Fabia Symphony Stereo Connects2 CTVSKX001 adapter for ipods, etc - a couple of questions...

[Hawthorn654]

Hi all

 

I am thinking of getting one of these:

 

http://www.connects2.co.uk/Product/ProductItem/CTVSKX001

 

so that I can connect my iPod (and my partner can connect her mp3 player) to the Fabia's OEM Symphony stereo.  It tricks the stereo into thinking that a CD changer is present.  I wondered if anyone who has one (or similar) could help with a couple of questions please:

 

1.  With the CTVSKX001 installed, can the CD player in the Symphony still be used?

 

2.  How is the CTVSKX001/iPod/mp3 player selected from the stereo.  Presuming that the answer to #1 is yes, then selecting CD on the stereo will just select the CD player.  So how to select the CTVSKX001?  

 

Many thanks

 

Max

 

  

[AndyPandy]

1. If a CD is placed in the radio/player it will play  without pressing any buttons. If when you turn the radio/player on there is a CD installed,the radio will be selected without any buttons pressed.CD can be used by pressing the 'CD' button. When you next turn on the radio/player,if CD was last used it will continue with playing the CD.

 

2. with no CD installed ,and the 3.5mm input is connected to the source,i.e. MP3 player,pressing the CD button will connect the  3.5mm input. The  audio adaptor can be permanently fitted  and connected allowing the radio,or CD to be   used as normal.

I do find the volume from the 3.5mm input is about half  of the radio,or CD volume but there is still plenty of volume ,by raising the volume control. 

Edited 5 October, 2017 by AndyPandy
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[Hawthorn654]

Thanks Andy.  

 

I've gone ahead and ordered one so will get to play at the weekend.  I did notice today that it says in the instructions that the CD button needs to be pressed twice to get audio from the 3.5mm.  I'm sure it will be all clear once installed.  It's just that my partner still wants access to the CD player and I wasn't sure whether having the "CD Changer" (AKA 3.5mm AUX) would mean no more CD player.  

 

As for the volume, are you connected to the headphone output of the player?  If so, I should suspect that's why.  What mp3 player are you using?

 

Cheers

[AndyPandy]

Mine is a different make to the one you are buying, thats probably why sequence to operate is different. I tried various DAB radio's and MP3 players.A Sony Made dab radio gave the loudest output.I used the phones socket on all of them,none of them had any other output socket.I did turn the  volume up full on all of them.As I said the car radio had ample volume spare if needed.

[TripleMcB]

Any update with this topic. I'm interested to know if I could still use the cd player as well as the aux when needed. 

 

Thanks

[Hawthorn654]

I can check for you tomorrow when the car's back and then let you know over the weekend (unless someone else confirms in the meantime)...

[Tecwyn]

You can still use single cd player but niy multi cd player.. snd sekecting aux is indeed done by pressing cd button. 

[TripleMcB]

Cheers for that info. I'll check out the connect 2 product. 

[AndyPandy]

you can't use a CD changer because the any make of aux input adaptor fitted  uses the same CD changer connections on the top rear radio socket .As mentioned by Tecwyn  you can still use the single CD player fitted in the radio by using the CD button.