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We used FM transmitters for those guys back in the day. Plug it in the headphone port and tune the stations.
Sorry I don't understand your response. This old ipod is loaded with music down loaded from itunes. If I plug head phones into it (it has not bluetooth) it works fine. If I plug it into my stereo receiver in the house it works great. But if I plug it into the usb port in my car - it is not recognized. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I think I can clear up your confusion.
By headphone jack there's a transmission of simple analog audio.
By USB however there are endless possibilities.
Ipods (and other apple devices) usually spoke a different protocol than simply providing file access as your car is likely expecting. On a pc you needed to install the application for that, too.
That's likely the reason for not working.
In this case it's easier to just stick in a mass storage usb stick with music files on it.
Yeah, apple always hated the "(any device) is a thing with folders and files inside" paradigm - it was always "I got this app that plays music, I don't know how". So it would be crazy if they would just make any device show the contents of the drive.