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I am looking for a car stereo with the following features for use with my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 phone. Most of these via bluetooth of course.
- navigate through and select tunes, podcasts, and audiobooks
- stream audio
- Display caller id and allow me to answer the call or ignore it
- bluetooth hands free calling
- associate with my phone when I start the car so I don't have to pull it out of my pocket
- pause the audio when there is an incoming call or I place a call via the stereo
- be able to place calls using the address book in the phone
Can all of this be found in one unit? Am I hoping for too much?
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mine is a bit old but it's amazing Clarion CZ509
http://www.clarion.com/us/en/produc.../cd/CZ509/us-en-product-pf_1172409026831.html
does all of the above and more
Have you tested this with an i9000 or at least similar?
How does it work with your audio library?
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using my deck, you can control the phone audio/video stream, and vice versa, as in you can also use your touch screen to control the audio/video as you would normally do, and the car plays the sound.
the remote control works as well, i barely use my remote control as i seat a arms/finger length distance of the deck controls
it uses the standard A2DP Bluetooth controls, it's very natural.
another ability of the deck i'm using in my car, it lets you choose USB, so you can actually hookup the usb/charger wire from the SGS i9000 to the car USB, and it will both play and charge your phone!
this will save your phone battery (bluetooth sucks up a lot of power) so you will only use the bluetooth to talk for incoming/outgoing calls
you just touch a button on the deck to start talking, you can also dial from the deck, but is faster to use the phone to dial.
when you have the phone connected via USB to the deck, you wont be able to use the bluetooh A2DP to control the playback, but you still have the deck controls and the remote control that comes with the deck.
go to the website and read the PDF manual for more details, all i can say is i'm extremely happy and sastified with this setup
you can also just use a regular USB stick to play audios from the deck.
I don't even carry CDs in my car anymore, I loaded my entire music library in a 32GB USB stick, or use my phone to play audio, my phone usually will have the latest song i download from the net, as i always forget to update my USB stick with the latest songs
This is what I am using, and I get full features from mine.
Music controls on handset or deck both work (and remote).
Caller ID/Missed Call/Call log scrollable menu on deck screen.
BT phone audio through speakers with included in car mic.
Full audio volume control.
Charging from USB port (with regular USB cable, some companies like Alpine you need their specific cable) and thumb drive play capability.
3.5 aux jack
http://mobile.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028626&pathId=142&page=1
Shoot. I was || this close to getting the Clarion CZ509 but I only found it at 2001 Audio/Video and I don't like those guys much. Instead, I just had the Sony MEX-BT3800U unit installed. I've only started playing with it but I understand it has the same capabilities of the Clarion and a great interface on the deck face.
FH-P8000BT; Voice Dial
Has someone tried the Pioneer FH-P8000BT? I uderstand it's a nice option but don't know if it works ok with Galaxy S's.
Also, is any of the head units mentioned above able to dial by voice? Is it functional?
Help with CZ509
Hi AllGamer,
I tried to send you a PM but I'm not sure if it worked as it's not sitting in my outbox (perhaps there's a post count limit before we can PM).
Anyway, I'm hoping you can help me out. Here's essentially what I said in the PM:
I noticed that you have gotten most everything to work with your clarion cz509 HU. I too have the same HU in my car but I can not get the functionalities to work properly. I used to have an LG voyager and while it did not do ANYTHING except bluetooth, it did do that well. It did not do phonebook or streaming audio but the BT would pair automatically every time I got into the car.
I now own a Samsung Fascinate (Verizon) and I can't even get the BT functionality to work properly. I can get it to pair (and once paired it works fine) but it does not seem to auto pair when I return to the car. I also can not seem to get any of the other functions to work. I realize it's a bit different than your handset but my questions to you are:
1. Is there something setting-wise that I need to change on the actual HU itself?
2. Is there anything to do with settings on the phone that I need to look into?
3. I can't even get it to do audio through USB. Is there something I need to do (on the phone end) to get this to work properly?
I would be satisified with JUST the bluetooth working and auto pairing when I get into the car. I don't need the phonebook or the streaming audio or even the music via USB (I can just use my iPod) but I would like the BT to work at least. The engrish manual that came with the CZ509 is less than helpful.
I'm hoping you may be able to provide some insight.
Thanks!
Hey all - tried to search for this but didn't find anything... I have a Kenwood car stereo that plays iphone via usb port, but I wasn't able to see how to get it to work by seeing the SR as a media device. On my captivate, you could choose 'media player' as a usb mode, but that wouldn't work either. Any ideas? I like the idea of playing music while being able to charge the phone at the same time. It does charge off of the deck via usb, but just can't get it to find the music on the SR.
That is such a coincidence, I just put in probably the same (or similar) Kenwood stereo into my car (KDC-248U). I was looking around on the website and under the KDC-252U they list an Android app "Kenwood Music Control" it's in the Market. I am going to give that a try later today.
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Apparently the app analyzes your music or something and then puts a file on your device to make it readable, worth looking into.
Also check here http://androidforums.com/android-media/167502-kewood-car-deck-problem-solving.html
Nice call! You have to have the music on the external SD though, in case anyone else has a problem getting it running Then choose 'auto output' in preferences. Also appears that the program stays active all the time... which I'm not crazy about, but it does work!
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Nice call! You have to have the music on the external SD though, in case anyone else has a problem getting it running Then choose 'auto output' in preferences. Also appears that the program stays active all the time... which I'm not crazy about, but it does work!
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That's great news! I gave it the ol college try but came up empty. Maybe you can help me out.
First what model stereo do you have and second, how do you store your media on your external SD , in a folder "music" or under a second level folder? Lastly, how did you get it to recognize did you plug it in and quickly choose USB storage or did you plug it in, choose USB storage and then cycle sources till you landed back on USB?
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So I've been playing around with it and now I can get it to play all the time. First plug USB into phone then into Head unit. When head switches to "Reading" change source to something else (Radio, Portable, etc.). Now enable USB storage and open Kenwood App, while doing this switch to "USB" on the source and it will play.
Now I am having lots of issues getting new music to read, I have tried manually analyzing to no such luck. What options do you have on? I noticed that at one time on reboot it re-did the scan.
It's not very elegant but it works. I wish I didn't have to use an app running all the time.
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I first scanned the music so it was all recognized by the app. Plug it in, and while the stereo is showing 'reading's then turn on the PC storage (and assuming you have auto output enabled). Then it worked. Clunky, but better than nothing for linger car trips. My stereo is the x695 excelon deck.
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I first scanned the music so it was all recognized by the app. Plug it in, and while the stereo is showing 'reading's then turn on the PC storage (and assuming you have auto output enabled). Then it worked. Clunky, but better than nothing for linger car trips. My stereo is the x695 excelon deck.
Kenwood Music Editor Light
After playing around a bit it seems really clunky and I don't like the idea of the app running all the time. However I did find a solution, the Kenwood Music Editor (Light Edition).
http://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/music_editor_light/english/download.html
You are still limited to music on your external SD card but it does not require the Kenwood app to be running or present to work. It was meant to make music playable on any USB device so it can be used for flash cards as well if you are having issues reading them. You plug your device into a computer (Windows only) and then run a scan and you should be good to go.
After doing this it's the same situation to play for me, plug in and turn on USB storage (it takes long for my phone to get into USB storage so that is why I have to cycle the Sources after it's connected to get the stereo to play). It remembers track position and everything.
promiseofcake said:
After playing around a bit it seems really clunky and I don't like the idea of the app running all the time. However I did find a solution, the Kenwood Music Editor (Light Edition).
You are still limited to music on your external SD card but it does not require the Kenwood app to be running or present to work. It was meant to make music playable on any USB device so it can be used for flash cards as well if you are having issues reading them. You plug your device into a computer (Windows only) and then run a scan and you should be good to go.
After doing this it's the same situation to play for me, plug in and turn on USB storage (it takes long for my phone to get into USB storage so that is why I have to cycle the Sources after it's connected to get the stereo to play). It remembers track position and everything.
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newer car-stereos usualy suport any file when you put the phone in "storage-device"-mode.
im looking to get controll over the phone from my stereo, yther use the player in the phone or spotify. works great whit an iphone, but cant find any solution to get the same controll from my htc desire hd...
im guessing its not the stereo itself but the phones software thats the problem, not allowing audio out or controlls in from the microUSB
id love a solution to this though
Check out the other apps like kenwood music control for android:
http://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/
Hey guys, I hope you can help me. This site is awesome, BTW.
I have a Citröen C4 and I stream music from my Motorola Atrix to the car's audio system. It works great. I was using Alien ROM (with which it worked perfectly) and I recently changed to CM9 beta. The thing is, sometimes I don't know why, the music comes out the phone's speaker instead of the car's speakers (yes, it is connected to the car. As a matter of fact, the car's screen even shows the artist and song name and I can also skip the song from the steering wheel, but it keeps coming out of the phone's speaker!!).
Disconnecting and reconnecting doesn't work. The only thing that switches it back to the car is rebooting the phone (even though CM9 boots amazingly fast, it's still pretty annoying).
I used to have an iPhone and the music app there gives you the option to stream to the bluetooth device or the phone's speaker (or whatever other device you are connected to). I love my droid and I really don't want to go back to the iPhone.
Is there any app that can do this switch? Any tweaks, configurations, patches... anything???
Thanks and so sorry for the long post!!
With my iPhone I just had a kensington dock connector that charged + had an AUX out - so I got power + audio through the dock.
With Android it's clearly not nearly as easy
My car does not have native bluetooth but it WOULD be nice to take this opportunity (if it makes sense) to be able to effectively use my android phone for audio, gps nav (spoken directions) and handsfree calling (or at the very least, receiving calls)
What would be the best way to accomplish this? My AUX-in is in my center console, covered... so I could stick a bluetooth->3.5mm adapter there..
This SHOULD work for audio, GPS and hearing calls - but what about speaking on the phone? Phone might be in pocket - but even if in a holder mounted on windshield would mic be positioned properly to speak into it?
One thing i would really love is to be able to use GPS navigation while listening to radio, but I'm not sure this is possible. When using GPS I either have to ignore voice prompts or switch to AUX and be music-less or restricted to music from phone...
FYI I have a 2007 Accord - the AUX port was added in after
I have an aux port and I don't think you are going to be able to do all the things you want through the Aux port. I use the aux port with a HTC Stereo clip and that streams just music to the aux port from any bt device (I have a N7 as well). That is all the Aux port will do and all I want it to do. However saying that I also have a Parrot minikit neo which connects automatically when I have my llama profile to switch on bt when disconnecting from any wifi, which usually means home or work. Using the Parrot or anything like that, you will be able to use navi for voice prompts and answer calls at the same time.
No not ideal, but works for me. No it's not seamless, but it works bottom line. lol
If anyone else has a setup, please post up!
I don't think there's a seamless way to accomplish what you're trying to do. I've got a 2010 Accord and use a windshield mount and AUX for music/GPS. Works well for me. I don't think there's a way to listen to the radio and GPS nav unless you're just using the N4 speakers.
I've been using this in my car.
http://www.amazon.com/XtremeMac-InCharge-Auto-Bluetooth-iPhone/dp/B005UKLW0W/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_2_1
The mic is located on the huge male end of the 3.5mm plug and if placed or mounted properly(somewhere near the driver's mouth), you may be able to talk clearly as well.
I don't talk on the phone while I drive, so I disabled that function and have never used it.
This item was on sale a couple of weeks ago for $20 on one of those deal sites.
Also bought a 3.5mm extension cable to plug into the aux port on the stereo.
I haven't figured out how to have the radio and GPS directions come out the same speakers either.
I just got this yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Blueto...56633664&sr=1-1&keywords=belkin+bluetooth+car
It mounts on the dash and has a microphone built in. It is powered (and the power cable includes an extra USB port so you can charge your phone while this thing is plugged in). I am in love with this thing, it works beautifully. I paired it once and since then, when I get in my car and push the button on this device, it automatically connects to my phone. If I'm talking on the phone or listening to music, the audio is automatically redirected to my speakers (if you're on a call and don't want it on your speakers yet, just don't push the button on the bluetooth adapter yet).
It works to control the phone too, I can push twice to go to the next song (works in google music and pandora, haven't tested others), click once to pause, hold for 2 seconds and release to pull up voice dailer.
Sound actually seems a bit improved as well compared to the AUX out on the phone. I find the AUX out volume to be extremely low, and this seems to be a bit louder, although I haven't done any actual tests to confirm.
I built a custom dock that has a charging cable built in, so I get in my car, set it on the dock, hit the bluetooth button on the adapter, and I'm listening to music and making calls. No wires to plug in, no hassle. It's great.
A couple of things I still need to test though. I haven't tried GPS while listening to music yet, so I can't confirm that functionality. I also have not tried other voice functions from the voice dialer to see if I can have it play a certain song or other voice commands.
Kaitlyn2004 said:
With Android it's clearly not nearly as easy
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No... its not. But if you want easy... this is the way I recommend you go.
Unless your current in-dash stereo is an expensive aftermarket unit, just replace it with a new bluetooth enabled model. They are dirt cheap now-a-days and can be had for around $100-150.
While you may save "a little" money going with some crippled add on solution, a new unit will give you all that you are after plus a USB port for charging, all in a simple, single interface. Also, with add ons you may run into ground loops issues and other nonsense (which will take more money and time to address).
just my 2¢... but I have considerable experience with a variety of add on bluetooth stuff, and if my head unit wasn't a $1500, double DIN, standalone GPS/DVD unit, I'd have yanked it and put in a cheap, new bluetooth capable unit in a heartbeat. I was talking to my brother on Christmas... he was in Starbucks getting his daily fix. Then walked out to his car where his new $150 Sony automatically picked up the conversation upon starting the engine, and I didn't miss a syllable.
Radiocore said:
I just got this yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Blueto...56633664&sr=1-1&keywords=belkin+bluetooth+car
It mounts on the dash and has a microphone built in. It is powered (and the power cable includes an extra USB port so you can charge your phone while this thing is plugged in). I am in love with this thing, it works beautifully.
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I've had one of these for a month or so. It works quite well, though I have some audio/volume issues due to my aux input being a soldered hack into my old Saab's radio. Not Belkin's fault. It works well for calls, pauses Spotify when Google Gnav is announcing turns, can pause or skip songs in Spotify, etc. $30 well spent.
Though after reading this thread, I'm thinking of changing out the car radio head unit for one that has integrated Bluetooth to do away with my hack. Found a well reviewed Pioneer on Crutchfield and Amazon for around $100.
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Check out JVC as well. They have good support for Android, with Pandora, and a dedicated remote app too.
Yeah, I don't seem to have any of those volume issues, and I get now grounding feedback or anything.
A new headunit of course is the ideal solution, but I didn't want to give up my setup quite yet for that option, and right now the Belkin has treated me great.
I did test navigation while music is playing (google music app), it just lowers the volume of the music while she talks over it. Works just fine in my opinion.
Holding down the button on the Belkin brings up the voice caller, and it strictly only lets me do call commands. Anyone know how to change this so that holding the button on the bluetooth device will open a different app on my phone? Specifically, Google Now.
For those with the belkin, does it automatically connect when you get into your car?
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For those with the belkin, does it automatically connect when you get into your car?
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I've been using the Jabra freeway Bluetooth speaker. Works great with excellent battery life. Auto connects when you get in car.
So i have a px3 2g unit with malaysk rom installed on it to wich i attached a 500g laptop hdd using a y cable for 5v from acc. On the hdd i have about 12000 mp3's. The hdd is mounted on the usb1 as media storage. My problem here is as follows:
I turn the ignition on.
The head unit starts up and mounts the hdd as otg
All the files are available via file explorer almost instantly but
On the music player ( the default one ) and several others from the store it takes forever (almost 5 minutes) to index the files. I suppose it's the media scanner that sees the newly mounted storage and rebuilds the media library.
As you might imagine this is kinda annoying cause evreytime i turn the ignition off and than on again i have to wait 5-10 minutes in order to resume playback. Some players like powerplayer give an error saying invalid media. the stock music player tryies to resume play back from where it left but just can't because the media scanner it's not done rebuilding the media library. So is there a workaround? Can i disable media library rebuilding at every mount of the otg? I will not midify the contents of the mp3's folders on the hdd and i do not need it to rebuild it every time i turn the ignition on. Thanks
tvladan said:
So i have a px3 2g unit with malaysk rom installed on it to wich i attached a 500g laptop hdd using a y cable for 5v from acc. On the hdd i have about 12000 mp3's. The hdd is mounted on the usb1 as media storage. My problem here is as follows:
I turn the ignition on.
The head unit starts up and mounts the hdd as otg
All the files are available via file explorer almost instantly but
On the music player ( the default one ) and several others from the store it takes forever (almost 5 minutes) to index the files. I suppose it's the media scanner that sees the newly mounted storage and rebuilds the media library.
As you might imagine this is kinda annoying cause evreytime i turn the ignition off and than on again i have to wait 5-10 minutes in order to resume playback. Some players like powerplayer give an error saying invalid media. the stock music player tryies to resume play back from where it left but just can't because the media scanner it's not done rebuilding the media library. So is there a workaround? Can i disable media library rebuilding at every mount of the otg? I will not midify the contents of the mp3's folders on the hdd and i do not need it to rebuild it every time i turn the ignition on. Thanks
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I use Media Monkey as it only has to build the index once.
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tvladan said:
So i have a px3 2g unit with malaysk rom installed on it to wich i attached a 500g laptop hdd using a y cable for 5v from acc. On the hdd i have about 12000 mp3's. The hdd is mounted on the usb1 as media storage. My problem here is as follows:
I turn the ignition on.
The head unit starts up and mounts the hdd as otg
All the files are available via file explorer almost instantly but
On the music player ( the default one ) and several others from the store it takes forever (almost 5 minutes) to index the files. I suppose it's the media scanner that sees the newly mounted storage and rebuilds the media library.
As you might imagine this is kinda annoying cause evreytime i turn the ignition off and than on again i have to wait 5-10 minutes in order to resume playback. Some players like powerplayer give an error saying invalid media. the stock music player tryies to resume play back from where it left but just can't because the media scanner it's not done rebuilding the media library. So is there a workaround? Can i disable media library rebuilding at every mount of the otg? I will not midify the contents of the mp3's folders on the hdd and i do not need it to rebuild it every time i turn the ignition on. Thanks
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PowerAmp works for me, only scans the first time or when I force it due to adding content.
tvladan said:
So i have a px3 2g unit with malaysk rom installed on it to wich i attached a 500g laptop hdd using a y cable for 5v from acc. On the hdd i have about 12000 mp3's. The hdd is mounted on the usb1 as media storage. My problem here is as follows:
I turn the ignition on.
The head unit starts up and mounts the hdd as otg
All the files are available via file explorer almost instantly but
On the music player ( the default one ) and several others from the store it takes forever (almost 5 minutes) to index the files. I suppose it's the media scanner that sees the newly mounted storage and rebuilds the media library.
As you might imagine this is kinda annoying cause evreytime i turn the ignition off and than on again i have to wait 5-10 minutes in order to resume playback. Some players like powerplayer give an error saying invalid media. the stock music player tryies to resume play back from where it left but just can't because the media scanner it's not done rebuilding the media library. So is there a workaround? Can i disable media library rebuilding at every mount of the otg? I will not midify the contents of the mp3's folders on the hdd and i do not need it to rebuild it every time i turn the ignition on. Thanks
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I'm using a 32GB Samsung pendrive, and I have a problem with it.
It does not start the music just it is a second time in the music player app. ( is Factory and Poweramp player )
After trying media monkey, poweramp, playerpro and of course the stock player I arrived at Gone Mad Media Player.
This one seems to be the most promising so far. It creates it's own media library, can do this automatically or manually, it has a highly customizable interface, pretty decent sound quality and in my case it is only limited in resuming playback by the time needed for the system to remount the hdd(otg). Wich in my case it's pretty big ("checking for errors" before mount takes 10-20 seconds because of the 500g hdd i'm using) but still it's a great improvement compared with the stock player that needs 10 minutes to reindex all the folders when the ignition is turned on.
Also GMMP has a Tasker integration setting that i hope could be used to resume playback triggered by usb masstorage being mounted event. So i have high hopes for this setup. I did not have much time to test since today i wiped the unit clean and updated to malaysk 3.0.
Also i found a usb mount apk by chainfire that seemd to mount the otg faster. I'll do some testing and post back. But still i greatly recommend gonemad media player for ppl who have a large mp3's collection on usb sticks or on usb otg hdds.
Poweramp also works pretty good, only i could not find a way to auto resume playback from where it left when the ignition is turned back on.
tvladan said:
After trying media monkey, poweramp, playerpro and of course the stock player I arrived at Gone Mad Media Player.
This one seems to be the most promising so far. It creates it's own media library, can do this automatically or manually, it has a highly customizable interface, pretty decent sound quality and in my case it is only limited in resuming playback by the time needed for the system to remount the hdd(otg). Wich in my case it's pretty big ("checking for errors" before mount takes 10-20 seconds because of the 500g hdd i'm using) but still it's a great improvement compared with the stock player that needs 10 minutes to reindex all the folders when the ignition is turned on.
Also GMMP has a Tasker integration setting that i hope could be used to resume playback triggered by usb masstorage being mounted event. So i have high hopes for this setup. I did not have much time to test since today i wiped the unit clean and updated to malaysk 3.0.
Also i found a usb mount apk by chainfire that seemd to mount the otg faster. I'll do some testing and post back. But still i greatly recommend gonemad media player for ppl who have a large mp3's collection on usb sticks or on usb otg hdds.
Poweramp also works pretty good, only i could not find a way to auto resume playback from where it left when the ignition is turned back on.
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Hi i m in the same situation,just bought the unit,can you provide your latest feedback on your setup?
korekore1 said:
Hi i m in the same situation,just bought the unit,can you provide your latest feedback on your setup?
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yup ... for now I bougt a 128g micro sd which remains mounted during car start - key turn (opposed to the usb that for some reason gets power cutoff). Also after trying gmmp for a while I switched to playerpro. I now have a 70G music library that player pro recognizes instantly after one initial 5 minutes scan that the app auto took after install.
The trick was to use the micro sd (that remains mounted in the system) or to try and find a direct +12v wire (that doesn't cuts off power during ignition) to power the Y cable (the cable also has a phone charger that makes 12v to 5v needed to power up the hdd) I used for the hdd. The second option required more work and unfortunately I didn't had the time to unmount (again) the head unit and fiddle with the cables ... for now the 128g sd card works well.
For the resume play part I use tasker and that works pretty good even with playerpro.
tvladan said:
yup ... for now I bougt a 128g micro sd which remains mounted during car start - key turn (opposed to the usb that for some reason gets power cutoff). Also after trying gmmp for a while I switched to playerpro. I now have a 70G music library that player pro recognizes instantly after one initial 5 minutes scan that the app auto took after install.
The trick was to use the micro sd (that remains mounted in the system) or to try and find a direct +12v wire (that doesn't cuts off power during ignition) to power the Y cable (the cable also has a phone charger that makes 12v to 5v needed to power up the hdd) I used for the hdd. The second option required more work and unfortunately I didn't had the time to unmount (again) the head unit and fiddle with the cables ... for now the 128g sd card works well.
For the resume play part I use tasker and that works pretty good even with playerpro.
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thanks for the feedback!
So the hard disk setup didnt work out?Were there issues you couldnt resolve?
i will use a 5400 laptop hd that gets power from the usb cable.I have the android unit on the continuous 12v cable from the battery.
The thing i care about is not having to wait 5 minutes for the default player app to rescan all files (400gb).
I m also worried about it draining the battery when android sleeps,but thats another issue..
korekore1 said:
thanks for the feedback!
So the hard disk setup didnt work out?Were there issues you couldnt resolve?
i will use a 5400 laptop hd that gets power from the usb cable.I have the android unit on the continuous 12v cable from the battery.
The thing i care about is not having to wait 5 minutes for the default player app to rescan all files (400gb).
I m also worried about it draining the battery when android sleeps,but thats another issue..
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the issue is that you need continuous power (5v) to the hdd, even during ignition event so the hdd won't unmount ever ... basically you need a y cable wiht the 2 data wires comming form the head unit and other 2 wires (+/-) coming from the battery. The power cables must be always on during key turn to start the car so the hdd won't unmount -that should be the first thing for you to test. (A better and more sure ideea would be that the hdd never gets powered down even with key off - out of the ignition not sure about this setup cause I haven't tested it) The power consumption during sleep should be minimal because most modern hdd's have a power saving / idle function and the head unit has a very good sleep mode.
tvladan said:
the issue is that you need continuous power (5v) to the hdd, even during ignition event so the hdd won't unmount ever ... basically you need a y cable wiht the 2 data wires comming form the head unit and other 2 wires (+/-) coming from the battery. The power cables must be always on during key turn to start the car so the hdd won't unmount -that should be the first thing for you to test. (A better and more sure ideea would be that the hdd never gets powered down even with key off - out of the ignition not sure about this setup cause I haven't tested it) The power consumption during sleep should be minimal because most modern hdd's have a power saving / idle function and the head unit has a very good sleep mode.
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thanks for the info!i hope the 12v continuous from the battery to be enough.I can see the led from the hd's external case light up even if the car is turned off so i think it gets power
korekore1 said:
thanks for the info!i hope the 12v continuous from the battery to be enough.I can see the led from the hd's external case light up even if the car is turned off so i think it gets power
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I also had a continuous +12v from the battery to the head unit. The unit itself didn't turn off during engine start (key turn) but the usb +5v that came from the head unit's usb socket got cut off. Also the +5v that came from the back of the head unit had a low amperage (0.2) and could not keep the hdd spinning ... so, that's why I made the Y cable(for greater amperage) ... but my mistake was that the +12v from the car I used to power the phone charger that powerd the hdd came from a wire that got cut off during engine start ... I never tested the setup enough before putting the head unit back in it's place ... so basically what happened in my case was:
- insert and turn key to on position: android waked up, mounted hdd, all was good
- turn key to start engine: android remained awake, hdd got disconnected and unmounted
- engine started: hdd starts, android starts to remount the hdd ... checks for errors (about 10 to 30 seconds)
the media scanner problem got solved (even with mount/unmount/remount because of the engine start) once I used gmmp and latter playerpro.
than I just got bored and bought the micro-sd ... I have no ideea how things are in the dashboard behind your unit but in my case on my santa fe it's a real mess of cables that require lots and lots of patience to be mounted back on the car ... so taking the head unit off the car and putting it back it's a real struggle for me