TomTom through car audio

BrowningC · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2004 Posts: 26

I have a long-term ambition to get a TomTom to report its navigation instructions through my car speakers - an ambition on which I have failed during the time I have owned a HP2210/Navigator5 combination.

I am now considering upgrading and am wondering if there is ANY combination which will allow a TomTom to play through the car speakers, just as if it were an OEM unit ie turning out the radio input to deliver the instruction then turning it back in again.

I have a fully fitted car kit for my Nokia 6310i which includes Bluetooth and I am wondering if I bought, say, a TomTom 910 then the bluetooth on that might link with the bluetooth on my phone and deliver what I wish?

Has anyone any experience of this ao does anyone know any combination - of anything - which actually works in this way?

I should add my (VW) car audio does not have an 'aux in' socket, only a phone socket at the back, which is in use (for the phone kit).

Many thanks to anyone who can let me know of the latest state of play on this one.

ReAp-SC- · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 1

I can tell you that the 720 and 920's have a FM Transmitter built into them. I'm not sure about the other models though. TomTom also makes a mount with a built in FM Transmitter as well.

Darren · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject:

All the x20's have a built-in FM Transmitter. AN FM Transmitter mount was available as an option for x10's.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

That won't give the solution the OP wants though.

It's a commonly held misconception that you can tune the FM transmitter to the same frequency as a radio station and they will somehow "mix" so the navigation instructions will override the radio station. Unfortunately it just doesn't happen like that.

BrowningC · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2004 Posts: 26

It is clear to me that although an FM transmitter might deliver the instructions through the car audio it will not work in the way of 'muting' the ordinary output, which I feel could only be done by utilising the phone mute on the audio in some way, either directly or (as I was hoping) via a phone which is itself using the mute.

I cannot be the only person who dreams of this solution?

Darren · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

You're not the only one but I'm not aware of any solution other than the phone mute, and I'm not aware of a solution that allows both car-kit and nav to use a single mute.

It can't be that hard to achieve though, MikeA's an electronics chap, he may be able to advise?
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject:

I remember a year or so back, someone saying on a forum that he had had an interface box made up by a friend which did just what you need.
I'll see if I can find it.

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

Not found it yet, but came across this:
http://www.fastmute.de/vers02_engl/index2.php?id=&parent=&versendet=

mikealder · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:

There is a chap at work who recently purchased a 920 and is using it with a car connect device which uses Bluetooth, apparantly it was purchased in Preston and was from some ''demo'' stock and he has more of these, even more surprising is that it actually works with the TomTom device, I will get some additional details off him when I next see him as from how he described it works it could be what you want.
I am not too sure if this car connect is a TomTom product as they never sold the device for the x10 or x20 devices IIRC - Mike

philipe · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: Bluetooth car radio?

What about changing your car stereo for a bluetooth one? They are fairly cheap and connect it that way. Have a look on Amazon or Ebay. Very Happy

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

Would be interested to hear from anyone who has actually got this working, i.e Bluetooth audio from TT to car stereo meaning that navigation commands mute the car radio audio just for the duration of the instruction.

If that IS working, can you still pair the TT to a mobile phone as well at the same time?

Darren · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

I've been looking for a replacement stereo for my wife's car and considered some with the BT Audio option. They don't work in that manner though, it's all or nothing.
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philipe · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: A thought!

In my case with a Tomtom Rider V2 I would think I could connect the phone to the rider and then the rider to the car stereo. Just the same as connecting to the crash helmet. Idea

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