I have a 2004 Honda CR-V. I wanted to install my iPod so I did a few things to make it work.
1. Bought a Sony CDXF5700 Head unit because it was XM ready and more importantly had the Auxillary Inputs on the back so that I could run an RCA line directly to my iPod so that I didn't have to use an FM Transmitter
2. Bought a Belkin Auto Kit for the iPod which charges the iPod as well as taking the audio from it. The Auto kit is basically just a standard Cigarette Lighter Plug with Stereo Plug in it so that you can run a line from the Auto Kit to the Auxillary Input, the other end of the Auto Kit is connected to the iPod.
3. I wired a new power outlet into my car. I bought a kit from radio shack and basically just taped into the wires of my old Cigarette Lighter. The new outlet is hidden behind the dash with the Belkin plugged into it. I drilled a hole in the dash for the wire which connects the Belkin to the iPod.
So basically, I have one wire sticking out of my dash which I plug into my iPod and get it powered and have the sound come out of it in one shot.
My problem is this..... I am getting a whine on my Auxillary. When the iPod is paused there should be no noise going to the Auxillary input. When I step on the gas however, there is a buzzing/whine which increases in pitch as the RPMs rise. I was thinking maybe this was Alternator Whine.
I went to Radio Shack again and bought two things:
a) a DC Line Noise reducer
b) an RS Adaptor for my RCAs to the Auxillary Input
Neither of these eliminated the noise. In fact, I found out that with the car running and nothing connected to the Auxillary inputs I get no noise, but as soon as I plug in some RCA cords (even with nothing at the other end) the line noise happens. I even plugged JUST the RS Adaptor into it and still got the noise.
I basically figure that since the noise is only happening when the car is running that it must be an alternator whine but how do I get rid of this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Replies (4)
pmpn8ez on 06/3/2004 23:59:14
I had the same problem with my PS2...I ended up re-grounding my cig lighter and HU directly to the frame to eliminate the engine noise. Try that out...worked for mebr
swez on 06/4/2004 09:33:59
Yes, sounds like a ground loop noise issue here as well. Both HU and power leads for iPod need to be grounded to same source ground. (floor pan,metal fire wall etc.)
You do not hear much noise when iPod is playing because there is a strong enough signal coming into the HU to mask the noise mentioned. But when there is a ground loop in the system, this engine noise is picked up and amplified via the RCA lines from the power source. (Cigarette lighter) Having a "common ground" reference point (body ground for both HU and power source to iPod, should eliminate that problem.
Swez
pmpn8ez on 06/6/2004 13:10:58
CRVMODS:
Any luck man?
ttocs on 06/6/2004 13:55:40
try turning the noise reducer around. they tend to work better when put in backwards in some situations...
1. Bought a Sony CDXF5700 Head unit because it was XM ready and more importantly had the Auxillary Inputs on the back so that I could run an RCA line directly to my iPod so that I didn't have to use an FM Transmitter
2. Bought a Belkin Auto Kit for the iPod which charges the iPod as well as taking the audio from it. The Auto kit is basically just a standard Cigarette Lighter Plug with Stereo Plug in it so that you can run a line from the Auto Kit to the Auxillary Input, the other end of the Auto Kit is connected to the iPod.
3. I wired a new power outlet into my car. I bought a kit from radio shack and basically just taped into the wires of my old Cigarette Lighter. The new outlet is hidden behind the dash with the Belkin plugged into it. I drilled a hole in the dash for the wire which connects the Belkin to the iPod.
So basically, I have one wire sticking out of my dash which I plug into my iPod and get it powered and have the sound come out of it in one shot.
My problem is this..... I am getting a whine on my Auxillary. When the iPod is paused there should be no noise going to the Auxillary input. When I step on the gas however, there is a buzzing/whine which increases in pitch as the RPMs rise. I was thinking maybe this was Alternator Whine.
I went to Radio Shack again and bought two things:
a) a DC Line Noise reducer
b) an RS Adaptor for my RCAs to the Auxillary Input
Neither of these eliminated the noise. In fact, I found out that with the car running and nothing connected to the Auxillary inputs I get no noise, but as soon as I plug in some RCA cords (even with nothing at the other end) the line noise happens. I even plugged JUST the RS Adaptor into it and still got the noise.
I basically figure that since the noise is only happening when the car is running that it must be an alternator whine but how do I get rid of this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Replies (4)
pmpn8ez on 06/3/2004 23:59:14
I had the same problem with my PS2...I ended up re-grounding my cig lighter and HU directly to the frame to eliminate the engine noise. Try that out...worked for mebr
swez on 06/4/2004 09:33:59
Yes, sounds like a ground loop noise issue here as well. Both HU and power leads for iPod need to be grounded to same source ground. (floor pan,metal fire wall etc.)
You do not hear much noise when iPod is playing because there is a strong enough signal coming into the HU to mask the noise mentioned. But when there is a ground loop in the system, this engine noise is picked up and amplified via the RCA lines from the power source. (Cigarette lighter) Having a "common ground" reference point (body ground for both HU and power source to iPod, should eliminate that problem.
Swez
pmpn8ez on 06/6/2004 13:10:58
CRVMODS:
Any luck man?
ttocs on 06/6/2004 13:55:40
try turning the noise reducer around. they tend to work better when put in backwards in some situations...
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