Why won't the aux input on my pioneer premier head unit work?

Question

I plug the 35mm double sided wire into the input on the back of the stereo and plug it into my ipod and the stereo doesn't sense the ipod. why?

Answer 1

The head unit won't sense a connection through the auxiliary input jack; you just have to select "aux" as a source and play the iPod.  If "aux" doesn't come up as a source selection, you'll have to enable the auxiliary mode in the head unit's setup menu.  Make sure you're plugged into the right jack.  Many Pioneer head units have a wired remote jack right next to the auxiliary jack on the rear.