I recently installed the USA-630 radio in my '57 Chevy and I love it! Question: I get no connection from the USB connection. Should I contact the installer, question my equipment or is the connection only compatible with other Autosound accessories? I recently installed the USA-630 radio in my '57 Chevy and I love it! Question: I get no connection from the USB connection. Should I contact the installer, question my equipment or is the... » Read More I recently installed the USA-630 radio in my '57 Chevy and I love it! Question: I get no connection from the USB connection. Should I contact the installer, question my equipment or is the connection only compatible with other Autosound accessories? « Show Less
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My USA630 has problems with the USB also. The radio will play a while and then lock up with an error 01-100 (or something like that). Sometimes just shutting the unit off for a few seconds will make it work again for a little while but at other times I have to remove the USB and leave it off a while before replacing it. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't. I plan to get rid of the unit completely this winter. This is a replacement for the first one and it's not worth the aggravation.
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Alan, I'm afraid more likely than not, it is a design flaw in the unit. I have a 630 in a 67 Mustang. The USB is intermittent. It works for cash few minutes and then it quits. I tried 3 different flash drives and replaced the USB cable with no improvement. Last week I spoke to another car owners with a 630. He has the same problem. Sorry I can't be more encouraging.
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I would suggest verifying that the USB drive isn't too large. I am only using a 4 gig in mine (and I know it is *not* an Autosound USB drive). Your drive may be too large. Otherwise, it sounds like an issue with the radio or USB cable.
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First look at see if any wires are cut or sliced. Try using another USB device. If you don't know the installer personally, he'll just give you the run around. If it still doesn't work contact Autosound directly. Mine came dead out of the box. I had to return it, they replaced the motherboard on it. My USB port works, flashdrive, smartphone etc.
2236375
You need a car docking kit which they don't tell you need with radio. I searched for almost 3 months, both on line and locally for car docking kit that went with radio. Never found one. I ended up purchasing an Onyx radio which had car docking kit. My brother hooked it up in car and I love it! Believe I returned the radio in picture as it was just brand new junk. Can't use without a docking station. Hope this answers your question.
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No reason not to. It's supposed to connect with any vehicle since 1996 when Detroit started installing OBD2 ports. Only problem I've heard so far is that the app doesn't yet include all MY2014 vehicles. Tried to connect to a 2014 Nissan Altima the other day, app only went through 2013
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I would go to the Kenwood site and find out if there is a newer firmware version for the BT300 than your current version. I updated mine a while back and have since sold the car it was installed in. As I recall the update was done using a Bluetooth connection between the BT300 and my Bluetooth capable laptop and the whole process was pretty easy following the instructions they gave. Have no idea if they have a Mac version. There are some setup selections in the head units Bluetooth settings that could be affecting your phone connection and as I remember you have to turn off and not allow the connection to playback audio files on your phone or you will have the problem of sporadic phone call capability connection.
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this is basically a universal part. do you currently have the factory radio installed? if so your factory radio will have to have a usb port and rca inputs to use this item. If you have an aftermarket radio with a usb port and rca inputs, all you have to do is install this item in a desired location and plug the rca cables and usb cable to the aftermarket radio's inputs
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I have two of these units and Zero issues with either. I have one that is used in my car so that I don't have to connect a headphone cable to my smartphone to play music thru the car radio. It automatically connects each time as it should. The other unit I use in my home to play music from my phone thru home stereo. I manually create the Bluetooth connection to this unit since I have another Bluetooth receiver nearby. As to the volume being low.. I suspect that issue may be related to the bluetooth device you are connecting with. With my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 volume seems to remain where I had last left it.. I have two of these units and Zero issues with either. I have one that is used in my car so that I don't have to connect a headphone cable to my smartphone to play music thru the car radio. It automatically connects each time as it should. The other unit I use in my home to play music from my phone thru home stereo. I manually create the Bluetooth connection to this unit since I have another Bluetooth receiver nearby. As to the volume being low.. I suspect that issue may be related to the bluetooth device you are connecting with. With my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 volume seems to remain where I... » Read More I have two of these units and Zero issues with either. I have one that is used in my car so that I don't have to connect a headphone cable to my smartphone to play music thru the car radio. It automatically connects each time as it should. The other unit I use in my home to play music from my phone thru home stereo. I manually create the Bluetooth connection to this unit since I have another Bluetooth receiver nearby. As to the volume being low.. I suspect that issue may be related to the bluetooth device you are connecting with. With my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 volume seems to remain where I had last left it.. « Show Less
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Seems to me you have this radio mixed up with an Icom or Yaesu or Kenwood. You get what you pay for, and you get what the radio is designed to me. At this cost would you really expect a good SW radio. If you did, then shame on you. I have a used car for sale; would you be interested.
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I have had this problem. It has locked up and been unresponsive (although it continued to play music) and it wouldn't turn off when I turned my car off. I also have an issue that I will start my car and no sound will come out of the unit. It will show song information, show the time counting for the song, but no sound. The graphic equalizer is also flat indicating that it isn't processing any sound. I have since replaced the deck and have already started to have issues with no sound. My dealer is trying to work with their Kenwood rep., but so far there has been no news of what the issue is. I have had this problem. It has locked up and been unresponsive (although it continued to play music) and it wouldn't turn off when I turned my car off. I also have an issue that I will start my car and no sound will come out of the unit. It will show song information, show the time counting for the song, but no sound. The graphic equalizer is also flat indicating that it isn't processing any sound. I have since replaced the deck and have already started to have issues with no sound. My dealer is trying to work with their Kenwood rep., but so far there has been no news of what the issue is.
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Difficult is all in perspective, with some knowledge in radio connections, you should be able to install yourself as I did! It would also depend what you are installing it into?The levels of difficulty will of course vary...
1041257
I own a 2002 330ci it looks great in the car and sounds great,but I had issues with getting the steering wheel controls to work and the maps are a couple years old...I do not believe that there is a difference in your factory radio and mine.I would recommend this radio if you don't need the Bluetooth or steering wheel controls,you may get lucky and get them to work.But the sound difference is worth it.
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It does auto connect each time I turn the truck on. My truck can handle phone audio already, so that's already paired up. I only see media audio as an option in the settings.
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Hey I don't know if this helps so here I go. I have a pioneer dvd/navigation head unit in a 2005 gmc sierra. I did not like the way that the usb/3.5 cable just hung loose in my truck. I removed one of the power points up front and this worked fine to clean it up. My radio supports all Apple products and have worked fine through the usb charging, video, and music play back. I have hooked my zune up and works fine also using the usb for charging and the 3.5 for music play back. Ok and I checked the plug and took it apart on the male side and there is four conductors in it. I hope this helps, been in my truck about 4 months and no issues and I am picky on my stuff. Hey I don't know if this helps so here I go. I have a pioneer dvd/navigation head unit in a 2005 gmc sierra. I did not like the way that the usb/3.5 cable just hung loose in my truck. I removed one of the power points up front and this worked fine to clean it up. My radio supports all Apple products and have worked fine through the usb charging, video, and music play back. I have hooked my zune up and works fine also using the usb for charging and the 3.5 for music play back. Ok and I checked the plug and took it apart on the male side and there is four conductors in it. I hope this helps,... » Read More Hey I don't know if this helps so here I go. I have a pioneer dvd/navigation head unit in a 2005 gmc sierra. I did not like the way that the usb/3.5 cable just hung loose in my truck. I removed one of the power points up front and this worked fine to clean it up. My radio supports all Apple products and have worked fine through the usb charging, video, and music play back. I have hooked my zune up and works fine also using the usb for charging and the 3.5 for music play back. Ok and I checked the plug and took it apart on the male side and there is four conductors in it. I hope this helps, been in my truck about 4 months and no issues and I am picky on my stuff. « Show Less
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I used the PAC AAI-GM9 in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe with a OEM radio which had a built in CD player and it worked great. I finally took it out because my mechanic "destroyed" the PAC AAI-GM9 unit when he was installing a 2500W Inverter in the Tahoe and sent a jolt through the electrical system. But, when it was working it was great. As I remember, you had to adjust the sound volume down when switching from the AUX input to teh regular radio or CD player. Good luck, and be sure to disconnect your battery when doing this task.
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Hey I don't know if this helps so here I go. I have a pioneer dvd/navigation head unit in a 2005 gmc sierra. I did not like the way that the usb/3.5 cable just hung loose in my truck. I removed one of the power points up front and this worked fine to clean it up. My radio supports all Apple products and have worked fine through the usb charging, video, and music play back. I have hooked my zune up and works fine also using the usb for charging and the 3.5 for music play back. Ok and I checked the plug and took it apart on the male side and there is four conductors in it. I hope this helps, been in my truck about 4 months and no issues and I am picky on my stuff.
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Worked great on a 530i built in Mar 03. The listing says Sep 02 and later, so check your build date. The only part that interfaces electrically with the car is to the back of the radio head. The directions that came with it provided two alternative methods. For my car, it was simply plugging in to an existing, open port on the back of the radio head. I don't know if the alternate directions would make it work for an older radio. By the way, it works great. I can plug my iPhone into it and play music or streaming radio from the phone.
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Hi Michael! Take a look at the ports in your vehicle. If there is a regular USB port with what looks like a headphone plug below, your are golden. I have a 2009 Santa Fe and I am confident that they kept their hook-ups the same...of course I will be looking at a newer model after the new year and they are banking on the fact that we Hyundai owners will continue to buy Hyundai. I hope this helped! Merry Christmas
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Before you install see first that your Silverado has the ability to fit a double-DIN unit. As of the steering wheel controls, it should if wired correctly. Just connect the same colour wires together. On the head unit the wires will be labeled. But don't expect the head unit to be the only thing you'll need for installation. You'll need a wiring harness that retains your door chime and onstar, a dash kit for your make model and year, and because chevy uses a smaller antenna cable you need an adapter from the smaller sized antenna to the normal sized antenna. A google search for all of these items will return results. And the cheapest place to find all of them is on Amazon, hope this helps. Before you install see first that your Silverado has the ability to fit a double-DIN unit. As of the steering wheel controls, it should if wired correctly. Just connect the same colour wires together. On the head unit the wires will be labeled. But don't expect the head unit to be the only thing you'll need for installation. You'll need a wiring harness that retains your door chime and onstar, a dash kit for your make model and year, and because chevy uses a smaller antenna cable you need an adapter from the smaller sized antenna to the normal sized antenna. A google search for all of these... » Read More Before you install see first that your Silverado has the ability to fit a double-DIN unit. As of the steering wheel controls, it should if wired correctly. Just connect the same colour wires together. On the head unit the wires will be labeled. But don't expect the head unit to be the only thing you'll need for installation. You'll need a wiring harness that retains your door chime and onstar, a dash kit for your make model and year, and because chevy uses a smaller antenna cable you need an adapter from the smaller sized antenna to the normal sized antenna. A google search for all of these items will return results. And the cheapest place to find all of them is on Amazon, hope this helps. « Show Less