iPod Classic and "Speakers" menu item

Update: Plugged it in while it was on the Settings menu and lo and behold: it added an iPod HiFi submenu (they must have been using other speakers).

But it still won't work on my 2008 BMW iPod controller.

I can confirm following:

NO speaker menu with with either FW 1.0.1 or 1.02.

Tested on my Apple Hi-Fi 😟

Cheers,

S.

There is no "support" for the Hi-Fi from the Classic. Having said that, the remote will still operate and at a cook out this weekend I found a "bug" with the Hi-Fi I'm sure Apple didn't intend. If you go to coverflow the remote will change albums and you can select them with the remote

I've tried the suggestions on this page - there is no way to bring up the Speakers or Always on menu for the Classic 160 GB.

However, when you plug it into the Hi-Fi I notice that the volume limiter menu disappears.

It is therefore clear that the Classic and the Hi-Fi can and do communicate with each other. It would seem that Apple has failed to implement the other features because it can't or couldn't be bothered.

sam66 wrote:
I updated my 3rd gen Nano to 1.0.3 and still no speaker menu. I would have thought the software would be the same for the iPod Classic and the Nano (3rd gen).

Well after pulling the plug on the Hifi and reconnecting, the speakers menu now appears on the Nano.

don't know if any of you saw my other post about the "bug" but if you go into coverflow with the classic docked on the hi-fi, you're able to control it with the remote. once you select a album however you have to go all the way through it to get back to cover flow but it's a VERY cool thing. apple could make all of us hi-fi people apple lovers by allowing up to navigate a bit more like this with the classic and our hi-fi.

i still say the hi-fi should have controls like front row!

Try resetting the Classic while it is in the HiFi dock. If that doesn't work, try Resetting the HiFi by unplugging it (with no batteries installed) for 15 minutes.

Nope, just tried mine again, doesn't have a speakers option. To be honest, I never used the other one either so they may have just decided to drop it and leave the options in other selections.

Of course they've dropped the HiFi so I don't think an update is likely.

Nice work Deggie!

I tried this tactic with my wife's new nano i.e. plug it in on the Settings menu. it definitely realises that it's been plugged in- certain Settings options like 'audiobooks' disappear when it is docked on the iPod Hi-Fi, but alas no 'speakers' menu or anything similar.

There is a 'small speakers' option in the EQ menu- but it still doesn't get around the cover art and backlight options.

deggie, from iLounge.com:

"The only other Settings menu options iPod touch has are almost secrets: iPod Hi-Fi and Speakers. Unlike past iPods, which display these options as new main menu choices when iPod Hi-Fi or certain speakers such as Bowers and Wilkins’ Zeppelin are connected, iPod touch hides them under Settings—a change introduced in iPhone. "

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipod/review/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb/P8

I updated my 3rd gen Nano to 1.0.3 and still no speaker menu. I would have thought the software would be the same for the iPod Classic and the Nano (3rd gen).

Interesting that the iPod touch still has the speakers menu available though. No confirmation on my part, but ilounge states it so in their review.

So, if you use the coverflow option on the classic while on the Hi-Fi, does it display all the full screen cover art like the speakers menu used to?

I was planning on picking up a 160 classic for Christmas and give my current 60gb 5th gen to a family member, but if I can't get the full features from my Hi-Fi (which I use often), I'll probably not upgrade. Seems silly not to add the speaker setting and full album art features (which can't be that difficult to add via firmware) just because the Hi-Fi didn't meet expectations and Apple is discontinuing it. I'm sure there are a lot of Hi-Fi owners that are happy with the unit (myself included) and feel a bit disappointed that they won't get the same functionality from future devices they had previously. After all, Apple does like us to upgrade to the latest and greatest. Also, I've seen conflicting reports that the speaker settings are working for some people and not others. Can anyone confirm that the Hi-Fi settings do not appear with the new 1.0.1 firmware update (i.e. docking it with the settings menu displayed shows the speaker menu)?

Anyone had any more luck on this? My 30GB gen 5.5 died today so got it changed for a classic 80GB. I use my IPOD Hifi all the time and the lack of speakers menu etc is really irritating as it was one of the selling points for me when I bought it...