Hi there. I hope someone will help me...Basically I need dictaphone for interviews so I bought "Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling Microphone" and I tryied to use it with my htc hd 2. Phone is showing connected headphones but mic is not working. So my question is can I use external mic with my phone or is it related with software? If someone know the answere pls help me!!!!!!! btw I use Resco audio recorder
The problem is because the connector on the mic is probably the same as a mono headphone plug. The phone thinks that you have headphones plugged in. The phone has a socket that accepts 4 pole jack plugs. That is it requires a special plug that has contacts for both left and right audio as well as for the mic.
If you really want to use the mic I would go to somewhere like radio shack or mapplins and buy a 3.5 mm 4 pole jack plug and a couple of sockets. You could then wire up your own adapter to let you use the mic and also a pair of headphones or speakers at the same time. The pin out for the plug should be easy to find on the net and so long as you can solder I wouldn't see any problems.
Other than that plugging the mic directly into the phone will defiantly not work.
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I have recently accuired the TomTom Navagator 2 software and am extremely pleased with it.
I do not currently have any car kit for making handsfree phone calls.
I have installed tha loud voice prompts so that the tomtom voice commands can be heard through the xda's speakers and im happy with this.
However compared to the loud voice prompts by the navigator software the handsfree audio available through the xdas speaker during a phone call is almost inaudiable over the road noise.
I therefore think im going to have to buy or build some handsfree.
My question is primarilly if im to use the car_audio_r and car _audio_l pins to output audio does all audio output through these pins or only phone audio. ie will i also hear the navigator voice prompts through my hands free (this is what i want)
Also Im wondering if it is possible to use the output from these pins to send audio to a car speaker without connecting an external mic and continueing to use the microfone built in to the xda during phone calls as know one has ever complained about not hearing me - i just cant hear them.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give - im sure somebody out there has played with this allready.
roycruse said:
My question is primarilly if im to use the car_audio_r and car _audio_l pins to output audio does all audio output through these pins or only phone audio. ie will i also hear the navigator voice prompts through my hands free (this is what i want)
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All audio (phone and PDA) is output on these pins.
Also Im wondering if it is possible to use the output from these pins to send audio to a car speaker without connecting an external mic and continueing to use the microfone built in to the xda during phone calls as know one has ever complained about not hearing me - i just cant hear them.
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As long as leave the CAR_ON# pin open (i.e. not connect it to ground or 5V), the microphone of the device is used.
As long as leave the CAR_ON# pin open (i.e. not connect it to ground or 5V), the microphone of the device is used.
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Do you mean that internal microphone is used but all audio is still output to the car_audio_r and car _audio_l pins with the car_on# pin left open.
roycruse said:
Do you mean that internal microphone is used but all audio is still output to the car_audio_r and car _audio_l pins with the car_on# pin left open.
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correct.
The soldering iron is warming up allready.
The soldering iron is warming up allready.
That sounds like exactly what i need - ill modify my tomtom cable to include the 2 new connectors then run an extra cable out of the 3 way connector on the tomtom lead to go to either my car stereo or a speaker amp mounted under the seat or something.
I dont know if my stereo in my car will except car phone input as its in the shop at the moment getting repaired so i cant take it out - but how do these things usually work - does a pin on the stereo side have to go +5 or GND for the car phone audio to replace the music or does it detect audio and automatically cut in over the music... excuse my ignorance car stereos and car kits are not in my realm of expertise.
If there is a pin that has to be made +5 or GND on steroes to know when the audio needs to be output can the xda handle this at all...
Usually car radios have a mute input to turn off or down the music when the phone needs the speakers. The XDA does not have such an output. You could fabricate something that detects audio and then for a preset time presents the right mute signal to the radio.
Always questions ask you do... Try and fail you must to learn!
Thanks for all your help. I'll start hacking at all my new kit as soon as possible...
PPC Techs XDA/SX56 2.5mm/3.5mm Audio Headset Adaptor
This adaptor converts the proprietary 4 conductor Pocket PC phone jack found on the XDA to a STD 2.5mm headset jack and 3.5mm stereo headphone Jack, and includes a PPCPE compatible answer/mute button. The adaptor cable is approximately 5" long.
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http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=PPCPADPT01
What are your thoughts. Seems like a good product. Be able to use some decent headphones for listening to those mp3z . . .
Anybody used one of these?
is the answer/mute button only for those 2 functions or is that module also acting as a microphone (don't think so)? looks good to me but i use the headset adaptor i bought from this internet site based in hong kong. check out:
http://pc-mobile.net/pxdaa.jpg (the website is http://pc-mobile.net)
it comes with a standard 2.5 mm jack for the xda. the wire is on a retractable mechanism to avoid tangling. at the other end is the stereo phone jack which serves as an answer/end button and as a microphone as well. there's a single headphone jack connected which uses a 3.5mm plug. when you want to listen to the toons using your 2-headphone set; you simply unplug the jack and insert any 3.5mm plug-based headset. in effect you can use any 3.5 headset as handsfree.
costs 26usd but services are 5-stars for me.
cheers
Anyone tried this adaptor from pc-moblie.net? The sound quality is good or bad?
i doubt that it could damage the quality so you can hear it unless you connect it to a stereo's lineIn and play it out using real speakers
those headsets are too limited imho to take much damage from a few connectors
However, all these things are not suitable for xdaII.
I bought one from pc-mobile and the quality is good. However, since the new xdaII got 2 buttons in its handsfree design, this product from pc-mobile is not fully compatible. You can hear from it but you can't pick up or end call from it as compared to xda1 you can.
I hope they can produce another product which is fully compatible with xda2. Otherwise, I may have to go for bluetooth but really worry about the battery.
Also, can I or is there anyone using the bluetooth handsfree for mp3 playing????? I doubt that very much.
I do really like the pc-mobile handsfree which is retractable and handy.
Any alternative in the market?? You got the adaptor but I think its only good for audio MP3 listening. If you attach another headsfree to the adaptor for business use (don't know whether we can...), you will have 2 buttons (one for the adaptor and one for the handsfree) which is quite funny !
Does somebody else have this problem and find a solution?
Do most people use bluetooth?
*Damn* !
Been creating a cable myself, tried it yesterdaynight late....
The damn thing didn't answer the phone when i pressed te button.
I cut the audio-out cord and trew the cable away, because i tought the mic didn't work....
Now i read this.... Guess the mic did work, but the answerbutton didn't.
Now i hope i can rewire the audio-out cabels again, so i haven't been soldering for nothing last night
Headphone adapter for HTC magic
Hello.
On the HTC magic, there isnt a 2.5 or a 3.5 headphone jack! there is only a mini USB jack. Does anyone know where i could get a mini USB jack adapter to turn it into a regular headphone jack?
Even if anybody knows what kind of mini USB jack comes on the HTC then that would be lots of help! because ive already purchased one that fit, but didnt work so it must have been a different type.
Thanks in advance!
http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&q=extusb+to+minijack&btnG=Søg&meta=&aq=f&oq=
I'm trying to wire my own car kits for XDA 1.
As there is no way i'm paying the prices asked for the proper car kits.
I already have an in-car holder with a connector fitted for my GPS, and I wish to solder in some more wires to link phone features in.
I've done some searching around the site and this is the info I've figured out so far..
Pin 1 for Microphone Input
Pins 3 & 4 for Audio Out
Pin 19 to tell XDA its in car mode
So my questions:
Are pins 2 & 5 the grounds for the Audio out ?
My car stereo has line inputs (phono connectors) can I just rig up these connectors to Pins 3 & 4 (with grounds) to get audio out ?
I have a phone mute wire on my stereo, what do I hook this upto, so that music will mute while in phone call / getting navigation instructions?
Thanks
Neil
Swifty said:
Are pins 2 & 5 the grounds for the Audio out ?
My car stereo has line inputs (phono connectors) can I just rig up these connectors to Pins 3 & 4 (with grounds) to get audio out ?
I have a phone mute wire on my stereo, what do I hook this upto, so that music will mute while in phone call / getting navigation instructions?
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Take a look at http://www.xda-developers.com/connectors/
There you can find all about the connector. Ground is ground, so you can use Pin 2 & 5 for your Audio.
Telephone mute at your car stereo won´t work easy. There is no pin at the connector that is used when a phone call is getting in.
The original car kit does this in a black box, that mutes every time a signal comes from the xda.
Just search a bit in the forum....
HTH
Stefan
Thanks already had a look @ the connectors page, its very usefull.
I've done some more searching but there are still a few things needing a bit of clarification.
1. Do I need any capacitors or anything else in the line from XDA to Line In on my car stereo?
2. Could one of the audio out feeds be split to also give the mute signal. If so how could i convert it so that the feed is Ground when outputting, and live/dead when not ?
Cheers
Neil
Anyone ?
i have my audio out direct to my line in on my car stereo
i have a mono analog sound amplifier for the mic in (using a carkit mic)
you dont have to do this, just dont put pin 19 to ground, and audio will go through the line out of the connector as well. you can just speak and the mic is fine for xda1
xda2 is very different , had to rewire everything
just take 4 or 5 GND wires from the connector
bundel them to 1 GND and put it to the - of you car
Thanks mate,
Can I just check a couple of things to make sure I don't kill my XDA or my stereo
1 - Nothing is required inline with the audio out 2 line in cables, they just hook straight up ?
2 - Only connect Pin 19 to ground if I don't want to use the internal mike?
Can anyone recommend a small mike, I can fit in the car to use with this setup ?
Cheers for all your help :wink:
^ Up we go
a external mic is a lot off trouble to build in
i can tell you that
if i was u and got a xda1, i would nog ground pin 19
use the internal mic
yes, just hook gnd and line 3 and 4 (audio?) directly to you line in of your car stereo, i think its stereo dependend. its a analog stereo sound wich is produced by your xda1, i have a line in for gps or dvd player audio on my stereo, so that works without any problem, clear sound
i have a nokia microfoon and a mono sound amplifier as a line in to GND and pin 1
Thats brilliant cheers mate,
I am really wanting to try putting an external mic on as the phone is mounted down low and quite a way from the drivers head so i don't think the internal mic would pick up clearly..
What size amplifier do you have for your mic ?
I'm thinking maybe getting a handsfree mic and mounting it up by the drivers head, would something like this be suitable to use with that? : http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=031221163652177&moduleno=2904
Thanks for all the help
i have something very similar like that
for my xda2 that is
maybe if you havent started the wirering and soldering. you could do like i did
get a LPT printer connector, it has more then sufficient connectors for each wire, and they have numbers!
ideal. for future plans.
then i just get a second connector and solder that to every componnent
Great!
If it used a tie-clip style microphone would I still need to use an amplifier with it, as I imagine the pickup is reasonably good on them..
Is 2.5W enough ?
Many Thanks :wink:
i dont know with xda1, if i connect a portable mp3 player to my xda2, i must set it to at least 2/4 of volume.
@akira :
I'm wondering where to connect Pin 19 to ground...
Can i just lead one wire out of the connector and ground it to the car, to the ground of the audio (pin 2) or should i connect it to another ground on the connector... ?
Btw, i disconnected the org. ground from the connector from pin 2 (less noise)... So i have onder Ground-audio out on pin 2...
jpiek: Have you made your own kit ?
I would be interested on how you done yours, how you rigged your microphone up etc..
Cheers
Neil
Not yet, i used to have juts audio-out from the GPS cable on my XDA I.
For the XDA/MDA II i need to ground Pin 19. I still haven't done that since i don't have a external MIC.
Now i wish to be able to ground pin 19 with a switch. If "on" it will shorten the connection and use audio-out (for TomTom). I hope to be able to use the BT headset for phone.
If i don't use audio-out, i can disconnect Pin 19 and use the inernal mic for voicedail etc....
Are there any news on that topic? How can I generate a mute signal?
thanks
Mütze
Hi,
I have a SPV E100 what should be simular to the XDA's. I want to to nearly the same. My setup should work with a Safe2talk Handsfree Kit where I want to connect the Speakers/Audio to the Navigation/Phone in of my Blaupunkt radio. I also want to use a serial GPS receiver. I read different articels in this forum but could not find a answer to my question.
How could I realize a mute funktion?
Cheers
PT-1
I already have a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm stereo adapter to connect my Mogul to my car stereo.
I want a 2.5mm (M) -> Splits two ways:
a) 3.5mm (F) stereo
b) 3.5mm (F) mic
If there isn't one commercially available, I should be able to make it. Any idea what the proper pinout is? And how do we get all signals down 3 wires? (Left+Right+Mic+Gnd+control button)
Any update on finding out how to conect a external speaker and mic to the 6800? I would like to have this type of setup in my car.
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Any update on finding out how to conect a external speaker and mic to the 6800? I would like to have this type of setup in my car.
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You can do a direct splice of the cables coming out if you want, but that requires a little bit on knowledge and a little bit of testing. Basically, you'd take the stock headset and cut off the earbuds and mic. You'd then splice the headphone fead and the mic feed into other lines that would run to your external speaker and mic. Other than that, I don't know of any attachments that do it. You could swing by radio shack and ask them.
I am also interested in doing this. My car has an aux input to the stereo and I would like to install some kind of mic setup so I can use it as a handsfree device. Bluetooth is way too unpredictable so I plan on doing it wired.
You will need a 4-conductor 2.5mm plug along with the Y-cable that came with the phone that has usb and 2.5mm jack.
anyone looking for this setup.. i have a cable i bought off ebay that has a miniusb,which allows you to have a charger plugged in, built in microphone and answer button, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, it works great in the car for hands free (car deck has aux in) , and also works great with my cigarette lighter fm transmitter. anyone looking for this , just type in m
I think i found a solution. I just bought an adapter like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2in1-USB-audio-...ryZ35211QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I'm having a problems with it so if anyone has some info on the matter I'd greatly appreciate...
I bought it to for use with my "headset" consisting of in ear headphone(s) and an external microphone (Olympus ME52W) both with 3.5mm jacks. The audio cable has "mic in lines" on 3.5 and 2.5mm jacks. Can I use some of those "2 in 1" adapters to get both of my periferals to one 3.5mm jack? Will the mic work? It's the 2.2 KOhm with plug in power system 1.5-10V if that's of importance. Does the cable give it enough power?
Since my electronics knowledge is almost zero can someone explain the mic and phones part?
Maybe I should explain what I want to achieve with my weird setup. The idea is to use it with some program which modifies my voice...don't ask me why...the mic should be as discrete as possible and the in ear bud is also in that way. That's why I avoid to use "normal" headphone+mic headset which would BTW work with YC A300, yes?
And one last thing, if some soldering will be necessary to get it to work, is there a schematics of extUSB on Diamond so I can get it to someone to put together the mic and earphones on 3.5mm jack? And hope to work.
What sort of microphone is the one which comes with official wired headset?
So many questions on my mind.
Sorry for the long one, but I really need this, and my searches on the subject were not very successful.