Connecting ipod nano 4th generation to car stereos...

Good evening all,

I am in the same boat as many here, I have upgraded to a 4th gen Nano for the car, and it won't charge. I called in the Apple store in central London, and the Genius Bar people were not yet aware of this problem, but you are. Somehow this needs to be escalated to Apple. I was very pleased with my new 4th gen device, I sold the 3rd gen one, so maybe the best fix will be to buy one back 🙂

I am in Manchester England, I have a Jaguar XF with manufacturer's ipod dock. All the functions of the iPod still work on the car screen and steering wheel.

Tony

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I have removed the connector cable from my car to examine it, it connects from a 20 pin male socket to the iPod dock connector.

This cable has no maker's name or identification.

The cable uses 12 of the 20 pins to connect. My guess is that the charging function in the 4th gen Nano device uses a different connection through which to charge.

I wonder if a new style or type of cable will solve this, using some of the different pins from the car end of the connector.

Tony
Manchester
UK.

after reading around this forum and some searching, I found
http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/connector.htm?connipod.htm
This helpful amateur site shows the exact error message we are seeing.

I will wait for some answer from Apple.

For UK customers, support telephone number is 0207 153 9000 option 2

Tony

and here is another helpful small device
http://scosche.com/products/sfID1/210/sfID2/326/sfID3/318/productID/1667

I found this in another thread on this forum

Tony

I signed up simply to add another unhappy customer to the list. My Alpine iDA-X300 plays and sorts through the menus fine, just no charging. My first iPod is a 4g Nano given to me as a gift, and I picked up the Deck to put it to use. The intention on connecting the Nano and leaving it in the locked glovebox. Well now I have a few hrs of playtime until the Nano can get to a USB connection.

I've been a iPod/iTunes hold out, not being one to dive headfirst into proprietary components/software. Unless there is an easy fix I'm going to use the USB connection for the stereo (it will charge, but not play the Nano) and a thumbdrive. No AAC, no compatibility issues, and 8gig is about 20.00. I'm about done giving the benefit of the doubt to Apple.

I have an 09 Infinity FX35 and switched from a 3g nano to a 4G Nano and find the charging is not supported. Seems Apple intentionally changed this without regard to the impact of all the people that will be affected by this change. I have returned the 4G and went shopping on Amazon for another 3G.

This was handled badly by Apple...I wish they would not have made the switch, but if they absolutely had to, they should have worked wtih their parnets to communicate AND supply an adapter so people will move to the 4G.

This will cause a ground swell of demand for the 3G models...not something that is in Apple's best interests...a bonehead move IMHO...

Hi all. Having similar issues with my Alpine CDA-9886 – it plays but doesn't charge!? Come on Apple. Will there be a firmware coming out? In the meanwhile has anyone had luck using the Scoshe Passport? http://scosche.com/products/sfID1/210/sfID2/326/sfID3/318/productID/1667

I placed my order with scoche (for the passport) 3 weeks ago. They originally said they would start shipping on Oct 15... now they say they will start shipping on Oct 28. They say it will solve the charging problem.

Thanks for the thread.

Confirmed also on the JVC KS-PD100 car stereo Ipod adaptor as well for not charging. Really burns me up!

Steve Jobs is gonna hear about this!!!

I have a Belkin Auto kit, which plugs into the cigar lighter, uses a dock connector to plug into my iPod (just purchased 4th Gen Nano 16Gb) and has a jack plug on the side to plug into my car stereo.

Always worked a treat before, but with the new Nano i too get the "Charging is not supported with this accessory" message. IRRITATING!

Come on Apple, sort it out. Can this be fixed with a firmware update or not?

I have a Kenwood DNX 5120, when I try to play video podcasts the head unit reads "no video signal". The folks at crutchfield said it would play the video and suggested software update. But my iTunes says I have the lates version. Anyone?

Built in factory systems will not work with the new ipod nano, or Iphone it will tell you to switch to Airplane mode.

They switched the voltage so it charges differently now, It is a pain I might switch to the new Nano if the adapters they sell will still allow the control through the stereo on my Infiniti.

FYI I have a sony CDX-GT820IP and I first gen Ipod touch and both charging and switching tracks work very well. Unfortunately it doesn't charge my Iphone though which I find pretty gay but whatever.

It rephrase what I just said. Charging doesn't work with the iphone 3g but I think music and stuff will probably when I put in on there. I will get you know.