Hello all,

I'm thinking about purchasing a Honda FIT sometime this year (deciding between the FIT, Yaris, and Matrix, actually), and one thing I'm really interested in is the stock iPod interface. I use my iPod for all my music listening in my car, and I always listen to music when I drive, so this is an important feature for me.

However, I've been having a really hard time finding videos and pictures of the actual interface (specifically using the navi alongside). Does anyone have the iPod interface with navigation, and if so, can you please post a quick video/pictures showing how it works? I would really, really, really appreciate it!

Thanks so much in advance,
Sheil

 

By "interface" do you the connector for the iPod USB cable, or the on-screen graphical user interface on the Navi (screenshots)?

I don't have the Navi model, but wanted to clarify your request.

Welcome to FitFreak!

 

Sorry, should've been more specific. I meant the on screen graphical interface.

CBX, even if you don't have the navi, does the regular one-line display show artist name & album and song titles? How easy and quick is it to navigate through a large collection of music?

 

I have navi...I'll get some pics up tomorrow.

 

Check this thread;
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...-controls.html

The biggest complaint seems to be the inability to fast-scroll through the 'Artists' list. I ended up listening to a lot more Beatles than ZZ Top. Well, I would anyway! My collection is a bit over 6000 songs, and hundreds of artists.

The display can be set to show the ID3 tag info for folder (album), artist, or track name (song title). A button press will toggle among these.

Most of the time I just play music from an 8GB pen drive, which is just under a quarter of my library. One idiosyncracy there is the songs within a folder (album) will be played in alphabetical sequence. I mostly keep it set for random track play.

I believe the Navi displays six artists per screen when you are scrolling through them.

Probably the majority of my music listening is XM Radio via my Garmin GPS fed through the auxiliary input. It can also play MP3s from internal flash memory or an SD card. These options are also available on my touring motorcycle.

Hope this helps!

 

As soon as I get mine to work, I'll take pics and post them here (unless someone beats me to it).

I'm not sure what kind of iPod you're packing, but I just learned that I was due for an upgrade (4th gen "classic"), so I quickly sold on eBay and ordered a 6th gen.

As it stands, my display will just show "Unsupported" - don't think you want a pic of that.

Also, you don't want a Yaris! The Yaris and the Matrix ranked #21 and #29, respectively, amongst the top 35 affordable small cars for '09.

Guess which was #1?

Best Affordable Small Cars - Best Cars & Trucks - U.S. News Rankings and Reviews (consolidation of all published reviews, test drives and ratings)

 

That helps a lot, actually. Part of the reason the navi looks attractive now is that it displays 6 artists at once. With my large music library (228 artists), that still means I'll need 38 button presses to move from my first artist to my last. That's not too bad. Plus, I'm like you: I'd rather listen to the Beatles than ZZ Top

By the way, good luck with your XM radio: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/te...1&ref=business. You better start crossing your fingers now that they don't liquidate by the middle of 2009. That debt will be impossible to pay off.

 

That doesn't make any sense. The only large-capacity iPod Apple sells in 2009 is the 6th gen, and the 2009 Honda FIT doesn't support this iPod?

 

Thanks a lot! CBX's link was good for info, but I'm still looking for pictures. I really appreciate it!

Sheil

 

No, I have a 4th gen and am upgrading to a 6th gen so that it will work.

 

Well, if they shut off my XM, that's almost another tankful per month for my Fit!

 

I despise using the onboard camera flash, but this should help you out:

 

Nice pictures. I am sure the system works well on the Nav. But why does it have to be so damn ugly--the look of the buttons looks like someone just made their first winamp skin.

 

Ha ha ha...very true. Thanks for the pictures Neebs. I've also been looking into installing an aftermarket in-dash navi system. Pioneer makes a pretty good looking system that, after installation and purchase of all accessories, would still be $500 less than buying it stock.

Still plenty of time to research, but thanks for all your help everyone!

 

2009 Honda Fit

There are some short clips of my Fit's ipod interfact.

 

My friend have a same setup with his iphone. i guess i dont need to post some more pic's

 

Which button would that be? I don't have the nav and searching through albums is annoying?