Noob question: ipod & existing FM Modulator

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madpurs@yahoo.com - 22 Feb 2005 21:47 GMT

Sorry, but I couldn't find this info, so here goes..

I just bought a 20GB ipod and was thinking about how to hook it to my
Blazer.

It has an FM modulator for a CD Changer (which lives behid the
backseat-D'oh!)

So...
Could I somehow hook up the ipod to the already existing modulator?
(By unhooking the changer somehow, perhaps?)

I've heard bad things about the transmitters and don't know if my
cassette deck even works, plus it auto-reverses... I'd prefer to use
the modulator if possible.

Any thoughts?

If this info is already out there, sorry to waste space, but I couldn't

find it.

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Spud Demon - 26 Feb 2005 00:01 GMT

madpurs@yahoo.com writes in article <1109108833.246474.255460@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> dated 22 Feb 2005 13:47:13 -0800:

>I just bought a 20GB ipod and was thinking about how to hook it to my
>Blazer.
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>Could I somehow hook up the ipod to the already existing modulator?
>(By unhooking the changer somehow, perhaps?)

If the modulator uses line-level inputs (RCA plugs), you can probably put
the iPod output into that. It's the same cable you'd use to hook a computer
to a stereo.

>I've heard bad things about the transmitters and don't know if my
>cassette deck even works, plus it auto-reverses... I'd prefer to use
>the modulator if possible.

Converting the signal to FM and back reduces the fidelity a lot more than
putting it through one of those cassette adapters. Try the cassette, even
if your deck is hosed mechanically it could still work.

I use a cassette adapter with a Powerbook in my Blazer.

-- spud_demon -at- thundermaker.net
The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer.

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