Alpine IVA-W505 jack: line in? Also still mad about optical out.

[kryptonitewhite 1]

Hey all, I have a USB and the jack that connect to my iPOD. Is the USB just for information/control and the jack for the music? Can I use the jack for input from my PC?

here is a link that has a pic of the back, the top left corner has 2 wires coming out, the bottom black wire is like a regular headphone/mic/line in/line out jack. Can I run a PC/laptop out into this to playback PC/laptop sound through my system?

Also, when i purchased the $900 unit a key reason was for the optical out... listed at this site still, though discontinued. I spent an extra $100 for an optical cable only to find a rubber plug where the optical out is supposed to be, was told by my local Alpine Authorized dealer to pull it, no out

I suffer from terrible HISSSSS because I have to run my audio through the Ai-NET cable. Anything I can do about that?

Thanks

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Cudin23x0Rk/s_500IVAW505/Alpine-IVA-W505.html

[CrazyKenKid 64]

Hey all, I have a USB and the jack that connect to my iPOD. Is the USB just for information/control and the jack for the music? Can I use the jack for input from my PC?

here is a link that has a pic of the back, the top left corner has 2 wires coming out, the bottom black wire is like a regular headphone/mic/line in/line out jack. Can I run a PC/laptop out into this to playback PC/laptop sound through my system?

Also, when i purchased the $900 unit a key reason was for the optical out... listed at this site still, though discontinued. I spent an extra $100 for an optical cable only to find a rubber plug where the optical out is supposed to be, was told by my local Alpine Authorized dealer to pull it, no out

I suffer from terrible HISSSSS because I have to run my audio through the Ai-NET cable. Anything I can do about that?

Thanks

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Cudin23x0Rk/s_500IVAW505/Alpine-IVA-W505.html

The usb should be for control/audio, you shouldn't need to use the 3mm jack also. but don't take that from me as i am anti iPod everything lol! interesting thing though it says you need an iPod adapter to use with this h/u! and yes you can use that 3mm jack to connect to your laptop if you desire. just run a 3mm audio cable from your headphone jack to your h/u although I am not sure what kind a quality you will get from that or how it will sound.

now those 2-wires you are referring to look like they have something to do with HD radio.. again to use your laptop as an MP3 player just hook a 3mm audio jack into your headphones jack on the laptop, no wiring required.

now on the rear shot of that h/u the optical out looks like it is at the top right, second from the right the one that is in the shape of a upside down "D" there shouldn't be anything in the away aka rubber blocking it that DOOR should just swing open when you put the wire into it! so give it a shot! also keep in mind optical out is mainly for movies recorded in Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 or for hooking up to a gaming system i believe.

also can you please explain to me why you are even using the stupid worthless Ai-NET cable in the first place?

also what processing unit are you using in-conjunction with your optical cable? and 100$ for an optical cable.. LMAO where did you buy it from? hell on ebay they are cheap!!!

[kryptonitewhite 1]

Reason #1 for getting the deck: touch screen control to adjust my PXA-H701. Rather than spending $300-$400 on a normal CD player and $200 for the module, why not add the $350 and $200 for $550, save another $150 and get a 7" touch screen DVD player instead?

They didnt include an optical out on my unit, I took it to Audio Playground, Authorized Alpine, they told me to pull the rubber plug out, I did, it was empty, they said they stopped putting the optical outs on the HUs. I got ripped off, false advertising.

Ive been running my iPOD with the Y-cable that came with the HU... it has a plug at on end for the Ipod, and 2 cables on the other: USB and 3mm. I been running it with both.

Thank you VERY much for the info! Gonna shut down and lug this big PC to the garage and set it up in the van (no lap top) you will see why in a while if this works

Thank you again Ken!

[CrazyKenKid 64]

Reason #1 for getting the deck: touch screen control to adjust my PXA-H701. Rather than spending $300-$400 on a normal CD player and $200 for the module, why not add the $350 and $200 for $550, save another $150 and get a 7" touch screen DVD player instead?

They didnt include an optical out on my unit, I took it to Audio Playground, Authorized Alpine, they told me to pull the rubber plug out, I did, it was empty, they said they stopped putting the optical outs on the HUs. I got ripped off, false advertising.

Ive been running my iPOD with the Y-cable that came with the HU... it has a plug at on end for the Ipod, and 2 cables on the other: USB and 3mm. I been running it with both.

Thank you VERY much for the info! Gonna shut down and lug this big PC to the garage and set it up in the van (no lap top) you will see why in a while if this works

Thank you again Ken!

lol smart reason for getting the H/U! your reasoning was similar to my reasoning for getting a h/u which would be able to play dvd at a nice price! lol!

OMG they didn't even give you an optical out! man I would be bitch pissed!! wow that is harsh!

I see what you mean about that special cable! although that cable seems a bit useless to me as the usb slot should be able to play music, heck when i plug my usb stick into my usb spot on my h/u it gives me sound lol!

also I am looking forward to your pc install in your van lol! post a link here if it works out!!

in a nut shell though I think this deck series was fluke though, no optical out, your Ai-Net is bunged up, you need both usb, and 3mm to make your iPod work, heck I hope your pc to h/u will work! good luck though man! glad I could lend some advise!

[kryptonitewhite 1]

ya not too happy about it and some other issues I have had, but what do you do? Im not installing a moble PC unfortunately... once upon a time that was the plan, but never came about. But I am up to something though

PM sent

[CrazyKenKid 64]

received! lol! good times!

[kryptonitewhite 1]

I emailed buy.com and the place they got it from about the optical out not being there after hearing ALL W505s should have had them

[kryptonitewhite 1]

I guess my concernes are that the only way to get my Source to accept audio from the 3mm is by going to USB. AUX IN is RCA, dont want to run that, dont know if I even have the RCA connector plugged in or at all. You can remove the RCA and video outs and RCA and video ins, they plug in, IDK if I have them anymore.

My other is, if I shut the PC down, disconnect everything, lug it all out there, get it all set up, plug the 3mm to 3mm and get no sound, I have to tear down, lug back in, set back up, get on, ask you guys, wait for responces, wait some more, wait some more..... get no answers.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

? what? blonde moment lets break this down some for the slow ppl like me! lol

you are saying for your PC to work as an mp3 player you will have to use the RCA input? if so that is also another way to make it all work! if you don't have the RCA plugs you WILL be able to find them on eBay that much I have seen.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-IVA-W505R-IVAW505R-RCA-Plug-Harness-Cable-/380225471192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58873442d8#ht_1236wt_905

1. now to test out to make sure the 3mm to 3mm will work simply do this first! turn on some music on your PC and plug a pair of head phones into the jack! if that works then you know your PC is good to rock and roll as it will be able to output some waves!

2. now take your Ipod/mp3 player, play some music put a pair of head phones in to verify there is music playing though the head phone jack of the mp3 player, then plug it into your h/u and if you have music then we know your h/u will be able to accept a source via the 3mm jack!

now here is the screwy part! it doesn't work as in you don't get any music from the 3mm jack once the Ipod is plugged into the h/u. if that doesn't work then you WILL have to buy a pair of those fancy male RCA to 3mm jack at radio shack or something like that then repeat step 2. and if that still doesn't work then your best bet is to sell the h/u AS is and go from there. Although it is a damn nice h/u I can't see all those things being wrong with it you know, is there some kind a master reset? like in the manual or anything?

[kryptonitewhite 1]

I know the soundcard output works, its all already calibrated and I have the FR curve of my soundcard even.... having said that, I bet everyone who is going to understand what I am doing... now knows what I am going to do

Ill copy/paste what I said elsewhere:

I googled the crap out of it, only ting I can find is on the 3mm to Svid jack or whatever the blue 4 pin or multi-pin is

I think i can set the HU to USB without a USB device connected, the HU says "NO USB CONNECTED" what I am hoping is it is a live continuous input feed through the 3mm, so if I set to USB and put the line in, I just get sound. Ill just have too hook up and see!

[djjdnap 78]

all i read was you spent 100$ on optical out cable

Thats like paying 100$ for HDMI cable or RCA's

u must be ballin

[kryptonitewhite 1]

all i read was you spent 100$ on optical out cable

Thats like paying 100$ for HDMI cable or RCA's

u must be ballin

they are pure platinum

[djjdnap 78]

Dont think your going to notice the difference

[kryptonitewhite 1]

Dont think your going to notice the difference

platinum doesnt transmit light as well as glass or plastic, but it sure sounded cool until i hooked them up

[Randal Johnson 544]

Dont think your going to notice the difference

I don't either ... not with an outlaw bass system anyways ...

[kryptonitewhite 1]

the optical cable I have does not look ike this, it has the 2 small square ends, not the big connector on the other end. Could this be my problem?

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&wrapid=tlif130254844520510&q=KWE-610A&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=799389487404966087&sa=X&ei=3k-jTau1FIiL0QGmmemhBQ&ved=0CDIQ8gIwAg#

[kryptonitewhite 1]

Here is what I have:

I assume I need to get this: