Hi all,

I`ve just purchased a lead that fits into the bottom of my phone which then has the connections for the aux between the seats in the rear.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phono-Cable-Apple-...amp;sr=1-3

Problem is I can`t get it to work! I`m wondering if I`m doing something wrong or I`ve bought the wrong lead.

I`ve connected phone, switched to aux on the touchscreen, put some music on the phone and nothing. Checked volume on both devices but still no sound.

Am I missing something??

Neil MY10 3.6 TD V8 Autobiography
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afaik the aux is for output only, not input..

christ! no wonder then!

So how can I get my iphone to play the music through stereo without having to buy a connection for the back of the head unit?

Or is this not possible? MY10 3.6 TD V8 Autobiography
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not sure but there is loads on this subject here somewhere ..

thanks I`ll take a look through forum. MY10 3.6 TD V8 Autobiography
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You can input via the aux I am pretty sure as I have done so with my Blackberry sounds files....

scarey wrote:

afaik the aux is for output only, not input..

Sorry scarey, I have to disagree - the 3.5mm aux "input" socket in the rear centre panel on D3,D4 RRS & FFRR is for audio input.

Looking at the link posted about the cable it appears to have two phono connections? How have you converted this to a single 3.5mm jack plug?

For the wife's D3 we bought this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-33429EU...B0011UK2HE

Works perfectly and charges the iPhone AND has a remote control

I would check that your cable is the right one as it doesn't look compatible to me AND as a rule, never use the headphone socket on an iphone as the audio source - It has very low line output and therefore low volume through the cars audio system

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The 3.5mm RSE jack on my 2006 FFRR is for aux in and allows you to play music through the speakers. The red and white line-in inputs only allow you to play sound through the RSE.

Make sure your iPhone is turned up a the way, if that does not work, test the cable on something else and/or try another cable. 
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Last edited by JustinP on 19th May 2011 3:39pm. Edited 1 time in total

apologies all, i haven't got this feature so i wasn't sure...

Also, set the iPhone sound setting to 'small speakers' it will inprove the quality. Current MY2020
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You can play video through the phono ports in the RSE panel, from your iPod for example. However it only plays on the REAR screens, not the front centre screen.

I bought the Belkin cable to do that. Discovery 4 HSE
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The real problem is that mp3 players are designed to drive headphones. Headphones don't need the same signal level as the AUX input. If you are going to use a headphone output, you'll most likely need some type of in-line amplifier. Google "portable headphone amp" or "Sound Shocker Pro" and you'll find lots of info. Almost all need some sort of power (battery or car plug-in) except Sound Shocker.

Sorry but I disagree.

The Aux-in is intended to be connected to a devices headphone socket, the issue us the aux-in Range Rover does not amplify the input enough. I agree that this shortcoming can be overcome using a headphone amplifier, but it should not be necessary.

The Aux-in in my old Mercedes was fine. 
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I'll have a check on my lead, I bought it from ebay for £2.99 & can plug my iphone through the rear 3.5mm aux socket & it plays music without hassle.

JustinP wrote:

Sorry but I disagree.

The Aux-in is intended to be connected to a devices headphone socket, the issue us the aux-in Range Rover does not amplify the input enough. I agree that this shortcoming can be overcome using a headphone amplifier, but it should not be necessary.

The Aux-in in my old Mercedes was fine.

I think we may be straying from the original post which was a concern specifically regarding an iPhone audio out and the correct cable - I was just pointing out that an iPhone has a very low output gain from the headphone socket and because of this the headphone socket is not really suitable to connect to the aux input in Land/Range Rovers! You have to use the main connector at the bottom of the phone which has a much higher audio output gain which works perfectly. Apple have obviously designed their phone that way "Health & Safety" for the ears I guess But without testing the headphone output of another make of phone I have no way of proving whether you could consider it a design fault of the car. I do know that on my old 2003 FFRR when I swapped out the radio tuner for the BMW version with aux input and you had an adjustable input gain from 1-6, this is not possible on newer FFRR models.

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