alpine ida x200 to laptop

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Topic: alpine ida x200 to laptop

Posted By: blackcivichatch
Subject: alpine ida x200 to laptop
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 6:26 PM

I did some searching with no luck. I have The Alpine IDA-X200 HU and A Toshiba Laptop. I'm looking for a way to play the audio from the laptop through the Stereo.
I Miss my DVD player in my car, but a laptop stand and power inverter is Much cheaper than the Alpine In-dash DVD player.

There are two connectors on the back of the HU other than the RCA outputs. I'm not sure on what either of these are for.
I'm Hoping there's a Magic cable to go from the laptop straight into the HU that will give me what I'm looking for.

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Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 6:40 PM

That unit does have built in audio input for Ipod and controller. You could go that route. not sure if this model will allow you to just use the headphone plug in for the sound from the Ipod sound input to hook up any audio device(some this works for). Would be easy to test though.

All you would need is to run a headphone plug from the sound of the laptop to the headphone audio plug of the deck. You will lose ability to control the songs through the deck, they would have to be done from the PC, but may this may be workable solution.

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Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 6:55 PM

https://images......com/images/168409/big/idax200.jpg

Where is the head phone plug?

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Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 6:59 PM

BTW.. I'm not Really worried about being able to change the track with the HU. All I want is the audio.

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Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM

It doesn't have one. But i found the solution. Auxilary Input connector

This plugs in to the CD changer slot giving you RCA input. So you would simply use a headphone to RCA plug from your PC to this.

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 7:37 PM

https://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/support/support_search.php?modelname=ida-x200

Page 47 of the owners manual explains switch position and which RCA jacks to use as input.

Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 7:40 PM

Read above and click my link. That is the KCA-121B . That is what you need

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Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 7:48 PM

AMAZING. I already have everything needed. Thank you VERY much.
Only question i have left is When i have it switched for input, does that mean i ONLY have the subwoofer output? If im only using one of the RCA inputs, it the remaining one an input or output?

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Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 7:58 PM

J.Reed, You and i were typing at the same time. lol.
Thank you also. I now have two options. I think I am going to try the method provided by Mr. Idiot first simply because i already have a headphone-to-RCA cable.

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Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 8:12 PM

i am an idiot wrote:

https://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/support/support_search.php?modelname=ida-x200

Page 47 of the owners manual explains switch position and which RCA jacks to use as input.

Yes this will work. I actually thought that civic had wrote this because the link was missing. this will work though and you need no adapters other than a headphone to RCA cord, Unless you need to use all the RCA outs. Then you would need the adapter I linked.

sorry for the confusion on my part.

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Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 8:36 PM

Only thing I'm not 100% on. I have three outputs. Front, Back, And subwoofer. Using the Rear RCA for the AUX Input, will i still have the Front RCA as an Output?

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 8:51 PM

After further reading, it appears that those inputs are used in conjunction with an AI-net processor. They are either both going to be inputs or both going to be outputs. If you are using the front or rear RCAs to send signal to an amplifier, you will have to get the KCA-121B spoken of earlier.

Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

Notta Biggie. I'm going to be using the Alpine power pack amplifier for the mids and highs. It uses the speaker level outputs. As long as I still have the Subwoofer output Its all good.
I might get the KCA-121B later on if i decide to get a different amplifier for the mids and highs.
I would like to thank the both of you again posted_image

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 10:44 PM

I do not think it will work that way. It may work with the source only, but will not work on AM or FM. The RCA jacks are switchable as input to allow you to use an AI-net signal processor and use the internal amplifiers of the deck. Signal out via AI-net, processed by processor and then injected back into the amplifier section of the radio.

Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM

Wait, Wut wont work?

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 11:04 PM

The input jacks on the back of the unit are designed to work with an AI-net signal processor. It is like the pre-out/main in on an old high end home stereo reciever. If it is switched to use those jacks as an input, your radio will not work. You would be able to listen to whatever you plugged into the RCA jacks, but you will probably not have volume control capability.

Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 11:07 PM

Oh ok. So wut about the KCA-121B?
will that do the same? or will that do what i want?

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 11:27 PM

You need to use the 121b

Posted By: blackcivichatch
Date Posted: November 30, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Alright. That works fine for me. Thanks again.

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