2012 SG - USB stick
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Tourer
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2012 SG - USB stick
I was hoping to be able to play music from a USB stick (thumb drive) through the Aux port.
I bought a cheap USB to male 3.5mm cable and tried but no go. Am I missing something or is this just not possible?
USB stick plays fine in my car
Thanks
I bought a cheap USB to male 3.5mm cable and tried but no go. Am I missing something or is this just not possible?
USB stick plays fine in my car
Thanks
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Orlando, FL
one sends unprocessed digital data to the head unit (USB), and the other one sends a processed, analog audio signal (3.5mm). It may be easier to think of it as the USB cable transferring data, like you would to a computer, and the aux cable transferring an audio signal, like you would to your earbuds. So because the USB stick is not processed it needs to be processed by software in the deck which the stock head unit does not have.
Time to swap out your head unit. $109 on Amazon and Ebay for the Sony 310BTX. Great deck at that price.
Road Warrior
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That's why it plays in your car. I'm sure if you tried using the aux input via the 3.5mm plug you would get the same results as on the bike.
one sends unprocessed digital data to the head unit (USB), and the other one sends a processed, analog audio signal (3.5mm). It may be easier to think of it as the USB cable transferring data, like you would to a computer, and the aux cable transferring an audio signal, like you would to your earbuds. So because the USB stick is not processed it needs to be processed by software in the deck which the stock head unit does not have.
Time to swap out your head unit. $109 on Amazon and Ebay for the Sony 310BTX. Great deck at that price.
one sends unprocessed digital data to the head unit (USB), and the other one sends a processed, analog audio signal (3.5mm). It may be easier to think of it as the USB cable transferring data, like you would to a computer, and the aux cable transferring an audio signal, like you would to your earbuds. So because the USB stick is not processed it needs to be processed by software in the deck which the stock head unit does not have.
Time to swap out your head unit. $109 on Amazon and Ebay for the Sony 310BTX. Great deck at that price.
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