I just bought an Ipod Nano, my question is, I have the "Basic" stereo, when I plug the Ipod in, is there a way to scroll thru the menu on the ipod and choose a song instead of using the head unit for scrolling? And, does the Ipod suppose to stay on when I turn the car off? I've been upluging the Ipod from the cable when I turn the car off. Thanks for the help.

 

not sure with basic stero but with ugraded stero u hold menu button while head unit is off with key in ignition, on, to acess iopd menu,, try it might work...and no u dont hace to unplug ipod it auto turns off

 

i have the upgraded HU - so if i do what Maddman says to do, will this enable me to use the ipod menu to choose songs rather than the radio HU

i hate using the HU to change songs or look for them- it takes forever and is a car accident waiting to happen!

aman

 

the only way I know of is to use the Aux port instead of the iPod port, then you can use the actual iPod to scan through songs instead of the HU

 

I use an Auxilary port for my iPod. It's my preferred method since my head unit doesn't scroll the ID3 tag information.

 

umm the ipod turns off after a few moments. it is not running off the battery per say. it is running off the internal battery and should go to sleep after a few minutes depends on what you have it set as..

as for scrolling. umm head unit is the only way that i see you can do it.

 

VC -

I've got the basic headunit too.

Scrolling:
HU only. To make it easier I've created about 12 playlists based on different criteria (era, star rating, etc). This allows me to scroll through a smaller group of songs to find what I want.

On/Off:
Like what ibnboxin says. It depends on how you have the ipod setup. Mine shuts off after a few minutes of inactivity. I also leave it in Key Lock mode so that when I unplug it and put it in my pocket, accidentally hitting the keys doesn't turn it on and wear down my battery.

Madode

 

it's HU only..

but yeah... the secret is setting up good playlists.

 

Thanks to all, I left the Ipod plugged in and it did go into sleep modeafter a few minutes. Thanks again.