Kenwood KCA-iP500 ipod interface and iphone?

I have a kenwood touchscreen navigation/headunit and want to buy the Kenwood KCA-iP500 ipod interface to use with my iphone. This interface is for audio only. Will it work with the iphone? Anyone from apple want to chime in? Anyone out there who has tried this? I emailed Kenwood but m guess is that they will not know.

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Kenwood KCA-iP500 ipod interface and 120Gb,160Gb iPod

Hello!
Who managed to solve a problem with connection iPod classic (120Gb or 160Gb) to Kenwood KCA IP500 for full work and IPOD charging?
Who can explain me in detail?
I read at this forum that people have some problems but they didn't find the solution of these problems.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/6567734#6567734
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1323641?start=15&tstart=0
Now I am using Kenwood W8534 + KCA IP500 + iPod Video 5.5g 80Gb.
This works very well.
But I want to buy 120Gb or 160Gb Ipod classic.
PS.
I can't replace firmware in HU Kenwood W8534 because it haven't USB.
Thanks!

I'm glad to see these issues are still getting airtime in these forums; less impressed to see that Apple still don't seem to have nailed this one down 100%.
For what it's worth the performance I'm seeing with my 1.1.2 Classic and the iP500 is more or less consistent, and useable, but frustrating. The (very) occasional random Eject problem I can deal with, but the very frequent refusal to charge is still annoying in the extreme. Sometimes the charging icon appears, but most times it doesn't.
For short journeys to and from work I don't even worry about this (20-30 minutes on the battery isn't the end of the world) but for longer journeys I have to remember to check whether the iPod is charging every time I stop and re-start the car's engine. I've taken to removing and re-inserting the dock connector several times with the ignition on until the lightning bolt logo appears, which works but probably isn't doing the physical connectors much good.
I like Ian's theory that the problems are to do with the handshake and/or logo download during initial connection. Because the Classic doesn't make use of the low-resolution monochrome Kenwood logo I'd forgotten the download even took place. The fact that a quick removal/reinsertion of the connector can sometimes goose the thing into charging may back this theory up; perhaps if the iPod isn't given enough time to flush its memory it doens't bother trying to re-negotiate the connection but just 'sees' the power connection straight away?
All guesswork of course, but with zero feedback from Apple, guesswork is all we have to go on.
I've never let my battery run down completely (and the iPod is never left in the car overnight) so I've yet to witness the complete refusal to connect that Ian describes, but it sounds frustrating in the extreme.
Let's hope 1.1.3 can put to rest the last of these issues.

Kenwood KDC-MP4028 w/ KCA-iP500 ipod interface

So I was all excited to get my new 80gig classic Ipod about 2 weeks ago. I plug it into my head unit with the ipod interface, and everything seems to be working fine until today when I realize that my combo is not charging my brand new Ipod. This worked great on my old 20gig. Had almost no problems at all.
Had I known this was going to happen, I would have never bought the Ipod. Does anyone know if Apple is going to release a firmware upgrade that might fix these issues? If not then I guess that's the last Ipod I ever buy.

Until welshchris re-posted the link to the Kenwood update page I'd had no reason to look at it too closely, but it would appear as though he's right. The document clearly states that only USB media, not CD media, can be used for firmware updates. It doesn't sound as though pre-USB head units will be upgradeable, and a quick Google for "kenwood firmware upgrade cd" returns nothing that suggests otherwise.
On the other hand Cabell76 claims to have spoken to someone at Kenwood who posits that an upgrade to the iP500 itself may be in the works, so does this older module have a different way of accepting firmware updates or was the Kenwood guy in error?
In the mean time I've had a chance to play around with the iP500 and my new Classic (updated to v1.1) in various charge states, and can confirm what IaninSydney says, namely that the iPod does appear to accept external power through the Kenwood unit (in so much as the 'lightning' icon appears in the top-right corner) but only if the battery is already fully charged. This is extremely odd behaviour, and may be the reason why I didn't notice any problems when I first got the Classic -- the battery was already fully charged from being connected to iTunes overnight.
Something else I noticed is that, if the battery is fully charged and the lightning icon appears, the word 'Connected' at the bottom of the iPod screen is replaced by the current track information as selected by the head unit. I'd not noticed that before either. Something is definitely working differently when the battery is 100%.
This whole situation really is a head-scratcher. I haven't had any of the more alarming symptoms as reported by other users (missing audio, random shutdown etc.) so from my POV all I'm seeing is that the Classic refuses to acknowledge that it's connected to an external power source unless its battery is already fully charged.
That's insane, and seems like such a minor compatibility issue that I can't believe Apple haven't sorted it out.
The only positive take I have on this situation is that, because I've seen other docking stations (Altec-Lansing amplifiers) successfully charge and switch off the Classic, I know that there is a hardware solution to the problem even if it means physically hacking into the iP500 and adding and/or bypassing power and switching lines to the harness. The end result would be a hybrid connector that provides power switching as if from the amplifier, and communications to and from the iP500. Of course if I start to see the other symptoms reported here and elsewhere it just won't be worth the effort.
But at the end of the day we shouldn't have to do this. One of the things I always admired about Apple, and especially the iPod, was the backward- and cross-compatibility of hardware in a world where everyone else's hardware seemed to be going from bleeding edge to unsupported legacy in shorter and shorter cycles. Sadly, it looks as though my admiration was misplaced.

IPod in the car with Kenwood KCA-iP500

I just connected a Kenwood KCA-iP500 iPod Control Interface to a Kenwood KDC-MP228 receiver. Installing the iPod Control Interface could not be easier (once the receiver is out of the dashboard). Its just one cable that goes from the back of the receiver to the iPod. The sound quality is excellent, way beyond an FM modulator or cassette adapter. When the iPod is connected it gets power, but is also locked so that it can only be controlled via the in-dash receiver. That is not a problem since playlists, shuffle mode, and track selection are made with buttons on the in dash receiver. Moving between playlists works just like switching CDs in a CD changer. The playlist name and track name are also displayed on the receiver.

Hi Rob - I'm about to get the Kenwood interface too, but at the sacrifice of unplugging my much-loved 10 disc changer!
Could you answer some quick questions for me? The product info from Kenwood is thin - you really would make my day if you could fill me in on these. Thanks.
1. I've read that the Kenwood interface only lets you play 10 playlists, like, the first 10 from your iPod or something. Is this true?
2. Can you play/play all/shuffle/repeat an artist, genre, album or playlist like on your iPod, or is it just playlists? If so, how usable is this process?
3. Most car MP3 systems suffer from massive usability problems. Is there anything that particularly limits this set up or annoys the crap out of you?
Thanks - any help you can give soon would be great! I have to decide by Friday if I want the stereo chap to install it or not!!
Aww - cheers!

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