Question about AUX on SL stereo

[versa2nr]

Okay here is what I am running into.

I have a 2007 Versa Sl with the Factory radio. 6 disc indash aux input etc...

I have a PSP in the car that is mounted so that it can be used for GPS and in car video. Well I have a cable that is designed to plug in to the headphone jack on the psp and connects into the aux input jack on the factory stereo.

Well, I push the Aux button on the stero and it plays the sound from the PSP for about 10min and then it kicks it back to the CD player..

so my question, is did I get the wrong cable or is there somthing I need to do so that it doesnt keep kicking the CD player from AUX into the last track I was listening to on the Cd player?

[CodeRed]

Mabey its time for you to invest in a gold tipped aux cable. They tend to have better sound quailty and are a little more expensive but they are worth it.

[KimberKenobi]

It sounds like it's a stereo problem. Even when I disconnect my cable from the stereo, it doesn't magically change the input (from AUX to CD)...

[msb0b]

I would check the Power Save Settings on your PSP. By default the PSP will go into sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When that happens, the head unit may notice the signal cut out and change to different source.

[versa2nr]

I will have to check that out, but I already purchased the Gold tipped cable. Got it from best buy last night for about 20 dollars. As far as the power save settings I am pretty sure I have it set to always on. If anything I will even try switching the cable ends. Dont know that it will affect which end is plugged in. But I will give it a shot.

[Rockhound]

Mabey its time for you to invest in a gold tipped aux cable. They tend to have better sound quailty and are a little more expensive but they are worth it.

Gold plated audio connectors are only beneficial because they don't degrade or corrode like copper connectors do. Copper is a better conductor, thus, actually transmits sound better to speakers or other audio devices, but copper wire does corrode over time - thus the gold plated connectors.

If the sound is coming over his stereo from the PSP for a while, then the material coating the 1/8" phono plugs is not of any importance.

What is important is the amplitude of the output of the PSP. 10 minutes seems like a long time to time-out, and quite frankly, I'm not sure that our stereos have a "time-out" feature, but it sounds as if your stereo doesn't think there is an input, so it switches back to the previously used device.

My brother was disappointed when he wired in an XM receiver in his wife's Pacifica...it has an AUX feature that switches over to your auxiliary device when it detects an input. So, it would switch to XM when you turned on the receiver, but then 5 minutes later it would switch back to FM/CD/whatever you used previously, because the XM receiver's output voltage was not enough to convince the AUX port that something was indeed coming thru.

XM was playing thru the car's stereo, and it sounded great, but it wasn't enough to keep the stereo set on AUX.

Frustrated, he called Chrysler, and they confirmed that the AUX feature needs a certain voltage level through the input to continue using the AUX, otherwise the stereo is convinced that no device is plugged in and switches back. The fix for my bro is to get a line-level boost, which is essentially a small amplifier that will boost the XM receiver's output to proper levels.

Sorry for the novel here, but my point is, this is what it sounds like is happening with your stereo, although 10 minutes is an awfully long time to have this occur. At least with the Versa stereo, there is a hard switch to engage the AUX feature, unlike Chrylser products. As a test, you should turn your stereo to AUX without anything plugged in, and see if it switches back to CD after 10 mintues. If not, then it sounds like something is wrong with the stereo. Again, I'm not aware of our stereo's having a time-out, but it's worth a shot.

[versa2nr]

well I figured out what it was. In order for the Headunit to keep from timing out the sound on the PSP needs to be set at max. Its been working fine from here on out. Thanks for your help guys and gals

[Rockhound]

well I figured out what it was. In order for the Headunit to keep from timing out the sound on the PSP needs to be set at max. Its been working fine from here on out. Thanks for your help guys and gals

Did I call it or what?

Naw, j/k - but really, glad to hear that it's working fine now.