How to play mp3 player thru vehicle dvd player auxiliary input

8 Jun 2005 11:43 PM

DAJ

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Venture mini van with factory installed dvd
player that has an auxiliary input for video and right and left audio.
If I connect the audio line out(R+L) from my mp3 player to the 2 audio
RCA jacks on the dvd player and play my mp3 player there is no sound.
If I connect just a cable to the video jack on the dvd player there is
still no sound.
If I then connect my camcorder video out to the dvd player and then
play my camcorder then the mp3 player sound comes thru the vehicle's
sound system.
So, it appears that the,"video in" jack on the dvd player must have
some sort of input it can recognize that will allow it to accept the
audio input from my mp3 player.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on what I can use to connect
to the, "video in" jack on the dvd player instead of having to connect
and play my camcorder in order to listen to my mp3 player on the
vehicle's sound system.
Thanks.
Don

9 Jun 2005 12:59 AM

Gene E. Bloch

On 6/8/2005, DAJ managed to type:
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> I have a 2004 Chevrolet Venture mini van with factory installed dvd
> player that has an auxiliary input for video and right and left audio.
> If I connect the audio line out(R+L) from my mp3 player to the 2 audio
> RCA jacks on the dvd player and play my mp3 player there is no sound.
> If I connect just a cable to the video jack on the dvd player there is
> still no sound.
> If I then connect my camcorder video out to the dvd player and then
> play my camcorder then the mp3 player sound comes thru the vehicle's
> sound system.
> So, it appears that the,"video in" jack on the dvd player must have
> some sort of input it can recognize that will allow it to accept the
> audio input from my mp3 player.
> I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on what I can use to connect
> to the, "video in" jack on the dvd player instead of having to connect
> and play my camcorder in order to listen to my mp3 player on the
> vehicle's sound system.
> Thanks.
> Don

I would try just plugging any old plug into the video jack. Most
likely, there's a mechanical switch there that is activated by the
plug, rather than some electronics that detects an actual signal.

If that works, you could try using a camcorder analog cable and
plugging the yellow wire into the video jack. These A/V cables just
ground the video output when you plug the 4-conductor 1/8" plug into a
regular 1/8" stereo jack.

HTH,
Gino

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9 Jun 2005 7:06 PM

JeB

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On 8 Jun 2005 16:43:57 -0700, "DAJ" <daj3***@msn.com> wrote:

>I have a 2004 Chevrolet Venture mini van with factory installed dvd
>player that has an auxiliary input for video and right and left audio.
>If I connect the audio line out(R+L) from my mp3 player to the 2 audio
>RCA jacks on the dvd player and play my mp3 player there is no sound.
>If I connect just a cable to the video jack on the dvd player there is
>still no sound.
>If I then connect my camcorder video out to the dvd player and then
>play my camcorder then the mp3 player sound comes thru the vehicle's
>sound system.
>So, it appears that the,"video in" jack on the dvd player must have
>some sort of input it can recognize that will allow it to accept the
>audio input from my mp3 player.
>I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on what I can use to connect
>to the, "video in" jack on the dvd player instead of having to connect
>and play my camcorder in order to listen to my mp3 player on the
>vehicle's sound system.

Option 2: There are some low cost (under $10) FM modulator solutions
on eBay but I haven't tried one. I think they send the audio to
about 107Mhz on the FM radio.