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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Brian T on 29 August 2008, 23:26:52

Title: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: Brian T on 29 August 2008, 23:26:52

According to the manual, external sources can be connected to the 2005 but it needs to be done by VX (yea right!)
Back in the real world can any of you geniussss tell me what can be connected and how us mere mortals go about doing it?

frinstance a Tomtom 730t :y

Title: Re: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: TheBoy on 29 August 2008, 23:30:39

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According to the manual, external sources can be connected to the 2005 but it needs to be done by VX (yea right!)
Back in the real world can any of you geniussss tell me what can be connected and how us mere mortals go about doing it?

frinstance a Tomtom 730t :y

it. like most radios, has a lo-fi mono input for phones.  This simply consists of 2 wires for the mono signal, and a mute line.

Not really suitable for tomtom units etc, as you need an adapter between it and the stereo (to activate mute line), and the adapters ain't great

Title: Re: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: Brian T on 29 August 2008, 23:54:30

Arrange the following words into a well known phrase or saying........Bugger!


Thank you sir for your in depth wisdom anyway.

Title: Re: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: TheBoy on 30 August 2008, 09:34:52

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Arrange the following words into a well known phrase or saying........Bugger!


Thank you sir for your in depth wisdom anyway.

Its a shame that TT didn't put on a telemute facility, which would have been easy at the software/firmware level.  Without it, the adapters use a vox type setup, which all the ones I've seen clip to badly

Title: Re: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: Brian T on 30 August 2008, 11:00:44

I'ts got an FM transmitter built into it but I'm struggling to get the radio to pick up the signal. Going to try again today now I've figured out how to tune it manually.

TT seem to bring out great products but let themselves down when it comes to thisngs like the ipod cable which can't be plugged in at the same time as the RDS traffic reciever!

Title: Re: CDR 2005 External Source
Post by: Brian T on 30 August 2008, 13:45:01

Update:- FM Transmitter works fine no need for cables :y
even more update:- TT do a RDS Traffic reciever that uses the USB port...so why not include that in the box instead grrrrrr! I've sent them an email asking for an exchange...I'll keep you posted.