My kids go to bed listening to an iPod, will this play through the speakers when connected (or does it just act as a charger)?
817141
YES, BUT It will only connect to the charger or auxiliary (one at a time) unless you have a 30 pin extender. The 30 pin extender will give enough room for the auxiliary plug to be plugged in.
817142
This does play through the speakers, however via an auxiliary cable and not through the charging/data port. Some versions of iPod will have a headphone port on top which will allow charge and play simultaneously on this. Others would have the choice of charge or play.
817143
I just checked and there is an aux button that allows you to listen to your iPod or iPhone when connected.
1021552
the way it works it that you plug it into your iphone or ipod and the music from your iphone of ipod plays through an FM radio... its not made to listen to FM radio. does that make sense? you can YouTube a video of how these work
223210
No it does not. It will not because the 5th generation iPod has a totally different charging port. However, if you get an adapter that will change the type of charging port, it will. I don't suggest doing that though because it seems like a pain to have to put that on the dock to use it. You can use it as only a speaker with an auxilery cord, but it won't charge the device. Hope that helps! :)
3408
The version we got only has a line in, not a line out. Ours does not have the Ipod charge on top, but I think that was an option when we bought it. It has a USB charge and a "Line in" that does NOT work with headphones. The book says it is for a 3.5 mm line-in jack to play music from phones, iPods, MP3 players, and other audio devices that are not bluetooth enabled, alarm clock, USB port in the back to charge your phones or other devices. BTW, my husband loves it and I love the way it looks. We looked many years to find a lamp with an alarm radio!
1135365
It connects through the headphone jack. I would assume you could have it charging at the same time. I have not ever tried to. I bought these for my kids.
331810
It is a charging and playback input for the speakers. Playlists are done on your device not the speaker system.
1788937
It simply plugs into your headphone jack...and goes thru your speakers. Kid's ipod worked and my galaxy 3 worked!
86992
I do not know which generation Ipod I have (5 years old) but it does function properly except for the charging indicator. My ipod is always plugged in, but when wokeup shows ipod battery is low. This does not affect how I use the unit-basically a storage/playback unit for my cd collection. I think they showed a compatibility chart in the online manual?
1955656
I only used it as a charger. I don't think you can play music through it, I already had an aux cord so I never tried to use the charger like that.
1157044
It would definitely play the audio from the iPod, but you would not be able to charge it. The older iPods use a 30-pin connector, while this uses lightning.
872875
I have the same problem. I'm using an iPod touch and the charging quit. It plays fine, but the WiFi quits without the charger running, so my connection to internet radio drops after about 20 minutes or so.
1690666
Yes can listen while charging iPod mini, but need headphone or speakers connected
391162
I have the same question. Will this work without the charger plugged in? In other words, can the ipod power the fm transmitter or is it the charger?
1913805
It comes with a power adapter to plug into a regular outlet. It plugs in at the back of the unit, it works well, I used it in my bathroom. I used my iPad with it, and I needed to manually turn it off and on otherwise I would hear my iPad noises through this unit. Your device will need to be near this sound pipe or won't work. I bought a whole house intercom system that also plays music from my iPod so I no longer use this unit. This system was OK, sound was fine, just turning it off an on was annoying and staying within range. Any other adapters you want......buy ....from.....Amazon.
771203
I have the same system and have no problems playing my ipod through all the speakers. There must be something wrong in your settings for that port? I guess I never changed anything when I hooked up my ipod.
1498423
Yes it plays through the car speakers, you just plug it into a cigarette lighter outlet in your car. change it to a certain station and it should play. It doesn't charge your phone because it just plugs into the headphones hole on the phone. But it does have a thing on the top of it where you can plug in your own cord and you could charge your phone that way. You'll just have two cords go to your phone.
1448912
I connected my Ipod to a guitar amp. Crank it up in the a.m. Wakes up the kids. That is why I got it. Most PCs have a stereo jack for headphones, so this will work. The smaller end goes in the PC, bigger end in the amp. Crank the tunes, dude. Or movies, if that is what you like.