USA SPEC PA11-HON2y - iPod to 2003-2006 Honda Factory Radio Interface w/ Auxiliary Audio input

by USA Spec

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000ILLI7U
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 15, 2007

Product Description

The PA11-HON2y iPod Interface Cable connects, controls, charges, and plays aniPod through the factory stereo system of your compatible 2003 and upHonda or Acura factory radio with external Changer controls. This unitallows you to connect an iPod to your factory radio and operate the iPod justlike a CD Changer.Get pure Digital Sound of your iPod into your factory radio. Also adds anextra auxiliary input to connect any standard portable stereo device plus iPodconnection.Just connect the adapter cable to the CD changer input on your compatiblefactory radio. Then plug your iPod into the interface you can control volume,source, song selection, and up to five different play lists right from theradio's CD changer controls. And the interface charges your iPod while it'sconnected!Features:Easy Installation - All cables are plug and play for easy installationAdds Additional Aux Input - Besides connecting to an iPod, our iPodinterface provides an additional aux input to connect other audio devicesSuperior Sound Quality - True digital quality sound through factory radioUses CD Changer Function - Uses the CD changer mode to operate an iPodjust like a CD ChangerAuto Maintain - Maintain current playlist when migrating your iPod fromportable use to in car useAuto Playlist Select - If no play list are created, the interface autoselects the first 5 playlist on your iPodRich in Features - adjust volume, track up/down, fast forward/rewind,select playlist, shuffle and random play are some of the useful featuresprovided by this interface, through a factory stereoAuto Memory - Auto locates the last song listened to on each play listAuto Skip - Skip 10+ songs in each playlist with the factory CD Changer FFbutton. Or, skip to the end of a playlistAuto Charge - Charges iPod battery and auto stops after 1 hour of non-useAuto Playlist Select - If no play list are create NOTE: This product description has been cutt-off (is not complete) due to the size limit of Amazon.com's description field.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, something that actually works!, January 27, 2007

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Rainier Ramos (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USA SPEC PA11-HON2y - iPod to 2003-2006 Honda Factory Radio Interface w/ Auxiliary Audio input (Electronics)

Prior to purchasing this, I had a Dension ice>Link which worked well for a while until I restarted the my car. To restore functionality, I had to pull a fuse out and plug it back in. I did this several times until eventually, it just died on me.

The USA Spec Adapter however gave me no such problems. It's very stable and works exactly as advertised. Installation in my 2005 Accord LX was fairly easy. The toughest part was plugging the socket under the radio without removing the cubby hole -- it's possible but you need small hands.

This is an excellent purchase. I'd recommend this product to anyone.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acura RL Install review, October 4, 2008

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Ray J. Watson "ray W" (Frisco, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USA SPEC PA11-HON2y - iPod to 2003-2006 Honda Factory Radio Interface w/ Auxiliary Audio input (Electronics)

Today I purchased and had the PA11-HON-2Y ipod integration kit installed in my 2005 Acura RL with XM, 6 disc changer, bluetooth, DVD-a, MP3 CD, and Navigation. First, the exact unit I bought is the PA11-HON-2Y. I took it to a local stereo shop who installed it for sixty bucks total. They did it immediately. It took about an hour and they let me watch and/or "help."

Removing the "Not an Ashtray" was very difficult, as were the two screws on the very bottom of the stereo. I thought about having them run the cable past the cup holder into the center console, but decided that I wanted to be able to change the song, browse the playlists, etc. without opening center console.

We set DIP switch 2 to "off" (Direct mode) to prevent the IPod Touch from locking down. (We tried it both ways before installing) When in this mode, the navigation display shows "EXTENSION" when it is on the IPod mode, after pushing "Disc" on the stereo itself.

So far, the IPod Touch seems to work beautifully in Direct mode. (meaning, all functions seem to work on the iPod) This includes Lyrics display, Coverflow works, video playback, and and all normal functions of the Ipod such as On-The-Go. All of these work on the IPod itself, not on the nav screen.

Also, steering wheel controls work(!!!!) Volume control, next song, previous song, mode select. I had them run the cable up through the "Not an ashtray" because I want to be able to control the ipod directly.

PLEASE NOTE: the Ipod touch charges, but apparently you need a different cable if you want an iPhone 3G to charge off of this setup. (There was an insert inside that said so)

Also, one REALLY nice feature: when you turn the car off it continues to charge the iPod for 20 minutes, then puts it to sleep.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, June 27, 2007

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L. Lipkin (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USA SPEC PA11-HON2y - iPod to 2003-2006 Honda Factory Radio Interface w/ Auxiliary Audio input (Electronics)

This works great and doesn't disable XM or GPS in my 2005 Accord. Easy to install, and I had zero experience with car stereo installations. Sound quality is excellent, I am so glad to be rid of my FM transmitter (I had two of those--both were lame). The 'hybrid' playlist/manual mode is cool--it allows you to control the ipod directly or through the car stereo. My only complaint is that the controls on the car stereo itself are a bit sluggish--it take a few seconds to switch between playlists and sometimes it doesn't do behave as you would expect.