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Offline mjt

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iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« on: February 17, 2011, 09:36:10 pm »
i have a standard rcd 300 and ipod dock in the armrest but when i put my iphone into the armrest it will not work,is there any way i can get my iphone to work with the ipod dock?if not could i fit a 6 cd if i take out the ipod dock and is it an easy job

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Re: iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2011, 10:14:18 pm »
Think the dock is designed to take the 3g version with the rolled edges, whereas the iPhone 4 has the flat bottom,
If you did want to remove it then it is a pretty easy swap for the cd changer. Or you could move the charger/connector into the glovebox.

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Re: iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 09:37:53 am »
The old still ipod armrest will only work with much older ipods 2nd gen I think, the charging is via firewire which was dropped when they introduced the touch and 2nd gen nano.  If working it only acts as a cd changer for the ipod first 6 playlists so has limited functionality. 

The cabling is exactly the same for the cd changer and the swop will take you about 5 minutes!

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Re: iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 03:17:28 pm »
Hi mjt,

I have the very same unit, Ipod dock in arm rest and an Iphone 4.  At first mine would not connect either,  tried it a couple of times fitting it into the dock but no response.  I had to keep pressing CD on the RDC300 unit for a while until it connected after a minute or so :smiley:   Now its fine everytime i use it. 
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Re: iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2011, 05:15:35 pm »
does the iphone 4 even fit in the holder? im sure when i tried mine it didnt fit
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Re: iphone 4 and armrest ipod dock
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 08:03:45 pm »
yes it fits