All,

Does anyone know if I can use the Alpine Ai input to attach a Minidisc player. I guess that I cannot use a Sony changer, but how about a component unit. I've see a adaptor device called KCA-801B which does some sort of conversion, how does this work?

Thanks
Gareth

The Alpine KCE-200 allows you to connect a pair of RCA connections as if it were an AI-NET input. It works from the telephone-mute signal, so that when the telephone mute gets tied to earth, the signal on the RCA connections gets piped through the stereo.

Should do what you want - worked fine for me on my (old) MStation

Gareth,

The NVE-K200 is a switchable unit, so you can have RCA inputs as well as an Ai-Net CD Changer and switch between both. Trouble is having to wire in the switch. You could use a relay or a manual switch, but it was too much hassle for me, so I gave up on the idea.

The Ai-Net input is pretty basic in that it already has L/R Audio channels built into the cable and connectors, so the KCA-801B is a simple connector that converts the L/R RCA inputs into the Ai-Nets specific connector for the back of the headunit. It doesn't use the data signal wires to do anything fancy like using the headunit to stop, start, rewind, etc..

You just use a phono to RCA adapter on the minidisc player, connect this to the KCA-810B adapter, press play on the minidisc and change the headunit to the changer source. Hey presto, you here your minidisc music in the car.

Stefan

Thanks guys,

I wanted something that I could be built into the dash, ie a component minidisc player if one exists, anyone know of one?

thanks again
Gareth

I think Honda or some Jap manufacturer makes a single din in-dash md player which is available in UK. I understand that u're after a md-only player?

There are several aftermarket ones available, alpine did one and kenwood still make a three disc one from memory. If you can find the alpine one around (i think it is about 2 years old) it would fully integrate with the ai net.