newbie needs advice on ipod connection

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newbie needs advice on ipod connection

Post by jml3p » Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:29 pm

Hi

Need advice please, have a 2015 RS4, have connected my ipod to the car via the glovebox and all is fine except that the screen in the car does not display the album cover artwork.
Read in the handbook that the ipod can only display covers and play videos if it is connected via an ipod adapter cable plus (red markings)

So researched that an found exactly what was recommened part no 4FO 051 510 AJ, ordered it, arrived today - plugged it in an get a message saying ipod not supported !!!!

If anyone can help that would be great. Sorry to bore you you all.

Kind regards,

Jonathan

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Re: newbie needs advice on ipod connection

Post by Madelvic » Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:43 pm

Did you get any artwork first time? Most doesn’t show by default but there is a fix

Secondly I used an iPod but swapped to a 128gb memory card in the dash. Cheap as chips these days
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Re: newbie needs advice on ipod connection

Post by Madelvic » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:26 pm

Ooops. Update. Dash slot only supports 32Gb from memory (I tried a bigger card) so used a USB stick in the dash with a USB to Audi interface cable

Cable was similar to this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MP3-Music-Inte ... +usb+cable

Cost me £8
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Audi RS4 B8
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Audi S4 B6
Nissan GTR,
Lotus Elise 111R,
Caterham,
Golf GTi Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3, Mk 4, VR6,
Various SAAB Turbos
Peugeot 205 GTi,
RS2000

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Re: newbie needs advice on ipod connection

Post by Madelvic » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:39 pm

The script to get all artwork embedded is here:

https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ ... bedartwork

Prior to this I had found if i had gone into Edit->Get Info and then selected the Artwork tab, dragging artwork out and back in was enough make the artwork visible when I exported the album

I believe this script does exactly the same. An easy fix and I have all my artwork in the car
Macan GTS
Boxster S
Previously
Audi RS4 B8
Audi S4 B8
Audi S4 B6
Nissan GTR,
Lotus Elise 111R,
Caterham,
Golf GTi Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3, Mk 4, VR6,
Various SAAB Turbos
Peugeot 205 GTi,
RS2000

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Re: newbie needs advice on ipod connection

Post by jml3p » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:20 pm

Hi

Many thanks for your help.
Will have a play over the weekend.
Kind regards,
Jonathan

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