Can you hook up an iPod/iPhone to the USB port and play your music or is it just for flash drives?
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it would not connect to my Samsung, but I don't know if that's because it's Android rather than Apple, or the connection cable is not compatible - in the instruction manual it says "Not all brands of USB flash drives are supported"; and I haven't tried recording back to flash drive, but other than that this is an amazing little unit, well worth the price!
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No, this isn't an iPhone dock, it doesn't charge nor allow the iPhone to control it. Most radios that do that are wildly overpriced because of the "iPhone" connective branding where they have to pay royalties to Apple. You can play any songs from plug in USB drive you export from iTunes, assuming they let you do that.Also - You can plug the iPhone into the aux jack with an audio cable to play through the radio system.
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No, no USB port. Really this device is made for people who have Airplay compatible devices. That's going to give you the best experience.
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YES! The convenient front panel USB port lets you connect portable USB memory devices, such as a USB thumb drive or a USB HDD hard disk drive, so you can quickly and easily stream your favorite music tracks. In standby mode, the USB port is still active, letting you charge your iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. AJ/SoundAdvice
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There is a usb port on the top of the cabinet next to an apple port. When input is set to usb the receiver starts reading the flashdrive and begins to play mp3 and wma (and possibly other) files.
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Hi. I have this speaker and wanted to use it with my iPod. You can't. It only has a USB port. I dumped a bunch of songs on a thumb drive and used that instead. But don't use a large drive. I think it accepted an 4 gig. Not the 32 gig I bought for it.
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First, this turntable lasted less than 1 year. I took it apart and decided the power circuits in the board had died. Yes, you can play iPod through USB
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No. You would control the music from your iPod. I don't think you can plug this in to the USB port as it requires the 30 pin connector unless you have an adaptor of some kind.
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Using the "Aux In" RCA jacks in the back of the unit, you can hook up a cd player/changer OR an iPad (using a special cable)...there is a USB port in the back of the unit as well; however the manual states "play music from USB flash drive...". I have not tried to plug in my iPod and play through the unit, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Hope that helps.
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Only through a rear auxiliary port. There is no USB connection. the three options to play are the front dock, auxiliary or Bluetooth.
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Scott, the unit is specifically equipped to use an iPod/iPhone connection and control the music app of the Apple device. The supplied cable would not handle anything else. It does, however, have an auxiliary 1/4 input for plugging in another device. A USB flash drive would not operate on it.
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Should be able to. I listen to music via a thumb drive in the front USB port, and receive calls from my iPhone at the same time. The music fades out and resumes when the call ends.
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The USB port is meant for USB flash drives(aka USB stick or thumb drive), not external hard drives or other devices it would seem. But if you have a 3.5mm(1/8") axillary cable(if not, they're usually only a few bucks), then you could plug it in through the headphone out on your phone, and into the green plug on the back. Of course doing it this way means using the phone to control the music, just like you would if wearing headphones.
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This device is just an extender that relocates AUX and USB connections from the back of the head unit.AUX: yes. USB: depends on the head unit. The USB connection on my head unit is designed for iPod/iPhone devices. I can also plug in a thumb drive and the head unit recognizes music files.
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The USB port is for charging and connecting iOS devices. This means that you can use a mp3 player connected to the USB port *IF* it is an iPod or an iPhone. If you have a non-Apple mp3 player, then you would connect the device by a 3.5mm cord to the aux input on the JBL unit. To be clear - you can connect ANY mp3 player to the JBL speaker. Only Apple devices will connect by USB.
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Hi, USB only for UPS memory stick and if you want to play ipod or phone use AUX return. Thanks
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Yes, you can put a flash drive into the usb port and it will play the music stored on it. Be advised that this unit does not come with and is not capable of being controlled by a remote since it has no IR sensor. I returned my unit and bought the Panasonic RX-D55GC-K which is more expensive but has a remote and is in my opinion, a better unit.