Is there a way to make a wire that i can connect my ipod to my kenwood deck with?

Question

on my kenwood deck i have a plug in that looks like a headphone jack, can i sature some wires from heads or something

Answer 1

If your Kenwood system is a home theatre system, then there are cables that you can get (radioshack, online stores, etc) that are headphone connector (1/8th inch) to RCA (red and white connectors). You'd connect the headphone side to your ipod and the RCA red/white to your audio input on your sound system.

If your Kenwood system is an in-dash automobile radio, then you'd have to check the specs of your radio. Some of the in-dash players have audio inputs on the back of them, inside the dash. What you can do, is run one of those cables I mentioned above (1/8th inch to RCA) from say your glove compartment, to the back of the in-dash player. There are other ways to run the cable, but I'd have to know the make/model of your car.

The headphone jack your are speaking of is most likely an audio output, not input. I don't believe that 1/8th inch to 1/8th inch would work in this case, you'd have to check the specs on your deck to see if this is an output.

Answer 2

Places like Radioshack, Circuitcity and Best Buy sell the kind of cable that you need. Apple and other companies make a dock that you can use to connect your ipod to your stereo.

Answer 3

As long as it's an aux port and not a headphone jack (chances are it's an aux port) all you need is a simple 1/8" mini jack to 1/8" mini jack patch cable. You do have other options for connecting your iPod to your car stereo, there is a good article about it at the Apple Mentor Website.

http://www.applementor.com/ipod_car.php