Honda Odyssey Audio, iPod, Bluetooth, Video Questions

rv65

I believe it's either Panasonic or Alpine. It's a proprietary OEM system made just for them. Not sure who makes it though.

stillerz

Has anyone purchased and installed the Honda Bluetooth Accessory for their Odyssey?

http://www.hondahflaccessory.com/home.taf

It is available, and I'm wondering how it works and looks. There is very little information available on the HFL web site.

Does it integrate with the audio system to turn down the volume or show the phone number you're calling?

Does it cause you to lose the sunglass storage space in the overhead panel?

Thanks!

rv65

1. It works ok.

2.No audio integration.

3. No display for call information.

4 Yes you will lose your storage area for sunglasses.

jf123

Just purchased an 08 Odyssey EX-L and was looking for recomendations for a drop down dvd monitor. Are there any installation issues in dealing with the sunroof visor that slides back into the headliner? Any idea as to where the mounting point would be for the monitor?

Thanks.

stillerz

Does anyone know of an aftermarket bluetooth system for a 2008 Odyssey EX-L that will integrate with the audio system to display call info on the LCD and also to mute the sound system when a call comes in?

Thanks!

beloved

I just took my '08 odyssey touring model in for same reason. Dealer called Honda from the manual & found that it is made that way & is not "broken." It is in the owner's manual p. 259. To partially compensate, you can listen to XM in the front & play the CD in the back with CD in the DVD player. Hope that helps.

beloved

I just took my '08 odyssey touring model in for having restricted message when trying to listen to XM & CD. Dealer called Honda from the manual & found that it is made that way & is not "broken." It is in the owner's manual p. 259. To partially compensate, you can listen to XM in the front & play the CD in the back with CD in the DVD player. Hope that helps.

panamared

Did you get an aswer? I am wondering the same thing.

stillerz

No, I'm still looking for an aftermarket Bluetooth system that integrates directly into the Honda Audio system without looking like something that doesn't belong there.

The closest thing I've seen is from a company called Parrot. Here's the link to their Bluetooth system that integrates with car audio

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits/ck3000-evolution

But, I'm looking for something that has an OEM look to it, so it looks like it actually belongs there.

mb72

Just curious if you have installed a drop down DVD monitor? I also have the 08 EX-L with the same issue you reference. I was told by Circuit City today they would not be able to install a drop down in this van because they are afraid the screws used to mount the DVD to the bracket would tear the sunroof visor as it moves back & forth. Had another local independant vendor tell me they did not think it would be a problem but I can't find anyone who has actually done one in the 08 models. If you've installed one did you encounter any problems? Thanks !!

jf123

I installed the Alpine PKG-RSE2 in my 08 Odyssey EX-L with sunroof. There is room for the mounting plate above the head liner with clearance left for the sunroof visor to pass. I have the screen positioned flush with the edge of the sunroof opening. I connected the audio using the PIE HON 03/PC-SON auxiliary adapter. You will not be able to use XM with the auxiliary adapter which was not a problem for me. The Alpine PKG-RSE2 does come with an FM modulator if you want to go that route. For what it's worth, here are a few pointers (based on my installation) for those thinking of tackling the installation themselves:

1. I made a cutout in the head liner and positioned the screen flush with the edge of the sunroof opening. There is a beam in which I used to fasten the mounting plate that is located just rear of the sunroof opening. I was only able to use the front mounting holes in the mounting plate though it was quite sturdy after fastening. I saved the piece of head liner that I cutout and replaced it at the final stage of installation.
2. To get the necessary access for wiring, I removed the glove compartment, passenger side front and rear door sills, and the top and bottom components of the passenger side pillar covers. There is also a cover that I removed under the passenger side fuse box. I also removed the factory radio in order to plug in the PIE adapter. I then pulled the head liner down along the passenger side edge just enough for access. Be careful here to avoid damaging the airbag. I passed the cables up over the airbag rather than under it.
3. For my installation, I ran an audio cable and three 16 AWG wires from the cutout in the head liner and down the passenger side pillar. Here you will find a common grounding point where you can connect your ground wire. From here, I continued running the remaining wires under the front passenger side door sill, up past the passenger side fuse box and behind the glove compartment. Here I connected the audio cable first to a Scosche ES034 Ground Loop Isolator then to the PIE adapter which plugs into the back of the factory stereo. I continued running the other two 16 AWG wires (ACC and 12V) to the drivers side fuse box. I used this fuse box as opposed to the passenger side fuse box for a couple of reasons. The drivers side fuse box was shaped differently and accepted fuse taps that I purchased at Autozone. Fuse taps make tieing in the power wires quite easy. There is an accessory and constant 12V fuse opening which makes it even more convenient.
4. If using the PIE adapter, you will need a 12' audio cable to run from the overhead dvd player to the adapter connected to the back of the stereo. It is also important to use a ground loop isolator as the PIE adapter added a terrible buzzing noise to the audio. This was a real problem for me to figure out but I had great success with the Scosche ES034 GLI which can be purchased at Walmart. The sound is now perfect!
5. The Alpine PKG-RSE2 also has LED lighting. In order to have the lighting activate with the door, I tied the necessary lighting wire to the overhead light on the driver's side, over the back seat. Here I used a wire tap which was also purchased at Autozone. Be careful here, the Alpine unit can be used either in constant ground or constant voltage modes. You can also opt to just forget about the door switch wire as you really don't need the Alpine LED lighting to come on when opening the door. You would still be able to use the lights by sliding the switch on the Alpine unit.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

4my2boys

I'm trying to figure out what type of cable I need to purchase in order to connect my iPod in my 2008 Odyssey. We do not have the NAV sys., etc.. Not looking for anything fancy, just want to connect and play the ipod in the van.

Thanks

moshele

If anyone could please help me.
I got this week a Honda Odyssey 2009 EX-L with nav, and HFL included, I have a few questions.
I have a palm centro phone, that connects perfectly with HFL,

Question A, how do I switch which bluetooth headset I use, for example if I want to talk on a headset not on speaker, how do I switch it from the car audio system to my headset? could I do that in middle of a phone call ?

Question B. could I get the HFL menu in the navigation screen, or that is limited only to the Touring models ?

Question C, could I shut off the bluetooth in the car, for example I am in a parking lot and I don't want that is should automaticly go to the audio system, but I dont want to shut off the Bluetooth in my phone, is that possible ?

ocuihs

I have a 2007 Odyssey with factory RES/NAV/XM/in-dash 6-cd. With Crutchfield Master Sheet and some online radio removal materials (disconnect negative battery cable), I took my time and installed USA Spec model PA11-HON2y iPod adapter in about 1 hour. For my car radio equipped, I only needed to remove the only white plug for NAV/RES located middle bottom of the radio receptor and plug it to the 14-pin female connector on USA Spec CAS-H2Y radio-interface cable. Plug the 14-pin male connector on the USA Spec CAS-H2Y radio-interface cable to the receptor at the back of radio (hence "2y" in model PA11-HON2y). Fed the CB-PA14 iPod-interface cable through glove compartment (see online radio removal and install instructions such as Honda Music Link, etc).

Design Change Notice (insert dated 10-15-08 for model PA11-HON2y): In order to improve the handling of Audiobook and to support streaming music downloads on iPhone or iTouch, the Hybrid Mode is deleted and design changes are also implemented to Playlist Mode. There are 2 configurations, and I went with config A.

Summary of config A:
DIP switch #1, #2=ON (factory default)
Disc 1 - Playlist #1 (HONDA1-this iPod adapter rocks)
Disc 2 - Playlist #2 (HONDA2-my stuff)
Disc 3 - Playlist #3 (HONDA3-good stuff)
Disc 4 - Playlist #4 (HONDA4-your stuff)
Disc 5 - Playlist #5 (all songs from iPod - iPod locked; cd buttons+steering controls)
Disc 6 - Playlist #6 (iPod Direct - iPod unlocked; iPod controls+cd buttons+steering controls)

You must named HONDA (uppercase) followed by number without spaces in iTunes. Anything after that is freeform text.

I was aware that the charging cable cannot charge my iPhone3G so I backordered from Crutchfield. (also cannot charge iPod nano (4th generation), iPod touch (2nd generation) because of 5-volt USB charging. This new backordered cable will also support iPod models that feature 12-volt Firewire charging.

Also I was aware that display of artist and song title information, track search by artist, song title, album, or genre are NOT supported. Only the Playlist number and track number are displayed on radio (not on NAV - NAV Aux function will displayed 'EXT' for Extension for model PA11-HON2y.

No interruptions of RES/NAV/XM/in dash 6-cd as expected...flawlessly! My suggestion is stay away from Honda Music Link, FM modulator, cassette adapter, etc.

ocuihs

I'm just following up on my own posting.

PA-11HON2y is "discontinued" with Crutchfield. A new model is now available: PA15-HON2. It requires an optional cable (item # 581CBP105 from Crutchfield) to charge the iPod nano 4th generation, iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod classic 120 GB, or the iPhone 3G.

iPod Text: The USA SPEC PA15-HON2 allows iPod text on select XM enabled Honda/Acura factory radios. Artist name and song title will be displayed on the factory radio. Honda/Acura radios equipped with navigation will NOT support iPod text.

The text displays on factory radios/NAV is not important to us since our main control via iPhone3G. I didn't bother to exchange/upgrade with Crutchfield within the 30 days satisfaction guaranteed period.

To answer those replies, I did not drill holes through the glove compartment. I took the bottom 2 bolts off and saw some opening for the iPod-interface cable and just fed it to the interface (no need to remove the entire glove compartment). The location I chose for the interface unit on the passenger's side lower inner panel (inside the panel - panel easy to remove).

kls_125

We recently got a 2008 Odyssey EX-L with RES/NAV. When listening to plain old FM radio, the radio doesn't provide text with the song/artist. It seems like this has been a common feature in car radios for nearly a decade. I can't find any reference to this in the manual (except for a mention of song/artist display on the XM radio screen). :confuse:

Does anyone know if the Odyssey's radio has the capability to tell me the song/artist on regular FM radio? My pop culture knowledge depends on it. Thanks!

kls_125

sebring95

Nope, doesn't do it. BTW, what is FM? :P

ocuihs

Happy New Year!

I just saw at least 2 cars in the rest area on our road trip and now I'm planning to install one of these navigation interfaces for RES/Navi such as from www.NavTool.com or www.gNetCanada.com

Does anyone have any installed pictures/ step-by-step procedures?

Please note that I'm aware of all DISCLAIMER such as the navigation interfaces do not replace navigation system they give ability to add external A/V sources. These navigation interfaces are designed for off-road or when vehicle is immobilized. The driver is responsible for maintaining full attention while operating a motor vehicle. The removal or bypassing of safety feature in these navigation interfaces may result in termination of warranty. Using these navigation interfaces improperly will result in injury, citation, and arrest by authorities.

Thanks!

cmacvet

Apologies if this has been answered - couldn't find it by searching.

What kind of adapter, if any, is available to connect an iPod (mine is a Touch 32) to the Odyssey sound system?

If there is none, what do people do? Just use the ear buds? That's not safe, I think :-0

Thanks - appreciate any replies.

Carol

cmacvet

ocuihs

No text display of song/artist on Frequency Modulation (FM) stereo radio. I used to own a 2001 Honda Odyssey, also no text display of song/artist on FM stereo radio.

I believe that technology you refer to is Radio Data System (RDS) where I have it on my other car - 2004 Nissan with XM - both of my regular FM radio and satellite display text of song/artist.

Radio Data System, or RDS, is a communications protocol standard from the European Broadcasting Union for sending small amounts of digital information using conventional FM radio broadcasts. The RDS system standardises several types of information transmitted, including time, track/artist info and station identification. RDS has been standard in Europe and Latin America since the early 1990s, but less so in North America.

ocuihs

Try USA Spec PA15-HON2 www.usaspec.com or www.crutchfield.com

I've heard in person those cassette adapters, FM modulators, Honda Music Link (discontinued by Honda) from friends and families who own them.......that's why one of my posts mentioned stay away from these. USA Spec products are one of the best out there.

andya729

Has anyone else encountered a problem with stripping the screws that are underneath the radio head unit when trying to remove it? I'm trying to install a Parrot Hands-free for my bluetooth phone, and when I went to remove the small screws the head on the first one stripped very easily. It's in a very awkward spot without much room to work on it and everything I tried seems to make it worse.

Any thoughts or has anyone else had a similar issue?

SUPERBOAT21

Took deliver last night of a brand new 09 Touring. Kids were asleep and very excited to see the van in the driveway this morning. Went out for a drive (with movies in hand to watch) and KURPLUNK!!! No video in the lcd, and seemingly, no power is getting to the RES unit.

We do have the dvd movie adio coming from all speakers, just no video.

Anybody know where the fuse box is located for the dvd lcd?

ps. Glad to know my dealership tested everything before I drove it away ;-(

sebring95

I'm not sure where the fuse is, but that's likely your problem. It comes shipped without a fuse in that slot and the dealer is supposed to install during PDI. Have seen gobs of this same issue on other forums, so it seems to slip through a lot of cracks! We were lucky with ours I guess.

graystrickland

Stay away from GNet. I wasted $300 on one. It was bad. I sent it back to Canada for replacement (what a hassle!) and got back another bad unit. Then Gnet said that my unit was out of warranty. I never worked right *ever*. Crappy equipment. Crappy company.

It was half the price to install a sun visor monitor for the front passenger. Now the wife can monitor what the kids are watching, start movies, etc., and the driver is not distracted.

BTW... if you use the factory IR remote controller and hold it exactly upside and pointed straight at the back window, you can control the RES from the front row, because you'll get enough IR play off of the back glass to make it work.

BTW2... if you buy a "learning remote" (such as a"One For All" -- visit www.hifi-remote.com to learn more about them and others like them), you can learn all of the factory codes and have a remote which is even easier-to-use from the front row.

andya729

ocuihs very nicely responded to my original message, however the post (#594) doesn't show up here (I may be being incredibly dense, but I can see 593 and 595, but no 594). I can only see half the response in the email notification I received.

Am I being stupid?

Karen_S

The member may have removed their own post within the 30 minute edit/delete time frame, or it was a spam solicitation violating the Member Agreement. We remove those.

waffles

moshele,

I do know that if you say "transfer" with the HFL system that the call you're currently on will transfer from the car stereo system to your handset. I don't know if it will then go to your headset (as I don't use a headset) but it will go to your handset.

I also am wondering about your Question B. I just bought an 09 EX-L with NAVI and foolishly I assumed that an outgoing or incoming call would be displayed on the navigation screen, but I can't find a way for it to be displayed anywhere (navigation of radio display). Pretty annoying and I hope I am just overlooking something simple, but after reading all the literature and playing around with the car I still couldn't figure it out. I have an 06 acura TL with HFL without navigation which displays all numbers on the car's intrument panel, but it doesn't seem like Odyssey will do this. Hopefully someone will have an answer. I'll try calling Honda on Monday and let you know what they say.

waffles

Sadly according to my dealer, even with navigation included, the incoming/outgoing call is not displayed anywhere on the instrument panel, navigation screen or radio area. Apparently the call number information is displayed on the multi information display area (MID) of the touring model only.

kevinnj

Im looking to buy a 2006 odyssey. my friend has one here what im going to do is connect my 500gb iomega screenplay to the power outlet and aux inputs. If it comes up on the rear dvd screen great! if it comes up on the front navi screen even better! It has mostly divx/avi versions of whatever and if they play then no more dvds to carry! ill keep ypu posted. You can email me at pollonk@wyeth.com

ocuihs

I tested this unit and recommended: it's a FM transmitter, holder with flexible goose neck, and hands-free (conversation) over car speakers. It charges iPod and iPhone3G. Some reviews from other websites stated annoying minor beeps (iPod) every minute or so. This is confirmed with my iPod, but NO beeps with my iPhone3G.

One of the product sites: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13234
(AllKit Cigarette Mount Holder and Charger with Full Range FM Transmitter for iPhone and iPod)

tclarkmd

Just wanted to confirm that the steering wheel controls (CH+/-) work to change TRACKS with the USA Spec unit with the iPhone 3G. I'm thinking about getting one of these.... Thanks.

tclarkmd

Do steering wheel controls work with this unit?

brianmcgann

Hello, we just picked up a 2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L yesterday. We love it, but we've discovered that the CD player is not functioning. My guess is that it is jammed and there are CDs in there from the previous owner. I've glanced around online and it seems others have had problems w/ the CD player in the '05 Odysseys, but it doesn't seem like anyone has a solution. Has anyone here discovered a fix? Should our dealer be able to easily fix this? I noticed in the latest Consumer Reports they did say that the audio systems in 05 Odysseys tended to need repair at a greater than average rate. Any help would be appreciated.

ocuihs

Yes, the steering wheel controls (CH +/ - ) work to change TRACKS with my unit model PA11-HON2y.

The upgrade/replacement model PA15-HON2 should function the same to change TRACKS with the steering wheel controls (CH +/-).

hank27

Hi, we have the same problem with our cd player on our 2005 odyssey touring. were you able to find a solution? when we turn on the van the cd player makes 5 sets of clicking noises then becomes quiet. any help would be appreciated. thanks!

kls_125

Is there a "one-touch" way to shift music exclusively to the rear speakers when I've hit my limit of kid music? Currently I'm pushing the Sound button on screen and then manually moving the indicator over to the rear speakers -- a somewhat cumbersome and unsafe maneuver while driving. You'd think in a family friendly car there would be a way to get this done quickly/easily. Any ideas? Thanks.
kls

oceanmist

I have a 06 Odyssey EX-L with RES and I was wondering if there is a way to switch off the DVD player while keeping the system on. For example I’m driving the kids and they watch a movie, then I drop them at the day care, and I would like to listen to a CD, but if I just switch to CD, the DVD continues to play. If I want to keep the current location in the movie, I have to switch off the whole system (and can’t listen to CD). As far as I know the only way I can stop the movie while keeping the location, and listen to a CD is by “pausing” the DVD or by switching off the RES system. I find it odd that there is no “Off” Switch on the DVD player itself.
Please advice, thanks.

sebring95

I think you're missing a piece of the puzzle. You should be able to listen to your CD (or XM or radio, etc.) with the RES turned off. You need to select the "front" system as the control and then when you shut-down the RES it will run whatever you want through all the speakers. The option to have both on, is so that you can turn off the rear speakers and activate the headphones, while you still listen to CD's, etc on the front speakers.

oceanmist

Thank you so much. I DID miss part of the puzzle. I can't believe that I wasn't able to figure it out for almost three years. Anyway, your reply was very helpful!!!
Thanks a lot!!!

tradepar

I am looking to buy 2009 Honda Odyssey. I like blutooth but do not want Navigation system. Is it possible to get that?

Thanks
tradepar

picklemen

check out tlcbluetooth.com they are the only ones that have a ipod/blutooth connection for your car as a add on into the aux input in your radio which lets you talk into a mic in your car and listen to the callers voice through the speakers. no wire cutting easy install.

schoplmd

I was wondering if anyone can confirm that DVD-R movies play fine in the RES. I have stripped the menus out of the kids most popular movies so that we can insert them and they immediately play. I despise trying to sort through DVD menus when i can't see the screen. "No up one" "No back"

Thanks in advance.

odyarchitect

That is exactly what we do for exactly the same reason. Plus if the kids "handle" the DVDs a lot, I can burn another copy easily. You can burn to cheaper CD-ROM media but it does not play well nor consistently in the RES. If you get good at burning, you can put more than one show on a DVD. You are not limmited by time. But quality will suffer if you stretch that. Oh, do NOT put homemade labels (printed stickers) on the discs. They will not eject well and can get stuck in the slot loader.. I just use a permenant marker to label. Not pretty but functional.

04hauler

Hello, the cd player quit working in our 04 Odyssey.
My question is, will a cd player from a 04 Pilot fit? The plug is the same. Thanks.

swampfox28

I'm guessing that since this post was made in March, that I'm too late, but wanted to chime in for anyone else about the '05 Ody's CD players-

We've had an '05 since late '04 and have never had a problem with our 6 disc changer... Is it possible that it's just an issue with a changer which could happen to any vehicle using the same type of CD-changer?

-Sarah

hihostevo

I have found people talking about "buzzing" but I cannot locate a discussion about my problem.

I purchased a used 2004 Odyssey RES and all audio sources play through both the front and rear speakers, but no audio at all through the wired headset jacks in the back or the wireless headsets. I also have another Odyssey with RES so I know I am operating it correctly and have checked the headsets with the other system and the headsets work fine... just no audio through either the wired or wireless with any audio source (dvd, cd, am/fm).

I called my local Honda Dealer and they claim to have no information in the Honda data-base on this issue.

If anyone has any info on this issue... please post!

hihostevo

Well I think I may have discovered the reason for the malfunction......

While a technician was remote mounting the wiring for a portable GPS unit ( also installs the after-market DVD systems) he took a look at the radio head unit for me.

When he first pulled the unit out you could hear popping and the sound going in and out and smell an electrical short.

Come to find out... apparently the previous owner of the Odyssey children thought the CD slot was a great place for coin storage. Inside the radio chassis were 12 pennies, 2 nickles, and 5 dimes! One each of the pennies, nickles, and dimes, showed signs of heavy arcing.

After there removal the radio head unit performed properly... but the audio to the headsets both wired and wireless is still dead. My guess would be that while the coins were ratteling around arcing they zapped whatever circuit on the main board controls audio output to the headsets.

Does anyone happen to know if just that main board in the radio can be replaced.... ???

I would really hate to find out how much an entire new head unit would cost.

karlmalone2009

Hi Everyone,
I purchased my first minivan recently and I did not realize that cd player can load only 1 cd at a time. I am looking for 6 cd changer atleast that is what i have in my accord, is it possible to change this? is it worth changing it (Cost wise)? please let me know. Also looking for some dvd player for the kids and recommendation regarding this. I am novice at this and have no clue.

Thanks for ur help in advance

Karl