON/AUX DMX V.1D stands for "double" and it has a pass through for the CD changer so that you can have both your iPod and CD Changer plugged in - alas it is not all good new, the Blitzsafe model that is available only works with Alpine CD Changes - Blitzsafe has not yet comitted to releasing a version that works with the Factory CD Changer from Acura (all of this is according to another post on the acura forum that escapes me at the moment).
NOTE: I have no experience with this personally, but if the "d" version works as well as the normal version it would be a very nice little gadget - if you do this and it works I would appreciate a post back to this forum.
here is a link to the dual mode blitzsafe
http://store.yahoo.com/logjam/blitzhonalpdmxv1d.html
I have never done business with logjam, it's not good, it's not bad, I have no opinion, but they had a reference to the product.
thanks, |
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| daveo4mdx |
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Thank you for your input...maybe I will get a long cord and plug it into the Aux in the back. :D
this was my original plan and it worked great also - the only problem was that you can not have the DVD player playing a DVD with the kids watching the DVD using the head phones and also listen to the AUX input....this was a deal breaker for me so I ponied up the money for the blitzsafe.
It is a requirement for the kids to watch the DVD and the wife and I on long trips listen to the iPod - the $69.00 for the AUX blitzsafe is well worth the money if you want to do this (DVD and iPOD both playing at once). |
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| RockJedi |
Thank you for the web link. I went to the site and looked at it. Even though there are some nice tutorials in other threads, I don't think I am ready to start opening up my new car and playing with the electronics.
It looks like I will be buying a long cord after all, or the tape adapter. Thanks again to everyone that replied. |
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| simplysheila |
I'm not very electronics savvy...can someone please explain how blitzsafe works? I've never heard of blitzsafe until now...i've been using the monster icable for my mini ipod. is the sound quality better using the blitzsafe? would it work with my 04 mdx touring without navi and dvd? and if it does will i have to give up my cd? this is not a problem with me...but my dad who occasionally drives the X for golfing may complain. :rolleyes:
Anyway, i'd appreciate any answers!! thanks!!!
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| crmsnidol |
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Originally posted by simplysheila
I'm not very electronics savvy...can someone please explain how blitzsafe works? I've never heard of blitzsafe until now...i've been using the monster icable for my mini ipod. is the sound quality better using the blitzsafe? would it work with my 04 mdx touring without navi and dvd?
The Blitzsafe product attaches to the rear of your stock head unit and acts as a aux-in audio source changer when you dbl-press the CD button on your stereo. The head unit is "tricked" into thinking the new source is a CD changer but in reality, any audio source will do. I have one and the sound is great. I can't compare to a monster cable or other setup but I can tell you from my experience the sound is clean.
You'll need:
Blitzsafe adapter - approx $80-$100.
6ft'-10' miniplug (1/8" male) to RCA stereo cable ($5 at Best Buy)
installer who can get to the rear of the head unit (approx $100)
Good luck. |
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| niall |
I have 04 MDX with Navi and RES. I want to hookup my XM Roady using the Blitz. Which model of the Blitz do I need ?
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| luciferi |
| If you want to keep the changer and add the ipod you don't need the blitzsafe adapter. All that is needed is interrupt the audio out of the changer with a relay a switch it to the ipod. When the changer is playing energize the relay and the ipod sound is switched through. Costs less than $20 in parts |
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| niall |
| Would you hapen to have a link to the Interupt you mentioned ? Thanks |
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| random |
If you NAVI and DVD, you do not need a Blitsafe at all. All you need is to go to the back of the DVD player and use the AUX audio inputs.
I have my iPod (with dock connector) with a Belkin car adapter. Then I took a mini audio cable to RCA and coonected the mini plug into the Belkin adapter for the audio out. Routed the cable under the console and to the back of the DVD where I cut the RCA plugs and wired this cable into the DVD audio input.
There was another thread on the site that had pictures of the back of the DVD. |
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| niall |
| Well I wanted to hookup my XM Roady and keep my Changer (under seat). Spoke to Blitzsafe yesterday, they said that I cannot keep the stock cd changer and hookup the XM or any other device unless I upgrade the stock CD changer to I think they said an Alpine unit. Well, I'm not ready to replace a brand new changer that works fine, so I guess I have to use the cassette adapter for my XM, since the wireless FM Mod quality is horrible. Damm, now I'm going to see more wires than I want to. |
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| bdeck |
random,
can you post a link to the thread that showed a picture of the back of the factory dvd? I'm interested in how you hooked up the audio in.
thanks.
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| Frumious |
I use an iTrip with my iPod in my X. Works well. This is a tiny FM transmitter ($35) made by Griffin Tecchnology that attaches to your iPod and sends out a signal to your FM radio (you can set it to any frequency). Just set your radio for the chosen frequency (I've pre-set the #1 FM-1 button to it). For infinite battery power I also have my iPod plugged into the auxilary power in the console between the front seats with Griffin's PowerPod. ($25) The iPod stays in the upper tray of the console - iPod and wires neatly out of sight.
My daughter plugs her iPod to the X's rear RCA jacks - using a common stereo mini-jack to 2 RCA plugs wire - and plays it there as an AUX input.
Very, very simple. |
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| RockJedi |
I did the same thing that you suggested and found that the FM transmitter works fairly well. I have encountered some cross station static in the city, but for the most part it has been good.
A direct feed into the head unit would be ideal, but this was a good $20 fix to my problem. |
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| Frumious |
| RockJedi - My other daughter, who drives her own car and also has an iPod, uses a gizmo that goes from the iPod by wire to a special tape cassette. She inserts the tape cassette into the cassette player and it plays the iPod! I think that the iPod signal goes to a tiny head in the cassette that matches up with the player's tape reading head. She got this for $6 somewhere. I think Radio Shack and Walmart sell them. Cheapest solution I have seen. And perhaps the simplest. |
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| jm1 |
Tape adapters are usually better than FM transmitters as they aren't subject to interference, and IMHO, sound better (more dyanmic range on a tape adapter vs. FM signal?). However, you'll have an extra cable, unfortunately.
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Originally posted by Frumious
RockJedi - My other daughter, who drives her own car and also has an iPod, uses a gizmo that goes from the iPod by wire to a special tape cassette. She inserts the tape cassette into the cassette player and it plays the iPod! I think that the iPod signal goes to a tiny head in the cassette that matches up with the player's tape reading head. She got this for $6 somewhere. I think Radio Shack and Walmart sell them. Cheapest solution I have seen. And perhaps the simplest.
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| bdeck |
Thanks for the response, random.
Just so I understand, it sounds like this is effectively the same as hooking into the AUX inputs in the rear--only without wiring to the rear. In other words, the rear AUX jack is now disconnected from the DVD. Is that right?
Also, you can't listen to DVD on headphones in the rear while listening to AUX input (iPOD or XM or whatever) up front, right?
Just want to make sure I understand....
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| random |
Yes, it basically hooks-up to the AUX inputs in the rear. I spliced the inputs so both, the rear and the iPod are connected. I can use one or the other. If I connect two things, these are analog inputs, so they would be added together to form some weird sound combination.
Yes, you can listen to DVD headphones while playing something on the front through the AUX. The rear and front can be doing different things inlcuding the AUX and DVD. |
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| random |
| I should make a correction. When playing the AUX up front, the rear can only use the AUX. Cannot play AUX and DVD at the same time. However, I can play FM up front and AUX on the rear. |
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| MacJag |
| I have a 2nd gen iPod and the simplest, cheapest way to hook it up is to buy an 8 foot Y cable from Monster cable available at Radio Shack for 14$. I simply ran it from the DVD aux under the seat to the front console. Works well enough. |
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