Recently purchased the standard dock and was wondering if there was a way to have the alarm output to the external speakers that plug into the dock. Thanks
the standard dock
shanghei said:
Recently purchased the standard dock and was wondering if there was a way to have the alarm output to the external speakers that plug into the dock. Thanks
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Can't find any documentation with mine which describes how to use the second connection. But it appears the second connector is an AUX input, not an output.
Did you solve this or find any way to USE the second connector?
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I've just watched this video...
http://youtube/fCBFdNMhCCw
If you look at the charging cable for it, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack (so that it can be plugged into the aux in on a stereo)
Is there any way to buy just this cable so we can have audio over usb? Or even a way to hack one together DIY style?
Thanks.
The-Milkybar-Kid said:
I've just watched this video...
http://youtube/fCBFdNMhCCw
If you look at the charging cable for it, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack (so that it can be plugged into the aux in on a stereo)
Is there any way to buy just this cable so we can have audio over usb? Or even a way to hack one together DIY style?
Thanks.
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Have you tried plugging usb in from the charging cable to see if you can put into mass storage mode and read files like a thumb drive? I would check that first.
That would probably work but I just have never seen a cable with the 3.5mm jack built in. I don't have my atrix yet, just doing some research into different things.
Should have it by late next week
The-Milkybar-Kid said:
That would probably work but I just have never seen a cable with the 3.5mm jack built in. I don't have my atrix yet, just doing some research into different things.
Should have it by late next week
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Yeah, just so there's one cable coming down for charging and audio aux. Unfortunately, I don't see a way for a stereo or processor to read the phone properly until Harman's Google Open Protocol project gets into the market.
I have the dock/cable
One cable goes into the dock which the usb on the phone plugs into.
The HP jack comes out of the other end to connect to the AUX input in the car.
There are two labels on the cable, one says not to plug directly into the phone on the mini usb end and the other says not to plug into a PC (both in pictures)
I have the car dock and the usb cable supplied with the 3.5 mm does not work as a sync cable.
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It's a dock dependent cable. Great question and perhaps abthird party will step up and manufacture a micro USB charging/ audio combo cable that can be used without seperate dock. Alternatively, contact your local rocket scientist. Lol! Actually, the multimedia dock does exactly the same thing, presenting an audio out jack.
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But in the multimedia dock, I would assume that audio is coming through HDMI. This dock is much different than laptop dock and multimedia dock just because it conencts with phone only over USB but still gives an audio plug at the other end.
Also, I would assume that audio streaming is built into the cable and not in the dock because cable connecting to the dock is just a USB connector.
Now if audio is flowing through USB cable, the only question is if it can be played without using accompanied 3.5 mm audio jack?
To get to bottom of this question, it would require some USB debugging expertise which I dont have. Can anyone check with devs in forum?
There is no way audio is coming through HDMI because there is no HDMI port.
The car dock does something with the atrix where the atrix turns the USB port into analogue audio out/power. It's pretty much replacing data with audio out.
It specifically says on the cable to not plug into a computer, because the wires do not go where they are normally supposed to go (since it splits)
Mgamerz said:
There is no way audio is coming through HDMI because there is no HDMI port.
The car dock does something with the atrix where the atrix turns the USB port into analogue audio out/power. It's pretty much replacing data with audio out.
It specifically says on the cable to not plug into a computer, because the wires do not go where they are normally supposed to go (since it splits)
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I have no reason to believe that the multimedia dock (not to be confused with the HD dock) and the car dock are any different in how the micro USB connector interacts with the phone. One thing that we do know is that the micro USB connector on the car dock is expecting a special cable. It literally states not to connect the car dock wire directly to the phone. Anyway, the bottom line is why does it matter, the key is that Moto engineered a product that will charge and output audio using a single connector. The car dock wire has the 3.5 mm audio out. The multimedia dock has the 3.5 mm audio out on the back... All appears to be the same to me. One thing worth noting is that the multimedia dock will not interface with a PC. I read a post that described the connection type, but can't remember what it was.
Im not sure how the he dock works, but the webtop hack has sound. If the he dock is just webtop/hd sharing, then yes, its hdmi. Charging via the usb port. But I don't own those docks, only the car dock, so im not sure.
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Mgamerz said:
Im not sure how the he dock works, but the webtop hack has sound. If the he dock is just webtop/hd sharing, then yes, its hdmi. Charging via the usb port. But I don't own those docks, only the car dock, so im not sure.
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The HDMI port is for video with audio only and used for the HD dock, lap dock and webtop hack. The micro USB port is used by the HD dock and lapdock to provide USB hub like functionality to the dock as well as a mechanism for charging the phone. This USB hub like functionality is the basis for the lapdock keyboard/track pad and HD dock wired USB keyboard and mouse. A Bluetooth keyboard/mouse can be substituted I believe, connecting via the phone's built in Bluetooth. The multimedia dock and car dock do not provide computer USB type connection capabilities, and NO video capabilites, as the HDMI connection is abscent. Instead they will charge the phone AND provide connectivity for analog audio out and that is it. The webtop hack is just a way of activating HDMIfeatures that are normally only triggered in the HD dock or lapdock.
Yes... I knew all of that... just too lazy to type that...
so... that doesn't really lead us anywhere?
I don't think you can use the vehicle dock cable with the phone directly unless someone reverse engineers the car dock.
Mgamerz said:
Yes... I knew all of that... just too lazy to type that...
so... that doesn't really lead us anywhere?
I don't think you can use the vehicle dock cable with the phone directly unless someone reverse engineers the car dock.
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Yeah, I guesses you probably did, but then a noob comes along and decides 1+1=8.
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Does anyone know if this adapter would work with the GN?
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Multifunction-Adapter-T-Mobile-Shadow/dp/B001QD3MQE/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header
I want to have the phone output audio while being simultaneously being charged.
I would love to have the official car dock, but it is nowhere to be found (yet).
No. It will not.
Why not just plug something into the headphone port and the power into the USB cable like you are supposed to do?
I'm looking for something simple. Just drop it on a dock and go.
IPhones have countless docks, my pre has the touchstone.
I suppose I could just connect through Bluetooth for audio and plug in a charging cable in the meantime until that GSM car dock comes out.
staticx57 said:
No. It will not.
Why not just plug something into the headphone port and the power into the USB cable like you are supposed to do?
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Why won't it work? I have been looking for something exactly like this to make a custom portrait desktop dock that has audio out. The problem is the headphone jack is on the bottom and covered when in this position... any suggestions on what I could use for this situation?
*edit* Looks like it isnt a micro usb so it definitely wouldnt work then...curious though, does anything like this exist that would work with gnex?
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There's no way for it to work on a Samsung phone because those old mini USB slots on those HTC phones are proprietary 11-pin ExtUSB ports. Normal USB mini/micro only has 5 pins. HTC wanted to be cool and add extra pins to the USB port so that they wouldn't have to add a headphone jack to the phone. To my understanding, this was unpopular because you had to buy extra hardware just to get a headset working.
I plan to fit a desktop cradle in my car and I'd like to wire the Xperia audio output to my car stereo. Is it possible to use the micro-usb connector for both power and audio output? I've found a few threads on the Samsung forum showing how to do this on a Galaxy. Is the wiring the same on the Xperia and would I need to use the resistor trick to get the audio via the micro-usb connector? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321491
AFAIK if your car stereo reads USB then plug in and mount sdcard that way you can view file on the stereo itself and it will be charging, if not then use AUX lead with micro USB
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I'll also be interested in so... and wayne, is not the same, for example, I listened music via spotify, so I cannot listened to it if only connecting through usb mounted sd card...
Otherwise, anyone know how to enable dock mode or car mode connecting in the arc?
you'll need to use the headphone output. or bluetooth.
Unfortunately my car doesn't have a USB connection. I wanted to use the car stereo's aux audio input. So can any one confirm that the Xperia definitely can't output audio via the micro usb?
Is your car aux connection a USB? Or is it a 3.5mm connection like my car? If so you can get a 3.5mm male to male lead from Ebay
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jayman1986 said:
Is your car aux connection a USB? Or is it a 3.5mm connection like my car? If so you can get a 3.5mm male to male lead from Ebay
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Yes it is 3.5mm but I don't want to use the 3.5mm socket. I want to be able to drop it into a desktop dock and connect both audio and power via the micro-usb. The dock will be sitting in a recessed part of the dash and there isn't room to drop the phone in to the dock with a 3.5 mm plug attached (even a right angled one).
BBD said:
Yes it is 3.5mm but I don't want to use the 3.5mm socket. I want to be able to drop it into a desktop dock and connect both audio and power via the micro-usb. The dock will be sitting in a recessed part of the dash and there isn't room to drop the phone in to the dock with a 3.5 mm plug attached (even a right angled one).
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Sorry confused, If you can't fit a 3.5mm plug, how can you find room to fit usb connector on phone which is on opposite right hand side to the 3.5mm connection?
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you need one of these. CLICK
and one of these...CLICK
Then you can transmit via bluetooth to your 3.5mm aux input.
im_iceman said:
you need one of these. CLICK
and one of these...CLICK
Then you can transmit via bluetooth to your 3.5mm aux input.
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Thanks good find
Is there any thing out there change apple dock (30pin) on speaker to work on android?
Ever since i found out you can pass audio through usb and charge at the same time, I have been wanting a speaker dock. I think with some soldering skills and a pin out of each connector you could make your own.
I doubt it. I know there are 30-pin to microUSB adapters on ebay but I'm guessing they'll only charge your phone not output audio and charge simultaneously. Most docks do have aux in so you could use that to play music and the 30-pin to microUSB to charge. Less elegant, but if you already have an ipod dock and don't want to buy a new one it could possible work.
thelastred said:
Is there any thing out there change apple dock (30pin) on speaker to work on android?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5mm-audio-plug-to-ipod-dock-female-adapter-converter-cable-for-Bose-soundDock-/280915068729?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4167d7c739
if you don't mind using bluetooth, check this out:
http://dx.com/p/ultra-thin-bluetooth-v2-0-music-receiver-for-apple-30pin-speaker-white-106950?r=54697160
it'll connect to any apple/30-pin speaker dock and play music via bluetooth/A2DP.
specd_out said:
Ever since i found out you can pass audio through usb and charge at the same time, I have been wanting a speaker dock. I think with some soldering skills and a pin out of each connector you could make your own.
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http://www.amazon.com/Philips-AS851...=1-4&keywords=philips+docking+station+android
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has an experience to make a Samsung micro-USB to 3.5mm audio jack adapter to work? Something got into my audio jack socket causing contact issues. I don't have USB headphone, or external audio devices connected by OTG cable -- just plain headphone (or car audio's aux-in) connected to Note 2's usb port using the adapter ... will it work? Do I need an app to drive that?
kousik said:
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has an experience to make a Samsung micro-USB to 3.5mm audio jack adapter to work? Something got into my audio jack socket causing contact issues. I don't have USB headphone, or external audio devices connected by OTG cable -- just plain headphone (or car audio's aux-in) connected to Note 2's usb port using the adapter ... will it work? Do I need an app to drive that?
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this should work
eventually you can buy bluetooth headphones or adapter
yaro666 said:
this should work
eventually you can buy bluetooth headphones or adapter
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Thanks -- unfortunately it didn't, but maybe because my USB-3.5mm adapter is too old (from another long dead Samsung phone). I even tried the SoundAbout app (free version) but still no joy. Maybe bluetooth is the solution to my problem but it's one more battery to charge.