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Getting bluetooth calls and music streaming working concurrently with MMCS
Hi all, long time lurker and recent purchaser of a Platinum 2.
For me, like most, the MMCS is a disappointment, but thanks to these forums I knew exactly what I was getting.
Putting in a new system isn’t an option ATM, so in the meantime I’ve gotten around the two biggest PITAs by:
There’s plenty of similar things to the Tunelink out there but it was the only one where I could find evidence that it could:
So when I hop into the Paj my phone now automatically connects calls to the MMCS and music to the TuneLink and starts playing whereever my music last stopped:
Currently audio is running from the Tunelink in the centre console to the AUX in via a 3.5mm to RCA (the Tunelink also does FM transmission, but like all of these the quality is garbage).
So all the MMCS Bluetooth call integration works as it would normally and if a call comes in the phone hits pause on the music automatically until I reject or accept and complete the call. Android’s voice dialling is somewhat better that MMCS’s too
The Tunelink site and reviews banged on about the sound quality and it is the best A2DP quality I’ve heard. Much better than the headset I use on the train or the Belkin in my old car. Those both have terrible distortion / clipping on the top end.
I’ve only tried it with my Galaxy Note, but it should work the same with any Android 2.2 or greater device.
And no, I'm not a Tunelink shill though it goddamn sounds like it!
To do list:
For me, like most, the MMCS is a disappointment, but thanks to these forums I knew exactly what I was getting.
Putting in a new system isn’t an option ATM, so in the meantime I’ve gotten around the two biggest PITAs by:
- Installing Keith’s override kit (paid on 14/12, received 03/01 so no hassles there, decent turnaround considering the time of year)
- Picking up a TuneLink Auto (http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELIN...k_android.html), ended up being approx $100 delivered from eBay
There’s plenty of similar things to the Tunelink out there but it was the only one where I could find evidence that it could:
- Automatically connect and resume playing when ignition is started
- Cope with Android connecting ‘phone audio’ (Headset profile) and ‘media audio’ (A2DP) to two separate devices concurrently
So when I hop into the Paj my phone now automatically connects calls to the MMCS and music to the TuneLink and starts playing whereever my music last stopped:
Currently audio is running from the Tunelink in the centre console to the AUX in via a 3.5mm to RCA (the Tunelink also does FM transmission, but like all of these the quality is garbage).
So all the MMCS Bluetooth call integration works as it would normally and if a call comes in the phone hits pause on the music automatically until I reject or accept and complete the call. Android’s voice dialling is somewhat better that MMCS’s too
The Tunelink site and reviews banged on about the sound quality and it is the best A2DP quality I’ve heard. Much better than the headset I use on the train or the Belkin in my old car. Those both have terrible distortion / clipping on the top end.
I’ve only tried it with my Galaxy Note, but it should work the same with any Android 2.2 or greater device.
And no, I'm not a Tunelink shill though it goddamn sounds like it!
To do list:
- Build in a micro audio mixer so I can have multiple audio inputs into the AUX in
- Wire the tunelink in hidden behind the dash somewhere (where's the best place to tap accessories 12v??)
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