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Jase SPV
23-07-2008, 04:02 PM
Hi All

I find that the mic is muted when I put my Alpine (SPV M1500) in my car cradle (HOLUX CR-100). This means I can hear calls made to-and-from the 'phone, but the other party cannot hear me until I remove the 'phone from the cradle. - Very frustrating and hardly hands-free!

This didn't happen when I had my XDA. Does anyone know how to bypass this 'feature' of the Alpine? A bluetooth car kit is the obvious choice but I've not had much luck with the alpine pairing with these devices quickly enough. I'd rather un-mute the mic so I can use the onboard hands-free on the Alpine.

Any help appreciated.

Jase SPV
25-07-2008, 03:54 PM
Searching through FAQ and wiki again, I found some people having a similar problem when using their 'phone chargers. I thought this might be related, so followed their threads to the following page in the wiki:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Connectors

Hopefully, by making some modifications to the connections in the car HOLUX charger/cradle, I can prevent the mic from muting.

I will have a go and report back with the results.

Wish me luck!