Universal Dock as IR for older PowerBook

Hello all,
I know this has been discussed in the past, but does anybody know if it is possible to use the Universal dock as an IR for a Powerbook?

This is not possible. The USB cable only carries power & connection to the computer. It does not carry the IR sensor signal.

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Looks like I’ll be returning the Dock and Remote….
Here’s my original email to the iPod store:
Gentlemen,
At the advice of a friend I recently purchased the iPod Universal Dock (w remote)to connect to my stereo. This was based on his claim (which I verified) that the dock sounded substantially better than the headphone out jack (using the Monster Cable interconnect). Unfortunately the new Universal dock (w/ s-video & remote capabilities) sounds worse than the iPod’s headphone jack. We did a lot of comparisons using the older generation doc and have identified that it’s my new dock that sounds like garbage.
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I would like to purchase a wireless router to use with an older 12" 1.33mhz sys 10.3.9 powerbook. My range requirements are only for a small apartment. Many of the routers I see at FS for example do not specify Mac compatible. I see a Belkin G at Walmart ( F5D7230Ott4) that does indicate Mac Os 9x and 10x, and a Belkin N also that requires OS 10.4 for set up. Will the Belkin G be a reliable model for me? I read that some routers can be configured through a web browser - is this complicated ? Would that Belkin N be configurable through a browser without having to upgrade to Mac Os 10.4? I was also looking at a D-Link N DIR615 which was on sale but did not specify Mac.
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I've had my G4 aluminum Powerbook for about 5 or 6 years, and it is a wonderful machine. I recently upgraded to Tiger. I connect to the Internet wirelessly through Airport and a router connected to my husband's desktop G4.
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I plan to order the 5G iPod and Universal Dock tonight. I will want to be able to play photo slideshows (both photos and sound), and videos, through my TV. To do this, I plan to place the iPod in the Universal Dock, then connect the Dock to the TV by a S-Video cable. As I have read that this method gives a clearer/better signal compared to using the Apple iPod AV cable.
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Oh, drat! So you can either use just the iPod AV cable, which transmits both video and audio, from the iPod's headphone port to the TV, or...
... you can use the AV cable and an S-Video cable (in which case you also need the Dock with you)? With this second option, does the S-Video connection override the AV's capabilties to transmit video - so the AV cable is purely being used to transmit the audio??
Sorry to sound dumb, I have no experience with connecting an iPod to a TV.
Basically, what I want to know, is what I require to connect my 5G iPod up to my TV, to view photo slideshows and videos (both video and audio) - in the best/highest quality format possible. As I said above, I will be purchasing a Universal Dock.
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Universal dock concern

I was lucky enough to find a factory sealed 1st gen iphone (16gb) on ebay earlier this week and I grabbed it before anyone else did. I was a previous owner of the same phone earlier this year before I sold it. Anyways while I was waiting to receive my new iPhone (1st gen) I picked up some Apple accessories for the phone, one being the universal dock adapter. When trying to place the phone in the universal adapter I have noticed the connectors don't fit as easily as they do with the standard dock that comes with the phone. With the standard dock it almost falls right into the connector, where with the universal adapater, you actually have to push it to get to go into the connector. Please don't get this confused with adapaters to use with the universal dock, I'm merely speaking about the universal dock itself (it's connector) and the phones connector (the two of them connecting into one another.
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So any info? I just want to make sure I'm not going to break my phones connector and wanted to get some feedback on this.
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I recently bought a decent universal dock knock off for my iPod, but one of my biggest gripes is that I am not able to view my iPod menus screen on my television. Does the Apple Universal Dock give you this ability?

Hello there,
No, there is no such feature with the universal dock. If you wish to a have a dock with this kind of functionality, maybe check out this one below.
http://www.amazon.com/DLO-009-9765-HomeDock-Deluxe-iPod/dp/B000ELDX2W
Or this one.
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I received an Apple Universal Dock with remote for Christmas, and I'm pretty sure I remember it and the remote working just fine with my iPhone when I first set it up. Today, I tried using it again, and found that I can't use the Universal Dock's remote for anything other than controlling the volume, and even though I can raise or lower the volume with the remote, the volume change is not reflected on my iPhone's screen - the iPhone's ipod volume indicator doesn't move.
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Is this normal? According to the Universal Dock's package and documentation, it is compatible with the iPhone and doesn't mention anything about the remote having limited capabilities when used with the iPhone.
If this isn't normal, does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?
thanks in advance and best regards,
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IPod 3rd gen not working with universal dock

My old iPod 3rd gen (15GB, touch wheel, dock connector) worked great with the old dock, until the latter started scratching noises when outputting audio to my stereo. Still charges the iPod though.
So, I tried old iPod with the universal dock I got for my Touch and found the following problems:
1. iPod is not being charged through new dock plugged to wall adapter
2. touch wheel menu control is not working as long as iPod sits in universal dock plugged to the wall adapter - the sound of clicks is all I get, but no control of menu or any other function. In order to select playlist or use any other function through touch wheel or any of 4 buttons I need to unplug power from the dock (it is not charging anyway)
3. remote is not working at all
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What a coincidence as I too have had to find a new dock for my 3rd gen ipod. This week I purchased an Apple AV Connection kit - but found that it would not charge the ipod or respond to the remote. I also bought and tried a Belkin AC adapter with cable to power up the ipod but it too would not charge the ipod.
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I'm not sure if this helps you - but at least you know it's not just your ipod that is not working with the new dock.
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Please reply I'm really confused!

It's only a few adapaters so your iPod can sit and rest properly on Apple's Universal dock.
B-rock

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if I only connect the Lightning to 30 pin adapter to the universal dock for remote control it works so good with music, spotify, Netflix, YouTube etc.
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