My new work van has a line-in 1/8" jack so I can finally listen to my Note through the van's stereo and ditch the staticy FM trans I've been using in the old van. I would love to find an inline track control to use with the 1/8" jack so I don't have to look at and wake up the Note anytime I want to change something. I drive all day so I am stoked to have access to my music but If I was to get a ticket for using the device while I think I would lose the job.
I use a male -male cable to connect the Note so so obviously the control could have either a male - male or male - female (to plug in the existing cable) set up to have the correct ends.
Alternatively I am not opposed to wiring a phono jack in place of headphones on a headphone set if I have to, if anyone knows of something that works well with the note and has at least play/pause/skip control.
Thanks,
Drew
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delawaredrew said:
My new work van has a line-in 1/8" jack so I can finally listen to my Note through the van's stereo and ditch the staticy FM trans I've been using in the old van. I would love to find an inline track control to use with the 1/8" jack so I don't have to look at and wake up the Note anytime I want to change something. I drive all day so I am stoked to have access to my music but If I was to get a ticket for using the device while I think I would lose the job.
I use a male -male cable to connect the Note so so obviously the control could have either a male - male or male - female (to plug in the existing cable) set up to have the correct ends.
Alternatively I am not opposed to wiring a phono jack in place of headphones on a headphone set if I have to, if anyone knows of something that works well with the note and has at least play/pause/skip control.
Thanks,
Drew
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delawaredrew said:
My new work van has a line-in 1/8" jack so I can finally listen to my Note through the van's stereo and ditch the staticy FM trans I've been using in the old van. I would love to find an inline track control to use with the 1/8" jack so I don't have to look at and wake up the Note anytime I want to change something. I drive all day so I am stoked to have access to my music but If I was to get a ticket for using the device while I think I would lose the job.
I use a male -male cable to connect the Note so so obviously the control could have either a male - male or male - female (to plug in the existing cable) set up to have the correct ends.
Alternatively I am not opposed to wiring a phono jack in place of headphones on a headphone set if I have to, if anyone knows of something that works well with the note and has at least play/pause/skip control.
Thanks,
Drew
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http://www.amazon.com/iLuv-iEA15BLK-3rd-Party-Headphone-VoiceOver/dp/B002RL9WDQ
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Control-Adapter-for-iPod/dp/B0039YOZWI
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Headphone-Adapter-Remote-shuffle/dp/B002K4GBEI
not 100% sure that these will work, but I know the headset I bought for my girlfriend which is made by Scosche and at one point those controls worked on my note.
hope these help
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whether I am "search" disabled or there is no info about audio 2.5 jack pin outs.
will somebody give a link or provide connection diagram for mic, answer/mute button and audio outputs?
my aim is to make my own cable to connect the pda to car stereo to listen mp3s and also place a remote mic and switch somewhere in the car.
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thanks a lot to whom gave me info about this topic. Here is what I have done today;
I bought an after market 2,5mm stereo headphones with mic and switch. it was 5 YTL equvalent around $3,5. I had the chance to try it with my qtek9100, but there was very poor sound level and quality, I didnt even try the mic. Actually I bought it just to get one 2.5mm 4 conductor jack.
I tried to make a drawing how the connections were, marked as "before". It is so wierd wiring that I have no idea which kind of device uses this kind of connection.
After modification, as you will see, instead of soldering the existing ear pieces, I soldered a female 3,5mm jack, so that I can connect whether a stereo headphones to use it as hands free or a casette adapter to use with car stereo and listen to mp3s(which in this case, when I receive or make a call, it will mute the music and give other sides voice to car speakers). Ive tested both possibilities and it works quite fine.
I hope this helps to ones that are willing to make this kind of adapter themselves.
Re: its done!
Thank U for contribution!
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Ive tested both possibilities and it works quite fine.
I hope this helps to ones that are willing to make this kind of adapter themselves.
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I want to give a more precise definition to jack pinouts.
AFAIK pin 4 - left channel, 3 - right. So U have reversed stereo sound or wrong picture female connector.
I have been looking for an adaptor to plug my own headphones into that includes media controls (+the normal microphone, pickup/hangup etc). The one from HTC themselves HERE only includes a pickup/hangup button and mic.
I tried the headset from the wifes Nokia N86 which has media controls and a 3.5mm plug to use your own headphones. The controls didnt work so I cant just get one designed for a Nokia.
I have seen the guide on how to rewire the existing headset with your own earbuds but I am reluctant to go chopping up my headphones and headset.
Has anyone got one and where from?
Buy an extra pair of the stock headphones and chop them up. Instead of soldering on new ear buds, solder on a female adapter to plug your preferred headphones in.
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=188898
i too would like to know if anythings out on the market for this. there must be an easier way round this than having to chop and put back together different buds and cables......
hadn't thought about putting a female connector on a spare headset Might take a trip down Maplin at the weekend.Would be better if someone would make 1 though.
Do either the HD Station or the Car Dock have an NON-amplified audio line out?
Music sounds pretty crappy playing it through the amplified headphone port or bluetooth audio to my truck. Looking to used one of the docks instead if they have a line out.
The official Motorola car dock has no line out. Only a micro usb charging port in.
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The official Motorola car dock has no line out. Only a micro usb charging port in.
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Are you talking about the Car Dock? If so, that rules out that option for me.
The HD Station looks like it has a 3.5mm audio port, but i'm not sure if that is a line out or amplified?
The car dock has a 3.5mm female connector at the lighter adapter. I have that running to the front of my truck's deck.
Check the manual here to see if that's what you're looking for.
I have the car dock and have tested the aux out. Its ok but the sound quality is not that good. It like im listing to xm in my car.. sound is ok but not the best. Im am comparing the quality to my Ipod that is hooked up to a digital out to aux cable that sound great. The day someone makes and android player that sounds as good as my ipod is the day i can fully leave apple behind.
this might not directly answer your question but, I have used BT in a few cars and with BT headphones. It sounds fine and I've never had any problems with sound quality. as an AUX input it sounds ok but, playing music off my phone gets pretty old fast. I personally prefer to use USB flash drives. I just put a stereo in with usb and an aux for 90 bucks. i can add on BT for 50 but, i have no use for it really. decks with bt built in cost about 160+. anyway, if u have a usb port, u can use ur phone as an flash drive and play the files directly off of there.
as far as docks go, i just use a cup holder or the dash space that i have.
Kevets said:
The car dock has a 3.5mm female connector at the lighter adapter. I have that running to the front of my truck's deck.
Check the manual here to see if that's what you're looking for.
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Wow good catch. Hadn't noticed that. I can't make use of it because I have no aux in, currently using bluetooth, but good to know for future cars.
Thanks!
Has anyone noticed terrible noise when using an S3 docking system or cable to output both Audio and Charging?
- extreme hiss and random noise, machine processor noise, crackle etc. (only if charger is plugged in as well)
- after 2 seconds of no sound, you can hear what resembles to be an AUDIO gate...that kicks in and mutes the noise until you trigger your next button sound.
- Even if you listen to a song, and think it doesn't happen while listening to a song...IT'S still there...fighting the song and causing degradation in Audio quality.
- not too mention, phone calls will NOT route through the USB jack, and music and navigation type stuff.
- if you unplug the charger, the sound cleans right up and sounds fine. It's the combination of having the audio and charging outputs all in one.
- ground loop isolators do not help
I have a background as an audio technician and some electronics skills and I did hours of testing and modding...unfortunately! All failed. I own an Ibolt car cradle (which I did most of my testing with), a KiDiGi desktop docking cradle, and I even hand made a cable that could trigger docking mode. All three of these scenarios FAILED with the NOISE factor.
I have resigned to thinking it is a hardware design bug with the S3. I have modified my Ibolt so that it sends out audio from an extra cable that plugs into the Headphone Jack...which as a bonus, as sends Dialer audio.
(I just realized that this is the i9300 thread, and I have a i747m but maybe this thread could help all the same)
I've had three S3's and used USB audio out to my car stereo via 3.5mm. None ever generated any additional noise.
CZ Eddie said:
I've had three S3's and used USB audio out to my car stereo via 3.5mm. None ever generated any additional noise.
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Eddie...can you confirm these points:
1) You have a usb cable or dock that comes out the bottom of your S3, and it splits into USB for charging....and 3.5mm for audio? (NOT THE HEADPHONE OUT)
Is it a cable or dock and would you mind tell me the name of it?
2) What do you plug the audio into?
- stock car audio input
- front aux input on a car deck stereo system (stock/aftermarket)
- rear aux inputs to aftermarket stereo
- other?
3) with the steareo turned up fairly loud, but no music playing, do you hear any noise when you click buttons (assuming you have audio enabled for button clicks in Android settings) When pausing between loud music, do you hear any white noise, machine noise, hiss etc.?
4) What is your S3 model? (i9300?) and what OS version.
themadproducer said:
1) You have a usb cable or dock that comes out the bottom of your S3, and it splits into USB for charging....and 3.5mm for audio? (NOT THE HEADPHONE OUT)
Is it a cable or dock and would you mind tell me the name of it?
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I've used the Samsung Infuse and also iBolt docks. Both have the split USB cable for charging & 3.mm audio.
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2) What do you plug the audio into?
- stock car audio input
- front aux input on a car deck stereo system (stock/aftermarket)
- rear aux inputs to aftermarket stereo
- other?
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I use the front AUX input on my JVC car stereo.
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3) with the steareo turned up fairly loud, but no music playing, do you hear any noise when you click buttons (assuming you have audio enabled for button clicks in Android settings) When pausing between loud music, do you hear any white noise, machine noise, hiss etc.?
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I don't remember any noise when clicking buttons?
But we're talking about AUX input which is analog, so when you turn the volume up with no music playing, you'll always hear some "soft" occasional clicks & hiss.
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4) What is your S3 model? (i9300?) and what OS version.
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AT&T GS3 with various ICS ROM's. I don't use AUX anymore because my favorite ROM (AOKP) doesn't have audio out capability when docked.
CZ Eddie said:
I've used the Samsung Infuse and also iBolt docks. Both have the split USB cable for charging & 3.mm audio.
I use the front AUX input on my JVC car stereo.
I don't remember any noise when clicking buttons?
But we're talking about AUX input which is analog, so when you turn the volume up with no music playing, you'll always hear some "soft" occasional clicks & hiss.
AT&T GS3 with various ICS ROM's. I don't use AUX anymore because my favorite ROM (AOKP) doesn't have audio out capability when docked.
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Thanks for replying Eddie. I am so sick of this troubleshooting this crap sometimes. I am very happy with the S3. It is a giant leap forward from my HD2...in most ways...but not all. I am suspecting the USB audio out on my S3 has a defect.
Right now, in the car, I have resigned to using the USB for power and the Headphone jack for audio send to the AUX input of my Sony car stereo on a custom wired Ibolt docking cradle. I still get some PROCESSOR noise when pressing the buttons but it is about 5% of the intensity of using the stock wired Ibolt, or KiDiGi desktop dock...or my hand wired Ycable. Without the USB charging wired up, there is NO NOISE whatsoever with either method.
Digital Output
Reading many threads last night, I discovered that with some roms/kernels, it is also possible to output pure DIGITAL audio from the S3 USB port into a select number of little affordable boutique like amps which decode and amplify the audio and power spkrs and headphones.
My first S3 had some weird noise when using bluetooth. So I drove over to my local corporate AT&T store and let them know. They walked out to my car with a demo S3 and we tested it and it didn't have any noise at all. So they swapped out my phone for a new one and I've been happy ever since.
Maybe you could try that?
Regarding boutique amps... this guy in one of my threads was talking about that. I didn't understand half of what he said.
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...h-compatible-car-stereo-deck.html#post1674875
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My first S3 had some weird noise when using bluetooth. So I drove over to my local corporate AT&T store and let them know. They walked out to my car with a demo S3 and we tested it and it didn't have any noise at all. So they swapped out my phone for a new one and I've been happy ever since.
Maybe you could try that?
Regarding boutique amps... this guy in one of my threads was talking about that. I didn't understand half of what he said.
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...h-compatible-car-stereo-deck.html#post1674875
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Yup that's it. There are a few examples on youtube. Interesting how it's this TRADE SECRET feature. I mean, I have not seen this advertised anywhere and the places on the net where I found examples....the guys talk about it as if it's this common well known feature. Apparently, next to having one of these setups, the Iphone4 has the the best rating for sound/volume/curve output...almost neck to neck with a dedicated DAC...I think they call it!
I bet if I spent another $100+ bucks for one of these amps, and ran it in my car through a power Inverter (12v to 110v inverter), that I could run the Digital signal out without the interference of my USB analogue out issue. But, I am past that now.
Thanks for your input Eddie!
DAC direct solved this problem for me with Siyah Kernel.
This also happens when you are charged with a car charger and using the line out.
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Arkanius said:
DAC direct solved this problem for me with Siyah Kernel.
This also happens when you are charged with a car charger and using the line out.
Sent from my GT-I9300
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Arkanius...are you saying...
1) You had the same terrible noise when charging in a car.... with usb audio analogue into aux input of car stereo?
2) and that you hooked up a DAC to resolve the car noise issue? If yes, would you mind sharing the DAC model with us and the cable used?
Although I may be digging up an old thread, it may be worth looking into (Currently majoring in Electrical Engineering and having completed two signal analysis classes).
themadproducer, were you able to get a spectrum output of the noise? If it just a set of static frequencies, a cascading array of notch filters may work out
EDIT: reading your mention of the USB charging, its quite possible that if the voltage converter is of cheap quality, the transistors involved in the voltage conversion from 12.0-14.0 Volts DC down to ~5.0 Volts DC may be giving off Radio Frequency noise, with the noise being picked by the audio cable due to physical proximity, akin to cross-talking in network cables ( a form of mutual inductance)
So I want to turn the galaxy tab 2 10.1 white headphones into a 3.5mm jack to 3.5mm Jack WITH the control still intact.
Anyone know of any guides or links?
So currently it's looks like the pics below - 3.5mm to control (on one headphone wire) to headphone.
I want it to go 3.5mm to control to 3.5mm.
Now just to confirm because I think I do need to strip both headphones - for left and right audio.
The reason for this mod is so I can control the tab 2s volume while driving.
Thanks in advance
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Hello, I can't say I understood everything you said, but I will do my best.
It's going to be complicated, because even if you use an P2-RCA adapter, the commands are set up with some specific resistances applied through the wire itself.
Why don't you look for a bluetooth solution? Like the Nokia BH214 (or BH111), for example. You just pair it with the Tab, and plug the sound output into the amplifier.
PS: I have never tried such bluetooth device, but I've read that it works with most Android devices.
Bluetooth audio quality is poor I've tested in the passed and isn't the best audio with the ease of connection.
Yes it has something to do with the internals of the control so I'll most likely cut the headphones and link the left and right headphone wires together and solder to a 3.5mm jack
Probably the easiest way.
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Well I've found a few alternatives saves me the trouble soldering :thumbup:
1. Remote Controller for Headphone i Pod iPhone earphone 3.5mm Control
Link
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170758069153?redirect=mobile
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2. ILUV IEA15BLK Headphones Remote Control Cable for Apple Mp3 player
Link
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ILUV-IEA...hernet_Cables_RJ_45_8P8C_&hash=item53f9ae8b17
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3. OEM Belkin Headphone Adapter + Remote Volume Control for iPod Shuffle Touch Nano
Link
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290827097746?redirect=mobile
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I've ordered the first one.
Remember to always EBay search for cheaper ones and high rated sellers.
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