USA SPEC PA20-TOY - iPod in-vehicle interface adapter Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Positives:
-Navigation's as easy as it can be within Toyota's limitations.
-Sound quality's good.
Negatives:
-USA-SPEC could have done so much more...
-Adapter can only be set for display through the GPS screen or the CD player screen; not both simultaneously.
-Navigation sucks through the CD player's one-line display, so I have it set to run on the GPS screen, but the GPS screen will only tell you the song title.
-GPS screen will only tell you the album if you click "folder list" then "song info", but you can only do this at a stop. The CD player's one-line text display can't display any of this information (unlike if I'm playing MP3 files on the factory CD player).
-It comes with an RCA adapter so that you can plug another music source in, but you have to flip a DIP switch on the adapter if you want to use the RCA plugs instead of the iPod interface. Once the adapter's installed, it's too much of a pain to get at the DIP switches to ever change the choice again.
Bottom line: I'm satisfied with it. It works, I can connect my iPod to my car, I get great-sounding music, and can browse by genre, artist, song, playlist, or play everything. Each category can also be randomized. However, USA-SPEC could have done so much more with this adapter.

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The new PA20TOY Lexus / Toyota / Scion iPod interface adapter provides direct connection for an iPod and an optional audio source such as satellite radio, DVD, or video game system. Both the iPod and the additional audio source can be selected from the factory radio?s front panel. The interface adapter connects the iPod to your factory Toyota or Scion radio as if it were a CD changer, allowing direct selection of iPod playlists through the radio?s preset (or disc) buttons and is compatible with all iPod models featuring the dock connector, including the iPod nano and 5G iPod video. The PA20TOY displays song title and artist info on all radios with "Text? button, Works with all navigation radios, and in dash 6 Disc CD Changer models. PA20TOY allows connection through the XM or CD Changer port. Works on all newer navigation radios through the satellite radio port and works flawlessly on all the GEN 5 navigation radios. GEN 5 Navigation radios can be identified by the ability to playback MP3 CD. Recommended for vehicles with factory equipped Gen 5 navigation radios THAT HAVE MP3 CD CAPIBILITY, the PA20TOY provides full on-screen Menu control with Song Title, Artist and Song selection from the Menu screen (except SC430). The PA20TOY provides complete control with most iPods including iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPod Classic. The PA20 series iPod interfaces have three operating modes available-Playlist, Direct, or Hybrid.In Playlist mode the controls on the radio will operate the iPod only, and the iPod's click wheel is locked out for safety while driving. In the Direct mode, the iPod's controls are used to navigate through the iPod's menus to select songs, artists, playlists, etc. The the factory radio controls will provide volume/tone control only. The Hybrid mode operates like Playlist mode but the iPod's clickwheel is unlocked and can also be used. All modes still charge the iPod while connected, for up to one hour to prevent over-charging.

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