Questions on Apple Universal Dock

So first off let me say I found it for $38 while it still goes for $60 most anywhere online. Anyways two questions:
1. I dont have any speakers to test the audio of the dock but -should- headphones work in the audio out?
2. The remote with it no matter if I try to pair it or not seems to not work. My understanding is it should simply work regardless. Is the battery dead brand new?
I would just like to try and troubleshoot before returning and getting a different box.

I would expect headphone to work with the dock. The remote is an IR remote that controle the dock. It is not bluetooth.

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I want to get the Apple Universal Dock to use with my iPhone 3GS. The main purpose of this, at this time, is to hook up the iPhone to my living room speakers (computer speakers) to listen to music.
I know I could just use a mini stereo cable to hook up the dock to the aux-in on the speakers, and then be able to control everything with remotes. However, this would require plugging and unplugging the cable each time so that if I wanted to switch to watch TV the speakers would output the correct audio. Sorry if that is confusing.
The other option I'm thinking about is using the Apple Component AV Cable to hook up the dock to my TV, which outputs to the computer speakers, that way it could always stay connected and I can switch inputs with the remote. MY QUESTION IS WHAT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE TV IF I AM JUST USING THE IPHONE FOR MUSIC AND NOT VIDEOS? Will it show a visualizer like with iTunes, album artwork, nothing? Please answer from personal experience. Thank you for your help.

iOlly wrote:
MY QUESTION IS WHAT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE TV IF I AM JUST USING THE IPHONE FOR MUSIC AND NOT VIDEOS? Will it show a visualizer like with iTunes, album artwork, nothing?
Nothing.

Cabling from Apple Universal Dock to TV (with iPhone)

Folks,
I am well able to get video signal from my iPhone sitting in my Apple Universal Dock to TV sets (and yes I am using Apple's Composite cable) but audio signal just doesn't come through using this cabling system. When I plug in an additional cable from the roung separatel "LINE OUT" port in the Apple Universal Dock and plug other end of that Y-cable into the audio in ports on the TV, I get the audio.
I thought the whole idea of using the "component" cable (yellow going into the yellow video port on the TV, red and white going into their respective audio ports on the TV) that the entire video and audio signals were sent out the long'ish horizontal connector from behind the dock and funneled into the red, white, and yellow connectors on the component cable's other end thus making it unnecessary to use both the "line out" port on the dock in addition to the long white horizontal plug.
What is up here and is there such a thing as one cable that has on one end the long white horizontal type plug as well as a line out plug and on the other end the red, yellow, and white plugs that go into the TV? There is none on the Apple site - just the COMPOSITE cable which is for TVs (the newest types) that offer essentially 5 ports - 3 for just video and 2 for audio.
What IS the correct way the user is supposed to be doing this????

I saw the Chart, I got the same problem as last year when I had my iPhone 3G 16GB. Apple NEVER SOLVE the issue and simply put the iPhone 3G being supported in the chart. It's not hard for them to add the 3GS for the next printed update.
Very dissappointed with Apple on the universal dock and AV component cable combo. They are not cheap either!
Anyone knows how can I connect the iPhone 3GS to computer monitor or projector just like what they did in WDC?

IPhone (3,3G,4) does not work with Apple Universal Dock.

I have a 3rd generation iPod Touch that has been upgraded to iOS 4. My iPod Touch will no longer sync via the Apple Universal Dock. Also, my new iPhone 4 also will not sync via the Apple Universal Dock.

Trust a geek not to give up. I decided to get to the bottom of the "iOS device does not work with the Apple Universal Dock" problem. I noticed that the iPhone 4 and iPad came with slightly different USB-Dock adapter cables. I wondered if that might be the issue. My Apple Universal Dock was connected to my Mac via the original dock adapter cables which are slightly larger. I connected the newer cables between the Mac and the Apple Universal Dock and .... voila! Both the iPod Touch with iOS 4 and the iPhone can now connect via the Apple Universal Dock. Apple changed something in the way the adapter cables function.
Of course I still have the problem with the car head unit dock adapter ... Sigh. I'll have to call Best Buy ( uughh! ) and find out if they'll do the update for me. The were the vendor authorized installer.

IPod, Apple Universal Dock and Remote

Hello everyone,
So I have this 3-years-old 3g iPod, a 4th generation that still has black and white display and no video. Yesterday I just bought this Apple Universal Dock on a discount which has an IR receiver, audio output but no s-video output (i think it is an old version of the dock).
The dock and the ipod works fine. My ipod does sometimes act funny like I can't auto-sync all my songs to the ipod but has to do it manually. But it works fine with the dock, charging and cleanly put the songs to the speakers just fine.
Until I get my remote out from my macbook. I read it on the net that it is supposed to work with the dock as well. I've tried pairing it many times with the dock but still, not even volume up/down can be controlled from the remote. But the remote still works well with the macbook.
Is this because simply my 3G iPod is, uhm, too old?

Ok, I think you have the newer version of the dock (Apple removed the S-Video out in 2007). Yes the remote should work, what do you mean by "paired".
And,
molskee wrote:
So I have this 3-years-old 3g iPod, a 4th generation that still has black and white display and no video.
Which iPod is it a 3g or 4th gen?

Ipod Classic 80gb won´t work with apple universal dock and remote

I own 2 ipods a 5th generation 60gb and an ipod classic 60gb. I've just bought an apple universal dock with remote and the original apple component and composite AV cables. I connected the universal dock to my TV via the composite cable, with my ipod 5th gen I can watch videos on the TV and control the ipod with the apple remote but when I connect my ipod classic to the universal dock it will charge but I can´t get any video out or control the ipod with the remote. It's as if the ipod classic doesn't recognize the universal dock and it keeps showing the connect the video accessory screen, even when i tried using the apple component AV cable. I dont think the problem is with the universal dock because it works fine with my Ipod video 60gb, but with my Ipod Classic 80gb the remote control and video out won't work at all, i can´t even control the playback of audio playlists. Does anyone know why that is happenning? Please help me!

I have the Classic 80gb also...same probem. I retuned the Apple Universal Dock and purchased one that was half the price. Pluged it in and it works perfectly! So my advice would be to save some money and get products that work.

Your thoughts.. lack of functionality Apple Universal Dock Remote Control

Most of us that toy around with the a/v out capabilities of the Touch are aware that standard remote control functionality is not currently available with the Apple Universal Dock remote. I can understand how mapping the multi-touch functionality to the remote's 'standard iPod wheel' functionality is like mapping apples (no pun intended) to oranges. But, I would imagine a firmware update could do the trick. However, I think it would be really cool (and expensive) to create a mini multi-touch remote.
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.
I have posted my enhancement request, firmware upgrade first.. new remote second... to Apple's feedback site... please send in your comments if you feel the same way I do... they do listen...
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html

mikeyg54 wrote:
Most of us that toy around with the a/v out capabilities of the Touch are aware that standard remote control functionality is not currently available with the Apple Universal Dock remote.
What happens when you try to use the remote with an iPod touch in an Apple Universal Dock? I'd been thinking of getting Apple's dock/remote, especially because the features guide says,
You can connect iPod touch to your TV and watch your videos on the larger screen. Use the Apple Component AV Cable, Apple Composite AV Cable, or other iPod touch compatible cable. You can also use these cables with the Apple Universal Dock, available separately, to connect iPod touch to your TV. (The Apple Universal Dock includes a remote, which allows you to control playback from a distance.)
Does the remote have only limited function, then? What does the remote do, or not do?

Apple Universal Dock doesn't work after full charge

last night, I put my ipod nano into the Apple Universal Dock.
I worked just find with the apple remote.
I stopped the music using the remote, then watched TV about 2 hours.
After that, I saw my ipod was full charged, and the dock station hasn't worked any more.
Also, the remote doesn't work as well.
I can use the play button on the ipod, but no sound out anyway.
There is another archive thread with the similar problem to me, but no answer yet.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7734050

Anyone used to face this problem before, and got any idea/solution? help please?
or do I need to send it to the store where I bought?

Nano 3rd GEN & Apple Universal Dock

Hi! I've just bought a nano 3rd GEN and a Apple Universal Dock. I've a probleme with the compatibility of these two devices. When I'm connecting the nano with the Universal Dock, there is only one channel (the right channel) whitch works.
I've try a nano 2sd GEN and it works very well. Do you think the nano 3rd GEN isn't compatible withe the Apple Universal Dock ?

I am almost positive it is the way in which the iPod is sitting in the dock, or the way the 1/8" stereo-phono plug is connected at the back (but as you mention, prior iPods work with both channels, it is likely not that issue). On the Apple dock connecter there are the 3 pins for audio, Left, Right, and common/ground. If you only have common/left connected, you will only hear left-side audio.
I have had this happen to me also when using my iPhone in a non-iPhone dock, or my 2G nano in my iPhone dock. If I am able to press down on the right side of my 2G nano sometimes, it connects and intermittently disconnects audio from one of the channels.
I would try to remove the plastic "widget" that came with the nano, and attempt to gently seat the new 3G nano in situ in the dock, and I bet the problem becomes either intermittent, or solved all-together.
I have had almost identical issues with numerous iPods.

Bluff package: Apple Universal Dock

I am the owner of a 2G iPod classic and my girlfriend owns a 1G iPod nano.
To use our iPods with the same HiFi system I thought it would be nice to have an universal dock. As this dock - according to the promisses on the package - can be used universaly and is compatible with ALL iPod models with dock connectors I thought I could just connect the Universal Dock to our HiFi system and then dock either my or my girlfriends iPod just the way we like it. After I bought an Universal Dock (MB125G/A) I learned that I was wrong.
I was able to get the iPod nano to run in the Universal Dock, but my 2G iPod classic won't charge and makes no move when docked in the Universal Dock.
Today I learned from the guy from the Apple Phone Support that my 2G iPod classic is NOT compatible with the Universal Dock and that there would only exist one Universal Dock that is compatible with both iPods but this Universal Dock I would need (MA045G/A) is not sold anymore. I was pretty surprised to learn that there exist different models of the Universal Dock since I never noticed different models in the Online store or anywhere else and since UNIVERSAL for me implicates that there is only one model that can be used for every device.
When I talked to the guy from the Support I first thought: Hey, thats the **** system of the manufacturer. Like this they make sure people always have to buy the new devices although theirs old ones actually work perfectly fine.
But guess what. I was wrong again!
I asked the guy from the Support if it would be possible to use the Universal Dock for example together with an iPod touch AND an iPod nano. I learned from the guy that because the iPod touch uses a different technology this also is not be possible!!!
Apparently it is also for a manufacturer like Apple that is - or for me was - well known for the functionality of their devices impossible to create a dock that works with every iPod. I can hardly believe that it is the last conclusion of wisdom that one has to use one dock with each iPod!
I am extremly disappointed from you Apple guys! But what I'm really shocked of is the fact that you write on the package that the device is an UNIVERSAL Dock and compatible with ALL iPod models with dock connector. That's a stone cold falsehood I up to today wouldn't have expected from Apple....

To be frank, I am also suprised that your apple universal dock, does not compatiable for the 1st Gen iPod Nano, but when I read the link below:-
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=MB1 25G/A#overview
It is clearly stated at the buttom of the page that only the iPod (with Video funtion) i.e. iPhone iPod Video and 3rd Gen iPod Nano .... are compatiable with mb125g/a

Can the Apple Universal dock

Can the Apple Universal dock & remote work with the iPod nano 7th generation? Especially to connect to a powered speaker in my home stereo system?
Will the new Lightning to 30 pin adapter be required & will it work in the Universal dock?

Will the new Lightning to 30 pin adapter be required & will it work in the Universal dock?
Not without the appropriate adapter.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter
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Would the Apple Universal Dock work with any cables?

Does anybody know if the Apple Universal Dock works with any A/V composite cables for video out from the iPhone or the Nano 3rd gen., or do I have to buy the Apple $50 cables too?

I have a U2 iPod, and I can connect it to the TV with regular composite (RCA) splitter cables getting video and audio out.... I tried and now I know that I can't use the same cables to get video out of the iPhone or the 3 gen Nano, but I thought that using the Apple Universal Dock I could. So you are saying that even using the Dock I need the 30 pin to get video out?

Can the iPod nano fourth generation fit on the apple universal dock?

Hi, I'm looking at purchasing an iPod nano fourth generation used, and I'm reading a lot of things saying that the charger for the iPod touch and iPad does not work with it. Is that a load of garbage and will the universal dock work for it? Thano you

Yes. It can be charged using the same USB dock connector cable and wall adapter.
will the universal dock work for it?
Yes, but it will require the necessary adapter.
Learn about Apple Universal Dock
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Will apple universal dock improve sound quality?

I use RCA plugs to hook up my ipod touch to my home stereo. Will adding an apple universal dock improve sound quality?

I've a 5th generation iPod 80 GB, the Composite AV cable, a Universal Dock, an Apple Remote, as well as a traditional headphone-jack-to-stereo-RCA cable I got from Radio Shack.
When I connect the Composite cable directly to the iPod, and then from there to my TV (no dock), videos play on the TV (with sound) and the iPod screen stays blank (as expected, since it re-directed the video to the TV).
When I connect the Composite cable to the dock first, then dock the iPod, I get USB power to the iPod, but the iPod does NOT see the TV - when I try to play video, the video displays on the iPod's screen instead. Also no sound. The Apple Remote works fine, however.
When I remove the Composite cable, connect the headphone-to-stereo-RCA to the 'line-out' part of the dock, connect that to a stereo, and dock the iPod I get sound, but of course no video. My Apple Remote still works as well of course. An interesting side note is that despite being labeled 'line out', I need to crank the volume to max for the sound to work correctly (a 'line out' should not be affected by the volume setting).
So... the problem appears to be the Dock. I'm gonna take my set-up down to an Apple store and see what they can do for me.

Old 15GB IPod & Apple Universal Dock Compatability

Hi,
I own the very old 15GB Ipod. I think its 3rd generation but I am not sure about that! I think this is it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-15GB-Generation-M9460B/dp/B0001AE42Y
I want to buy the apple universal dock (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=MB1 25G/A) so that I can hook it up to my amplifier & charge it at the same time, but when I check to see if it is compatble, it says that the 5th gen ipod is compatable, with no mention of the 3rd gen ipod.
I went to the apple store in London & a sales person told me that it "SHOULD" be compatable. Please can you let me know before I buy it.
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You need this component.
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