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Post by 85genius » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:52 pm

Seen it posted by a few members using a bluetooth dongle to connect to the factory ipod cable and use that to stream music to the OEM stereo so thought I'd get one and try...

Disconnected the ipod, and plugged the dongle in picked up straight away by my phone and bonus, it will let me have both this and the cars built in Bluetooth handsfree connected simultaneously :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

But then a problem, I go to switch the stereo to ipod mode and start the bluetooth playback from my phone and get an error message "no magazine"

Anyone using the same set up have an idea what I'm doing wrong?
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Post by 85genius » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:23 pm

Anyone can help here??

Willing to buy a different dongle just want to be able to stream music over Bluetooth to the ipod connection...

definitely folk on here doing it as that's where I got the idea
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Post by Tcochrane92 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:06 pm

I've tried it and couldn't get it to work. As far as I understand, it's not possible. Very happy to be proven wrong though :P
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Post by Mr Alan » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:05 am

I use a thingy that plugs into phone speaker jack on I pod and transmits to a radio frequency. Tune the radio to that frequency and that’s it
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Post by Chris_D » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:21 am

You need to have the intermediate voltage stepdown dongle sitting between ur bt dongle and the ipod connector.
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Post by wegras » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:14 pm

Tcochrane92 wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:06 pm I've tried it and couldn't get it to work. As far as I understand, it's not possible. Very happy to be proven wrong though :P
I have a BT receiver with a simple 30 pin female socket ,no other cables or pins or sockets
It plugs directly into the OEM iPod connection cable and plays through the Multi changer CD setting
Unfortunately the unit has no branding on it what so ever Just a tiny blue and red leds in body and activated by pressing the body
I have trawled through my Amazon orders online but cannot trace it for identification
When paired with my iPhone it has the signature BT4811
and certainly streams from iPhone into the Radio when on the CD multi changer setting
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Post by 85genius » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:23 am

Thanks guys I actually did use the Stepdown adapter and it pairs fine but still just shows as no magazine... Maybe it's because I'm using an android phone it won't work :cry: no way I'm changing to Apple though
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Post by Chris_D » Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:30 am

85genius wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:23 am Thanks guys I actually did use the Stepdown adapter and it pairs fine but still just shows as no magazine... Maybe it's because I'm using an android phone it won't work :cry: no way I'm changing to Apple though
I use an Android phone with that setup as above. Xiaomi Redmi 4X as well as a pre-release HibyR6 DAP and have no problemos.
What about trying a different BT dongle then?
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Post by 85genius » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:09 pm

Chris_D wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:30 am
85genius wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:23 am Thanks guys I actually did use the Stepdown adapter and it pairs fine but still just shows as no magazine... Maybe it's because I'm using an android phone it won't work :cry: no way I'm changing to Apple though
I use an Android phone with that setup as above. Xiaomi Redmi 4X as well as a pre-release HibyR6 DAP and have no problemos.
What about trying a different BT dongle then?
Theyre as cheap as chips....
good to know it can work on android, seems that the mpow one you have is discontinued though :headbang:
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Post by Chris_D » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:15 pm

85genius wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:09 pm
Chris_D wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:30 am
85genius wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:23 am Thanks guys I actually did use the Stepdown adapter and it pairs fine but still just shows as no magazine... Maybe it's because I'm using an android phone it won't work :cry: no way I'm changing to Apple though
I use an Android phone with that setup as above. Xiaomi Redmi 4X as well as a pre-release HibyR6 DAP and have no problemos.
What about trying a different BT dongle then?
Theyre as cheap as chips....
good to know it can work on android, seems that the mpow one you have is discontinued though :headbang:
You seem pretty desperate to get hold of a suitable BT dongle. So, out of sheer generosity and seasons goodwill etc I'll sell u mine for let's say..... €250? Fair price? :evil: :lol:
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Post by 85genius » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:29 pm

Chris_D wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:15 pm
85genius wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:09 pm
Chris_D wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:30 am

I use an Android phone with that setup as above. Xiaomi Redmi 4X as well as a pre-release HibyR6 DAP and have no problemos.
What about trying a different BT dongle then?
Theyre as cheap as chips....
good to know it can work on android, seems that the mpow one you have is discontinued though :headbang:
You seem pretty desperate to get hold of a suitable BT dongle. So, out of sheer generosity and seasons goodwill etc I'll sell u mine for let's say..... €250? Fair price? :evil: :lol:
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Nah

Will just buy another random one work my way through the shite til I find one that actually is recognised by the car
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