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USB to 3.5mm Audio Adapter - The good and bad

I bought one of those little adapters on ebay, such as the one you can see here: Link
Couple of things:
- Music - it now sounds brilliant through my personal headphones - the ones that come in the box with the diamond are indeed complete rubbish. But that was fairly obvious anyway. I'm impressed with the quality of the diamond now.
- Taking calls. Now we have a BIG PROBLEM. When a call comes through, the audio is routed through to my headphones as you would expect. But the problem is that the diamond must think there is a microphone attached as well, as noone can hear me speak until I pull the headphones out of the diamond and it's internal mic kicks in!! Then when the call is ended the music starts blasting out of the speaker of the diamond while I'm madly trying to plug the headphones back in, amidst getting all sorts of annoyed looks from people next to me on the tram that WERE sleeping until I woke them up..... Woops
Does anybody know a workaround for this? How can I make the diamond think there is NO microphone plugged in when I'm using the headphones?? Will I have to short some pins on the connector...? Anyone have the pin layout for the 11 pin HTC connector? Or is there an easier way.... Help from the experienced is appreciated. Cheers.

OK so here are the pinouts:
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So it would seem that 'disabling' pins 7 and 12 on the adapter might do the trick.... Or maybe they already are disabled on some of the adapters out there..
It's going to be hard to do on such a small thing... Does anyone know a way to trick the OS or disable it in the registry somehow??

check this out
I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/Synch-Charge-...r_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1215060921&sr=8-2 from Amazon and it works like a charm. You might want to try this.

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I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/Synch-Charge-...r_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1215060921&sr=8-2 from Amazon and it works like a charm. You might want to try this.
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Have you try this adpater to listen to radio without the headphone. By plugging in this and set the radio to speaker phone.

what about that ??
you can plug any 3.5 headphones you want, it works for the fm radio, and you have a mic so you can talk when receiving a call without having to do the unplug replug acrobatic move you used to ....

salada2k said:
I bought one of those little adapters on ebay, such as the one you can see here: Link
Couple of things:
- Music - it now sounds brilliant through my personal headphones - the ones that come in the box with the diamond are indeed complete rubbish. But that was fairly obvious anyway. I'm impressed with the quality of the diamond now.
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Hm... I plugged in mine (I use the RC e100), and somehow all other headphones (also high quality one) I have are all worse then the one within the box =( very annoying, as the the htc headphones are far to big and ugly =(
Also the whole audio stuff is poor on the diamond - I read s.th. of an audio booster bug, but no way to cure it =(
What have you done to have such a good qualtity?

Thanks for all of your replies.
I ended up going with the RC E100 as you suggested and some other people here seem to think they work well. Well, they definitely do!
I've plugged my Sony's into them and they sound awesome. Really impressed with the audio quality now. Just have to figure out where to hide all the cable!! 2 metres + hiding inside my jacket! Might have to get the scissors and soldering iron out and re-work it...
The only problem is that the supplied driver with the RCE100 does not install on the diamond, or maybe its a problem that I'm using Vista with Windows Mobile Device Centre instead of Windows XP with Activesync. I will try and install the CAB file manually.
The Play/FF/RW on the headset only controls the built-in audio player in TouchFLO 3D, need to figure out how to make it work with Core Player.... And to answer you question Basthet, it sounds much better with Core Player, no audio booster bug, it has built in pre-amp and also equalizer and you can make your music sound very very nice with it. Highly recommended. It does not cure the little skip you hear in audio tracks; it is now clear this is an Operating System/Hardware issue.

I know that acrobatic move that you speak of, and it made me laugh to see that I'm not the only one running into that problem. Happened to me while official exams were being held in the classroom nearby, nearly got me expelled.

[Q] Galaxy tab OEM car dock detailed pics request ECS-V980BEG / ECS-V980BEGSTA

Hi everyone...
So, I have a request. Can someone take some good pics of the OEM car dock swivel components? I was thinking about buying to modify it and integrate it to my jeep on the dash, but I want to make sure it has all the components i would need and that they would work.
(i really dont want to suction cup / windshield mount. - it does not look right and blocks view on a wrangler... So im going to make a custom bracket to host infront of the vents. see attachment)
Im very curious about the mounting and swivel plate. is it independent from the arm assembly? Looking here: http://www.mp3car.com/worklogs/147525-2009-altima-dash-mount-android-tablet-pc-6.html This image in particular:
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...would lead me to believe it does indeed operate independent.
If anyone has it, would you kindly post some pictures of the tightening wheel and plate components disassembled?

Did you get any joy on this?
Does the car dock have it's own 3.5 audio out port (there's conflicting information around on this).

pinsb said:
Did you get any joy on this?
Does the car dock have it's own 3.5 audio out port (there's conflicting information around on this).
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i have the same dock and it dosent have its own 3.5 jack

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i have the same dock and it dosent have its own 3.5 jack
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Thanks
So hacking a standard desk dock may be a better play and doing a custom mount of some description.....
I want to feed the audio up to my ICE system.
On a related note does anyone know if there's 'selective' audio routing.....
i.e. Music and Nav audio to stereo via 3.5 jack and phones to bluetooth headset.

pinsb said:
Thanks
So hacking a standard desk dock may be a better play and doing a custom mount of some description.....
I want to feed the audio up to my ICE system.
On a related note does anyone know if there's 'selective' audio routing.....
i.e. Music and Nav audio to stereo via 3.5 jack and phones to bluetooth headset.
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Yes hacking up the current mount would be cheaper than buying ram mount components. and smaller profile. I switched to a galaxy tab 8.9 so im not longer looking into this one...
As for your audio question, Im not sure what an ICE system is... but, the galaxy tab 7 does support a2dp. So you can have satelite nav software, and music outputting to something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-60...RN18/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1318624547&sr=8-4
Picture is almost actual size.
It connects to your radio's line in. Powered by 5v usb. Sounds very clear in my experience. I cant tell the difference between CD and this. Less wires hanging from your tab.
I have not read if it supports multiple paired devices.
Hopefully that answers your question.

Sorry ICE is 'In Car Entertainment', currently I have a DAB headunit with built in amp that has a Line in, what I was thinking of doing was feeding the 3.5 output on the Desktop Dock (after I've taken it apart) up to the line in on the headunit (I can never remember if 3.5 output works as an input to Line In?).
I'm looking at using a RAM-HOL-TAB2 and custom mounting a disassembled Desktop Dock to it. The nice thing about this is they have a quick release so I can move it to other places if I need to.
I was thinking more of software routing on the TAB, i.e. All audio would go out to the Headunit except when the phone rings the audio would mute and the phone call would route to the Bluetooth headset.

pinsb said:
Sorry ICE is 'In Car Entertainment', currently I have a DAB headunit with built in amp that has a Line in, what I was thinking of doing was feeding the 3.5 output on the Desktop Dock (after I've taken it apart) up to the line in on the headunit (I can never remember if 3.5 output works as an input to Line In?).
I'm looking at using a RAM-HOL-TAB2 and custom mounting a disassembled Desktop Dock to it. The nice thing about this is they have a quick release so I can move it to other places if I need to.
I was thinking more of software routing on the TAB, i.e. All audio would go out to the Headunit except when the phone rings the audio would mute and the phone call would route to the Bluetooth headset.
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RAM-HOL-TAB2 looks rather interesteing.
What's DAB?
As for call routing to phone while everything else plays it is possible.
I have a cobra CB unit in my jeep that does bluetooth. All my music gets routed to the black berry bluetooth receiver, and any calls get routed to the CB unit. It should be no different for a bluetooth head set / mic i wouldn't think. All I had to do was pair the the devices and it set it self up.
If a call comes in, the music stops, and I answer the call through the cobra CB - call plays through CB (not stereo system) and I talk through CB mic.

S4 works with app2radio!

Use app2radio and turn your car touch-screen in-dash navigton/radio into a touch screen for your phone!
Ok, so I researched this, bought the parts, set it up in my car..... and can verify this works with our S4.
Pioneer makes a multi-touch head unit to install in your car. The creator of the app called arliborator created a program for your phone (that replaces the Pioneer program) that allows your phone to hdmi out your screen on the in-dash display. Additionally the app allows it so that when you press (or pinch/multi-touch) the in-dash display in your car, it controls your phone!
So now I can control my phone from the dash and have my phone display on the dash
Great for: google maps, movies, pandora tuned-in radio. The other thing I can do is have in-dash obd readings from my car (I have a bluetooth obd reader installed in my car). So I can see my mph, mpg, rpms, as well as check and clear fault codes..... all from my dash!
The head unit a rear view camera hookup. It uses the radio's gps which is faster lock than our phones (and it doesn't use phone batteries.
There's so much more too that this does. Check out this video to see what I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJW4V7U8k6E
I picked this head unit up (app2radio or sph-da100) for $269 refurbished!

I have an older head unit:
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-AVH-P4300DVD-In-Dash-Double-DIN-Receiver/dp/B004HW6F7Y
Will this work with that unit?
I am considering changing that out anyways, as it needs an additional module for the backup camera and the current generation ZR1 doesn't come with one.

Nope. Won't work. No appradio mode or HDMI in on the deck.
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Looking forward to testing this out. I have the AppRadio2 in my car and truck. Been using it with an HTC EVO 4g LTE but the Bluetooth is buggy on it. Moving over to the S4 after using HTC devices since the original Touch.
Phone should be at home when I get in tonight. Looking forward to a better phone, navigation and Pandora using the S4 over the EVO.... Also using ARLiberator and Car Home Ultra. Great combo on this radio.

Using a touch screen interface in a moving car is a losing proposition unless one is in a funeral procession.
Also, it means the screen is too low and too close to the driver for a safe viewing angle. There is a reason most OEM have gone to a control device for the screen.
It you need to, check out the Cadillac Cue system, or an older Lexus with touchscreen. Fail when the vehicle is moving.

I had the App2Radio installed & it was ONLY useful with the ARLiberator app. The problem is, horrible audio disconnection every 15 seconds, screens blurring repeatedly. It was enough after 3 days installed that I decided to return it. I had high hopes for it as years ago, I had ALWAYS wished for a dash "dumb terminal" that I could control my phone with.
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I've since installed the Parrot Asteroid Smart (Android 2.3.7) & rooted it & haven't been more satisfied. As it stands, I've got my radar detector, ODBII bluetooth module, and cell phone all connected thru my PAS via bluetooth simultaneously & it works near flawlessly. I have some automation (on my phone & PAS) I'm wanting to setup (Tasker) & it'll be perfect (automatically enable BT tethering, etc).
(Now I'm able to just about keep my phone completely turned off, don't need to run Escort Live on the phone anymore)

Wish this worked for my Cadillac CTS Nav screen. That would be pro.

No luck for me..... I have an AppRadio2 in both my cars. Used it a LOT while traveling for Pandora and Google Maps and worked decent enough with my HTC EVO 4G LTE. Can't get it to connect at all on this S4. Bluetooth pairs fine but when I plug in the MHL cable (using Pioneer Android kit) it will not see the phone. Neither unit will.

cahiatt said:
No luck for me..... I have an AppRadio2 in both my cars. Used it a LOT while traveling for Pandora and Google Maps and worked decent enough with my HTC EVO 4G LTE. Can't get it to connect at all on this S4. Bluetooth pairs fine but when I plug in the MHL cable (using Pioneer Android kit) it will not see the phone. Neither unit will.
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You need a mhl 3.0 adapter for it to work. I had to buy one when I went from my note to my s4.

euphoric28 said:
You need a mhl 3.0 adapter for it to work. I had to buy one when I went from my note to my s4.
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That worked. Picked up an adapter for a Galaxy S3 at the Samsung "store" at the local Best Buy. Worked perfectly. I just wish the cable was a little longer on the adapter. I had mine originally setup with the adapter in a coin pocket below the shifter. My phone would rest snugly in the cup holder and the cable would reach it perfectly. The cable on the Samsung adapter is may 3" long. Way too short to be useful.
Now if I can figure out how to get the screen from blanking when I close the flip cover when in car mode....

[Q] Bluetooth issues

Hi guys,
When playing audio via bluetooth on certain bluetooth speakers, the music would stop halfway. I thought the walkman app was broken at first, but when playing videos on Youtube, this happened.
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I have quite the number of bluetooth speakers/headphones, and so far only two actually causes this problem; Azustar SoloBEATS and iHome iBT4
Even my generic made-in-China, no-particular-brand bluetooth headphones work nicely on my phone.
Anyone know what's wrong with my phone?

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It must be something with those particular devices.
I can use Walkman BT streaming to my headphones, to my car system, to my home system and to my JBL speaker, with no problems at all.
And my Pebble watch can control Walkman (pause/play/prev/next/...).
Edit: I recently found that JBL speaker volume control from the phone doesn't work. But other devices (like car system, hi-fi, headphones, ...) volume control does work.
D5803 with 5.0.2 stock (Nordic)

yeah it's probably just those devices. I use bt with my Sennheiser headphones and bt speaker all the time with no issues

I can confirm odd behaviour on bt with my Xperia z3c...
On kitkat 4.4.4 it would randomly crash bt-share if audio was played back on my WHD Soundwaver. Pc playbavk was fine.
On LP 5.0.2 (up to .28) the phone would start to act up after a while... Pc volume control was also lost (playback was fine).
Switched to xperia z1c, where it worked in the shop (fw 4.3). Updated it to Kitkat/lp to find the same issues as on xperia z3c. Now sporting cm11 kitkat 4.4.4 and no probs on my z1c. Probably gonna go back to z3c and wait for cm12, since z1c has this obnoxious content adaptive backlight control.
Edit:
So now back on z3C and latest LP Firmware (.28). As expected BT not correcty working with my Soundwaver and the bluetooth stack on my PC does not recognize a2dp-service at all (However, it don't work with my iPad either). Hope sony fixes this; for now I guess we're stuck with DLNA to play wireless music correctly.

S20 FE Snapdragon Low Volume

Hello there. I have been using the device for about 2 weeks and the device is very nice. However, the headphone volume is low, the speech volume is also low. How can I solve this problem? Thanks.
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share the device model number and software version please.
So the volume issue doesn't go away even if you disconnect/forget and reconnect?
Have you tried to cache clear or network reset the device?
If the above doesn't work, then try booting in Safe Mode to see if it still happens.
Lastly, submit error report to Samsung Members app or Wearable app for professional support.

TheNewGuy92 said:
share the device model number and software version please.
So the volume issue doesn't go away even if you disconnect/forget and reconnect?
Have you tried to cache clear or network reset the device?
If the above doesn't work, then try booting in Safe Mode to see if it still happens.
Lastly, submit error report to Samsung Members app or Wearable app for professional support.
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Device Model : SM-G780G/DS
Software Version : Android 11 (One UI 3.1) September Update
I am using wired headphones.
I tried in Safe Mode, the result is still the same unfortunately.

Look at advanced sound settings, play with those. Also check through Developer options with headset plugged in.
Try clearing the system cache and a hard reboot.
Play with sound settings volume control, cycle from minimum to max a few times.
Make sure volume limiting isn't active.
Load Galaxy Sound Assistant, at the least it will give you more volume level steps.
Consider a pair of Buds+ as they work very well especially for calls. I don't like a phone glued to my face...

BrkAkn07 said:
Device Model : SM-G780G/DS
Software Version : Android 11 (One UI 3.1) September Update
I am using wired headphones.
I tried in Safe Mode, the result is still the same unfortunately.
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wired USB c headphones or wired 3.5mm into an adaptor ?
either way you may have a compatibility issue, that's what I'd look at first. there is a setting about USB pass-through audio routing in developer options, check that if they're USB c headphones. if you've got an adaptor it'll need to have DAC built-in to work right.

as noted above by others, the connector part or the wire segment may be defective, test the headphone on other devices if possible. If the headphone works okay on other phones then it is possible the phone's port is bad. You can have it checked at authorized service center which ever is near you.
If nothing is seen to be damaged or defective then submit error report to Samsung Members after reproducing the issue, it may be a software issue.

Hi to everybody, I have more or less the same problem, or rather in headphones the volume is fine, but it is low both in capsule and speakerphone (much compared to my old LG V30 that still use as a second phone).
Unfortunately I rooted it without even thinking about making a call first, I didn't expect to have this problem so I can't contact support.
With other phones, years ago, I used to edit the mixer_paths.xml file and managed to raise the volume even a lot, is it no longer possible to do this?