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FH-P8000BT with integrated Bluetooth/external microphone. No Bluetooth adapters to buy. Mine was $230.00 delivered, prices have gone up slightly since I purchased.
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I am posting this because I know there are lots of people having big trouble with certain Bluetooth devices and the Nexus One. While this setup isn't perfect, it's seems to be working better for me than many people are experiencing with factory car Bluetooth installations, particularly in Nissans.
I installed a new head unit in my car today. I didn't have any way to play MP3's in the car, and I wanted to remedy that, and figured why not get something with an integrated bluetooth solution for phone and audio as well while I'm at it.
I picked a double-din Pioneer FH-P8000BT (with built in Bluetooth, but with an external microphone). It's no high end unit, but it has a decent amount of features for the price, and gets good reviews.
Amazon had it for $230ish, delivered.
Pros:
Pioneer syncs bluetooth for both music and phone with Nexus one.
Once paired initially, the Bluetooth connects automatically when the vehicle is started.
Bluetooth audio quality is much better than I expected for Bluetooth.
GPS NAV voice directions work well over car speakers with Bluetooth connection. This is welcome, as the Nexus One's built in speakerphone is not the greatest.
Phone has priority - incoming call switches to phone mode automatically, muting whatever else is playing.
Pioneer microphone for hands free works reasonably well. Typical muffling of outgoing phone audio.
The PAC adapter for steering wheel controls works reasonably well.
It's rated at 50W RMS, which I am sure is bull, but it's still punchier than the stock radio.
Being able to place the external microphone is a real plus compared to having a microphone built into the head unit. It allows for better placement, and since the mic uses a standard mono mini audio plug, it would be a cinch to replace with another to try to improve the sound. But it's unnecessary because the supplied mic works acceptably.
Cons:
Edit: I was able to finally sync the address book - with lots of persistance. Once synced, it retains the info and you don't normally need to resync each time you connect. Syncs fail most of the time.
No Radio preset buttons. You can scan between presets, but nothing resembling an old fasioned push me and go directly to this channel button.
The menus are less than intuitive - for example you have to read the manual to figure out how to set the clock unless you venture a very lucky guess.
There doesn't appear to be a way to shut the radio completely off. Edit: There is, by pressing and holding a multifunction button. There is no dedicated on/off button that is illuminated, which was the source of my initial confusion.
No bluetooth or radio voice dial capability.
Sometimes playback control through the head unit is lost, even if streaming is still working. If I reconnect, it comes back most of the time.
As I said, this is a lower end unit, so maqny of the cons are really a lack of features because I cheaped out. My biggest beef is the address book not syncing reliably - that really should just work. Most of my other complaints are about lack of controls, but what's there works pretty well. I've gained a lot of good functionality, it sounds good and overall, I am happy to have it. Hands free phone and music with plenty of volume and no cords is very nice. I have a car charger in the event I need the NAV. Now all I need is a good bracket to car mount the phone, and it will be a pretty complete solution for travel.
Note: I am using cyanogenmod 5.0.5.3, and have tested with stock ROM. You're BT experience may vary, especially if you're running something else.
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[*]So far, I haven't figured out how to get the address book to sync to make outgoing calls from the radio. This means that although it's a great hands free setup, you're still fiddling with the phone for outgoing calls.
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Hi, on my car I have a pionner CD-BTB200 Bluetooth Adapter and I also had problems with the contacts. What I did was, create a vcard ( I think i did this vcard with microsoft outlook) with my top contacts, then I installed 2 programs in the nexus, the Astro file manager and the Bluetooth file manager.
Then with the astro I searched for my vcard and I send it to my car radio by bluetooth ( I had to put on the transfer mode on the radio first).
Now if someone calls me and if that person is on that list the name will apear on the radio, if not only the number.
Hope that can help you and sorry for my bad english.
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Hi, on my car I have a pionner CD-BTB200 Bluetooth Adapter and I also had problems with the contacts. What I did was, create a vcard ( I think i did this vcard with microsoft outlook) with my top contacts, then I installed 2 programs in the nexus, the Astro file manager and the Bluetooth file manager.
Then with the astro I searched for my vcard and I send it to my car radio by bluetooth ( I had to put on the transfer mode on the radio first).
Now if someone calls me and if that person is on that list the name will apear on the radio, if not only the number.
Hope that can help you and sorry for my bad english.
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Your english is fine for this purpose. Thanks for the tip. I'll give that a try.
Wel, I managed to sync my phonebook with it today, so now I can make calls without touching the phone. Sweet.
It's great to see that you got everything working properly. I have a Pionner headunit that's not too old, DEH-P710BT (last year's model) but I can't seem to get the a2dp audio working. It'll try to connect the audio and then fail. Phone works though. I figure it'd be pretty similar to your deck in terms of the bluetooth hardware and software that Pioneer uses. If you ever happen to go back to stock firmware on your N1, it'd be great if you could try again and let me know. I wonder if it's just a problem with my N1 using stock firmware. Just not sure if I want to root it yet and install cyanogenmod.
metical said:
It's great to see that you got everything working properly. I have a Pionner headunit that's not too old, DEH-P710BT (last year's model) but I can't seem to get the a2dp audio working. It'll try to connect the audio and then fail. Phone works though. I figure it'd be pretty similar to your deck in terms of the bluetooth hardware and software that Pioneer uses. If you ever happen to go back to stock firmware on your N1, it'd be great if you could try again and let me know. I wonder if it's just a problem with my N1 using stock firmware. Just not sure if I want to root it yet and install cyanogenmod.
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I am back to stock firmware at the moment. It works fine for the most part. Getting the address book to sync took several attempts and sometimes I can't control a2dp playback properly from the head unit. Most of the time it works fine. I haven't really noticed any difference between the stock firmware and Cyanogen 5.0.5.3 that I can put my finger on with regard to interoperability of Bluetooth and this head unit.
Maybe there is a firmware update from Pioneer for your unit?
Thanks for the awesome review and adding it to the Nexus One radio compatability list
For those curious check it out HERE
-Charlie
Hi everyone. I'm new here. Great review attn1! I am very satisfied with it as well. I have this same exact head-unit and a2dp & phone calls worked perfectly. For example, I could be listening to a podcast on Google Listen, then a phone call would come in. I could then answer it, talk for a bit, hang up, then I Google Listen would resume.
Within the past few days however, I've been having some trouble. Not sure if you've experienced this or not. My BT connection would break. (It doesn't break with other phones) I can't determine what's causing the disconnect because I can't consistently get it to break. Sometimes it breaks in the middle of listening to some music. Sometimes it breaks just before I receive a call which bad because of the laws here in Cali.
The only thing that I did recently was install wifi fixer, but I later removed it. I felt like wifi fixer was messing with my bt... but I'm not completely sure.
On a side note, has anyone been able to get sound to stream over the BT connection? I'm not referring to having the head unit read and play music off the microsd, i can do that just fine. I'm interested if it can tap into the phone's main volume out so that I can hear everything (music, notifications, navigation directions). I could only get this to work a2dp but not through usb.
I'm running the stock 2.1 update 1 firmware.
No trouble with maintaining blue tooth connections on mine, and audio and NAV streaming works fine as well.
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I've recently installed a Nokia CK-1W. Although my XDA II pairs with it, I have been unsuccessful in receiving/making calls via the car kit. Based on my reading of previous post this could have something to do with the Nokia kit possibly not having a 'headset' profile. Is there any way around this?
I've tested with the Ericsson HBC-30 and it works fine. If I cannot get the Nokia CK-1W to work then my installer has agreed to swap the HBC-30 unit. Those guys at Stratfield are great!
Any help with the Ck-1W is appreciated.
Not likely to be the Nokia - it's the PDA not having a handsfree profile.
You do know that if you have another headset paired with XDA, you need to delete that bond before pairing with the car kit, don't you?
There are other issues with the Nokia BT kit - the SE kit is better and the audio matches better, but you can still only pair with one device at a time on the XDA and have to delete any other headset before it will talk to the car kit. Stupid, but there you go.
Ya I did delete all other paired devices. Anyway, if Nokia wont work then I have the SE HBC-30. A pity though as the Nokia button is nicer looking and more discreet.
Finally got the Ericsson HBC-30 installed and it works great! Sound quality is good on both ends. No call drop outs on a 20 min call. Quick response. 100% successful partnership everytime I get in the car. The control unit is small and looks very nice.
Have not tried if the controls to activate Voice dialling is compatible with the XDA II though.
Highly recommended.
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You do know that if you have another headset paired with XDA, you need to delete that bond before pairing with the car kit, don't you?
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Sorry to hijack this thread but it seems to bo touching on a subject i am wondering about.
I have a 3 day old XDA2 that is paired to my company car handsfree kit (motorola) and works a treat. However i have just had a Sony erricsson one installed in my car and whilst it pairs ok it will not work for any calls.
Do i have to delete the Motorola pairing to be able to use the Sony? Can the XDA2 work with multiple car kits?
If i do delete one the other works fine (either kit ) but when the are both paired only one will work. Can it not just detect what vehicle it is in and switch to that kit?
Thanks for any help
Jonny
Jonny,
Based on what I've read I think the XDA II can only be paired to 1 headset device (incl handsfree car kit) at a time. Maybe this will change as we get new software upgrades....one can only hope.
mp3 over car speakers
@leburpor
Can you play mp3-Files via your xda2 over the Ericsson HBC-30 carkit so you can hear mp3 sound on your car speakers? :shock:
another thing:
does your xda2 simply automaticaly connect to the HBC-30 ?
(or is it necessary to connect manualy with clicking through menues on the xda2?) :roll:
thx
Quakeeye
quakeeye,
The HCB-30 uses it's own speakers. My installers could not connect it to the car speakers but that could be a MB issue. Nevertheless, I cannot play other sounds from the XDA II through the car kit.
Once you have paired your unit with the car kit, it connect automatically as soon as you turn the ignition key. Has worked flawlessly to date.
I should also note that I've loaded the FONIX Voice Central 2 to dial when driving. Works great!
leburpor,
Do you know if your h/free is installed with sony part hca-16?
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp4_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp4_1&pid=8419
If so this might be one answer to my problems?
I belive its the wiring loom that utilises your car stereo by muting cd/radio sound allowing voice calls to be heard through your car speakers.
I am looking for a similar system for my xda2 but also want the satnav instuctions to take the same route.......
Tell you what.... its no wander that so many people drive with a phone in one hand if its this damn hard to go hands free proper. The headset option is ok but i like to listen to music in the car (in stereo)....
Jonny Skyman said:
stephen_oliver said:
You do know that if you have another headset paired with XDA, you need to delete that bond before pairing with the car kit, don't you?
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Sorry to hijack this thread but it seems to bo touching on a subject i am wondering about.
I have a 3 day old XDA2 that is paired to my company car handsfree kit (motorola) and works a treat. However i have just had a Sony erricsson one installed in my car and whilst it pairs ok it will not work for any calls.
Do i have to delete the Motorola pairing to be able to use the Sony? Can the XDA2 work with multiple car kits?
If i do delete one the other works fine (either kit ) but when the are both paired only one will work. Can it not just detect what vehicle it is in and switch to that kit?
Thanks for any help
Jonny
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Just found this link in another posting on the forum and wanderd if it might solve your problem with the multiple devices??? didnt read fully but looks promising :?
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
XDAII Bluetooth car kit
I have the Nokia 112 Car Kit installed and, like the others here, find it won't work with my new XDAII. I don't want to pay the auto audio firm hundreds of pounds to rip out the Nokia and replace it with, say the Ericsson. Any ideas?
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Richard Price said:
I have the Nokia 112 Car Kit installed and, like the others here, find it won't work with my new XDAII. I don't want to pay the auto audio firm hundreds of pounds to rip out the Nokia and replace it with, say the Ericsson. Any ideas?
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I think you will have to wait till someone comes up with a Handsfree profile software upgrade before it will work. I've read somewhere in this forum that there is a guy working on it. Keep an eye out for it.
Good luck!
I own a Nokia CK-1W carkit and it's been difficult to use with my Qtek.
For now i can only receive calls via carkit. Better then nothing at all (if you don't want to remove the carkit).
You must install the Pocket Bluetooth Tools http://www.angeltowns.com/town/bluetooth/
Install it and delete any paired device you have.
Pair up with the carkit and select HEADSET profile.
When the phone rings, bluetooth turns on automaticaly and pairs up with the carkit, then you press the Nokia button and talk.
It works for receiving calls throug loudspeaker only.
I've contacted the author of the Pocket Bluetooth Tools and he already knows the bug about the Nokia CK-1W making calls and should be fixed next release.
Heya Jose,
Have you tried any voice dialling software with your unit yet?
I'm using the Fonix Voice dialler but have to activate it via the XDA II button and its mic. Would love it if there's a way to patch everything via the car kit.
Car kit 112 Nokia
Hey guys,
Ive got the Nokia Car kit 112 and ive tryed with a qtek 2020 and nothing. If someone got a profile or anything please help!
Cheers
see this other thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4144&highlight=
Nokia carkits
Hi all,
Maybe it's a little bit offtopic but for those owning Nokia carkits without bluetooth and who want to use xdaII, take a look at this interesting product:
http://www.lintech.de/english/index.html
Hope it's of any help[/url]
I posted this over at the other ppc site. I just want to thank everyone on this site. I got a neutered Verizon Touch Pro and have been able to download all the necessary fixes and cabs to get
GPS, youtube working on my HTC TP.
I finally set up my phone to do all my gps, web, and music in my car, a Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
It is connected to a bypass switch that overrides the built-in car OEM nav unit.
I had a carputer (see my other youtube videos) but the HTC Touch Pro kicks ***.
I was dealing with Road Runner and no album art. The bluetooth GPS always needed to be re-paired. IGo does not run in Windows XP, etc.....
With the HTC TP, I have everything I want. I even use W.V.D to download youtube music videos in mp4 and play them on my phone while I drive.
I wanted a HTC TP because of the miniSD, the GPS, the video out and I can run iGo8, Iguidance and Garmin XT.
Here is the youtube video of it in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjnABOFkJZw
Cables and hookup
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pretty cool. I'm quite jealous!
How much did that screen cost?
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How much did that screen cost?
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it's a range rover sport.. I'm pretty sure he says it's his stock screen.
I wonder if it's possible to bluetooth all that data?
I like the charging lights on the Verizon touch pro! The GSM ones just have the glow around the center button.
This solution ROCKS! Great idea and implementation!!!
Try that with an iPhone hahahaha
Looks very nice! I agree with you, these devices are so versatile. The TP is the best pocket pc ever ; )
This is exactly what I want to do in my wife's G35x once I install a double din touchscreen.
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it's a range rover sport.. I'm pretty sure he says it's his stock screen.
I wonder if it's possible to bluetooth all that data?
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Yes, it is the stock factory nav screen that comes with the car. Car has bluetooth built in for telephony and address book.
You can't transfer video data via bluetooth.
Nice!
im waiting for a RCA switch, as i have my ipod hooked up to play vids though my car screen, cant wait to be able to display them both!
mrspeedmaster,
Do you use the Official HTC TV Out Dongle? If so, do you charge your TP at the same time. I don't have the TV Out Dongle but the Audio/Charger one that came with my Fuze. I noticed when I play music in my car thru an Aux. Input and Charge at the same time I hear feedback.
Just wondering if you hear feedback while you charge at the same time?
Dwight2001
btw, your set up Kick A$$
Quick question.. Which converter did you use to get the signal from USB to RCA NTSC/PAL? I bought a box from converters.tv, and the signal is not grounding right.. Now that I paid up, i'm sure there is no rush to get my problem resolved, lol
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Quick question.. Which converter did you use to get the signal from USB to RCA NTSC/PAL? I bought a box from converters.tv, and the signal is not grounding right.. Now that I paid up, i'm sure there is no rush to get my problem resolved, lol
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I am using the OEM HTC video cable hooked up to a GVIF adaptor that is made for LandRover, Lexus, and the same one use for the Prius. It is a converter box with 4 AV inputs that overrides the factory navigation unit. GVIF is a connection like HDMI for cars.
As to the other question, there is a bit of a background buzz. I drown it out with the volume. I'll try to shield it better.
mrspeedmaster said:
I am using the OEM HTC video cable hooked up to a GVIF adaptor that is made for LandRover, Lexus, and the same one use for the Prius. It is a converter box with 4 AV inputs that overrides the factory navigation unit. GVIF is a connection like HDMI for cars.
As to the other question, there is a bit of a background buzz. I drown it out with the volume. I'll try to shield it better.
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Thanks... I had a feeling it was proprietary equipment, but just wanted to check... I own a Nissan, so i'm not in luck, RGB nav screen FTL. Thanks.
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Thanks... I had a feeling it was proprietary equipment, but just wanted to check... I own a Nissan, so i'm not in luck, RGB nav screen FTL. Thanks.
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They have a R-G-B adaptor. Check gnet canada website (google) or search mp3car.com . I've read some people doing stuff with the Nissan 350z and Infiniti G35 so I know it is possible.
Is it not slower then just on the Raphael? TomTom is not the fastest anyway. I mean TV-OUT would be slower as CPU/GPU is working harder?
Cheers
Chris
speaking of in car computers...since my road computer has only some basic functions and a minimal screen i am using my Athena (bought it second hand) and and it's big, touch VGA screen. i can even read and answer SMS when i am catching a red light or even send an e-mail while parking near a hot-spot. no wires. just a simple stand and a hook, and the possibility to hide it when i am living the car. when i wanted to install the original on board computer i was asked for 2000$! so, in my car i am using my Athena with a BT and out of the car my HD.
Sweet setup for both of you! I have a Jensen the one that has built-in Bluetooth and a hookup for RGB. I had the same idea... Use my touch pro as the nav and what ever else I can! Just ordered my TV out cable and now it's a waiting game. It's awesome to know it's going to work.
In the second picture in mrspeedmaster's post it doesn't look like you have the dongle plugged in but you gave both images on the LCD and on the phone... Am I just not seeing it?
You know, I actually feel stupid for wanting a carputer up until i saw this. It just occurred to me, that I HAVE one now, I just need decent video. Only thing missing is touch screen support, but that's not a huge deal.
Thanks for the inspiration!!
Mrspeedmaster...I'm sure you have bluetooth integration for phone calls, but if your TP was only connected via the video out cable could you still send/recv phone calls? I'm wondering if the TP mic would pick up your voice while the cable would carry the caller's voice through your stereo system. Thanks and nice setup!
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Mrspeedmaster...I'm sure you have bluetooth integration for phone calls, but if your TP was only connected via the video out cable could you still send/recv phone calls? I'm wondering if the TP mic would pick up your voice while the cable would carry the caller's voice through your stereo system. Thanks and nice setup!
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I see what you are saying. My car's bluetooth takes precedent over everything. I had an iPhone hooked up to one of the AV jacks and when I had a call, the car's phone bluetooth system over-rode everything GPS, CD, Aux input. I'll have to try it with the HTC Pro.
Hello everyone I just thought we should compile a list of car head units compatable with the nexus one via Bluetooth is peffered and how well it works.
The idea behind this project is to help people select a new car stereo should you be in the market for a new one or just need a new one to work with your Nexus.
My head unit (Bought 5 minutes ago) is the Pioneer AVH-P3200DVD + CD-BTB200 Bluetooth add on for A2DP/AVRCP from my Nexus which are both supported. The reason I did not get the AVH-P3200BT is because unfortunately A2DP/AVRCP are not supported on that unit... Go figure..
Price points
AVH-P3200DVD [$326.16 AMAZON]
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CD-BTB200 [$180 + $8.99 SHIPPING EBAY]
TOTAL=$515.16
I know mine is expensive but its what I love and with the amount of features how can you go wrong?
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FH-P8000BT with integrated Bluetooth/external microphone. No Bluetooth adapters to buy. Mine was $230.00 delivered, prices have gone up slightly since I purchased.
Read my review here
Amazon Link
I like it.
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wow, thats a big increase for just blutooth
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That's exactly why I decided I didn't really need a DVD player. Bluetooth and DVD is big bucks, but his choice is a good one if you really feel like DVD is important to you.
Yes I've always wanted to watch dvds on long trips in my car when I'm sitting shotgun. with this unit I can not only stream music from my nexus one but I also have the ability to stream video so all the movies on my 32GB card are easily watchable to to mention for maybe $100 I could have navigation added with internal maps should I lose my cell phone signal with maps navigation.
Lets just say I've wanted one since I was 16 and I am now 22 and decided with my phone of forever its time
-Charlie
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.... to mention for maybe $100 I could have navigation added with internal maps should I lose my cell phone signal with maps navigation.
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I never :ever: ride shotgun in my car, and my wife doesn't want to watch video in a car, so DVD is pretty much pointless for us. If she ever changes her mind (I am confident she won't), we have a choice of a few decent laptops with DC power capability for DVD playback in a pinch.
The NAV on the N1 caches maps needed to complete your trip when it calculates your route. As long as you have a signal when you start out, you're good. There is also a market app for GPS that includes maps. Since I rarely use GPS except to play with it, the stock NAV in my N1 is fine for me.
Great information... but maybe this should be in Accessories?
I'm really digging both of the headunits you guys put up... I am probably just going to cheapie route and adding an inline aux jack to my factory setup. 1998 Accord EX FTW!!!!11 (I'm a law student... I can afford a phone, but not a car. )
Edit: You guys should post some pics post install.
I picked up the Clarion CZ509 about a year back for use with BT - works great. ~ $230
Integrated BT, external mic, USB Dongle, AUX in
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020CZ509/Clarion-CZ509.html?tp=5684
BT Streaming and calls are great - external Mic is wired and run up to the visor (LOTS of cable to easily hidden when ran).
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I picked up the Clarion CZ509 about a year back for use with BT - works great. ~ $230
Integrated BT, external mic, USB Dongle, AUX in
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020CZ509/Clarion-CZ509.html?tp=5684
BT Streaming and calls are great - external Mic is wired and run up to the visor (LOTS of cable to easily hidden when ran).
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Great with the Nexus One? If so, that looks like a great value. Amazon currently has it for $169.00.
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Great with the Nexus One? If so, that looks like a great value. Amazon currently has it for $169.00.
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I like it quite a bit. The controls on the head unit work without a hitch (for music and incoming calls).
The phone auto connects and it supports phone audio as well as media audio (so Music, Nav, phone all work very well).
The call clarity with the external mic is quite good from what other people tell me. I make quite a few calls on the road and never have a problem with the caller hearing me or clarity. You can answer/end from the head unit (no issues so far).
Music on the built in app works very well as well as slacker radio (the controls on the head unit work in both apps and music pauses on incoming calls).
The only downside to it is the address book integration could stand to be improved (navigating the address book). I set it up back when I had the Touch Pro but never really used it - it's easier to dial from the phone especially if it's docked than to scroll through a list.
If you transfer the contacts you get the incoming number/contact name on the display - if it's unknown it will show unknown and the number.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.
Hope that's helpful.
JVC KWAVX810 7" TOUCH SCREEN (USB, DETACHABLE FACEPLATE)
Works like a charm with my nexus one. It has a separate mic on the cord that I put on my steering wheel column, people can hear me loud and clear.
You can also pair it with audio tether option to tether music right from N1 to speakers, but I haven't tried that yet. This option never worked with my TouchPro2.
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The NAV on the N1 caches maps needed to complete your trip when it calculates your route. As long as you have a signal when you start out, you're good. There is also a market app for GPS that includes maps. Since I rarely use GPS except to play with it, the stock NAV in my N1 is fine for me.
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This I did not know, but I do not know if the trip I'm making up to hellen GA from Miami FL will be all in one day or if we are stopping. But that is great info!
uansari1 said:
Great information... but maybe this should be in Accessories?
Edit: You guys should post some pics post install.
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Will as soon I get mine in a week or so, I always make a diy for my car info for the www.vwvortex.com
krohnjw said:
I picked up the Clarion CZ509 about a year back for use with BT - works great.
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Thats Awesome if you could please inbed a picture into your post of the unit for others to quick reference that would be awesome
-Charlie
bump for being placed in the correct forum.
Some nice devices up there ^^
I have a car cassette adapter (<$3) + mount from ebay ($8)
britoso said:
Some nice devices up there ^^
I have a car cassette adapter (<$3) + mount from ebay ($8)
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What's a cassette? Is that an 8-track?
I bought this for $160AUD, No bluetooth but it has front USB/AUX and a set of RCA outs to feed my 10" Xplod woofer nicely. The front USB works with the N1, but is somewhat hard to navigate through folders and takes a while to display track info. I wouldn't go as cheap as I did if you're looking to get a great new headunit to go with your new phone.
I am looking at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846
I usually avoid sony as they tend to be expensive for no reason, but this one is doing everyting that i need
AUX
BT (Headset and A2DP, AVRC)
USB
not bad for the price. $150 shipped
Those are some nice low budget unit in here :-D
Im still using my Pioneer D3 with Pioneer CD BTB200 Bluetooth since my G1 and its perfect...i can use Google Nav(for traffic and updated maps) and Stream Pandora with it no problem
Dual XHD6425 and bluetooth addon module
The head unit was purchased from Crutchfield for about $50 after rebates (HD radio promo) and the bluetooth addon was another $45 from Amazon. The unit has USB input (charges as well) and a 3.5 mm AUX jack. It also recieves HD radio as well. Has AVRCP support and controls the N1 really well.
I went with a JVC KD-R800 for my daily driver:
It can read the Nexus' phonebook, display received/dialed/missed calls, make and take calls on the car's speakers, stream Pandora, mp3's, heck, even system sounds play over the car's speakers. Google navigation pauses the music and talks, then resumes playing music. It auto connects when I get back in the car, and I just hit the silver dial to begin playing again. It can also skip ahead or back on mp3's and forward on Pandora.
It is capable of matching just about any OEM dash lighting, and does a great job of matching the ancient faded green in my 1990 Jetta at night. During the day I have it set to red.
Oh, and it's got a CD/mp3/wma player and radio. But I never use them!
All in all, lots of features, and I'm more than happy with it, especially for USD 155 from Amazon.
Hi, thanks for reading.
Coming from an extremely weaker Sony Xperia c5 ultra e5506, the only time media audio quality was adjusted to be mono/lower bitrate was during cellular calls.
I regularly used​ discord as VoIP and played YouTube or music while connected to discord and the sound remained high quality stereo, same as when not using the VoIP application.
However on the Galaxy S8+ the audio for all media is changed to single channel mono muxed to stereo, extremely tinny sounding low bit rate the moment I connect to discord or similar VoIP application.
Does anyone know if there is a way to change the audio quality of background application media to not be reduced so significantly while using call/VoIP applications? Or is this just going to be how it is.. ?
Thank you.
Edit/Update: I just tested discord on my phone before last, the Galaxy S III, and YouTube audio quality is not distorted or downgraded while connected to a VoIP server... Overall make satisfied with my S8+ but I'll be fairly disappointed if audio quality multi tasking in an almost 10 year old phone, 5 predecessors behind, out performs it...
*bump* forgive me, I'm hoping more eyes see this and possibly have information... thank you
*polite bump* Anyone else experiencing audio bitrate quality problems? I have to imagine there are others that multitask on their phones and like to be in calls/voip and watch videos/listen to music/etc at the same time without insane drops in audio quality...
I have the same problem with my S8+.
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I did just find out that if you mute the MIC it will go back to original sound quality.
I have the same issue after upgrading from a iPhone 5s with perfect discord sound quality, to my S8+ which makes the call quality really compressed and bad unless my own Mic is muted. Playing any kind of media while in a call makes it sound like it's playing audio from a 144p YouTube video from 2004.
I use discord nightly and i really really wish there was a way around this. :crying:
Anyone have any additional info...? It's not as big a problem for me anymore however it's still annoying...
Thanks
I think I found the solution to your audio issue.
This is for Samsung 8+/8, I mean, it might work for other phones that are Samsung and run Android version 7.0 and Android experience version 8.1 along with latest OS updates.
1. bring down the top menu
2. hold and press on the Bluetooth signal (it should be already synced with your Bluetooth headset device)
3. You're taken to another screen: Click on the three dots to the top right
4. On that little menu that pops up, go to and click on media volume sync
5. If it is off, make sure this option is on, and adjust your Bluetooth volume to max (optional)
6. That's it, it should now be able to play all audio on highest quality.
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I think I found the solution to your audio issue.
This is for Samsung 8+/8, I mean, it might work for other phones that are Samsung and run Android version 7.0 and Android experience version 8.1 along with latest OS updates.
1. bring down the top menu
2. hold and press on the Bluetooth signal (it should be already synced with your Bluetooth headset device)
3. You're taken to another screen: Click on the three dots to the top right
4. On that little menu that pops up, go to and click on media volume sync
5. If it is off, make sure this option is on, and adjust your Bluetooth volume to max (optional)
6. That's it, it should now be able to play all audio on highest quality.
Thanks for your reply TangoNcash. It seemed to have helped somewhat. The call quality has improved, but the sounds from other apps (such as youtube/spotify) are not. They remain with the same, bad (bluetooth(?)) call quality. The weird part is, it does not seem to affect games (I run them from the game launcher).
While it is expected to have the bad quality with a bluetooth headset, this problem (bad codec) is appearing on wired headphones for me. A problem that was not there with my Samsung S6. I'm planning to go by a samsung service point later this week. Does anyone have found a solution to this problem?
I'll have to revive this thread, I have the same problem with my Zenfone 2, if I enter a Discord channel or WhatsApp call the media audio just gets to be "supressed" like it's very low quality or some audio noise reduction is going on. That really messes things up as you want to use Discord and play with your friends at the same time, but can't hear steps in games, I also found out that if you active your mic in games (at least in PUBG) it does the same. All problems happens with wired and bluetooth phones.
The same thing happens for me, even in oreo, there's no solution for this? Really?
Unfortunately I can only verify for my Huawei Honor 8, Android 7.0.
Tried Voice Apps: Discord and Hangouts
Tried Media Apps: Spotify and bundled Music Player
The music drops in bitrate, it gets heavily filtered, and volume fluctuate.
SOLUTION
All you have to do is open a voicemail and put it on hold, boom clear discord.
I know this isnt a solution, But I was having this issue in Discord on android in a channel I was solely wanting to listen to music in, not talk. What I did was a went to my bluetooth headphones in the bluetooth settings and unchecked "Phone calls"
This left only the higher quality audio modes and now Discord plays good audio and uses my phone mic if I ever did want to talk.
I found a solution, but you'll have to do this every time you intiate a call. It doesn't take long though:
Step 1: Launch the Discord app and go to settings
Step 2: Select "Voice & Video"
Step 3: Scroll down and make sure "Audio Mode" is set to "Call Mode"
Step 4: Initiate a call
Step 5: While on the call, open a vociemail then hang up
You should now have clear audio.
I've only tested this with wired headphones btw.
I've been having suppressed and terrible voice quality on my galaxy S8 too. And this method seems to work for me.
I seem to be having these issues as well when it comes to my p20 pro. Exact same issue with the filtering and down graded codec. It only reverts to pure quality if I make a phone call to anyone or my voicemail whilst in a discord call or server. The issue here is my mic volume gets dropped dramatically that no one can hear me talk unless it's pure silence and quote "if I don't breath I can hear you". Now that I'm seeing it happen on not just my Huawei device but a Samsung as well, including the fact you have a headphone jack (I only have a usb adapter) this gives me some hope that it's not just some hardware limitation. Other than the similar temp solution of having a phone call at the same time, has anyone fooled around with the developer options?
Phone: p20 pro
Headphones: wired headphones or Bluetooth
OS: Android 8.1 + emui 8.1
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Okay we need this revived because I hate this and need an answer!
Guys, I figured out a wokraround! All you need to do is go into game launcher and add the app as a game. In my case it was Spotify. And then magically it worked perfectly. Don't know why this is only restricted to games but at least it works.
Edit: This only worked with Discord, and I don't believe that it was directly caused by this but by changing some settings in Discord.
thedarkrazer said:
Guys, I figured out a wokraround! All you need to do is go into game launcher and add the app as a game. In my case it was Spotify. And then magically it worked perfectly. Don't know why this is only restricted to games but at least it works.
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What do you mean add the app as a game? You mean on my actual pc version of discord? What about Netflix and YouTube which don't necessarily have a program. Or is there another method you meant.
someone have a solution? pls
This solution has plagued me for months. I'm on the latest version of Android 8.0 and am pretty sure it's a problem with Android. I couldn't find a way around it, until today!
This specifically works with Discord, and getting good audio quality while on a voice call with someone. I like to be on voice calls almost 24/7 so it drove me crazy not being able to listen to any other kind of audio.
Anyways, today there was a new setting in Discord that fixed everything for me:
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Go inside your Discord audio settings and enable Force Calls to use OpenSL ES and Call Mode. Both seem to solve this issue to have audio become high quality again.
Sorry for reviving this thread, but this is the first result on Google when looking for low quality VOIP media audio, and I'd like to provide a solution for anyone else who was like me and plagued with this issue.
I write this post because i think it will help some users who will be in the same situation as me. However, i take this opportunity to thank @surfer63, @mariodantas, and others (who i do not mention) for the commitment they put into these units.
I have a NaviFly M700S 8-128GB 9", whose manufacturer id = 116 and the uiid = 4, with Simple Soft XP canbus mounted on a Peugeot 308 of 2012, purchased in August 2022 to which I provide internet through the hotspot of my Huawei P30. Since the first days of possession i can say that i am very satisfied with this unit, except for some functions of the canbus that does not allow me to see all the info/error on the screen and that I can not control the air conditioning from the screen of the unit. For the rest, everything satisfies me widely.
From the early days i had AA that worked with USB cable connection but not wireless. But I must say that I never used/tried it because at that time i was not interested in having it that much. I didn't mind that much because i use AA very rarely, i.e. when I do long distances by car. But i was a bit disappointed for the fact that i had a great unit and that i could not have all its potential available. However, seeing that my son with his iPhone 14 could connect wirelessly i tried to succeed too, also because reading in various posts/forums many people with Android smartphones succeed.
I then tried to install various versions of Carlink 2.0 to no avail. Thinking that the problem was due to my old firmware, i updated the unit with the latest Mekede firmware without getting the desired results. Finally, i also updated my Navifly with the latest Joying firmware without results; my P30 wouldn't connect wirelessly.
Thinking and thinking about this problem this morning i started watching various videos about Carlink and uis7268 and i had the enlightenment. I saw a video in which he showed how to get the "developer settings" in AA and from there i set the option "add wireless projection". After that the connection with my P30 worked wirelessly with AA.
So now, from home I can open Maps, enter a destination, activate Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on the phone and as soon as I get in the car AA activates on the M700S showing Maps and making me listen to the radio and / or mp3 music of the media player. That's great.
But now I have 2 problems:
1) with AA enabled, then with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on the phone, the unit cannot have internet. If I turn on, the hotspot on your AA phone turns off.
2) in AA I can listen to the radio, mp3 from the media player but I can not listen to Spotify music, both because I do not have internet from the hotspot and because among the AA apps, Spotify is not there and I can not figure out how to put it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Here are photos of the features of the unit.
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Nothing to do, you're casting android auto wireless via wifi (some kind of wifi-direct) and you can't have both hotspot and wifi cast, annoying I know, but I don't see a solution for that, maybe someone here can help ?
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But now I have 2 problems:
1) with AA enabled, then with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on the phone, the unit cannot have internet. If I turn on, the hotspot on your AA phone turns off.
2) in AA I can listen to the radio, mp3 from the media player but I can not listen to Spotify music, both because I do not have internet from the hotspot and because among the AA apps, Spotify is not there and I can not figure out how to put it.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Thanks for your post.
1) That is indeed exactly how Android Auto does that. It is your phone that is simply extending its simplified screen to the head unit. And in a car with real AA, you still can use the radio on the background (as I do use AA a lot in the rental cars I drive for my work)
2) Spotify should be there. I still don't like AA but in the past weeks I also experimented a little with it, and spotify on my phone, is immediately available on my head unit when I connect my phone. I did that via USB and not via wifi, but that should not make any difference I think. But anyaway: did you try that? Does Spotify show up if you use a USB connection?
mariodantas said:
Nothing to do, you're casting android auto wireless via wifi (some kind of wifi-direct) and you can't have both hotspot and wifi cast, annoying I know, but I don't see a solution for that, maybe someone here can help ?
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In fact I had deduced it, and you gave me the confirmation.
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Thanks for your post.
1) That is indeed exactly how Android Auto does that. It is your phone that is simply extending its simplified screen to the head unit. And in a car with real AA, you still can use the radio on the background (as I do use AA a lot in the rental cars I drive for my work)
2) Spotify should be there. I still don't like AA but in the past weeks I also experimented a little with it, and spotify on my phone, is immediately available on my head unit when I connect my phone. I did that via USB and not via wifi, but that should not make any difference I think. But anyaway: did you try that? Does Spotify show up if you use a USB connection?
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I tried the USB connection and Spotify was absent. Except I did a test. I turned off both bluethoot and wi-fi on, restarted the unit, then on the phone I started Spotify. While Spotify was started, on the phone I activated both bluetooth and wi-fi, at that moment Carlink started on the unit and I had AA with spotyfy playing. Now it appears to me among the AA apps
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Thanks for your post.
1) That is indeed exactly how Android Auto does that. It is your phone that is simply extending its simplified screen to the head unit. And in a car with real AA, you still can use the radio on the background (as I do use AA a lot in the rental cars I drive for my work)
2) Spotify should be there. I still don't like AA but in the past weeks I also experimented a little with it, and spotify on my phone, is immediately available on my head unit when I connect my phone. I did that via USB and not via wifi, but that should not make any difference I think. But anyaway: did you try that? Does Spotify show up if you use a USB connection?
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I can use the radio while carplay is connected in my headunit. Radio stops if I press play button to play music from Apple Music app.
In fact, I read somewhere (sorry don't remember) that this carlink 2.0 works much better with Apple CP than AA
For AA you have a paid solution in the Playstore, named: Headunit Reloaded
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In fact, I read somewhere (sorry don't remember) that this carlink 2.0 works much better with Apple CP than AA
For AA you have a paid solution in the Playstore, named: Headunit Reloaded
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In fact Mario, my son with his iPhone had no problem and connected instantly.
As for me, I have no intention of spending money on AA, it is enough for me as it is if it works, for what little I will use it.
Small OT I have to see if I can get the unit to make calls, I haven't tried them yet. And I add that on my P30 I have never used "OK Google" and I even believe that it is disabled. Tomorrow I will try.
Spotify needs to be installed on your Huawei P30 to work with Android Auto.
Remember Android Auto is running the apps on your phone and not the Spotify app installed on the heat unit.
You may need to open Spotify before starting Android Auto.
I think the only way to have wireless android auto with internet access is to use a SIM in the head unit.
I don't think there's a way to have your head unit connected to your phones hotspot with Android Auto enabled.
Wired Android Auto works with hotspot enabled on your phone no problem.
j0hn83 said:
Spotify needs to be installed on your Huawei P30 to work with Android Auto.
Remember Android Auto is running the apps on your phone and not the Spotify app installed on the heat unit.
You may need to open Spotify before starting Android Auto.
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Yes I have AA installed on my phone and I opened Spotify before setting the phone wi-fi and bluetooth. After that I finally have Spotify among AA apps..
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I think the only way to have wireless android auto with internet access is to use a SIM in the head unit.
I don't think there's a way to have your head unit connected to your phones hotspot with Android Auto enabled
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Yes, you're right. But I don't want to spend money on another SIM. I will settle for using the internet when I don't use AA.
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I think the only way to have wireless android auto with internet access is to use a SIM in the head unit.
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That's exactly what I do, I have a 2nd phone line that I don't use and so put the sim in the car