IPod Classic "stuck" at "connected" screen?
Hi there. I have a BMW and I use a hardware device by DICE to hardwire my iPod to the car. This decive allows the ID3 tags to show up on the Navigation screen as well as the "on board computer" that is underneath the speedometer, as well as allows me to control the iPod either via the iPod itself or the buttons on the navigation device or on the steering wheel. I first used this with my iPod nano, then my 2nd generation nano, and then a 5th generation iPod... all without a problem.
All of a sudden I sell the 5th generation iPod and get an iPod Classic (80 GB black) and now when I connect to the DICE I cannot use the iPod to control the music. It just loads to that generic orange screen that says "connected to device" and the buttons on the iPod are in essence disabled. I can control the music via the car, but the songs just automatically sort by artist and I can only use the forward/back buttons to browse through my music. Imagine how annoying that is with 80 GB of music!
I am running the latest version of the software (I forget what that is... I don't have the iPod Classic in front of me but I've run Software Update to check) and with this latest version at least now in that same "Orange Connected Screen" the ID3 tag will scroll along the bottom of the screen, but still no control of the iPod from the iPod itself.
Anyone else seen this/know how to fix it? Please help!
Sincerely,
Keith
Did the problem start occurring right after you upgraded to iTunes 7.6.1 (the latest version)
I don't use DICE but I have the built-in BMW iPod interface and it no longer works...
Other people have reported the same issue.
I'm so mad at Apple for breaking it, they advertise car integration and them mess it up. I already talked to BMW and they said "well, that's an Apple problem"
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