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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my
caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
On 30/09/16 17:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. Don't go there. FM transmitters are just crap. Just rip the car radio apart and put a line in. An easy job. -- Adrian C |
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"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message
... On 30/09/16 17:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote: I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. Don't go there. FM transmitters are just crap. Just rip the car radio apart and put a line in. An easy job. Or buy a set of PC-type amplified speakers if you can't identify whereabouts on the radio's PCB you need to solder a line-in socket. |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
On 30/09/16 18:05, NY wrote:
"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message ... On 30/09/16 17:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote: I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. Don't go there. FM transmitters are just crap. Just rip the car radio apart and put a line in. An easy job. Or buy a set of PC-type amplified speakers if you can't identify whereabouts on the radio's PCB you need to solder a line-in socket. FWIW, I did this hack long ago, though this guy has done it a bit OTT. Car Stereo Teardown, Analysis and Hack - Blaupunkt Car 300 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32neZo3McY Except I disconnected the MW tuner to the input multiplexer, restored that input to L/R stereo and decoupled it using a couple of 10uF caps from the outside line in. There are now a whole series of YouTube videos where the whole world and his dog are building bluetooth receivers inside mini hifi and portable audio products. -- Adrian C |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
On Friday, 30 September 2016 17:48:44 UTC+1, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, FM transmitters http://www.maplin.co.uk/c/gadgets-to...m-transmitters eBay- Sound & Vision- iPod and MP3 Player Accessories- FM Transmitters http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/FM-Transmi..._876451/i.html Owain |
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On 30/09/16 18:05, NY wrote:
"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message ... On 30/09/16 17:48, Harry Bloomfield wrote: I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. Don't go there. FM transmitters are just crap. Just rip the car radio apart and put a line in. An easy job. Or buy a set of PC-type amplified speakers if you can't identify whereabouts on the radio's PCB you need to solder a line-in socket. Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as foolish, and by the rulers as useful. (Seneca the Younger, 65 AD) |
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The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea :
Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals It is a very modern Sony CD/radio set, with no volume pots, just volume up/down buttons. |
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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea : Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals It is a very modern Sony CD/radio set, with no volume pots, just volume up/down buttons. Can't be that modern if it doesn't have a line-in socket! ;-) Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:48:38 +0100, Harry Bloomfield
wrote: I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. The most common one seems to be the Belkin tunecast, got one years ago that now lies in the junk drawer. Loads on ebay bt the older cheaper ones often don't have the car socket adapter included. The FM band is often too full of stations to find a clear frequency so interference and hiss end up being a problem. And it is another device that either eats batteries or needs the cable with power supply adapter to it. You can tidy that up of course but need to drop the voltage to 3 Volts. I'd find another way . G.Harman |
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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please generically "iTrip" FM transmitters |
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On 30/09/16 19:57, Tim+ wrote:
Harry Bloomfield wrote: The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea : Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals It is a very modern Sony CD/radio set, with no volume pots, just volume up/down buttons. Can't be that modern if it doesn't have a line-in socket! ;-) I was thinking the same. Most sets have some sort of provision for hands free phones and pugging in MP3 players etc etc. Tim -- Canada is all right really, though not for the whole weekend. "Saki" |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
On 30/09/2016 19:32, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea : Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals It is a very modern Sony CD/radio set, with no volume pots, just volume up/down buttons. It will have an audio in connection then. Bill |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
On 30/09/16 19:32, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea : Actually all you need to so is find the volume control and insert a breaking 3.5mm jack socket inline with the 'hot' terminals It is a very modern Sony CD/radio set, with no volume pots, just volume up/down buttons. Yup, will be. The source multiplexer will be the injection point. Have a google for data for on the board chips. Have you ever done some fun 'reverse engineering' for radio equipment? Let us know the model number. Might dig up a schematic. -- Adrian C |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
Bill Wright wrote on 01/10/2016 :
It will have an audio in connection then. Nope - Check for yourself Sony CDX-L480X. |
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What these called - stereo eaphone socket to FM transmit 12v
Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. I bought one of these to use with my new to me Iphone 5s ( my previous model used with 3GS had a different connector) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2616939527...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT £3.59 inc post arrived in a few days not typical Chinese delivery times It has an internal rechargeable lithium cell which lasts for more hours than I wanted to drive in a day (at least 6h) and can be continuously powered by a USB lead supplied. Gave no trouble at all on a recent holiday in France only needing to move channel on the odd occasion where there was a conflict with a local transmitter. This might be an old tech way of doing it but it is perfectly viable still IMHO |
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On 01/10/2016 10:11, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Sony CDX-L480X Copyright on instructions for that seems to be 2003. -- Rod |
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Harry Bloomfield brought next idea :
I'm looking to improve the stereo audio sound from the TV in my caravan. TV has a stereo earphone socket, the car type radio lacks any external audio input, so I would need to tune into an FM signal. What are these things called please, so I can do a search on Ebay? All I have found so far are bluetooth units. I have found a forum where it has been suggested that someone tapped across the audio output/input from the CD player section. You just play a CD to select that as the source and the CD decks output is swamped by external input. A job for when I get back home, on my workbench. Thanks for the responces.. |
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