I've just got one of the HTC 3-in-1 USB charger/headphone affairs for my lovely new Touch Pro but have come across a stumbling block in my otherwise cunning plan - the idea was to use it as an easy 'handsfree' kit, plugging my car radio's cassette adaptor into the headphone socket and thus being able to charge the 'phone, take calls and listen to music safely whilst driving- a stroke of genius, I thought.
However, when the adaptor is plugged in, it disables the 'phones onboard microphone so that I can hear people but not reply, which kind of invalidates the point (although the music playback is great, but even then I can't use voice control either).
So, do any of you very clever chaps know if it's possible to turn the Touch Pro's mic back on whilst the 3-in-1 is plugged in so it all works as I'd like? Thanks very much in advance!
I've noticed that when the 'phone is the official docking port the mic works fine, so is it more likely to be a hardware issue with the USB cable wiring than a software setting in the 'phone itself?
UPDATE: Apparently I was wrong, I've just tried it again and although voice control works when it's in the stand, when I plug anything into the speaker socket it kills the mic too, so I'm back to square one.
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Major problems getting my XDA2 to work with a car kit. All I wanted (all!) was a car kit that would charge my bluetooth TomTom Bluetooth receiver, charge the XDA2 and act as a handsfree for the car. I tried an Arkon from a well known Manchester supplier - the first came without a lead, the second had a 3.5mm aduio lead for connection with the cradle speaker. Tried an adapter jack and it was almost audible on full volume, everything turned to 'loud' etc. Almost (with the car engine off and head about an inch away) but not quite.
Moreover, the Arkon required fiddling with leads whenever i put the XDA2 in - which undermined the point.
So, they are going back and I've bought another. It fits in the car neatly (vent mounted), charges the Navigator. It even has an adapter for the XDA2 so that I don't have to mess about with too many wires (except the audio lead).
Now I have a new problem. No sound. Even the TomTom navigator software voice commands only work intermittently.
Has anyone else had problems with the speaker in an XDA2? I wonder if I have a loose connection? Am I missing something? Even the XDA2 speaker doesn't work when the audio lead is NOT in (and doesn't when it is - well, only just).
Feedback please.
If TomTom is always quiet: What about the volume slider in TomTom GPS.
If that is not the case and TomTom simply stutters via the XDA speaker it might be the speaker contacts.
There is a thread on the forum about fixing the speaker when apparently contacts are getting loose.
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Thanks Edsub, I'll look up the thread.
I've done the TomTom slider, tried clicking volume on and off, tried Loud in the UltraProfiler - I think I have fiddled with every bit of volume control (or anything that sounds like it may have some bearing on it) on the XDA2.
The speaker issue is becoming permanent. Occasionally, TomTom speaks, but not often!
Bewildered.
Hi all -
I have an older Audi a4 with the factory Concert/Bose radio. I replaced the CD changer input with one of these:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=50900&i=581DFVW&tp=1672
This allows me to input audio to my car radio using RCA-type connectors. I then got one of these:
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=2009&sku=03178
that lets me plug into a 1/8 jack and send the audio to the RCA jacks. I then got:
http://www.ppc4you.com/pages/13635.html
which allows me to pluf the 1/8" plug into my Trinity. I didn't use this exact one, but mine is similar to this one. Don't use the 1/8" converter that is in the form of a single solid piece, only use the ones that have a short length of wire between the two ends. The solid ones do not stay in properly. Also, by using the Y connector, I can both plug my Trinity into my stereo as well as plug in a regular 12v lighter power converter and power it. I then finished it off with the ProClip/Brodit cradle:
http://www.proclipusa.com/home/home.aspx?afid=42&admkt=670ca577
Everything works great! Once I have it all hooked in,
1.) I can play MP3's through my car stereo (useful)
2.) TomTom directions also go through my car stereo, and the music is slightly muted making directions easier to follow (very useful)
3.) Best of all, I tried calling my girlfriend (while the Trinity was in the cradle, playing MP3's through my stereo), and a.) her side of the conversation came through my car speakers, with the music muted, and b.) she said she could hear me just fine (but a little loud), which tells me the Trinity continued to use the internal microphone and amplified my voice the same way it would when set on speakerphone!
So, I now have the equivalent of in-dash navigation, integrated cellphone, and MP3 player. And I can take it with me when I leave the car! This is exactly why I bought this phone in the first place. What surprises me is that it actually worked!!! <grin>
Mike
Thanks for sharing your setup!
Good on ya!!
I share a similar story.
I drive a Mazda 3.
I installed a chip at the back of the stereo so that it allows an audio auxiliary input into my car stereo.
I then bought a 3-in-1 adaptor, car charger and mic adaptor from ebay.
This is so that I can place my craddle and phone further away, while having the mic externalised and stuck near my dashboard.
So in effect, same deal! GPS navigation + mp3 player while charging, calls get accepted no problem, and make calls via voice speed dial. Absolutely loving it.
Hey guys,
You should check out my set up, I have my Trinity on a GPS holder (suction cup), my trinity is then connected to a device like this:
http://www.oo.com.au/MP3_Player_Car_Modulator_FM_T_P5477C75.cfm
It accepts USB drives to play MP3's through the FM Transmitter, however I used the USB port to power my device, and the 3.5mm port (this allows you to plug in other devices and play through the device via FM) goes to my Bluetooth handsfree (i-Tech Radio Clip).
From here I have an ultimate wireless solution apart from the recharging, however Bluetooth really takes a lot of memory and slows the Trinity, however music plays and Tomtom works! no issues with that, the Radio Clip has remote functions so I can change music while Tomtom is still on, I don't have to minimise Tomtom and go to WMP to change music, I just do it on my Bluetooth device.
However this isn't a perfect solution, as Bluetooth really takes a lot of memory
I looked into using an FM transmitter approach, but there are a lot of FM stations around where I drive, so finding a clear channel gets to be a pain. Also, I'm stupidly picky when it comes to audio quality, which is better using a wired solution rather than the FM solution. Looks like a good apprach though!
hey guys
I bought a £50 car stereo from Lidl
which has a usb port
superb
x
In most cases with FM Transmittors and it depends on the FM Transmittor, it usually dominates the FM Channel, so if you had it on say 104.1 in which in Australia is 104.1 Today FM as long as the Transmittor is nearby and close to your aerial it is all good!
But yeah, I feel that bluetooth and FM Transmission can cause quality lose in Audio, however sometimes I can't tell the difference, I have the USB to 3.5mm converter and I was dumb enough not to find the USB and 3.5mm unit, which was available at that time, but oh well, alls well ends well.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=160180673140&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.lVI
I bought this one and works great, it has everything I need, but when I connect it to my stereo, the music has no bass. Still have to figure that one out. Any ideas?
I have a small 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter, then connect that to one of those tapes with 3.5mm jack. It works great on my PSP, but with my phone the bass is gone. I have 1.23 with GPS and WM5. I have to try different player (Using WMP) and the HTC equalizer & audio manager.
Anyway, I love the setup, everything is together into a cool device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333607
Hey! Exactly the same setup I had with my old Magician! I had glued the 2,5mm jack to the Brodit holder, so it would connect power and audio at the same time. It was a treat to use!
However, now I have a Sony BT2500 Bluetooth car radio and don't need no connectors (besides USB power) any more.
landshark said:
3.) Best of all, I tried calling my girlfriend (while the Trinity was in the cradle, playing MP3's through my stereo), and a.) her side of the conversation came through my car speakers, with the music muted, and b.) she said she could hear me just fine (but a little loud), which tells me the Trinity continued to use the internal microphone and amplified my voice the same way it would when set on speakerphone!
Mike
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I have a similar configuration, on my alpine stereo.
Sound quality is great and everything works as you told.. very good but,
when i have a call, i can hear very well from my car speaker but the other side can't hear me my Trinity don't continue to use the internal microphone. I'm quite sure it's a trouble by audio jack to htc usb converter: every post i read i found only Y cables (audio and input power)... mine is 3 way: http://www.gpsforless.co.uk/product_details.php?id=7920
Or maybe a rom trouble? i'm using Bepe's 0.79 WM6...
does exist a cab file witch forces trinity to keep using internal microphone always??
i'm planning to buy a new radio with bluetooth audio streaming capabilities for my Trans Am.
probably this radio:
http://www.amazon.de/LG-MP3-CD-Tune...r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202059350&sr=8-1
Nice Price, Nice Functions, less Cable-Chaos....
I read about that new A2DP functionality for music so I got some interesting idea about turning my TC to a car mp3 player. My TC has 8gb so it's cool to have such amount of music in car without need to change discs or something.
There are new car cd players that support bluetooth, my question is how all this stuff works together ? Has anyone tried ? Is it comfortable at it's current state ? I mean will it connect automatically and will the cd player controls work to browse the music stored on TC or will I need to use the TC to navigate songs(less comfort while driving)... What about sound quality, is A2DP provides good sound ? What should I expect from such a setup ?
I would answer half of the question myself only If I would already have the bluetooth supported cd player, but my one doesn't support it :-( so I am thinking about a replacement and will it be worth or not.
I use my Tytyn2 for this purpose with a pioneer B65 Head unit. The quality is good enough for a car considering the background noise and far superior to using a FM transmitter. You will have to use the TC to control the tracks and the display on the head unit does not show track info.
Doesn't seems to be comfortable solution then... There is no interface that will allow head unit to control it ? :-((... Anyone else tried this ?
I use a Jabra BT320S to hear music in car using the line in of my head unit. Sound is good and obviously i have the TC to control the music. SOme programs have very finger friendly buttons. I'm very happy
This is the solution you are looking for.
Get a headunit with a USB port, such as this Kenwood. http://www.bassjunkies.com/index.php?pid=33470&show=expand_image
Install WM5torage on the PDA, and set it up so that the PDA appears as a mass storage device.
Plug the PDA into the headunit with a USB cable.
The headunit should now see the tracks in the memory card of the PDA.
Hope this helps.
WM5torage is not (currently) compatible with the Touch Cruise.
Hello,
since i'm an owner of an saxo vts, which is equal to say been roubed evey time. i just do not have normal player, i instead add amp. connected to the normal audio pre-installation.
Then a audio cable from the PDA to the input of the amp. this also means stereo no front back sound distribution.
i also thought about the bluetooth but then, i realize that with TomTom, phone call , plus blue streaming, the device was not power enough.
Ah since then no one broke in, why because there's actually nothing there to robe.
My Solution
X-Kent. I have been using bluetooth in my car for nearly a year now and it's definately the way forward. Forget plugging it in via USB!
My HU is a JVC BT-1.
First of all the quality of your A2DP can be configured using the 'Advance config' program (found on this forum). I also use a Sony bluetooth headphone receiver and at first my Orbit 2 sounded a bit...cheap! However by cranking up the sample rate to 48000, bit pool to 58 and the max bit pool to 80, it has increased the quality from a decent FM quality to CD quality. This is just in my experience and audio purists would argue otherwise. Nonetheless this applies to my reciever and my car BT.
Next is that if you use BT in your car you would change the tracks by using the phone NOT the head unit. But I think this is FAR better and safer. I have my phone mounted next to the wheel, and not only can I see what track is playing on my phone, I have big pause and next/back track buttons to press and I can even see the album art. Far better than the crappy text display you get on a head unit (unless you have a v.expensive one!) If you did use USB then it would put the track names on the HU and allow full control, but why when you can use the lovely phone touch functions.
Finally (this is where it comes into it's own). The BT-1 has a small mic that you can locate anywhere and you can make calls in the car without touching anything. The BT-1 allows voice dialling and you can speak to people thru your car. And because it's BT then you can have the phone in your pocket. The Headunit is intelligent enough to automatically pick up the phone when it's in range and link them together. No buttons required. If a call comes in and you're listening to music, the ring comes through the speakers of the car. You can then pick up and it pauses the music. When your conversation's done, the music starts up where you left off!
If you use Sat Nav, even if you're listening to music or having a convo, the voice instructions are also routed through your speakers.
Why use anything else other than bluetooth? Hope that helps
Jon
Hi,
I bought a simple USB adapter to jack audio, see attached file, to use my Diamond as a mediaplayer.
I can hear a phone call across my car hifi but the built in mic is disabled.
I think that there is a setting in the registry to enable the built in mic, someone can help me?
Thank you
Luigi
If someone find a solution i'm also interesting!!!
I've tried some apps but no-one fonction to activate the mic with this cable.
It occurs because the jack adapter is not officially supported, and Diamond recognizes it as a stereo HF, disables built in mic and is trying to recept sound from HF mic (that is not present).
But yeah, it'd be nice to activate built in mic somehow ...
Where did you buy one of those! Like the name and make of it, but I can also tell you why its not working.
What you bought their is a simple adapter, not an amplifier. (Im sure amplifier is not the right word, but go with me) Basically, if you want it to work you need a device that changes the analog waves to digital waves of the usb, which by looking at that, doesn't do it.
If you're wondering were to get this magical device... well lenovo used to make one that came witha cheap headset.. but they stopped producing it a while ago.
You can buy one of these adapters:
HTC Diamond 3.5mm adapter, with mic
Are there any car docks for Desire yet that provide charging and audio aux out, just by docking i.e. not manually connecting jack plug to headphone socket.
Found quite a few threads saying it isn't possible, but they are fairly old - surely this must be possible by now?
If not, I guess using a parrot bluetooth device would seem to be my next option for music from desire to car?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
It isn't possible.
It is a car issue. Obviously you'd need something to integrate the AUX/Power to the dock, so the dock can then work with the phone. This would involve either, still connecting the dock to AUX/Power manually with cords (defeating the purpose), or hacking into your dash.
newbuyer17 said:
Are there any car docks for Desire yet that provide charging and audio aux out, just by docking i.e. not manually connecting jack plug to headphone socket.
Found quite a few threads saying it isn't possible, but they are fairly old - surely this must be possible by now?
If not, I guess using a parrot bluetooth device would seem to be my next option for music from desire to car?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
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Afaik there are not any interfaces for the Desire.
I bought a Parrot MKi9200 for my car and it's just perfect!
Bluetooth car kit that syncs all your contacts and you have them on the display
Sd Card input
Aux(mini jack), USB and Ipod/Iphone input cables
Music over BT (A2DP)
It even mutes music or radio to give navigation directions or to let you know if you have an sms, etc
http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/bluetooth-hands-free-car-kits
Cheers,
T.