Using nano with iPod dock -- no sound

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Using nano with iPod dock -- no sound

I've seen lots of mentions that the dock connector on the nano is "standard". So I plugged the nano into my older iPod dock at home (came with my 40GB monochrome iPod). Power charging works, but with the nano plugged in I get no sound through the line out port on the dock. The 40GB iPod sound works fine through the same dock.

Is this expected or do I have a defective nano? Thanks in advance.

Posted on Sep 26, 2005 9:31 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 26, 2005 9:40 PM in response to Eric in Ottawa

Eric

Nano will charge through older docks on Firewire (not sure about older USB docks) but won't play through these which suggests a change in the pin structure but not the actual shape of the connector. Sadly the solution is to get a new dock for nano (or any new Apple iPod Dock and use the adaptor supplied) and use the line-out port. the dust has not settled yet on what older peripherals will work with naano and what will not... Keep on using the 40Gb as your main music store and the nano as your mobile store...

Tim

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Answer 2

deggie

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Sep 27, 2005 1:00 PM in response to Eric in Ottawa

Not true, mine plays through the standard dock and with the Bose SoundDock. I have had an occasion on the Bose where I had to reset the Nano to get sound, so try a reset (hold switch on then off, hold the menu and center buttons for 6 seconds.)

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Answer 3

Nikki

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Sep 27, 2005 2:34 PM in response to Eric in Ottawa

Eric,

I noticed an odd behavior trying to use my nano with my friend's docking station the other day. I would get no sound out of the dock unless I reset the nano. In playing around with it, it seemed that plugging in my headphones caused the audio out through the dock connector to stop. lf I simply reset the nano before connecting to the dock (after unplugging the headphones), then the audio out through the dock worked fine.

It might just be something funky with my Sony headphones, but I didn't have my Apple buds with me to try.

Nikki

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Answer 4

T C Kemp

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Sep 28, 2005 12:10 PM in response to Eric in Ottawa

The Nano plays fine on my Dock - which came with my 40Gb iPod. It also charges in the dock - with USB and with Firewire (the mains adapter uses the Firewire cable).

The only problem is that is fixes the volume when I use the Dock. That might be a setting option, but I haven't found that yet.

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Answer 5

Oct 3, 2005 8:12 AM in response to Eric in Ottawa

Thanks everyone -- the reset suggestion was the correct one. It now plays correctly through the dock.

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Answer 6

nubianp

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Oct 18, 2005 10:39 AM in response to deggie

Can you explain how you got it to work. I'm getting no sound from my sounddock(Bose). Also, which connector did you use? About 4 came with the Sounddock system. Thanks

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Answer 7

nubianp

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Oct 18, 2005 10:57 AM in response to nubianp

Hi, I just figured out my own problem with the no sound coming from the sounddock using my Nano. I changed the connector to the one the says 10/15/20GB on the bottom. The sounddock system had about 4 or 5 different connectors they came with it. It works fine now.

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