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So after many shipping issues, finally got my USA Spec adapter and installed it. Wow it sounds so much better. And very easy to install once you get the radio and wires out (mine where jamb in there)

Anyways, it works great, all the controls work as they should, and it charges. I figured I would test the 1 hour shutoff. Left the iPod connected, shut the truck off, went into work, came out at lunch time a few hours later, iPod fully charged and still on.

I thought it was suppose to shut off?? Any one have this problem?

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whats this USA spec adapter for the ipod? im looking into that same 30gb ipod, i want to play it in the truck but i thought the fm transmitter was the only way?

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These little units plug right into the back of the factory headunit. Allows you to control the iPod through the stereo and steering wheel controls. It also charges the pod... and is suppose to shut it off when fully charged... supposed to is the keyword here!! LOL

Have to figure out where that command is in my iPod apparently. Still looking. There is a few different types out there. And oh, they sound sooooo much better then the FM trans.

 

Neucleus adapter

 

USA Spec adapter from OEM Autosound

There are more, but these are the 2 I suggest for eas of intsallation. Took about 20 minutes to put mine once I figured out how to get the wires freed up in the back of the radio.

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Yah, I know... I left it in the truck for close to 3hours of non-use... it was fully charged, but the screen was still on.

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Yah, I know... I left it in the truck for close to 3hours of non-use... it was fully charged, but the screen was still on.

 

Exactly...It states "Auto Charger Feature Charges iPod Battery and Automatically Stops after 1 Hour of Non-Use ". Its not a timer to turn the Ipod off. It s a timer to stop charging it after 1hr of non-use.... Unless the users manual states different. (Im just stating whats on there site info)

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Well... e-mailed one of the guys on this site, and he had the answer. He had found the same problem. After about an hour, went out and looked into the truck without unlocking the truck or opening the door, the iPod was off, hit the unlock on my remote and the iPod turned on!! So it is working fine after all.

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Well... e-mailed one of the guys on this site, and he had the answer. He had found the same problem. After about an hour, went out and looked into the truck without unlocking the truck or opening the door, the iPod was off, hit the unlock on my remote and the iPod turned on!! So it is working fine after all.

 

Those ipods sure can be tricky!! I have no experience with car audio (only 16) so how easy was this to install?

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Very easy to install, put one in this past weekend. Toughest part was finding a place for the PA11-GM, and finding a place to "route" the new wire bundle behind the factory deck. Navi / GPS has to be recalibrated after reconnecting battery. Other than that, piece of cake (~ 45 min's for a CLEAN install).

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The USA spec one says on there that it will not work with xm tuner. My TB came with xm so does that mean it wont work with mine or does it mean it wont work with aftermarket xm??

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Works fine w/ XM. XM1 presets become the first 6 playlists on the iPod, and XM2 is used as the XM tuner presets. Hope that helps, XM works perfectly. The other option is to use the 6 disc changer as the iPod, if you have one.

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