Playing music thru AUX jack in D3 HSE

[brumby]

I am just back into Land Rovers after a 15 year absence. Our recently purchased 2007 HSE D3 is a little advanced on our much loved Range Rover of 15 years ago but it clearly has the same wonderful DNA.

Love the D3 but I cannot get my HTC phone to play music thru the AUX jack. I have connected up the phone to the AUX jack in the back of the centre console via a double ended cable and switched the stereo to AUX but nothing. Tried an ipod as well but no go. I think I am following the handbook correctly.

Can you lucky long term D3 owners tell me what I am doing wrong please.

Brumby

[Epic pooh]

It should just work - plug it in, select aux on the head unit, play from the device. The level of most devices is quite low so pump up the volume if you didn't - alternatively, is the cable known to be good and a proper 3.5mm male to male stereo cable ?

[CaverD3]

You can get a headphone/speaker boost app for android/iOS.
Make sure the output on the device is set and working, just plug in some ear buds/headphones.

[brumby]

Thanks for the responses. I tested the cable I have today by connecting the phone up to a mini stereo system in the house and it worked fine. I also removed the jack point at the back of the console to check the wiring was connected (it was). Looks like I have a more serious problem somewhere in the stereo system.

Brumby

[Barryp]

Hi Brumby, did you check as mentioned above that the car unit is set for Auxiliary input?
Regards
Barryp

[brumby]

Yes I have had the aux button pressed on the head unit -I presume this is what you are referring to?

Brumby

[jonesy63]

Brumby - IIRC, the aux input runs from the 3.5mm socket at the back of the centre console, down to the passenger side footwell, then up to the back of the head unit. If I were to pick a weak link in the chain - it would be the socket itself - unless someone has already tinkered with the aux input before you owned it. You'll need to trace back the red/blue/black cables from the socket.

[brumby]

Thanks Jonesy63. I will substitute a different plug as a first step and then follow the wiring with the multimeter.

Brumby

[HarryO]

Why not mount a new AUX plug on dash - saves wires all over the place. This is how I did mine.. But there are loads of options on the site.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/newreply.php'do=newreply&p=2001938

[jimc]

or ditch the old head unit all together and replace it with something that has bluetooth hands free...maybe blue tooth streaming and stash an old phone/mp3 player of choice in the centre cubby.

then you get remote control of the unit direct from the head unit...know its more expensive than $5 spend at Jaycar

[jonesy63]

or ditch the old head unit all together and replace it with something that has bluetooth hands free...maybe blue tooth streaming and stash an old phone/mp3 player of choice in the centre cubby.

then you get remote control of the unit direct from the head unit...know its more expensive than $5 spend at Jaycar

HSE head unit can't be ditched - it is tied to the canbus. (Or was it MOSTbus?) Whatever the case, you can't remove it.

[jimc]

Bugger..did not register the HSE in forum header..yes..HSE uses an optic feed to amp and then distributes to speakers, or so my stereo fitter told me.

It can be done, but new speaker wire needs to be run in behind the dash...and the fitter said he will never do another HSE...and after the debarcle with my reverse camera..he says he will never do another Discovery 3/4!

[brumby]

Thanks all for your helpful comments. I am wondering (a) whether the problem has anything to do with the fact that the factory option (or is it standard on a HSE?) DVD player plays through the aux setting on the head unit? or (b) does the fact that the DVD audio through AUX works fine help suggest where my problem is?

Regards

Brumby

[jonesy63]

Brumby - this is the first mention of you having a DVD player... :eek:

That was an option (probably Rosen brand), and yes - the install of it "stole" the aux input from your stereo.

[brumby]

Sorry about that I only discovered all this today. I thought the DVD player only played through the headsets. Our kids are all growed up so the DVD player has not been used in the 2 months we have had the car. The DVD set up is Alpine.

Brumby

[sheerluck]

Just to weigh in on this a little late, I thought the AUX input on the rear of the cubby box had a switch in it that disabled the other AUX inputs when something was plugged into it.

I'm sure I've seen that on the wiring diagram somewhere.

[jonesy63]

Brumby - it is probably worth the 5 minutes of your time, to pull out the head unit and see if they connected the Aline DVD to the aux in at the back. Grab the two sides of the H trim just up a little from the bottom and give them a good yank. After it pops out (and be aware some spring clips may go flying!), you will see some screws to undo the head unit - then slide it out and check the connections. With any luck they've pulled the original aux red/blue/black cables out and you can just pull the Alpine connected ones out and put them back in. Kids can still use the infrared headphones for the Alpine and you get your aux input back again.

If you're a bit apprehensive about the trim removal - maybe take it to a stereo shop and have them do it.

Good luck!
Rob

[brumby]

Thanks Rob
Worth trying. I am off to the Toowoomba Swap in the morning so will give that a try when I get home.

Paul

[Tote]

There is an aux input in the passenger side footwell as well as the rear of the console. The console socket is switched as well and must have a plug in it to activate the aux circuit.
There is also a phone in circuit on the back of the head unit itself for phone audion ( not that that is part of your problem)
The DVD wiring is a mystery as my SE does not have one but Topix should have the wiring diagrams for the aux inputs.
I would consider a bluetooth kit such as a Parrot MKI9X00 which will provide you with a streaming input from the phone and a bluetooth hands free as well, much better than aux plugs once it's set up.

Regards,
Tote