Sluggo
07-22-2011, 02:22 PM
Hope summer is going well for everyone. After a late start we are starting to get some time on the boat these last several weeks.
Over the winter I installed an HSE and a cheap EQ that allows for control of the tower vs cabin and sub volume. I have the Kenwood X679 Head Unit and the Sirius controller plugs into the back where a CD changer would go. This is all factory and it was not ordered with a wired transom remote. With the way we use our boat, that would really come in handy so I was looking into what it would take to add one without replacing the head unit. Well you probably guessed that Kenwood does not make these any more, but I have found a couple places that say they have a few left. In my quest, I talked to Kenwood and they said that a Splittler is required for that port on the back so that I could connect both the Sirius and the wired remote. If I recall though, the Sirius unit had a pass through, so I was wondering if someone with this setup or knowledge could tell me if the S220A splitter is required or how their remote is wired in.
Thanks in Advance,
Dave
Over the winter I installed an HSE and a cheap EQ that allows for control of the tower vs cabin and sub volume. I have the Kenwood X679 Head Unit and the Sirius controller plugs into the back where a CD changer would go. This is all factory and it was not ordered with a wired transom remote. With the way we use our boat, that would really come in handy so I was looking into what it would take to add one without replacing the head unit. Well you probably guessed that Kenwood does not make these any more, but I have found a couple places that say they have a few left. In my quest, I talked to Kenwood and they said that a Splittler is required for that port on the back so that I could connect both the Sirius and the wired remote. If I recall though, the Sirius unit had a pass through, so I was wondering if someone with this setup or knowledge could tell me if the S220A splitter is required or how their remote is wired in.
Thanks in Advance,
Dave