Is there any software (freeware preferrably) which enables XDAIIi to be used as a TV or Stereo remote control?
Novi Remote :arrow:
Vito Remote Control
Thanks very much!! Will check them out!!
Hi Arman, installed both vito and Novii remote control software but couldnot get them to work with any of my home systems (sony LCD TV, AIWA VCD, Panasonic VCR etc). Did you have any problem with initial setup?
Hi,
I use Novii Remote for my Goodmans/Sony/Aiwa/Yamada/Matsui items around the house, no problems.
The XDA IIi has a notoriously short IR range, have you tried holding the phone closer?
Did anyone ever try drilling away the plastic and seeing if that improved it?
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Removing the plastic cover does make a difference (it just pops out with a bit of force apparently, from what I've read on other IR-related threads) - some people have said that range can increase from the measly couple of metres it has up to anything like 10 or at the most 15 metres!
I tried some but it wont work on my XDAIIi. Apparently need to program it with the original remote control first. Oh remember to "on" the "receive incoming beam" thingy.
Or else go get a Universal Remote Control, and wish you bump into one like the one Adam Sandler got in "Click" :lol:
Thanks guys!! Managed to turn my Sony LCD on and off at a very disappointing 0.5metre......which renders the remote feature USELESS!!! Do let me know if you have other smart ideas to increase the IR range.
ps: Willing to pay extra if the 'Universal Remote Control' exist- :lol:
hqn20 said:
Thanks guys!! Managed to turn my Sony LCD on and off at a very disappointing 0.5metre......which renders the remote feature USELESS!!! Do let me know if you have other smart ideas to increase the IR range.
ps: Willing to pay extra if the 'Universal Remote Control' exist- :lol:
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christopherwoods said:
Removing the plastic cover does make a difference (it just pops out with a bit of force apparently, from what I've read on other IR-related threads) - some people have said that range can increase from the measly couple of metres it has up to anything like 10 or at the most 15 metres!
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Hi I would like to know if HTC RC E100 will work with hd2.
Thanks for answers!
No, it won't work, because the RC-E100 has a mini USB cable and not a micro USB one, i tried it already with a RC from a friend
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No, it won't work, because the RC-E100 has a mini USB cable and not a micro USB one, i tried it already with a RC from a friend
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Won't a Mini to Micro converter work?
This is a really good question. I would really like to use this control unit with my own headphones...
I'm new to the workings of the RC E100.
Could some kind soul please explain the connections for this item?
If I'm reading this correctly, does it connect directly into the micro USB port (with adapter if it works) but how does it then pick up the Music/Phone call data if it is not connected to the Audio Jack (or is it a split connection with one to the USB port & one to the 3.5 Audio Jack)?
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Won't a Mini to Micro converter work?
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I don't think it will work, because the mini USB cable from the RC E100 has a special configuration (cable/pin). So i think that a convertor won't work.
Dearest fellow hd2-owners,
I am searching a couple of days to a wired handsfree headset with music control for my HTC HD2. Unfortunately, i cannot find one, besides the original included by the phone, wich doesn't support exchangeable earphones.
The RC e100 is just what i'm looking for.
Can anybody tell me if it is possible with a cable between it:
3.5 mm to mini usb:
If not, can anybody tell me if there is a alternative wired handsfree headset with music control, which is supported by htc hd2... ???
Thanks ..
Kindly Regards M.
For further explaination:
With music control, i mean: song forward, song backward, volume etc..
Answer call / hangup
Thanks ..
M
I asked htc support if rc e 100 would work with mini to micro adapter and they told me that it won't been working correctly.
They also told me that something comparable to rc e100 won't be in sail soon for micro usb devices.
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I asked htc support if rc e 100 would work with mini to micro adapter and they told me that it won't been working correctly.
They also told me that something comparable to rc e100 won't be in sail soon for micro usb devices.
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This is a JOKE. I have the HTC desire, and the headphones that come boxed are horrible. When you finally fit them in your ear they hurt after 5 seconds. Why would you not have a socket in the damn media control bit? Every Nokia phone i have ever had comes with this basic feature.. allowing you to connect your own ear buds to the multifunction remote control.
so in this case, I’m going to have to cut up the headphones that came with the desire and attach a 3.5 socket, allowing me to connect my sennheisers and giving me the ability to control the music player /sigh GG htc. you build a sweet phone but gimp its audio playback all because u didn’t want to spend the 1 cent it would have cost to put a socket in the damn headset attachment, and not even bothering to offer an accessory.
I should point out that the headset that comes with the desire is not micro usb, but rather a 3.5 plug. It allows play, pause, skip, answer and has a mic.
I am going to jump on the bandwagon on this one too and comment on how disgraceful it is that accessories aren't interchangeable and that nothing similar is being devised for the newer generation of phones. The headset is one of the failing features of HTC units and a good quality remote would be the answer to just let people use whatever IEMs, heaphones they want.
"Luckily" my right headphone that came with it is broken already. It may have been from the start, it sounds horrible like it's scraping its voice coil and I was about to order the RC E100 when running into this thread... Thanks for saving me .
I will have no choice and no reservation to cut the earbuds off and mount a 3.5mm socket to it. I may even go and experiment if HTC added some not-yet implemented resistorvalues for a future remote control, as I did do some checks and it seems the remote on the standard headphone is a simple resistor network like e.g a Sony RM-X4S (search for panuworld and RM-X4S to see a schematic) caraudio wired remote. I wouldn't put it past them to actually have the volume-control resistor values programmed into the HD2, but simply not implemented in any accessory yet.
A happy but sometimes also disillusioned HTC HD2 owner. Next stop: voice dialing... (last I looked that wasn't solved yet either, but I've been ill so didn't actively look for a couple of months, that's also the reason I didn't get into the wired remote resistor values any further. I did measure the existing values on the standard headset remote and actually have an RM-X4S at home that might get me started with some standard values (or drawers full of other resistors))
Damn, this thread has got me excited, I wanna go home and figure this out! (They'll let me out the hospital on Thursday, but please let me know if someone somewhere has already done this work, cannot believe I would be the first to dive into this!!! "This" being the mapping of the resistor values of the OEM headphone headset remote and searching for extra resistorvalues that might have different functions (10 minutes work in mapping the values, 15 minutes putting it in writing and posting it here and another hour to butcher my headset beyond repair and hook up the RM-X4S to it, guess I might have to sacrifice my headset for science unless someone has a broken one they want to ship me, should have picked up the run-over Nokia headset I saw on the ground a few weeks back that had a 4 pin 3.5mm connector, that's all I need for hooking up other resistorvalues...Oh, I'll figure something out or indeed butcher it and ask the company to buy me a new one, as mine IS actually broken. They'll survive the extra 9€ on top of having to pay me while I am out of the running for half a year due to the illness...)
BTW, this thread is old, and there is a micro-phone 3.5mm input super simple remote available, but it does less than the OEM headset apart from you being able to plug in your own headphone. HTC HD2 Audio Adaptor for 3.5mm to 3.5mm HS U350 (with Stereo Headset + HTC Logo, Retail Pack) for 21 € That's more money than a RC E100 with a LOT less functionality: good call HTC
R-P said:
"Luckily" my right headphone that came with it is broken already. It may have been from the start, it sounds horrible like it's scraping its voice coil and I was about to order the RC E100 when running into this thread... Thanks for saving me .
I will have no choice and no reservation to cut the earbuds off and mount a 3.5mm socket to it. I may even go and experiment if HTC added some not-yet implemented resistorvalues for a future remote control, as I did do some checks and it seems the remote on the standard headphone is a simple resistor network like e.g a Sony RM-X4S (search for panuworld and RM-X4S to see a schematic) caraudio wired remote. I wouldn't put it past them to actually have the volume-control resistor values programmed into the HD2, but simply not implemented in any accessory yet.
A happy but sometimes also disillusioned HTC HD2 owner. Next stop: voice dialing... (last I looked that wasn't solved yet either, but I've been ill so didn't actively look for a couple of months, that's also the reason I didn't get into the wired remote resistor values any further. I did measure the existing values on the standard headset remote and actually have an RM-X4S at home that might get me started with some standard values (or drawers full of other resistors))
Damn, this thread has got me excited, I wanna go home and figure this out! (They'll let me out the hospital on Thursday, but please let me know if someone somewhere has already done this work, cannot believe I would be the first to dive into this!!! "This" being the mapping of the resistor values of the OEM headphone headset remote and searching for extra resistorvalues that might have different functions (10 minutes work in mapping the values, 15 minutes putting it in writing and posting it here and another hour to butcher my headset beyond repair and hook up the RM-X4S to it, guess I might have to sacrifice my headset for science unless someone has a broken one they want to ship me, should have picked up the run-over Nokia headset I saw on the ground a few weeks back that had a 4 pin 3.5mm connector, that's all I need for hooking up other resistorvalues...Oh, I'll figure something out or indeed butcher it and ask the company to buy me a new one, as mine IS actually broken. They'll survive the extra 9€ on top of having to pay me while I am out of the running for half a year due to the illness...)
BTW, this thread is old, and there is a micro-phone 3.5mm input super simple remote available, but it does less than the OEM headset apart from you being able to plug in your own headphone. HTC HD2 Audio Adaptor for 3.5mm to 3.5mm HS U350 (with Stereo Headset + HTC Logo, Retail Pack) for 21 € That's more money than a RC E100 with a LOT less functionality: good call HTC
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Keep us posted man. Always interested in new audio hacks for the HD2. I'm missing the volume control too!
RC e100 via adaptor to HD2 possible?
Hello!
There is another threat (german only) which deals with connecting the RC e100 via adaptor to the HD2:
http://www.pocketpc.ch/android-allgemein/118188-htc-rc-e-100-headset.html
Maybe the following idea is totally nonsense, please let me know if I'm wrong:
The RC e100 apparently uses the extendedUSB version of miniUSB.
Does anyone know if the HD2's micro USB provides extendedUSB functionality as well?
Can anyone provide a circuit diagram to modify a mini to micro usb adaptor or cable 'USB-Adapter - 5-polig Micro-USB Typ B (M) - Mini-USB, Typ B (W)' to use the extendedUSB functionality of HD2 for the RC e100?
Thanks for your reply!
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Keep us posted man. Always interested in new audio hacks for the HD2. I'm missing the volume control too!
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Took quite a while for me to test, but using an RM4-XS (or something) does NOT work on the inputs of the HD2/Leo. So it seems the resistor values of this Sony car-audio remote do not trigger any 'hidden' functions, so it is likely the OEM remote on the headphone is all the functionality you are going to get.
Sorry about getting peoples hopes up...
Hi, I've been following the forum for a couple of years and its helped me out a lot, I've never posted before but I can't seem to find an answer on this one. I've fiberglassed a nexus 7 dock in my audi tt, at the moment it's going nexus 7>pogo pin dock>headunit>amps>speakers. There have been a few issues regarding volume control, as you may know the volume controls are disabled because of the output being line level, at the moment my headunit is mounted behind some trim under my steering wheel which is really a good solution. What I was wanting to achieve is to have a pre amp equaliser up front for volume controls so I can get rid of the head unit completely, and a dac in between the dock and the equaliser. The part I need help with is figuring out if the dock itself is a dac, I believe that on the Google Play store description it does say the output from the dock is 3.5mm analog, if that is correct, then I'm wondering does the internal dac of the nexus 7 convert the signal through the pogo pins, or is it still digital right up until it goes into the dock? If so, then I'm thinking would it be possible to still use the audio pogo pins, disconnect them from the docks internals, and then just wire them straight to a dac? I hope all of that makes sense. I can't post link to the thread of the install, but if you Google audi tt tablet install, it should be the 2nd one down, thread title is just called tablet install, thanks
Hello,
Possessor of a A3 Sportback 8P of 2009, for which I have neither GPS nor Bluetooth (that it is of the AD2P or simply for the telephone communications), I wish to replace my current car radio by a system that embarkes all, Android type to get more multimedia features and Bluetooth phone (I currently have a Audi Concert 3 double DIN).
I do not want Audi original mount that adds the additional box to get the bluetooth, expensive to bring this one feature. I do not want a kit Fiscon or Dension either.
I have spotted these different items, do you have any feedback or experience with this type of material?
- http://xtrons.com/pb78aa3p-android-...-7-display-custom-fit-for-audi-a3-s3-rs3.html
- https://www.eonon.com/Android-Car-G...re-32G-ROM-Split-Screen-PIP-Multitasking.html
- https://www.autopumpkin.com/car-dvd...uchscreen-with-gps-navigation-dvd-player.html
- http://www.ownice.com/Pro_Car DVD GPS Navigation for Audi A3 S3_438.html
Do you have returns? Which brand would be the strongest? The most effective? The most stable? Do you have other models to propose to me?
Thank you in advance.
See you soon.
I am in a similar place as you. I have an audi A3 2007. I was thinking of getting the following:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...ml?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.1.2a404ef6kaXG26
What have you decided on?
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I am in a similar place as you. I have an audi A3 2007. I was thinking of getting the following:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...ml?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.1.2a404ef6kaXG26
What have you decided on?
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Hi,
I do not know which model to buy, I have to check what subwoofer I have in the back.
On the Xtrons website it is mentioned:
"This head unit is compatible with your car's original BOSE system; you just have to connect the amplifier control cable in the ISO wiring harness with the amplifier control cable in the RCA cable.
Please note that if your vehicle has no BOSE system, but it has the audio port, you need to ask a professional technician to make some modifications of the wires connection; otherwise, your rear amplifier speakers will NOT have sound."
There is information about it here:
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/audi-a3-8p-aftermarket-android-problems.274954/#post-3284371
I am looking for more information before deciding.
Have a good day.
Thanks for the feedback fireburned. I have Bose in my car so probably the best option my be the Xtrons. I might go ahead and bite and order it. Will let you know how the upgrade goes.
Hi guys, I am new to programming and classic cars. I recently have the chance to buy a 80 model toyota and decided to make a head unit with my old samsung S3. I won't use it to control music or make calls. I just want head unit to show temperature, compass, fuel level etc. By the way, car does not have OBD or ECU, most of the reading would be analogue or through new sensors. Is it possible to attach new sensors to my old phone and read results on the screen? I believe this can be done using a raspberry pi but I am on a tight budget and if I can use what I have at hand for this project it would be really great. I add a sample image of what I have in mind to build. I want it to look genuine and proper for a classic car. Any help is greatly appreciated and I can even offer a test drive with my old beauty if you happen to swing by my vicinity
buy a Bluetooth odb2 adaptor and use the torque pro app.
I simply do not have anything to connect to OBD all the readings regarding the car are old fashion analogue. there is no central command or control.
yeah I forgot about the "classic" part. My bad. Torque will still let you use your phone sensors, so gps speedometer, and gyro based drag timer and hp estimate, but I dont know of anything else you would be able to use. Not that something doesn't exist, I just dont know what it would be.
thank you man I guess I will use the app and look for temperature on my phone.
When did 1980 start being classic, I was thinking pre-70 at least. Which model do you have? I'm trying to remember if the standard DIN size was being used then - I know it was on my mid-70s VW, but that was German, which is where the DIN came from in the first place. Dropping in a 1-DIN android head unit might be easier that rigging up something with your phone.