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Problem playing audiobooks on Chevy MyLink using iPod Classic

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    • #122042
      DiveWork
      Participant

      Just received my new 2016 colorado Diesel, Fantastic truck, everything is great.

      I am an avid audiobook fanatic I have been using ipod classics for along time. I plugged the ipod classic in and it was recognized right away. Problem comes when i start a book the reader goes very fast, i slowed audiobook setting down to the lowest and it still goes very fast. I tried 3 different Ipod classics and it did the same on all. If i plug the Ipod in with the headphone jack to the input jack of the truck it plays correctly . Please help

    • #122231
      Alex Luft
      Keymaster

      @DiveWork Congrats on the new truck!

      It would make sense that the audiobook would play nicely using the headphone/3.5mm cable since it’s just a direct analog feed from the iPod. So, let me see if I can help in diagnosing the issue when attempting to play using the USB cable.

      Some questions:
      1. Does the same thing happen when you try to play a song? If you haven’t tried playing one, could you try?
      2. Are you using an Apple-supplied USB cable? If not, try using an Apple cable, as some aftermarket cables have the tendency to change the way in which the iPod connects with the MyLink system.

    • #122296
      DiveWork
      Participant

      Put music on IPOD classic, played fine, switched to a playlist of books, it worked great. Problem resolved . Thank-you

    • #122316
      Alex Luft
      Keymaster

      Awesome!

      So, do you have to play music first for the audiobooks to play at normal speed, or can you just start playing an audiobook first (without playing music) and it plays fine?

    • #122341
      DiveWork
      Participant

      you have to play music first then switch to a playlist with audio book, When i leave the truck before turning off ipod i switch it back to music so when it starts again i have no problems

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