Onkyo UP-A1 Dock for the iPod

by Onkyo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.9 x 3.2 x 1.3 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0026RHPSU
• Item model number: UP-A1
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #15 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 Players & Accessories > MP3 Player Accessories > Docking Stations

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With Onkyo’s latest Dock for the iPod, it’s now easy to incorporate the iPhone into your home entertainment system. The UP-A1 helps to expand the possibilities for enjoying your iPhone or iPod’s music, movies, TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts. It draws a steady power supply from your compatible Onkyo AV receiver* via the same convenient cable that delivers video and audio signals to the receiver. The UP-A1 also offers handy features found on previous Onkyo docks: recharging capability; onscreen display for content navigation and selection; and remote operability via your A/V receiver’s remote controller. To bring proven Onkyo sound quality and the potential of big-screen video playback to your iPhone or iPod, look no further than the UP-A1. *Compatible models include Onkyo’s 2009 range of A/V receivers (i.e. TX-SR507 and higher).

Product Description

With Onkyo’s latest Dock for the iPod, it’s now easy to incorporate the iPhone into your home entertainment system. The UP-A1 helps to expand the possibilities for enjoying your iPhone or iPod’s music, movies, TV shows, music videos, and video podcasts. It draws a steady power supply from your compatible Onkyo AV receiver via the same convenient cable that delivers video and audio signals to the receiver. The UP-A1 also offers handy features found on previous Onkyo docks: recharging capability; onscreen display for content navigation and selection; and remote operability via your A/V receiver’s remote controller. To bring proven Onkyo sound quality and the potential of big-screen video playback to your iPhone or iPod, look no further than the UP-A1. Compatible models include Onkyo’s 2009 range of A/V receivers (i.e. TX-SR507 and higher).

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Customer Reviews

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34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect......., September 5, 2009

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B. Dwyer "Bruce" (San Luis Obispo, CA) - See all my reviews
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Recently started to upgrade the home entertainment system. Wanted to eliminate all of the cables and get better video. Added a Sony blu-ray player and Onkyo TX-SR507. That installation is easy, you simply plug in the HDMI cables. I had XM running on the sound system for my home music. Recently found Pandora, and love that it provides music and NO taking like XM has become. I was a little nervous when I saw the previous reviews on this item. But, I had the right receiver so it should work?! The installation began with me on the floor with the iPod in the Onkyo UP-A1 and the wife ready to call out instructions. I plugged the cord into the Universal Port in the receiver, turn on the iPod and pushed the receiver's 'Port' selector and the music began to playing through the system. It could not be more simple. Just make sure you have the right receiver.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great..., December 25, 2009

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H. Huang (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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Not sure how so many people can have such problems getting this to work. If your Onkyo receiver has the port, you just plug it in. Done. On your iPod/iPhone, make sure your video is set to Widescreen and NTSC and you're all set. Works great and looks nice. My only criticism is the price. I got it included with my purchase of the Onkyo TX-SR707. But if I hadn't, I'm not sure I would have bought it just because the price is so high for a mere dock. For $29, you could buy the "official" Apple dock and have an extra USB port. Plus, it'd be more versatile since it uses a standard audio out plug and you can plug it into some small battery powered speakers for a portable solution to playing your music out loud. The advantages of this dock are that it uses a single cable for power and audio/video out, and the glossy black is nice looking if you want it to blend in with the rest of your equipment. If you can get it for under $50 or in some deal which includes it, sure get it. At full price (or obviously if you don't own an Onkyo receiver with a compatible port), I'd pass. Or at least wait until you come across a good deal.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works., August 29, 2009

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Racko Black (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Onkyo UP-A1 Dock for the iPod (Electronics)

***** Onkyo TX-SR607 AV Receiver
Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver (Black)
***** Onkyo DV-CP706 DVD Changer
Onkyo DV-CP706B 6-Disc DVD Player (Black)
*** Onkyo UP-A1 iPod Dock
Onkyo UP-A1 Dock for the iPod

I replaced my 10+ year old Onkyo AV receiver and DVD changer with these units in August, 2009. Got them all from Amazon. Was able to save $25 by getting the UP-A1 refurbished.

Amazon pricing and service was great, no surprises there.

These units all work very well together. The DVD Changer shows the most improvement over the 10+ year old model. The menus are much faster to load.

UP-A1: The receiver recognized it immediately. The Onkyo receiver remote will control the iPod, but not very well. It plays, pauses, stops, fast-forwards and rewinds music and video just fine. But (unless I'm missing something), it will not navigate back to the menus once music is playing. If it is already on a menu (say albums), then navigation with the Onkyo remote works. Once music starts playing, the up/down arrows now do nothing, and the right/left arrows shift from playlist to playlist.

At first I thought video from the UP-A1 was not going to my TV via HDMI. But I had disabled TV out on my iPod. Under settings/video on the iPod, turn on TV out (in NTSC format in the U.S.). When you play a video (again, navigating to it with the Onkyo remote has the problems described above) is the only time any video comes out from the Onkyo. It looked like you'd think an iPod resolution video would look.

One really nice feature of the UP-A1 is when you hold down FF. (Yes, you have to hold it down, which is unfortunate for the batteries in your remote.) The audio samples periodically (you hear bits and pieces of the song/video). And on a video, you get the same feature with the video. So if you FF through a newscast, for instance, you'll be able to tell from the video sampling when one story ends and the next begins (or from the audio...you get enough to catch a word here and there).

Overall, I'm happy with the performance of the UP-A1. I had been listening to my iPod on the TV (via our TiVo). That meant the TV bulb had to stay on, which is silly, and the audio quality on the Onkyo receiver is much better than the TV speakers, of course.