Connecting to alpine car stereo

I connected my ipod nano to my Alpine stereo and it worked nicely ( once ). The next time I got in the car, it wouldn't play. The ipod said ok to disconnect, but the stereo seemed to be playing music, I just wasn't getting any sound out of the speakers. When the ipod is connected to my stereo shouldn't it be saying "do not disconnect?"
I am so frustrated. I don't know if I have to set something on the ipod or what. My car stereo reconizes that the ipod is hooked to it and it even displays the names of artist I have on my ipod, it just won't output sound. I really think it has something to do with the ipod saying ok to disconnect. Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Does it normally say Do Not Disconnect? Usually when the iPod is connected to a car system, it displays OK to Disconnect. That part seems to be normal.
Disconnect your iPod from the system and reset it...
Resetting iPod
Now connect it back up. Does it work? You may also want to try resetting it while it is connected to the stereo.
btabz

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