Hi Courtney,
Yes, whatever headphones you use to plug into your iPod Touch can also
be plugged into the mini-jack port of the iPad keyboard dock -- it's
exactly the same size. The back of the stand that supports the
keyboard has two connections. One is a dock connector port that will
let you plug in the docking end of sync cable that came with your iPod
Touch (or iPad or iPhone). The USB end of that cable can be attached
to a charger. This could be the USB port of your laptop, an external
battery, or a USB power adapter (such as the one included with the
iPad, or more compact versions that you can buy at an Apple Store).
I've taken to the using the iPad's 10 watt USB power adapter, because
this charges any iDevice at the appropriate maximum level (e.g. from
500 mAh for an iPod Nano, to 1100 mAh for an iPhone, to 2100 mAh for
an iPad) to give the fastest charging. The second port at the back of
the dock is a 3.5 mm audio port, which matches the size of your
headset connectors, so you can plug in your headphones or connect to
your stereo system.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Jul 1, 2010, Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi,
Thanks so much, I appreciate it. Actually, as a matter of fact, I
don't use the earbuds that came with it because they hurt so much.
But I do use noise cancelling over the ear headphones, would they
fit in the mini jack in the Ipad dock?
Thanks so much,
Courtney
On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi Courtney and Scott,
I'll answer both your questions here.
If you take your iPod Touch out of the case (or slip off the bottom
of the case) to dock it on the iPad keyboard dock, then you don't
need a dock extender to use it with the keyboard. The only trade-
off for you is that you won't be able to plug in a headset into the
headset jack, since the bottom of the iPod Touch sits against the
dock support. That means that you won't be able to use the
controls on the headset with mic that came with your iPod Touch to
control volume, track navigation, and do voice control if you want
to use a headset instead of using the iPod Touch speaker. If you
do plug in a headset (or good audio speakers), you have to do it
through the mini-jack in the base of the iPad keyboard dock.
Although this supplies quite good audio, there's no volume control,
and I find it a bit loud. That's why I attach a control cable from
Radio Shack in between. This is just a short cable that plugs in
between the mini-jack and my headset with mic, so I can dial down
the maximum volume that passes to the headset on a geared wheel.
You can only control playback, volume, etc. from a headset if it's
plugged directly into the headset jack of your iDevice.
Someone who wanted to use the iPad keyboard dock with an iPhone 4
might need or prefer to use a dock extender, however.
Scott asked:
"do you know how much of an impact there is on the battery of your
iPod Touch or maybe even an iPhone if leaving bluetooth on with all
the other stuff? I also think it would be nice if bluetooth could
be set to non-discoverable once you have a device paired, but that
may not have any affect on security or battery savings."
I haven't had a lot of experience with Bluetooth devices and the
iPod Touch. I have found that if the device is paired, I can go to
the Setting menu to check the device status, press the right side
switch on the Apple Wireless Keyboard (the round circle on the side
opposite the circle with a notch that allows you to open the device
and load/unload batteries), and turn pairing off (as well as turn
the Wireless Keyboard off). Then, when I turn my Wireless Keyboard
on and turn Bluetooth on for the iPod Touch, the device pretty much
automatically pairs (although I do double tap the keyboard among
the discovered devices just to be sure).
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
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