Sony Remote Commander??

[jafo9]

I interested in hearing from any one who has experience with the sony remote commander. i want to add one to my current setup but i specifically need to know what the display shows and i haven't been able to find the answer. what i need is for the song name to appear. i want to be able to browse my songs on my ipod that is connected to the head unit via usb and select a song by name just like on the head unit. thanks.

[Bamby]

I'm assuming this is the Sony unit you're inquiring about.

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The Remote Commander allows you to keep your head unit in a dry location, while controlling it from the bridge or backseat. This remote has a unique easy-to-use splashproof design and is compatible with head units equipped with "remote in". It's 21/2" dia. provides endless mounting possibilities.

If it is it appears you'd be out of luck as far as song title display.

[Towdaddy]

I have a Sony Remote Commander on my unit. It allows me to access the radio (including Sirius), CD, and Ipod. Mine does have a display and you can select what you see much like you would on an XM or Sirius radio (station, song, artist,etc.) Generally I like it except that it does not allow you to select playlists from the ipod only artist or album. I assume that later models allow you to select playlists. BTW, I can select a playlist from the head unit but not the remote commander.

[jafo9]

below is my head unit and the remote i want to buy. on the headunit, i can drill down to the playlist i want, but then if i want to select a song, it makes me select from the entire library. my solution is to buy a dedicated ipod shuffle or nano and just have the one playlist on it for the boat (about 3GB). that way i can select songs from the head unit without having to wade through the jazz, sinatra, etc. that no one else wants to listen to.

i was hoping that the same info (although less characters) would appear on the readout on the remote as the head unit. is this true? thanks.

[1badtoon]

I have 2 of the rmj60mr's one on the helm the other aft so you can select music and volume from the water. workes great with ipod 513 songs

[BassFrequency]

back to the MP3 players, I just use an old half full 20g dell dj ive had since high school and put it in a plastic bag. it hooks up to the heads aux jack. worked well last year. on a long aux cord i can control song selection while floating next to the boat