Sirius Sportster 5 Aux

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by statikuz, Jul 24, 2010.

  1. statikuz

    statikuz Medium Load Member

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    Well I thought I'd share a discovery I made today - I just got a Sportster 5 and found that the jack labeled "Audio" on the dock that's used for auxiliary out, can also be used as an aux in - so you can plug your laptop or other mp3 player into it. If you're playing the radio out through FM, or with the FM direct adapter, and you plug an mp3 player into that jack, it just overrides the radio playing and plays your mp3s instead! Seems obvious now but there's no mention of it in the manual or on the website or anything I could find so I can see how someone might not even try it.

    Anyway hope that helps someone who has one of these radios but also wants to play audio from another source through the FM transmitter.
     
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  3. Kansas

    Kansas Road Train Member

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    Pretty cool find.
     
  4. flatbedder

    flatbedder Medium Load Member

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    Did you get that new PowerConnect thing they sell that is supposed to have the wireless transmitter in it? Im wondering how they work. Just ordered one
     
  5. Kiviknon

    Kiviknon Light Load Member

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    Once I get back in the truck I will try it with my stiletto 2.
     
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