Can I use the base its connected on to change songs? Will be plugging this into a car and don't want to lose steering wheel controls.
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It's a receiver. I don't think the buttons on your stereo would send a signal to your phone to change the song on say, pandora, if you are using your phone to transmit the music to your car stereo aux input
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No it will not. The device won't even work with devices that have an interface system. So anything that looks to the device for music information will not work. But a Bose sound dock would work fine
1112860
yes, you can change it perpetually with the app. Sometimes I have problems with pairing after the car has been running for a while, but haven't really figured out what that's about.
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Hi there bought this unit couple of months ago. It leta you use the steering wheel controla for radio but no the bluetooth controls. My car is an fj cruiser
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You should be able to if you have not changed anything. I was not able to because I have a aftermarket CD player. It comes with directions.
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Yes and no. I got my car stereo awhile ago and at the time had a few different devices I needed to control (cd changer, satellite receiver Ipod, etc) I could control with it. But these days I keep it simple... my phone as an mp3 player or with Pandora connected via Bluetooth. The remote will work as a controller in that regard, but I am not sure it will work controlling any other devices. But since getting a replacement controller to replace the original one would have run 39 - 50 bucks.... I decided to take a chance with this one at under $10. It does what I need it to do and much less Rusk money wise. Hope this helps. Yes and no. I got my car stereo awhile ago and at the time had a few different devices I needed to control (cd changer, satellite receiver Ipod, etc) I could control with it. But these days I keep it simple... my phone as an mp3 player or with Pandora connected via Bluetooth. The remote will work as a controller in that regard, but I am not sure it will work controlling any other devices. But since getting a replacement controller to replace the original one would have run 39 - 50 bucks.... I decided to take a chance with this one at under $10. It does what I need it to do and much less... » Read More Yes and no. I got my car stereo awhile ago and at the time had a few different devices I needed to control (cd changer, satellite receiver Ipod, etc) I could control with it. But these days I keep it simple... my phone as an mp3 player or with Pandora connected via Bluetooth. The remote will work as a controller in that regard, but I am not sure it will work controlling any other devices. But since getting a replacement controller to replace the original one would have run 39 - 50 bucks.... I decided to take a chance with this one at under $10. It does what I need it to do and much less Rusk money wise. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Hello. This model has an input for the steering wheel interface. We recommend using an Axxess ASWC-1 to interface the controls on your steering wheel to this stereo.
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Yes you can. I Have one of these Radios and I Bought a CD changer and put it in the back of my 87 ford Bronco with RCA plug wires it sounds greatGood luck
1110286
I do not have that feature on my steering wheel, so I can not be of help on that. Sorry..., but I do love my Alpine. Easy to operate, sound great.
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Ideally behind the dash or stereo (there's no "button"; you use the steering wheel and stereo only). Yes. By disassembling the dash, which is in your car.
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No, you can't.. Only when you use the ipod, you can control your play list ether by head unit or steering wheel control
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Nope, not at all! It just plugs right in the back of the factory head-unit, and you press the "media" button to switch to this auxiliary input! Works instantly, and CD's still play fine :-)
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It may be possible, but I am not sure. The unit comes with a remote, so that means it has an IR blaster, and it also has bluetooth. I believe this makes other options possible. I would think that there would be an adapter of some sort to make it possible to use the steering wheel controls.
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Noo..a steering system with volume and channel buttons etc..is like an external remote control. This radio cannot be connected to a wired remote.
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You should call the Dension Gateway support. The unit I got was compatible to a point. Bluetooth did not work because of a firmware issue, this is the older unit and is not getting any updates. so before you spend the money call the support folks. they do reply to email as well. adds the ipod to my systems and still allows for steering wheel controls, my car is a mercedes, 2006, R500.
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According to the compatibility list, yes. It uses the prewiring for the factory cd changer in the trunk (the changer has to go if it's there). There's a cable to run it to the dash area for better access to the ports. The mic and USB cables included are shorter, so if the unit is in the trunk it may limit where you can place those. Plus there would be two cables to run up front. If only using Bluetooth then no problem. Search for bavauto.com installation video and you can see what Ive described. Installation/User Guide: http://audiovox.diceelectronics.com/support/avx/support_files/MediaBridge/OMA-MBR-1500-BMW-012012_rev012012.pdf Installation Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xV-YSDbAQzA
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You can control it through both but mainly through the iPod or iPhone. There is limited functionality through the cars radio. I can advance songs on a playlist and skip around but it does not show me what is playing.
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I can't see why this won't work w steering wheel. My issue was this won't fit with my case on my phone...and my case is not big deal. Also, I don't believe you can use this as a phone if you are listing to music plugged in this way. I believe since you have a 4 series you should have many better options, bluetooth, thumbdrive download...if you are using it for music.