Ext. speakers w/o dock adapters?

I was looking at the description of the Bose Sounddock 10, and it looks like you don't need adapters for different iPods and the iPhone. At least, they don't mention them in the "what's in the box" list.
Anyone know if this is correct, and whether there are other speakers with the same feature? I'd like to switch quickly between a Nano and iPhone.

You should have no problem doing this.

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Hello,
I received today the Universal dock as a free gift with the Ipod I purchased by mail. I'd like to know though since the dock didn't come with any papers which number or the adaptor is meant for the Video Ipod 60 GB. I've tried them and at least 3 fit it.
Am asking cause i wouldnt want to damage my docking port on the Ipod since i'll be using it almost daily.
Thank you,
Vincent

All Video iPods come supplied with their own Universal Dock Adapter. This is in the white plastic packaging, inside the iPod box (the white packaging that the earphones and USB cable are in). Use that.
None of the Dock Adapters that are in the Universal Dock box are designed for the Video iPod.

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All of them I know of have output and you will need a cable with a male miniplug on one end and two male RCA plugs on the other. It is a commonly available cable.

Playing from built-in speakers while on dock

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i am having the same problem. using pure acoustics yoo22 system. I can't get a straight answer from the vendor (and they are not replying to emails...).
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I have a 2nd Generation iPod Touch and I just got an alarm clock/ iPod charger/speaker/ radio for Christmas. It's alot like an iHome and I'm pretty sure that it has Apple's Universal Dock Adapter. It's a Memorex Mi4019.
I have a Griffin Reflect case on my iPod (It's a great case if you're considering it btw) and the only way I can get it to connect and work with the clock is to remove the case. The case adds too much height to the iPod for it to get a full connection with the dock adapter.
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Message was edited by: Brian Wright

One of these adopters/cables should work:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD824ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-02-m?fno de=45
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter?fnode=45

Looking for ext speakers for MacBook Pro

My built-in speakers go off a lot so looking for some speakers under $100 street price (could be used) to go with my MacBook Pro. I listen to wide variety of music but the only ones I've tried so far, Logitech Z320's had no treble or upper midrange and I was very disappointed with their performance. Don't need to sound like $200+ speakers, just something that can take the place of the ones in the MacBook so I am not tied to my headphones all the time.

Well… on the Windows front the MBP will run as well as any other PC laptop with a similar spec so on that you should have no problems. However, there are a couple of little quirks to running Windows on a Mac (mainly keyboard and mouse) but these are very minor.
As for the game, compare to other PC hardware with a similar spec. That should give you an idea of the system requires for any game you're interested in.
is it the answer, I think it's as good as, if not better, than any other option tyou have given there are few other that will run Max OS X.

IPod Touch 3G w/ stopped working with car stereo/docking speakers

After I upgraded to OS 4, my iPod Touch 3g stopped working through the USB port of my car stereo (just says "reading" and never progresses from there). It also stopped working through the docking station (basically a large clock radio) that I bought for my living room -- it will recharge and play music through the speakers but the docking station and its remote can no longer control the music (can't advance to the next song or anything else), so I have to physically change things on the ipod itself.
I was told by Crutchfield (where I'd purchased the car stereo) that this was a known problem with Apple -- that with OS4, many of the devices that previous worked with iPods no longer worked, and that this would be resolved in a later version of the OS that would provide some backward compatibility. However, I can't find anything at all about this.
If anyone knows more information about this, or has a link to where I might be able to read more, I'd appreciate the info. I selected and installed both the (almost new!!) car stereo and docking station specifically because they allowed me to connect and control my iPod, and now I've lost that functionality and the $$ I put into those devices (over $300 total)!

I apologize for posting a bit early. Found an Alpine manual online and i needed to set the AUX port to off. They also recommended a reset of the Touch. After doing these two things it is now working. Maybe this will help someone else.

ThinkPad docking station speakers / PL connectivity

Hi,
I have T61 and docking station model 2505. I couldn't find PL connector for speakers: How can I connect speakers to the docking station and not (!) to my laptop? I would like to avoid the neccesary of connect / disconnect the speakers every time I undock / dock to the docking station.
Uriel

Hi,
Is there any way to connect speakers to the Docking Station directly, and not via the laptop?
Sounds funny that I would need to connect / reconnect the PL plug every time I remove the laptop from the docking Station.
Thanks,
Uriel

Laptop (EliteBook 6930p) speakers stop playing when docked (HSTNN-IX01 PA286A)

This is very frustrating problem.
My laptop's (EliteBook 6930p) internal speakers play audio just fine but as soon as I place the laptop on the docking station (HSTNN-IX01 PA286A), speakers stop playing.
Audio output device stays the same as 'speakers' whether docked or not.
While docked, I can get audio out through line out on the laptop as well as the line out on the docking station.
But the built-in speakers just will not play while docked.
Sound is not mutted, volume level is not hear 0%, it just stops playing when docked.
I've tried, reinstalling audio drivers as administrator under freshly installed Vista and Windows 7.
Same behavior is observed under the two different OS's I've tried.
Is it just not possible to get audio out of the built-in speakers when docked to this docking station?
Is there anyone who can confirm built-in speakers working whiled docked to this particular docking station?

Hello vlsi2000,
I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial product. You can do this at http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/ .
I hope this helps!
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I worked on behalf of HP.

Need a Dock adapter to charge iPod touch 1G on new Sony Dock

I have an iPod 1G running iOS 3.1.3 I just bought a Sony Sound dock, and the iPod transmits fine (plays music through the speakers), but it can't charge because the iPod has the old pin configuration, and the Sony Dock has the newer pin configuration. I've seen a lot of dock adapters that allow old docks to interface with newer iPods; do those same dock adapters work for old iPods interfacing with new docks? Any suggestions on dock

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Why doesn't the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock relay sound from it's audio out port?

Posted to Belkin Support community to no avail
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Why can't my Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock operate my desktop speakers?
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07-14-2014 01:48 PM
Bought a Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock at the Apple Store to use with my new MacBook Pro.
When I connected it to my
-20" Mac Cinema display,
-Various USB connected hubs and devices,
-Various Firewire hubs and devices
-My ethernet network from my Cable Modem
Then made the last connection from the Dock to the Thunderbolt port on the MacBook Pro...
All was fine.
But when I made that one last connection - to my desktop speakers via the audio-out port on the dock (earphones icon) nothing happened. The dock did not pick up the audio from the laptop playng an iTunes song or send it to the desktop speakers. When I unplugged the audio cable from the Dock and plugged it in to the MacBook Pro directly, the desktop speakers kicked right in again.
Does Thunderbolt pick up audio-out from a MacBook Pro and carry it to the Dock for connection to my desktop speakers?
Of for some reason, can that signal not be carried by Thunderbolt?
Will I have to get used to the onerous task of unplugging 2 cables from my MacBook Pro when I want to more it to another location in stead of just 1 cable?
But stay with me. Here's the thing.
When this happened I called Belkin Customer Support to ask if they could help me. After taking me through their steps, they agreed that the unit must be defective and agreed to ship me a replacement Thunderbolt Express Dock.
The replacement arrived over the weekend and when I shut down my system and then plugged everything from Dock I purchased into the replacement Thunderbird Express Dock - - - - - the same thing happened!
No signal to the speakers from the dock. Perfect signal when the plug moved from the Dock to the computer itself.
Hence my question:
Does Thunderbolt pick up audio-out from a MacBook Pro and carry it to the Dock for connection to my desktop speakers?
Can it accomplish that function?
Am I really that unlucky to have received 2 defective new Belkin Thunderbolt Express Docks in a row?
Or is it simply a matter of the Dock not handling audio throughput in the manner I am expecting.
Then again, if this is the case, why did the Belkin techies not know this when I called them in the first place.
Yes, I'm going on and on here. But I really don't have time for this.
What's going on here?

OK. No reason to be playing games here. Just surprised that this issue hasn't been brought up here on the community boards as well. Here's the simple solution
Steve
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Re: Why can't my Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock operate my desktop speakers?
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07-17-2014 07:09 PM
After reaching a Level III technician in Belkin customer support today and having spent approximately 4-5 person hours on this issue, we figured out that the Sound/Output preferences in the Apple System Preferences should not be set to "Internal Speakers" but rather set to "USB PnP Sound Device".
Worked like a charm. Simple, elegant solution to a real problem, one likely to be encountered by 90% of the people who buy a Belkin Thunderbid Express Dock off the shelves of any Apple Store to use with a current generation Apple laptop or desktop computer.
But the Level III Belkin technician admmtted that this critical little piece of simple, straightforward information should have been readily available to their Level 1 techies who began helping me 5 person hours ago. Would even have saved Balkin loads of customer service support time.
And so the saga ends
Belkin owes me for helping them learn this precious lesson.
Steve

Windows XP Pro doesn't recognise iPOD when in 3rd party Docking Station

Hi All. My iPOD is brand new. If I use the syncing cable that came with it, everything works fine. However If use the 'Logic3' docking station (uses a standard USB cable) or the 'Gear4' docking station (standard ipod cable connects to female socket in rear of dock)I experience the following problems:-
Logic3 - lots of disk light activity but iTunes locks up and the iPOD does NOT appear in iTUNES
Gear4 - lots of disk light activity, iPOD appears in iTunes but I get an error message suggesting iPOD is corrupted and I can't sync any tunes
If I try a different USB port it makes no difference. If I disconnect them and go back to using the simple iPOD syncing cable everything is fine.
It makes me think it must be an iPOD problem as neither 3rd party dockig stations work properly.
I've contacted each Manufacturer of the each Dock, but they can't offer any help apart from suggesting I should update my iTunes software. I had already made sure this was up-to-date
Anyone got any ideas on what might be the problem?
Thanks
Steve

If I try a different USB port it makes no difference.
If I disconnect them and go back to using the simple
iPOD syncing cable everything is fine.
It makes me think it must be an iPOD problem as
neither 3rd party dockig stations work properly.
I think it might be the other way around. If it works fine with the Apple cable, but there are problems with the third party one, then the problem seems to be with the 3rd party stuff, right?
I've only used speakers w/ a dock (not something that was also hooked up to the `puter) so I can't address your problem directly. There's been a lot of weirdness with the new iTunes, and since your iPod is new I'm thinking these manufacturers aren't up to speed on what changes have been made. Just a guess brother.
BTW, are the docking stations new? I googled "Logic3 docking station" and it came up discontinued.
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IPod 4 no longer works with speakers as of IOS 6

I own both an iPod 4th gen iPod Touch and a Logitech docking system. My brother owns an iPod 3rd gen iPod and a similar logitech docking system.
My iPod worked fine with my dock until I updated it to IOS 6. I found that it could charge but would not play music through the speakers in the dock. I thought that this was a problem with the dock, but my brother's iPod worked fine with my dock as he was not running IOS 6. I tried my iPod on his dock and found the same result. Clearly there is no problem with the dock itself, but my iPod. Why has IOS 6 made it completely incompatible with my dock?

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If not successful that means that the IOS update broke compatibility, Since the 3G and 4G iPods has difference hardware, there are some differences in the iOSs for the two model iPod.

Old Apple dock and composite AV cables

My old iPod with Color display (circa 2005) recently died, so I'm getting a new iPod Touch 4G.
the old iPod could display pictures on the TV as well as play music. I had it in an old style genuine Apple dock and used a genuine Apple Composite AV cable to connect the dock and my home entertainment system so I could show the pictures on the TV and play music through my surround sound system. That old Apple AV cable did not connect through the dock connector but is connected to the dock through a headphone like 3.5mm plug. That old Dock also has an S-Video out
All the original stuff was bought years ago when I made good money... but I lost my job over a year and half ago and just got another after being out of work that long that pays significantly less than I used to make ...
As my old iPod died, after living on shoestring budget so long with NO frills, even though money is still tight, I decided to give myself a gift for the holidays and replace it with a Touch.
I knew i would have to replace my old Apple Firewire chargers (I have 2) and my old 3rd party firewire car charger (in the car I had a line out cable from dock connector as well which I connected to a cassette adaptor for my 9 year old car)..
But figured I could find USB chargers cheaply and could still use the old dock and AV cables (as those were - and still are- outrageously expensive)...
But I've started reading things which I think are saying is that I might not be use my old Apple Dock, and Apple Composite AV cables which is making me nervous.
So ... can I use the old Apple Dock and AV cables for video with the 4g Touch????
There should be no TECHNICAL reason for it not to work... but maybe Apple has gotten a bit more greedy...
If it does not work for video, will at least the audio part of the cable connected to that dock and the s-video out work? I can make that work with what I already have to get audio and video.
If not then I need a lot more new stuff I can't really afford... and will be very very disappointed and angry with Apple... There is no good reason those things should stop working other than purposely sabotaging them to make me have to buy new over priced accessories! I PAYED my apple tax on those already!
Thanks for any info...
A worried karen

Apparently there are at least 3 different Dock model numbers.
The Model number is the most important and can be found on the bottom of the dock.
The part numbers may change due to several things like boxing an AV cable with or without a wall charger. You would probably get the same cable but the part number on the box would be different due to possible other contents inside the box.
1. *iPod Photo Dock* Part# M9868G/A, Model# ?????
with iPod AV Cable or S-Video cable Part# M8765G/A
2. *iPod Universal Dock* Part# MA045G/A, *Model# A1153*
with iPod AV Cable or S-Video cable Part# M8765G/A
3. *Apple Universal Dock* Part# MC746LL/A, Model# ?????
with Apple Composite AV Cable Part# MC748AM/A
or Apple Component AV Cable Part# MC917ZM/A
I had both items in #2 above. I still have the iPod Universal Dock and it came in its own box.
No remote, No cable(s), but did come with 5 dock adapters.
I never tried my iPod Touch through the Dock to the TV. I did try the iPod Touch using the older iPod AV Cable to the TV but that did not work and the link above tells us it doesn't. That's why I bought the newer Composite Cable which does work when directly connected to the TV and the iPod Touch.
I gave my older cable away to a friend so I can't test if it would work like the document says or not but like you said, in theory, it should work.
According to the document given above and below, the iPod Touch should work with your Dock you have now even though it doesn't list the 4th generation. (I don't think they have updated this yet)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1454
If you buy a new iPod Touch 4th generation, then I guess the only way you will know for sure is to try it out and let us know here.

What docking stations work with the ipod mini gen 2?

Looking to get a docking station for my ipod mini gen 2. Are there any out there that are known to work?

Well, I don't have any specific recommendations, since I've never used them myself. There are so many choices, just make sure the specs say it works with your older iPod model.
If you get a "plain" dock (like that Universal Dock), or an older version (no remote control) for cheap on eBay, it's not just for connecting to computers. It has a audio output jack (that gets a high quality line out signal from the iPod's dock connector). You can connect that to your stereo system's auxilliary input, or to any powered speakers (the type people connect to computers). For power, connect the docking cable to a USB power adapter instead of a computer's USB port.
And you can connect it to your computer too. Plus, if the speakers go bad (or you want better ones), you don't have to throw the whole gadget away. Just get new speakers, keep the dock.

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