Will this unit control an Mp3 player plugged into it through the USB port? also, will the unit allow for hands free phone use with non-apple phones?
856290
Yes, you can control your MP3 via the small remote control that comes with unit. Yes you can use the hands free functionality with non-Apple phones.
856291
Yes to both. You can control your mp3 via remote control and you can use hands free. I used this with my droid.
413308
YES~True! I have apple devices and a sony walkman mp3 player I love to take with me to the gym and running. The VOLUME/PAUSE, etc. controls on the cord wire will not operate on other devices. Everything else is fully functional.
746519
Yes, you can use it with anything that you can plug standard headphones into and it works fine. BUT it's short, so the control switch is at your pocket or purse. It's just inconvenient. For that, I'd rather hold the phone in my hand and use the devices volume control switch. I ended up buying ear buds with volume control.
753671
Yes, it can hook up to hands free car kits, headphones, and speakers without any difficulties.I no longer use it as a phone; it is now a super-cool mp3 player that I use with bluetooth speakers.
480955
The device does have a standard 1/8" inch Stereo headphone jack in the back, near the power jack. This will allow any device with a standard headphone Stereo output jack to connect to it. The drawback is that with the remote control that comes with it, the remote will only then allow you to change the volume of the pipes. It will not allow to control the Media Device as you can do with an IPOD touch, you need to use the 30 pin connector on top of the pipes. Otherwise any device with a stereo output can be utilized with a Double ended male(plug) stereo plug (Female=jack/Male=plug) I tend to use a 1 - 2 foot long cable to keep it from getting tangled up, but you can use a 6 footer if you don't want the pipes close to you when jacking up the sound, it will pound your ears from the volume. Incidentally, the remote is one of the toughest devices I have seen around, it will with stand a full washing with bleach and full drying at high (in the pocket of my jeans, twice).
1777099
when its on aux no but it controlles everything else. the only way it could control the ipod or iphone if it was pluged in USB.
1152694
I only use the unit for conference calls, etc. and not music. I control the volume from the unit itself and have never tried from my phone or a music source.
2280315
It isn't specifically for iDevices, this "for iPhone" means that you can control music playback with it. It will work with any device either MP3 player or Android phone
1119772
Yes via Bluetooth, I haven't tried to plug it in using the USB. But I know I can control the music on the phone with the head unit.
1483098
Don't know for sure. I plug in my Ipod through the headphone jack and it functions like an external speaker. The remote control or even the volume control buttons on the speaker dock will not work with the Ipod. I have to actually make any changes on the Ipod itself. Depending on what you want that might not be enough for you. The dock will work with any device that has a regular size head phone jack. Hope that helps with your decision.
2079100
It will work thru the headphone jack. None of the controls on the stereo will work, you'll have to open the door and use the controls on your phone. I wouldn't purchase this model, I'd upgrade to the one with bluetooth so that you can control volume, pause, etc. Also, I'm not familiar with your phone, so I don't know how big it is; so I don't know how well it will fit inside the unit.
221917
You will be able to control the volume output from the iphone and not the speakers
2210795
Yes I connected an sd card with MP3's through the usb and tested it with an MD player on the aux and both worked. I'm using a Pioneer radio....remember the cable is only an extension cable and the head unit needs to be able to connect to whatever is attached to the cable.
946012
No it doesn't work with controls on the dock. You'll have to control it on the device you're playing the music from to move tracks or change volume.
1249591
This device only works with the older Apple iDock interface (before iPhone 5); if your "mp3 player" is not a iPhone, iPad, iTouch or iPod it will not work with your device.
1859134
When I got it, I just got it to play music. Since it did not work for me and I returned it, I'm not sure if it works is a hands free blue tooth device for calls... Sorry!
681701
I plug my ipod classic into the rear USB, and the head unit controls it. It also keeps it charged. The front USB does not keep it charged.