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How I integrated my Trinity into my car

Hi all -
I have an older Audi a4 with the factory Concert/Bose radio. I replaced the CD changer input with one of these:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=50900&i=581DFVW&tp=1672
This allows me to input audio to my car radio using RCA-type connectors. I then got one of these:
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=2009&sku=03178
that lets me plug into a 1/8 jack and send the audio to the RCA jacks. I then got:
http://www.ppc4you.com/pages/13635.html
which allows me to pluf the 1/8" plug into my Trinity. I didn't use this exact one, but mine is similar to this one. Don't use the 1/8" converter that is in the form of a single solid piece, only use the ones that have a short length of wire between the two ends. The solid ones do not stay in properly. Also, by using the Y connector, I can both plug my Trinity into my stereo as well as plug in a regular 12v lighter power converter and power it. I then finished it off with the ProClip/Brodit cradle:
http://www.proclipusa.com/home/home.aspx?afid=42&admkt=670ca577
Everything works great! Once I have it all hooked in,
1.) I can play MP3's through my car stereo (useful)
2.) TomTom directions also go through my car stereo, and the music is slightly muted making directions easier to follow (very useful)
3.) Best of all, I tried calling my girlfriend (while the Trinity was in the cradle, playing MP3's through my stereo), and a.) her side of the conversation came through my car speakers, with the music muted, and b.) she said she could hear me just fine (but a little loud), which tells me the Trinity continued to use the internal microphone and amplified my voice the same way it would when set on speakerphone!
So, I now have the equivalent of in-dash navigation, integrated cellphone, and MP3 player. And I can take it with me when I leave the car! This is exactly why I bought this phone in the first place. What surprises me is that it actually worked!!! <grin>
Mike

Thanks for sharing your setup!

Good on ya!!
I share a similar story.
I drive a Mazda 3.
I installed a chip at the back of the stereo so that it allows an audio auxiliary input into my car stereo.
I then bought a 3-in-1 adaptor, car charger and mic adaptor from ebay.
This is so that I can place my craddle and phone further away, while having the mic externalised and stuck near my dashboard.
So in effect, same deal! GPS navigation + mp3 player while charging, calls get accepted no problem, and make calls via voice speed dial. Absolutely loving it.

Hey guys,
You should check out my set up, I have my Trinity on a GPS holder (suction cup), my trinity is then connected to a device like this:
http://www.oo.com.au/MP3_Player_Car_Modulator_FM_T_P5477C75.cfm
It accepts USB drives to play MP3's through the FM Transmitter, however I used the USB port to power my device, and the 3.5mm port (this allows you to plug in other devices and play through the device via FM) goes to my Bluetooth handsfree (i-Tech Radio Clip).
From here I have an ultimate wireless solution apart from the recharging, however Bluetooth really takes a lot of memory and slows the Trinity, however music plays and Tomtom works! no issues with that, the Radio Clip has remote functions so I can change music while Tomtom is still on, I don't have to minimise Tomtom and go to WMP to change music, I just do it on my Bluetooth device.
However this isn't a perfect solution, as Bluetooth really takes a lot of memory

I looked into using an FM transmitter approach, but there are a lot of FM stations around where I drive, so finding a clear channel gets to be a pain. Also, I'm stupidly picky when it comes to audio quality, which is better using a wired solution rather than the FM solution. Looks like a good apprach though!

hey guys
I bought a £50 car stereo from Lidl
which has a usb port
superb
x

In most cases with FM Transmittors and it depends on the FM Transmittor, it usually dominates the FM Channel, so if you had it on say 104.1 in which in Australia is 104.1 Today FM as long as the Transmittor is nearby and close to your aerial it is all good!
But yeah, I feel that bluetooth and FM Transmission can cause quality lose in Audio, however sometimes I can't tell the difference, I have the USB to 3.5mm converter and I was dumb enough not to find the USB and 3.5mm unit, which was available at that time, but oh well, alls well ends well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=160180673140&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.lVI
I bought this one and works great, it has everything I need, but when I connect it to my stereo, the music has no bass. Still have to figure that one out. Any ideas?
I have a small 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter, then connect that to one of those tapes with 3.5mm jack. It works great on my PSP, but with my phone the bass is gone. I have 1.23 with GPS and WM5. I have to try different player (Using WMP) and the HTC equalizer & audio manager.
Anyway, I love the setup, everything is together into a cool device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333607

Hey! Exactly the same setup I had with my old Magician! I had glued the 2,5mm jack to the Brodit holder, so it would connect power and audio at the same time. It was a treat to use!
However, now I have a Sony BT2500 Bluetooth car radio and don't need no connectors (besides USB power) any more.

landshark said:
3.) Best of all, I tried calling my girlfriend (while the Trinity was in the cradle, playing MP3's through my stereo), and a.) her side of the conversation came through my car speakers, with the music muted, and b.) she said she could hear me just fine (but a little loud), which tells me the Trinity continued to use the internal microphone and amplified my voice the same way it would when set on speakerphone!
Mike
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I have a similar configuration, on my alpine stereo.
Sound quality is great and everything works as you told.. very good but,
when i have a call, i can hear very well from my car speaker but the other side can't hear me my Trinity don't continue to use the internal microphone. I'm quite sure it's a trouble by audio jack to htc usb converter: every post i read i found only Y cables (audio and input power)... mine is 3 way: http://www.gpsforless.co.uk/product_details.php?id=7920
Or maybe a rom trouble? i'm using Bepe's 0.79 WM6...
does exist a cab file witch forces trinity to keep using internal microphone always??

i'm planning to buy a new radio with bluetooth audio streaming capabilities for my Trans Am.
probably this radio:
http://www.amazon.de/LG-MP3-CD-Tune...r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202059350&sr=8-1
Nice Price, Nice Functions, less Cable-Chaos....

Advice needed on Bluetooth music to Hi-Fi.

Hi,
I have a HTC Touch which I am currently using the Pocket Player software to stream my music from my PC which is located upstairs. I can connect the Touch to my Stereo amplifier through a USB/Jack cable and play the music through my Hifi speakers rather than headphones but I was wondering if it would be possible for me to transmit the audio to my amplifier by way of Bluetooth. It would cerntainly allow me the freedom of changing tracks on my phone sitting in my armchair rather than sat next to my amplifier through a cable. I.E Streaming music from my PC through Wi-FI, via my HTC Touch through bluetooth.
Hope this makes sense. Has anyone done it and is there a noticible difference in sound quality when sending music by bluetooth rather than a wired connection.
I have seen various Bluetooth type devices on ebay and amazon that claim to do this type of thing but as I have never tried Bluetooth I am a little sceptical and not sure exactly what is required. I assume that as my Touch can send Bluetooth beam I would only need a reciever to connect the Jack plug from my amp, is this correct? Or would it be better to buy a jack transmitter/receiver for the job.
I don't want to spend a whole lot of money doing this just to test so can anyone recomend a device.
Thanks in advance for any help.

hi there,
i use this device:
http://www.itechdynamic.com/en/products_spec.asp?cid=6&pid=06020 it's by itech and it's called bluecon35. the picture shows the black unit but i have the white one =) the 3.5mm jack is connected to the aux plug of my amplifier. my stereo system combined with the speakers are then also connected. from there, the bluecon is paired via bluetooth to my x7500. this gives me the luxury of changing track, albums, volume, etc. basically all the music is streamed to my amplifier via the bluecon. with regards to the quality, i would say it's quite good. i don't hear "noise" or static in the background...nor are there jumps or pauses in the connection. everything is just fine except that i'm using a much better set of speakers as compared to headphones.
disadvantages:
- if you listen to your sounds like for 8 hours, then you could have a problem. the battery life of bluecon is around and doesn't have an external power source that allows it to play even when paired. i read that itech is planning to come out with a new similar bt device but this time it's also plugged to the wall socket or a car charger. no idea when that will be
- a minor detail is that if you receive a call, an sms or your phone has an alarm for an event then these sounds are streamed into the amplifier as well.
cost? i got it from thailand and it was for 2000 baht....that's around 63 usd (based on a 32baht to dollar exchange rate).
hope that helps

I use a pinnacle soundbridge, which cost under £50, and it plugs into your hi-fi and streams music from your pc over your wireless network. It can be controlled using the ir remote control, or your pda can access it over wi-fi to control it. As well as streaming from you pc, you can also use it to listen to internet radio.

Thanks for the advice guys. Robson, the Bluetooth receiver is a possibility however after googling it I found a couple of bad reviews. Some people seem to have a problem connecting their devices to it and others have said it has trouble with streaming MP3's over 192kbps. I will look into this further.
Jez83uk, the Pinnacle Soundbridge looks like a really good idea. Is it differcult to set up with a PDA and will it connect to my PC through a wireless router.
Also were would you recomend picking one up for under £50.
Cheers for all the help!

Mine was £39.99 at ebuyer.com, but looking around a few websites they seem to be out of stock everywhere, google products. I recommend keeping an eye on ebay if you're interested in getting one. I have mine connected through a wireless router, and setup was extremely easy. You need to run a media server- I use firefly, but I believe that itunes or windows media player 11 can do the same thing. PDA control is just a case of installing two cab files for a package called visualmr. Hope this helps you.

belkin tunestage 1 here
...was originally only advertised as working with the supplied dongle for earlier ipods, which is how i used to use it, but i discovered it works great with A2DP too. should be v cheap on ebay...

[Q] Bluetooth takes precedence over AUX to play audio

I'm in my car a lot. So I like to listen to podcasts, Pandora or music from my Infuse. The problem I'm having now is that I just got a Bluetooth speaker that mounts to my visor.
What's happening is when I connect to the Bluetooth speaker and I want to listen to music instead of the music going through the auxiliary port it plays through my Bluetooth speaker. The only way I can fix this is to open my audio player (I use the one that came installed on the infuse) click the menu button and select "via phone." Then I get my podcast or music to play through the auxiliary port.
Is there a quicker way to do this or an easier way? I can't just open up Pandora and with my Bluetooth speaker connected have it play through my auxiliary port. It always defaults to playing through bluetooth if it's enabled and connected. I have to manually open my music player select a song then hit menu and change it to "via phone"
Its just frustrating. Any help is appreciated.

Dont think so. Why dont you just take your calls through the AUX port instead? i do that and it ways works fine. As for your bluetooth issue. Since your visor clip supports A2DP streamig it will automatically play through bluetooth since its connected
Sent from Optimus-Prime's Samsung Infuse 4G

Optimus-Prime,
I suppose I could take my calls through the aux port the only thing is I have to jack up the volume to be able to hear the person on the other end. I also have not tested the quality of using my phones speaker vs the quality of the visor mounted Motorola Bluetooth device. I'm hoping/thinking the Motorola will have better audio quality. This I have yet to determine.

rp350z said:
Optimus-Prime,
I suppose I could take my calls through the aux port the only thing is I have to jack up the volume to be able to hear the person on the other end. I also have not tested the quality of using my phones speaker vs the quality of the visor mounted Motorola Bluetooth device. I'm hoping/thinking the Motorola will have better audio quality. This I have yet to determine.
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Yeah I do that too on my car but no biggie for me.
Sent from Optimus-Prime's Samsung Infuse 4G

[Q] Music Remote Control to use in car

Hello,
I am looking for a music remote control to use while driving, so I don't have to reach for my phone to change music track.
Right now I am learning toward buying one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Dog-T...ccessories&hash=item3a72fd0822#ht_5127wt_1270
With these, you are supposed to plug your headphones into that dogtag. My question is, if you don't plug your headphones into the dogtag, but instead plug the headphones into the phone itself, will the music come through the phone itself? If it doesn't then it defeats the purpose//

c19932 said:
Hello,
I am looking for a music remote control to use while driving, so I don't have to reach for my phone to change music track.
Right now I am learning toward buying one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Dog-T...ccessories&hash=item3a72fd0822#ht_5127wt_1270
With these, you are supposed to plug your headphones into that dogtag. My question is, if you don't plug your headphones into the dogtag, but instead plug the headphones into the phone itself, will the music come through the phone itself? If it doesn't then it defeats the purpose//
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am looking for the same thing myself but cantbfind anything
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Actual for me too. Did you find anything ?

c19932 said:
With these, you are supposed to plug your headphones into that dogtag. My question is, if you don't plug your headphones into the dogtag, but instead plug the headphones into the phone itself, will the music come through the phone itself? If it doesn't then it defeats the purpose//
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but it sounds like you're missing the point.
You pair that device with your phone, and audio will be sent from your phone to it via bluetooth. You then connect the "dogtag" to your car's head unit's aux-in. You can then control the audio via the buttons on the dogtag.
edit: oh I see what you mean. You want to use the dogtag solely for control and still connect the headunit directly to the phone? I haven't fiddled with BT audio in a long time, so I'm not sure if you can deselect the audio profile and just use control. If not, sound will be routed over bluetooth.
You could look into a headunit with bluetooth support as well.

i have that same headset, which is originally desigend by jabra as BT3030. didn't use it anymore but just checked what you are trying to find out.
1. when the headset is not connected to telephone media you are not able to use the dogtag to control the player.
2. if the dogtatg is connected to telephone media your are able to control the player but the headphone out of the phone is muted.
so it does not work the way u want it to. sry mate

But I'm not exactly sure why you'd want to plug the phone into the car and use the remote by itself.
Plug the remote into the car and it becomes more or less a fixed item.
You'll be able to do everything just the same, except that there's a wire or two connecting to the remote.
You'll be able to leave the phone in your pocket. Depending on the design of that BT player, if it switches on and resumes playback when there is USB power, it'd be pretty much a completely automated solution. Turn the car on, USB power is supplied, it pairs with your phone in your pocket, and playback resumes.

P8 headphones compatibility issues

Hi there!
Has anyone experienced any headphones compatibility issues? I have dropped the idea of using stock headphones as I find them way behind any different pair that I own. The problems start when I plug the jack into my P8 and put it inside a pocket. It seems that when the jack moves just slightly around the socket, the phone goes crazy changing the volume, randomly stopping the playback or launching some kind of speech assistant. It happens so frequently, that I am not able to listen to a single song on the device.
I am using a pair of Cresyn C520S headphones with a single button and a mic built in the set - they have the exact same size and type of jack as my stock P8 ones.
There was no problem when I plugged a regular, no mic, no remote control, Sennheiser headphones.
As for the software, I am on branded Polish B200 OS and am using the full version of Poweramp (god! this is such a great player!) and a streaming service app Tidal with the premium pack allowing me to listen to music offline from my devices.
Please tell me this is not an issue with my new device, but rather a hardware compatilibity issue. If so, then which headphones could I buy to make it all comfy? Do I need to look for the ones that are made for iPhone (I know they do have a three button remote attached)?