Installation of Aux Input ???
06-18-2005, 04:28 PM
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Well, I installed the PIE TOY03-AUX in my tC. I know its the wrong car, but heres the tech article that shows how i did it.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=67318
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=67318
06-30-2005, 01:54 AM
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Installation of AUX in xB
I just installed USA Spec Aux this afternoon. Took about 20 minutes.
1. Remove center dash trim piece by pulling off two outermost climate control ***** and removing one screw in each. Trim piece is easy to wiggle out. Once free from dash, disconnect three wire harnesses from back of trim piece. Set trim piece aside.
2. Unscrew 4 screws holding radio in dash. Pull out radio to expose back of unit. I placed a beach towel underneath radio so it didn't scratch anything. No need to disconnect radio harness.
3. USA Spec has an output cord connected to it that then snaps into a (included) Pioneer-specific wire harness that in turn plugs into 12-pin miniconnector on back of headunit. Input cord purchased from Radio Shack has two RCA connectors that plug into one of two pairs of matching RCA connectors on opposite side of Aux adapter. The other end of the input cable is terminated with a 1/8-inch phono plug...I dropped this end through inside of dash so that it came out under the dash on the right side of the car but pretty much below the left side of the glovebox.
4. There's a lot of space behind radio for Aux adapter. I added some double-sided tape and jammed adapter between some fairly heavy cabling and what looks like plastic firewall, behind and slightly left of where the radio sits.
5. Connect all plugs. Slide radio back in and put 4 screws back in. Reconnect the 3 harnesses to the back of the dash trim piece and snap the trim piece back into place in the dash. Put back two screws and replace two climate control *****.
6. Connect iPod...select CD on radio to hear.
1. Remove center dash trim piece by pulling off two outermost climate control ***** and removing one screw in each. Trim piece is easy to wiggle out. Once free from dash, disconnect three wire harnesses from back of trim piece. Set trim piece aside.
2. Unscrew 4 screws holding radio in dash. Pull out radio to expose back of unit. I placed a beach towel underneath radio so it didn't scratch anything. No need to disconnect radio harness.
3. USA Spec has an output cord connected to it that then snaps into a (included) Pioneer-specific wire harness that in turn plugs into 12-pin miniconnector on back of headunit. Input cord purchased from Radio Shack has two RCA connectors that plug into one of two pairs of matching RCA connectors on opposite side of Aux adapter. The other end of the input cable is terminated with a 1/8-inch phono plug...I dropped this end through inside of dash so that it came out under the dash on the right side of the car but pretty much below the left side of the glovebox.
4. There's a lot of space behind radio for Aux adapter. I added some double-sided tape and jammed adapter between some fairly heavy cabling and what looks like plastic firewall, behind and slightly left of where the radio sits.
5. Connect all plugs. Slide radio back in and put 4 screws back in. Reconnect the 3 harnesses to the back of the dash trim piece and snap the trim piece back into place in the dash. Put back two screws and replace two climate control *****.
6. Connect iPod...select CD on radio to hear.
06-30-2005, 01:55 AM
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Installation of AUX in xB
I just installed USA Spec Aux this afternoon. Took about 20 minutes.
1. Remove center dash trim piece by pulling off two outermost climate control ***** and removing one screw in each. Trim piece is easy to wiggle out. Once free from dash, disconnect three wire harnesses from back of trim piece. Set trim piece aside.
2. Unscrew 4 screws holding radio in dash. Pull out radio to expose back of unit. I placed a beach towel underneath radio so it didn't scratch anything. No need to disconnect radio harness.
3. USA Spec has an output cord connected to it that then snaps into a (included) Pioneer-specific wire harness that in turn plugs into 12-pin miniconnector on back of headunit. Input cord purchased from Radio Shack has two RCA connectors that plug into one of two pairs of matching RCA connectors on opposite side of Aux adapter. The other end of the input cable is terminated with a 1/8-inch phono plug...I dropped this end through inside of dash so that it came out under the dash on the right side of the car but pretty much below the left side of the glovebox.
4. There's a lot of space behind radio for Aux adapter. I added some double-sided tape and jammed adapter between some fairly heavy cabling and what looks like plastic firewall, behind and slightly left of where the radio sits.
5. Connect all plugs. Slide radio back in and put 4 screws back in. Reconnect the 3 harnesses to the back of the dash trim piece and snap the trim piece back into place in the dash. Put back two screws and replace two climate control *****.
6. Connect iPod...select CD on radio to hear.
1. Remove center dash trim piece by pulling off two outermost climate control ***** and removing one screw in each. Trim piece is easy to wiggle out. Once free from dash, disconnect three wire harnesses from back of trim piece. Set trim piece aside.
2. Unscrew 4 screws holding radio in dash. Pull out radio to expose back of unit. I placed a beach towel underneath radio so it didn't scratch anything. No need to disconnect radio harness.
3. USA Spec has an output cord connected to it that then snaps into a (included) Pioneer-specific wire harness that in turn plugs into 12-pin miniconnector on back of headunit. Input cord purchased from Radio Shack has two RCA connectors that plug into one of two pairs of matching RCA connectors on opposite side of Aux adapter. The other end of the input cable is terminated with a 1/8-inch phono plug...I dropped this end through inside of dash so that it came out under the dash on the right side of the car but pretty much below the left side of the glovebox.
4. There's a lot of space behind radio for Aux adapter. I added some double-sided tape and jammed adapter between some fairly heavy cabling and what looks like plastic firewall, behind and slightly left of where the radio sits.
5. Connect all plugs. Slide radio back in and put 4 screws back in. Reconnect the 3 harnesses to the back of the dash trim piece and snap the trim piece back into place in the dash. Put back two screws and replace two climate control *****.
6. Connect iPod...select CD on radio to hear.
06-30-2005, 02:25 AM
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i just intalled an aux input, and i tested it with my moms' walkman(i don't have my mp3 player yet), and it's not as loud as the regular radio with everything turned up to the max, even on the cd player.
the stock goes from 0 to 63, and it sounds like i'm at about 35. at 35, though, you can't hear anything.
how can i increase the volume? buy some kind of mini-amp or something like mp3 player -> amp -> cable.
what can i do?
the stock goes from 0 to 63, and it sounds like i'm at about 35. at 35, though, you can't hear anything.
how can i increase the volume? buy some kind of mini-amp or something like mp3 player -> amp -> cable.
what can i do?
07-05-2005, 02:49 PM
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xB and car power adapter for iPod
I looked into a car power adapter (Belkin) for iPod for my xB...unfortunately I find that when something protrudes from the cig lighter outlet it pretty much eliminates use of the cupholder below it. Scion needs to add another outlet somewhere. My wife's van has THREE outlets (2 up front, 1 in back) and even my old Chevy Tracker had TWO outlets (1 on dash, 1 next to e-brake). Hopefully Scion will realize that folks want to plug in, and add at least 1 more outlet (on rear of center consule) to future xBs. 
07-05-2005, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by cods
i just intalled an aux input, and i tested it with my moms' walkman(i don't have my mp3 player yet), and it's not as loud as the regular radio with everything turned up to the max, even on the cd player.
the stock goes from 0 to 63, and it sounds like i'm at about 35. at 35, though, you can't hear anything.
how can i increase the volume? buy some kind of mini-amp or something like mp3 player -> amp -> cable.
what can i do?
the stock goes from 0 to 63, and it sounds like i'm at about 35. at 35, though, you can't hear anything.
how can i increase the volume? buy some kind of mini-amp or something like mp3 player -> amp -> cable.
what can i do?
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/index.php
I used it to even out the levels across my MP3's and it works great. I set it to 89dB when I ran it and I've usually got the car stereo set to 53 at the most. I might try upping it to like 95dB and seeing how loud it sounds. The good thing about MP3 Gain is it doesn't degrade the quality of the files so you can play around with them until you find a setting you like.
07-07-2005, 01:53 PM
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The aux adapters go in very easily. The metra one plugs right in the back of the stock deck. The metra axxess piece has 2 inputs. You just select cd as the sourse on the factory deck and it comes up as disc 6 track 1 for aux 1 and disc 6 track 2 for aux 2.
You can get them at circuit city for $60.
You can get them at circuit city for $60.
07-07-2005, 02:36 PM
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Here is what I just installed:
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=705
They were sold out at Discount Stereo, so I picked one up at Circuit City for
the same price (plus tax).
Installed in about 5 minutes, but I've had my dash apart several times, so it was easy.
If anyone bothers to read the info on these adapters, you'll see that many people
are having the volume problems, and goosing up the volume isn't the solution:
"Customers have reported that the volume level from their satellite radio does not match that of the other sources in their audio system-- to remedy this, a line driver was added to boost the signal up enough for adequate performance"
Link to the Line Driver here:
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=317
I lucked out and haven't needed it for anything I've connected (yet).
I hope this helps out some.
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=705
They were sold out at Discount Stereo, so I picked one up at Circuit City for
the same price (plus tax).
Installed in about 5 minutes, but I've had my dash apart several times, so it was easy.
If anyone bothers to read the info on these adapters, you'll see that many people
are having the volume problems, and goosing up the volume isn't the solution:
"Customers have reported that the volume level from their satellite radio does not match that of the other sources in their audio system-- to remedy this, a line driver was added to boost the signal up enough for adequate performance"
Link to the Line Driver here:
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=317
I lucked out and haven't needed it for anything I've connected (yet).
I hope this helps out some.
07-07-2005, 08:42 PM
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aux adapter
I've read somewhere else that if you install the USA Spec that the controls on your Mp3 player are disabled. Is this the case for the Toyo-03 Aux also?? I want to use the one that will allow me to change tracks through the Mp3 player.
