IPod Classic to Lightning Dock adaptor

Does Apple plan to make and certify an adaptor that will enable the iPod Classic to be docked into new HiFi systems that have the Apple Lightning dock?

Hi Roberto UK,
The majority of us at the discussions forums don't know about Apple's future products until they officially reveal or release them.
Sadly, at this moment in time, Apple hasn't made an adapter to connect 30 pin devices (like the iPod Classic) to a lightning dock. There are, however, some adaptors that do what you want them to, though reading the Amazon reviews for them, they are nowhere near the quality of an Apple or Apple certified adapter.
Now, you have a few choices;
You could buy a new HiFi with a lightning connector and use a 3.5mm aux-aux cable (both ends are like that of a headphone cable);
You could look for a new HiFi with a 30 pin dock that some companies still produce;
Buy a new HiFi with a lightning dock and try your luck with a third-party adapter which could work, but you should have a cable like the one mentioned in choice 1 as a backup, should the adapter stop working for any reason.
I would personally recommend you buy a HiFi with a lightning port over a 30 pin one since, if you buy a new Apple handheld product in the near future, it will most probably have a lightning port, therefore you don't want to have to shell out £25 for a 30 pin-to-lightning adapter for (all of) your HiFis.
Good Luck,
Stefan

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Connecting ipod classic to lightning dock

Just bought a new ipod classic and ipod dock. The dock has a lightning connection - is there an adaptor that can enable connection?

Hi Roberto UK,
The majority of us at the discussions forums don't know about Apple's future products until they officially reveal or release them.
Sadly, at this moment in time, Apple hasn't made an adapter to connect 30 pin devices (like the iPod Classic) to a lightning dock. There are, however, some adaptors that do what you want them to, though reading the Amazon reviews for them, they are nowhere near the quality of an Apple or Apple certified adapter.
Now, you have a few choices;
You could buy a new HiFi with a lightning connector and use a 3.5mm aux-aux cable (both ends are like that of a headphone cable);
You could look for a new HiFi with a 30 pin dock that some companies still produce;
Buy a new HiFi with a lightning dock and try your luck with a third-party adapter which could work, but you should have a cable like the one mentioned in choice 1 as a backup, should the adapter stop working for any reason.
I would personally recommend you buy a HiFi with a lightning port over a 30 pin one since, if you buy a new Apple handheld product in the near future, it will most probably have a lightning port, therefore you don't want to have to shell out £25 for a 30 pin-to-lightning adapter for (all of) your HiFis.
Good Luck,
Stefan

Can I connect my iPod classic or universal dock with optical

Can I connect my iPod classic or universal dock with optical?

Well, no... not at least with the Apple docks.
Optical Audio is also called S/PDIF. It is a purely digital signal designed for specific kinds of home theater and HIFI systems.
The iPod classic does not have such a connection... that being said, HOWEVER
There are some iPod docks that use S/PDIF out.
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=605&Title=Summary
Does this help you?

IPod Classic 7th Gen Docking Compatability

I have a brand new iPod Classic 160GB with latest software version (2.0.5 PC) that is barely a week old. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get it to work properly on both the NAD VISO 1 speaker dock and the B&W Zeppelin Air (both also brand new - purchased for the iPod). The iPod docks OK with both, but the playback doesn't work properly with either one and it's frustrating the $@!^*!! out of me.
VISO 1: I have the latest firmware version on the unit and have been in contact with NAD. After confirming that I have latest firmware, they decided the unit was defective so I returned it for a brand new replacement. The replacement has the latest firmware as well and behaves the same way. The iPod will play back normally for awhile (length of normal playback is very variable) but eventually when it come to the end of a song, it just stops playing. The iPod screen still show's the unit in "play" mode, but there is no progress on the song time bar (stays at 0:00) as if it was paused. When this happens, the unit no longer responds to the remote. I can manually pause/play the iPod directly, but it does not progress. If I undock the iPod with it still showing "play" it immediately begins playing once disconnected from the NAD. Re-docking it causes it to freeze in place again. The only way to recover the NAD is to power cycle it. Once power cycled it will play normally for awhile before locking up again - as frequently as after every song. I have an older iPod Classic 80GB running firmware 1.1.2 (which is the latest for that unit) which behaves exactly the same way as the newer iPod on the VISO.
It seems highly unlikely that 2 separate brand new units would be defective in an identical fashion and seems more like a compatibility problem. I offered to communicate directly with the engineers so they could look at it and hopefully make a firmware fix, but according to NAD, the engineers tested a 160GB iPod there and were unable to reproduce the behavior. The NAD sounds great and I really want to make it work, but I can't accept it if this can't be fixed.
B&W Zeppelin Air: Decided to try the B&W since the NAD doesn't want to work right. First thing I did was upgrade it to latest firmware. Could not get it to play with the iPod at all. It connected (battery icon showed it as plugged in) but wouldn't play. I could start play manually on the iPod - and unlike the NAD it WOULD begin playing, but no sound came from the speaker. I tried with the older iPod, and it played perfectly - and sounds outrageously good too. I went back to the 160GB and still couldn't get it to play. After some trial and error, I finally discovered that if I skipped forward or backward a couple tracks, it would finally completely connect and begin playing - but the playback speed is slow. Being the holiday, I have yet to hear back from B&W.
I'm very frustrated. Both of the units sound amazing when they play, but if I can't get them to work right they are worthless.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Sorry, not much expert here on SSD mods, you may get better response in the iPod Mod forum.
It has a lot of posts on successful SSD swaps and also some nasty experience on SSD which does not work on some iPod.
Read through the forum and learn together with them, and avoid frustration of getting an expensive SSD, which the iPod firmware can't recognise, and also there is not enough voltage to power up those old SSD using 5volt rails, iPod hardisk uses 3.3volts rails.
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New iPod Classic with lightning connector in 2013?

So I am slowly stepping my apple products game up. Now all my stuff has the new lightning connector. What about my ipod classic? I use that mofo erryday. I wanna get rid of it but only if they come out with a new one with the lightning connector. Apple needs to step they game up. I for one am a heavy ipod classic user and Apple needs to get off they high horse and make a new one, so i can use the same charger for errythang. And, I know one of you geniuses that read this post is going to say just buy the adapter. Ummm NO, i dont want to!
So to the people at Apple, get your shyt together and come out with a new iPod Classic and make that bytch 500 GB. LOL

Speculating about future Apple products is not one of the topics "encouraged" on Apple's user forum.
To provide feedback to Apple directly
https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html

Ipod Classic + New Universal Dock--Browsing Albums on TV?

I'm a little confused as to whether the new Universal Dock, when connected to a TV, displays all of the menus from the iPod classic and lets you browse its contents etc., as well as how much information is displayed on the TV during playback. The description on the store page is pretty vague, and I have no reason to buy the dock if it only lets you play back video stored on the iPod and doesn't serve as a front end for music.

Yep, useless, and frustrating. Once in cover flow, I can use my Apple remote (with dock) to switch albums on my 160Gb Classic, but on a screen that small from 4 metres away, it's annoying. Especially as I have a 42" plasma there with a blank screen.
Come on Apple, you gave video output, why not your own menus screens!!
I have put in feedback here asking the same question:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

IPod Classic with Car Dock

I have a dock/cradle in my car which is connected into my stereo so I can listen to my iPod in the car. I don't know the details of the dock but it does work with my current 80GB iPod Video. Will it work with the new iPod Classic (80GB and 160GB)? I cant see any reason why it wouldn't but I mainly use my iPod in the car so I just want to be sure before buying.

I have a similar dock and it does work...kinda. The controls on the iPod are locked out now so you can only control it via the kit (very limited) and you cannot see which song is playing on the screen.
No idea if this is something Apple intends to fix or if it is something that accessory vendors will have to push updates for. Sorry

When trying to connect my iPod Classic to a docking station/fm transmitter/head phones it does not work. How come?

When I go to connect my iPod to a docking station or my fm transmittor it shows that the song is playing but will not work. The only time it has worked was when it was conencted to an original ipod cord. My FM transmittor will play any other ipod but my own. I was wondering what I could do to fix this or what I should do.

Depending if you have apple care then you should be able to replace it. Or, it could be the cord that you are plugging it in with/ docking station. It ma not work also.
I hoped this helped
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Ipod Classic 160mb & Creative Dock I500

Please can someone help. I was bought a creative I500 dock for my Birthday, although when I connect my ipod you can hear the music the remote which should allow you to go through menus and select music on your ipod does not have any effect.
Also the dock should charge the ipod at the same time but this does not work.

seems it is either a problem of the creative dock or the remote (have you checked the battery inside the remote?) ... try with another iPod, and see it works ..

Does ipod classic shows films via hdmı adaptor for iPhone 4

can ı use ipod classic by using hdmı adaptor for iphone4 to watch the film on TV or projector
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The problem with the expensive machine that you are considering purchasing is that there is a physical disc. When you move around the needle can crash down. Apple has been thus far very successful at owning up to the warranties on this machine.
I would go with something that does not have a large physical drive. If it crashes within the year, Apple will not only refuse to honor the warranty but they will try to charge you to repair or replace. It's a real slap in the face.
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I would say Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign are the industry standard in design. But not the most affordable if your are on a tight budget. Photoshop elements has most of major features as the full version of Photoshop but is much cheaper. You can also download a trail version of the Adobe products from Adobe's website for your son to try out.
Also, look in the app store on the Featured page, there is a link on the right, "Apps for Designers". There you can find several image editing and vector programs he could try. There might be a few layout programs as well.
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Hi JLG2006,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you're using an iPod classic 160GB, see the Features Guide for help with FM radio:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipod%20classic
Listening to FM Radio
You can listen to radio using the optional iPod Radio Remote accessory for iPod classic. iPod Radio Remote attaches to iPod classic using the Dock connector cable. When you’re using iPod Radio Remote, you see a Radio menu item on the iPod classic main menu. For more information, see the iPod Radio Remote documentation.
If you're using an iPod nano (7th generation), see the "Use FM radio" section in this article for help:
iPod nano (7th generation): Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5470
Cheers,
Jeremy

Ipod classic plays automatically songs I don't select

I recently bought the 160gig ipod classic. had ipod 5th gen before. no problem syncing. as soon as I put the new ipod classic in the dock it started playing something I hadn't selected. This happens every time. This never happened with earlier ipod. Any comments, suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Sorry, I mean I don't want to play but I can't stop. (discussion title)
Exactly I hear only the sounds from the videos all together.
A tried with 4 different videos and with the shortest one (149 frames) it works well.

I don't take my ipod anywhere anymore except for home use so can i just keep my ipod on a speaker dock that constantly charges?

I don't take my iPod classic anywhere anymore because I listen to music through my iPhone. I still listen to my iPod at home though through my Sony speakers with a charging dock.
Can I just leave my iPod classic on that dock? Will the constant charging destroy my iPod and its battery? Thanks.

No, it will be fine. I have an iPod Photo from 2005 that I keep in my car and it is connected to the stereos dock connector 24/7. The only time I bring it in is maybe once every 6 months when I remember to load new music onto it. There were a few times when I briught it in and used my Classic in the car and left it out there as well, even in the freezing winter temps. never a problem. I also drive that car only once a week.
I did bring it in a few weeks back and spent a few days using it to test the battery. It still lasts as long as it did on battery power as it did when I bought it. The battry icon always shows as charged when connected so it mush have a circuit that prevents the battery from being damaged. My iPod Classic was the same.

If I buy a bluetooth adaptor, will it work to enable my iPod Classic 120GB to become wireless?

I was thinking of buying a bluetooth adaptor for my iPod Classic 120GB in the hope that it would enable my iPod to work with my bluetooth wireless headphones, would this work?

Depends on the adapter. There are some that connect to the dock connector, and those are made for iPods. Read the product description for compatibility information, both with your iPod model and headphones.
There are other adapters that connect to the headphones jack. Those are more universal, because it connects to any device with a standard headphones jack.

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