Harman Kardon Drive Play - IPod Car Stereo Connector Kit
This product is normally delivered next business day if ordered before 3PM .
Harman Kardon Drive + Play puts the familiar iPod menu on a backlit display right on your car’s dashboard or windshield, where you can read it at a glance. It is controlled by an intuitive interface that mimics the navigation on your iPod, and is just as easy to use—browse by artist, album, song, genre or composer. Mount the unit in someplace convenient and you can scroll through playlists or switch tracks at your leisure, all while keeping your eyes on the road.
Until this product was released, iPod owners that wanted to use their player in the car had a couple of basic options that were less than elegant: an FM transmitter or a cassette adapter.
Features
- Simple controls: The control knob is virtually identical to iPod’s Click Wheel so it is immediately familiar to iPod users. With three mounting bases for the most comfortable placement, the drive + play will be your right-hand man.
- Nerve center: The brain is the hidden central hub of the unit. You can connect your iPod to your car stereo using this kit and place both your IPod and the Harman Kardon Drive Play Car stereo connector kit out of sight under a seat, in the glovebox or in the center console, with no messy wires and no chance for damage to your iPod or car steero. It even charges your iPod when it’s plugged in.
- Multiple mounting options: You can connect the Ipod connector kit in one of two ways to your car stereo. 1. To the auxiliary input: 3.5mm audio line output. 2.To the antenna input: Wired FM transmitter ( 5 pre-set frequencies, 1 user defined).
- Auxiliary in: Harman Kardon has a second auxiliary input to provide access to other audio devices like satellite radio receivers or a cell phone without unplugging your iPod.
- Powering the Device: There are two ways of powering the device. One is through a standard 12 volt power harness which connects the Harman kardon Ipod connector kit to your car stereo. The other way is through a 12v accessory power cable, also known as a cigarette lighter adapter.
Components
A backlit LCD pivoting display, which is designed to be mounted where the driver can easily see the screen while keeping their eyes on the road; a five-button navigation control unit – the navigation wheel is similar to BMW’s iDrive wheel, but mimics the iPods controls; and the “Brain” – the unit that connects everything together.
The brain of the unit features a wireless FM modulator with five factory frequencies and one definable by the user. It also has a 3.5mm auxiliary output so you can connect it to any vehicle that has an auxiliary input jack. An auxiliary input allows the user to route other audio signals like satellite radio through the unit to the vehicle’s audio system.
The unit charges the iPod when connected and shuts off when the car turns off. The unit returns to the place in the song where you left off when the vehicle is turned on again.
The UK version of the Harman Kardon Drive Play Ipod car connector comes with a wired FM transmitter.
NOTE: Depending on your vehicle model, antenna plug adaptors may be required to connect the Wired FM Adaptor to your radio and antenna.
iPod Requirements
The unit is designed to work with all iPods equipped with the following Apple hardware and software:
- iPod dock port
- iPod software
As long as both of these requirements are met, it can be easily added to virtually any mobile audio system for total control of your iPod.
