Skinny Mike
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Or you have to replace the head unit. It's an old un' in the Freelander.
Mike
Or you have to replace the head unit. It's an old un' in the Freelander.
Mike
kernowsvenski
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Which head unit do you have fitted?
Nodge68
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That's what I did until I fitted a Bluetooth HU.
kernowsvenski
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I fitted a £1.99 aux cable to my becker unit a while ago and have been very pleased. I'm now contemplating something along the lines of the following as I think FM transmitters are pretty crap...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONEVER-2...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONEVER-2...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Hi, How did you instal an aux lead into a Becker unit on a mk1. I would be happy with that option. Thanks nick
kernowsvenski
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Just pop the head unit out and disconnect the multichanger cable from the back. From memory its the top, outermost connector. Connect the new one and you're away. I then routed the cable through a hole in the cubby below which a previous owner had made. The cable I got was just the audio one so I also disconnected the multi changer plug under the driver's seat. That allows you to activate the AUX option when pressing the CD button
kernowsvenski
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You'll lose the multichanger function. As far as I'm aware there isn't a decent option to keep both. Personally, I think an AUX IN is a better option though. Ipods, and now phones offer so much more these days, what with podcasts, spotify and many Gb's of storage, compared to half a dozen cds.
Nodge68
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If you used a change over 3.5mm jack socket, then you could have kept both CD and Aux input. I like CDs myself, although as you say, there are better storage options these days.
baptista
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is the "standard unit" the R770? if so could you share the instructions, I would like to fit a 3.5 aux in jack to it (and keep the CD multichanger box) but I'm lost in the process.
thanks in advance.
Nodge68
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Here you go.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/10-Pcs-3-5...-Socket-PCB-Mount-Connector-Pj-307/8009773906
These sockets are used as a link through when the plug is out. But feed in when the plug is inserted.
This is the schematic of the internal connections (top left of image).
In this schematic.
Pin 1 is the ground.
Pin 2 is the RH feed to the amplifier.
Pin 3 is the RH feed from the CD changer.
Pin 4 is the LH feed from the CD changer.
Pin 5 is the LH feed to the amplifier.
When the plug is inserted, the signal between the CD changer and amplifier is disconnected and replaced with the signal from the 3.5mm plug instead. Other sockets may have a different pin configuration, so would need to be bleeped out.
kernowsvenski
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With that changover socket, presumably you'd still need a disk running in the changer for the H/U to operate on the CD function and accept the audio in of the accessory?
Nodge68
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I think so. I just replaced the HU myself.
