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2007 STI Kenwood head unit GX-401EF2 -- CA-C2AX -- iphone
This is a last ditch attempt to see if there is anybody out there that knows anything about this install. I’ve tried “Ice” in the past but with no result so I’m trying “General” to reach as many eyeballs as possible even though it is a specific topic…
I have completed the install of Kenwood original product Cable CA-C2AX which should interface any MP3 player from its stereo out jack to the cd changer port on the back of the standard 2007 STI Kenwood head unit GX-401EF2. I want to get the music from my iphone but that’s irrelevant as it could be any MP3 player. I don’t have access to the iphone system connector and am not interested in controlling the iphone from the h/u, hence the selection of the CA-C2AX and not the kcaip500, which will give you full control of the ipod through the system connector and is a lot more expensive.
The head unit will not switch to cd changer to provide the signal input from the iphone. I’ve learned that standard Kenwood h/u’s require a 10ohm resistor to be shorted across pins 3 & 9 of the cd changer connector. However this doesn’t work on the Subaru/Kenwood h/u. I have tried to find which two pins on the Subaru unit require shorting with a 10ohm resistor in order to give a change signal but no combination will allow the switch to changer - (I have shorted every combination), phew.
So has anybody managed to get this combination to work? It’s frustrating, as I know all I need to find is how to give the unit the instruction to switch to changer, but it just won’t cooperate!
Yes I'm adding an iphone. It could be any MP3 player as I'm taking the signal from the stereo jack socket rather than the iphone system connector.
Apparently all Kenwood head units detect the presence of a cd multi changer by detecting the presence of a 10 ohm resistor across pins 3 & 9 of the incoming cable. However this does not work on the Subaru unit. According to Subaru UK only a Subaru supplied cd multi changer can work with the Subaru head unit.
Well i bought a standard changer of ebay which was kenwood and plugged it in and its working fine now problems at all so subaru are talking **** matey.
2007 STI Kenwood head unit GX-401EF2 -- CA-C2AX -- iphone
