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P.I.E. FRD03-POD/S iPod Adapter
Application/Installation and Instruction Manual
INTRODUCTION
Precision Interface Electronics (PIE) has released a new line of iPod interfaces that allow you to interface your iPod
directly to the OEM (factory) radio in select Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Vehicles. The FRD03-POD/S allows you to operate
your iPod (Mini, G3, G4, G5, Nano, etc) using the factory Satellite Radio controls of your Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Group
radio. Using this interface, the iPod will take the place of the Ford Satellite Radio System, providing you with one of the
most interactive factory iPod interfaces in the industry. Control of the iPod through the OEM radio includes, but is not
limited to:
1. Individual search of artist, album, playlist, song composer etc.
2. Ability to display the following TEXT fields:
Artist name (12-characters)
Song Title (16- characters, shown 8-characters at a time when song is first selected, 12 characters when
searching songs)
Album title (12-characters)
Playlist name (12-characters)
3. The option of using the factory Radio or iPod clickwheel to control your iPod
4. Direct connection of the iPod to Ford vehicle audio system for optimum sound quality
5. Charges the iPod internal battery
6. Plug-n-play installation: includes installation cable, interface and owner’s manual
Note: If a factory Ford Satellite radio is present, you must disconnect it before installing this interface.
IPOD COMPATIBILITY
Use the FRD03-POD/S with one of the following iPod models:
iPod (G3/G4, G5), iPod Photo, Nano, Video and iPod Mini equipped with a dock connector.
Note: The operation and functions of this interface described herein have only been confirmed with the following
firmware versions (see apple.com/iPod for firmware updates)
WARNING: The FRD04-POD/S is not compatible with iPhone, Nano (4G), iTouch (2G).
iPod (G3)
Firmware v2.3 firmware 1.1 Firmware 1.2.1 firmware 1.1 firmware v1.4.1
firmware v3.1.1 (G4)
iPod Nano iPod Photo iPod Video (G5) iPod Mini
IPOD PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
The control functions for the iPod using the factory radio’s satellite controls are similar to those used for the iPod itself.
Due to certain radio limitations, there are some differences in how the iPod information is accessed and /or displayed
through the factory radio.
The following describes how to control the iPod from the factory radio, and any similarity to the iPod‘s controls or
buttons has been noted.
1. Listening to your iPod.
Once the iPod is connected to the dock cable, press the SAT button to begin listening to your iPod. The iPod
will begin playing the song that is was currently at before it was connected. When the song title is first displayed,
you will momentarily see the first 8 characters of the title, then the next 8 characters, and then back to the first 8
characters.
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2. Selecting a song on your iPod
Now that your iPod is connected and you are listening to your music, you will need to put the radio into the
‘SONGS” category in order to select songs from the current playlist. This is done as follows:
Press the <DISC- TUNE> button on the factory radio until you see the “SONGS” category.
Once you see the “SONGS” category displayed on the radio, press the <SEEK> button. The next song in the
current playlist will be selected and you can now use the <SEEK> button to track up or down through the
current playlist.
As described in the next section “Controlling your iPod” the factory satellite radio controls are used in a variety
of different ways to navigate through your iPod library.
3. Controlling your iPod
<DISC-TUNE>- (similar to iPod clickwheel)
Allows you to toggle through the following categories:
CATEGORY OFF (similar to “Now Playing”)
At any time during a category or song search, pressing <SEEK> twice, while CATEGORY OFF is displayed, will reset
the radio display to the current song information, similar to the “NOW PLAYING” selection that the iPod uses. On
some radios, pressing any of the radio preset buttons will also perform a CATEGORY OFFF.
ALBUMS (See –“browse songs”)
ARTIST (See- “browse songs”)
COMPOSER (See- “browse songs”)
GENRES (See- “browse songs”)
PLAYLIST (See- “browse songs”)
If one of the above categories is selected using the <SEEK> buttons (ARTIST, for example) but no song is ultimately
selected, the radio will continue to display the last selection in that category. To return the radio display to the
current song information, select CATEGORY OFF and press<SEEK> twice.
A “CAT ON” message will be displayed if you attempt to enter into a category that you are already in.
PLAYMODE (iPod or HEAD)
With PLAYMODE displayed, press the <SEEK> button to toggle between the following modes as described.
”IPOD Mode”: When selected, upon disconnect and reconnect of iPod, the iPod display screen and controls are
now functional and the PIE interface functions as an auxiliary input adapter only. (You control the iPod using the
iPod button/clickwheel)
”HEAD Mode”: When selected, “OK to disconnect” reappears on the iPod screen and full iPod control is restored
to the Ford Radio.
To return radio display to current song information, select CATEGORY OFF and press <SEEK> twice.
REPEAT (ON, OFF)
With REPEAT displayed, press the <SEEK> button to turn the REPEAT function on or off.
To return radio display to current song information, select CATEGORY OFF and press <SKEEK> twice.
SHUFFLE (SONGS, ALBUMS, OFF)
Shuffle SONGS: Songs from the current category selection will play in random order.
Shuffle ALBUMS: Albums from the current category selection will play in random order.
To return radio display to current song information, select CATEGORY OFF and press <SEEK> twice.
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