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[Q] call audio output wont work in car dock.

Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.

socom36252 said:
Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.
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How do you get music to work with the car dock? I didn't have any luck.
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siphyn said:
How do you get music to work with the car dock? I didn't have any luck.
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Go into settings then dock settings and click the second option that says output to external speakers.

I know I hate that! That's the whole point of having it play though the radio.
I hope someone can figure it out, because it doesn't make any sense the way it works now.
Might have to stick to using my bluetooth.
It works great for this!

yeah, it seems that the only way to do it is by using the top 3.5" jack on teh phone itself...seems like a silly oversight

Also did anyone else notice music sounds like crap compared to the jack on the phone? Less bass and just not as full sound.

This is my first post here im XDA. So I figured I would contribute like many here that make this forum a great place. I can confirm that the audio out does work using the jack on the car mount. When the car docking screen pops up, you will need to press the phone shaped icon and that will switch the audio to come out to the external speakers. There is no need to have the 3.5mm cable attached to the phone, just the mount.
Here is a pic of the car mode screen.
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Edit: I tried to post the screenshot but I am not allowed yet since I am fresh to the forums.
Edit: I just reread the OP post and tested out the in call audio and it does not come out through the speakers either. My apologies for jumping the gun.
Rich

socom36252 said:
Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.
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I had something odd happen the other day, I sometimes pair my phone with my car via bluetooth if I'm expecting to use it. I also use the 3.5mm jack to play music through the auxiliary in on the car (I have a USB port in there but a lot of my music is flac, which my car doesn't support). I noticed the other day though if I use both at the same time the music will stop and the call comes through the car, but there's no audio. It doesn't come through my car speakers via bluetooth, I guess it might through the aux cord, but I can't exactly test it at the same time haha. I think these phones just get confused as to what they're supposed to do with audio.

Car Dock Audio Out

Anyone whose car dock audio port works? Where you can plug the audio cable into the dock and the phone's audio (Pandora) would come out of the car speakers?
If so I'd like to know what ROM you are running. On my GummyCharged GBE 1.5 I have to plug the cable in the phone itself to get audio out to work.

go into settings/dock settings/ there you check off Audio output mode. That should force it to use external speakers. Just a heads up your phone call audio will NOT go through external speakers if you use the line out jack....dunno why >.<
Let me know if you get pig squealing through your car audio....happens to mine regardless of GB rom or Froyo...think it may be ground looping but it works fine through the headphone jack.
Let us know!

nighteyes_wolf said:
go into settings/dock settings/ there you check off Audio output mode. That should force it to use external speakers. Just a heads up your phone call audio will NOT go through external speakers if you use the line out jack....dunno why >.<
Let me know if you get pig squealing through your car audio....happens to mine regardless of GB rom or Froyo...think it may be ground looping but it works fine through the headphone jack.
Let us know!
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I wonder if that external speaker setting will effect Car Dock Home v3 also.

Okay, it now works through the audio port on the dock. I'm not sure if this is the pig squealing you're referring but, but there is a squeal when there's no audio being played, like between tracks on Pandora. But once audio is engaged the squeal goes away.

lol no, for me as soon as I attach it it goes "WEEEEEEEEEEEEE GARBLE BARBLE TSSHSSHHHHHHH" at like 100db >.>
scares the **** out of me hahaha

nighteyes_wolf said:
lol no, for me as soon as I attach it it goes "WEEEEEEEEEEEEE GARBLE BARBLE TSSHSSHHHHHHH" at like 100db >.>
scares the **** out of me hahaha
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But do you hear it once music is playing? The squeal is constant for me as well when the audio plug is inserted. Once music starts it goes away, and I'm not talking about the music drowning out the squeal either, it goes away as if another signal takes over.

ya, it would come in and out randomly regardless if music was playing or not. I think its just a pesky ground loop cuz I do not get it when plugged into the headphone jack, only the line-out which shares the power. I'll do more experiments.

ok I just figured something out....the squealing only happens when the car dock mode is on....when I disable it on the phone it goes away. will be doing more testing to make sure it was not placebo

Awaiting for details then, the troublesome sounds I hear are related to the power plug, not the audio plug.

ya, i imagine that too, BUT even with the power disconnected from the port, and only having the audio cable hooked into it and my head unit, I would get the piercing, and i mean PIERCING, squeal. but as soon as I turn off 'car dock mode' it goes away. weird....

nighteyes_wolf said:
ya, i imagine that too, BUT even with the power disconnected from the port, and only having the audio cable hooked into it and my head unit, I would get the piercing, and i mean PIERCING, squeal. but as soon as I turn off 'car dock mode' it goes away. weird....
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Have you tried different car dock apps?
My brother thinks something like this may solve the problem: http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-No...7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1311182929&sr=1-7
He has a HTC one I will be borrowing to see if it solves the problem.

The audio filter thing took care of distortions when no sound is playing. One thing that does piss me off though is the I'm having to plug the AUX from car directly into the phone instead of the dock since Voodoo sound does not work when not plugged into the phone's audio port and it makes a huge diff in sound quality (with Headphone Amplifier set to 0dB from default -10dB).

Vehicle Mount

I just received my vehicle mount for the epic. Got it mounted and everything good except I get no audio when I plug in my aux cable from the radio. It says it should automatically play but it doesnt. I have 2.2.1 and am running syndicate frozen 1.2 rom. Could there be a setting I need to change? My phone does instantly go into driving mode once the charger is on.

You need to download the car app from the market that is made for the epic 4g. Search on your computer though because it will not show on your phone market, I believe it only shows up under the web browser version. Once you install the app there is a speaker icon you press to turn audio on and off. enjoy.
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Got it, thanks

Be sure to press the speaker button in the upper right corner of car home (the car app) or you won't have the sound come through your speakers either.

I use this: Galaxy Dock Sound Redirector

dewey1973 said:
I use this: Galaxy Dock Sound Redirector
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This is for sure the way to go. It also maxes out your media volume when you plug it in.
-Roger

Anyone else using the car dock find that the audio output for the left channel is much louder than the audio output for the right channel?

The problem your describing sounds like it's potentially a problem with your connection to your car stereo, or your car stereo. I haven't noticed any balance issues with mine.
You should double check
0. That the epic sounds the same in and out of the mount.
1. That another mp3/cd/cassette player sounds fine being played through your car's stereo.
2. The balance setting on your car stereo.
3. The cable you connect Epic to the car with is good. If the wiggling the cable produces static or volume changes, get a new one.
4. That you've pushed the connecting cable in all the way on both ends. It can take a little more force than you might expect. I think I had to push a little harder on the car mount end initially.
I haven't noticed any way to change the balance on the epic, but I suppose that's a possibility too.
Hope this helps.

My wife left my car at the airport for a few days, so I just got around to troubleshooting this. I think you are correct that the problem actually lies in the casette adapter that I replaced shortly before adding the car dock.
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It's too bad they don't have a dock for us like they showed off a long time ago with the original nexus.

Those of you using the car dock, when you remove your Epic from the car dock, do you put it into a case? Is there any case that can take the abuse of constantly putting the phone in/out ? The tabs on mine broke pretty quickly as a result. Also, what case is the lease hassle to get the phone in/out?

Headphone jack buzz

hey guys,
my One S has buzzing noise coming from the headphone jack, and this problem is pretty annoying especially when it's connected to my car stereo. I thought it might be just mine, but it seems like this is a common issue.
i found this video on youtube. I have the exact same buzz from my One S, though perhaps not as accentuated as in this video.
seems like the One X has this problem as well. found this thread at the One X board http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720212
is this a grounding problem in the headphone jack? Beats Audio? what do you guys think?

I've always had this problem with more than one phone. If you charge the phone via USB adapter from the car battery, it gets 10x worse.
This problem only happens when sound is being played back, so when music/video/game sound kick in, it stops. Do you get that noise when sound is being played back?

Bernardos70 said:
I've always had this problem with more than one phone. If you charge the phone via USB adapter from the car battery, it gets 10x worse.
This problem only happens when sound is being played back, so when music/video/game sound kick in, it stops. Do you get that noise when sound is being played back?
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The buzz is only audible when nothing is playing. Like in that video, when I stop playing music it will be silent for about 2 seconds and then the buzz kicks in again.
I didn't have this issue with other phones

I don't have any buzz, I double checked just to make sure.
Although it might be my headphones, the output is probably not strong enough to play the sound.
It's probably being heard in your car (or in the youtube video) because the output is being amplified.

I'm having the same issue with YouTube and Pandora.

xxquicksh0txx said:
It's probably being heard in your car (or in the youtube video) because the output is being amplified.
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you're right. the issue isn't as noticeable through earbuds. i think that's why many people are saying they don't have this issue. It's still bad though.
I don't know why HTC messed up this part when no other phones seem to have this issue. Makes me sad.

If it's easy to reproduce for you guys, I'd definitely be pushing for warranty replacement.

I do not have this problem at all. On my cheap pair of headphones or on my expensive one. No hum or sound.

the buzz is there, and it also was on my Desire.
Not when playing tho, only when connected and not playing. Not too annoying, always thought it was supposed to be like that.
And no, I have never heard it through ear buds or phones, only when connected to home stereo or car stereo, and if charged through cig-lighter-outlet it amplifies further...

Closed Source Project said:
I do not have this problem at all. On my cheap pair of headphones or on my expensive one. No hum or sound.
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It doesnt effect headphones, only when the sound is amplified. Like when you play music in your car.
Simply because that sound alone is not enough to drive the headphones.
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Whether its plugged in to a car or home stereo, its still using the output from the headphone jack. The power output from the jack is the same either way.
I plug mine in to the aux jack of my car stereo daily, and I have no buzz or hum. Do you have your phone plugged in to a power source at the same time? That buzz is usually caused by crosstalk from a poor quality power source.
Or, as I said earlier, it may just be a bad phone.

ptweasel said:
Whether its plugged in to a car or home stereo, its still using the output from the headphone jack. The power output from the jack is the same either way.
I plug mine in to the aux jack of my car stereo daily, and I have no buzz or hum. Do you have your phone plugged in to a power source at the same time? That buzz is usually caused by crosstalk from a poor quality power source.
Or, as I said earlier, it may just be a bad phone.
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Well my phone doesnt do it in my headphones. I can't test in car, no aux input.
What I was saying is that, of its buzzing in your car but not on your headphones its because the sound level at which the buzz is at isn't enough to drive your ear buds. But when the car stereo amplifies it its easily driving your car speakers.
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Audio Output, Phone Unresponsive

So I plugged my brand new s3 into my garage speakers and I could no longer get past the lock screen.
I can adjust my volume but it wont let me do anything else.
I've tried Pandora and Spotify and they both do the same thing.
unplugging and replugging let my move around a little but then it froze up again.
anyone else experienced this?
I am using a lepai amp through the mini jack plug.
I thought this was odd.
it worked fine when I used the phone in the car but it wont work right in my garage.
any suggestions?

Assuming in your car your using a 1/8" cable, and if it works there, I think you already have solved your problem, and it's with your garage setup. Depending on what your using, some powered speakers have "hot" connectors that pre-amplify the signal before hitting the built in amp. Give some more info on what your using.
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annoyingduck said:
Assuming in your car your using a 1/8" cable, and if it works there, I think you already have solved your problem, and it's with your garage setup. Depending on what your using, some powered speakers have "hot" connectors that pre-amplify the signal before hitting the built in amp. Give some more info on what your using.
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Lepai LP-2020A - to Dayton BR-652 speakers - With 1/8 mini plug to the rca inputs.
I don't believe the amp is sending out a hot signal, I don't know why it would.
I never had an issue with my captivate.
I understand that this is a isolated problem but what is the reason behind this? I should be able to plug this phone into anywhere that accepts the 1/8 plug.
My wifi signal seems to be weaker on my s3 then it was on my captivate in the same location. (sound is cutting out while streaming).

What is rca terminal are you hooked up to on the amp? Aux, video, phono, etc?
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annoyingduck said:
What is rca terminal are you hooked up to on the amp? Aux, video, phono, etc?
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This is a stereo amp it only has a right and a left channel. it has a 1/8 jack and right/left rca inputs.
Im going to see if the mini plug input will work. but I just don't get why this would cause a problem when there was none before.
I can still return my phone I have a few more days. maybe I got a hold of a bad one or something?