Zune FM transmitter ... NO GOOD - Page 2

LancerRevolution · 06-23-2007, 02:11 PM

woot!got my new transmitter today and works like a charm

,so old one must really be a defect cuse it worked in my moms card and the old one doesnt,so woot!sounds ok but i hv to have next to it for it to sound crystal clear

David · 06-23-2007, 05:57 PM

use the sync cable... that'll make it sound better.

anim3soldi3r · 06-24-2007, 12:43 PM

what is the fm transmitter?

LancerRevolution · 06-24-2007, 04:36 PM

it sends what ur listening to from zune thru ur car radio

dres79 · 06-26-2007, 04:52 PM

well....bad news AGAIN!!!!!

Just got the transmitter from calling Zune, and it still doesnt work, well it works but i have to hold it on the radio to hear it clear...move the zune about a foot away from it and all i get is static. Looks like i am going to have to return one and hack the other.....SO MAD!!!!!!!!

LancerRevolution · 06-28-2007, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dres79

well....bad news AGAIN!!!!!

Just got the transmitter from calling Zune, and it still doesnt work, well it works but i have to hold it on the radio to hear it clear...move the zune about a foot away from it and all i get is static. Looks like i am going to have to return one and hack the other.....SO MAD!!!!!!!!

well hey,u got a free one so eh,but eh im kinda mad my new one does too,ima hack my other one as well,just gotta get the antenna stuff

GeoKetch · 07-15-2007, 06:46 PM

I bought the car kit on friday and it worked for a bit but then no audio went through. The thing was a piece... So I returned the $80 pos and went to best buy and got the DLO transdoc micro. Works like a charm.

omegazero · 07-22-2007, 11:48 PM

yeah, that fm transmitter is trash. i got it earlier and it didn't work. where can i find that guide to attaching the wire to the board? or do you simply solder a wire onto the board?

Phantom707 · 07-23-2007, 05:34 AM

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/com...r-upgrade.html

omegazero · 07-24-2007, 12:00 AM

thanks. the dude from customer service is sending me a replacement, so im gonna try this out

rickfc · 07-31-2007, 08:26 AM

I guess I'm a little late to the party, but I had to put in my two cents. I bought the DLO trans dock, and it didn't work worth a crap. I live in Houston, so pretty much every FM frequency is full of garbage music. I did find a station that it would pick the Zune up from, but it sounded far worse than AM quality.

I returned it and bought the Zune car kit, and the sound difference was astounding. Most days it's better than FM quality. There are times that the signal is cut off by other transmitters in other cars, or around toll gates. It's worked well on road trips to Corpus Christi, Dallas and Austin on the same frequency.

The next car I purchase will have to have an MP3 player jack so I don't have to worry about this crap anymore.

crosley · 08-03-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm still in the market for a car cradle/transmitter. Sadly the one I had for the Ipod was perfect, the zune one sucks so bad.

Something like this:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip/

CameleonMK · 08-03-2007, 07:44 AM

Zune has one like that.

Code:

http://www.zune.net/en-us/accessories/zune/zunecarpack.htm

hks187 · 08-03-2007, 07:30 PM

i don know about the rest of you guys but when i called that number i had an arab guy who was bumpin techno in the background while i was trying to talk to him it was a bit annoying but still funny at the time :shocked:

:shocked:

CameleonMK · 08-03-2007, 07:50 PM

You too huh. Well mine wasn't bumpin techno

psu70 · 08-04-2007, 03:50 PM

I have had really good results with the IRiver AFT-100. It does a fine job in my 2000 Toyota Camray. I bought it on Ebay for $7.99!! I have found 3 FM stations in the Pittsburgh, Pa area that are free of interference and the IRiver transmits clearly to them. I am quite pleased with the IRIver FM transmitter.

angelina512 · 08-09-2007, 11:32 AM

soon hopefully ms will get there head out of their butts

nelsl · 08-27-2007, 01:44 PM

I notice that the Zune Transmitter casing is coated with copper on the inside. Has anyone bent the antenna to ensure the antenna touches this copper coating? This may be all you need to do to increase the quality of signal.

lbravo · 09-25-2007, 05:58 PM

Had to manually tune the thing, but it works fine. Would have liked it if it would have came with a cradle. Now I've got to get one of those.

LBravo

china0426 · 11-25-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrelthug

I just got a regular FM transmitter from radio shack that plugs into the headphone jack. It's not pretty but it works.

what's the name of the transmitter,and when U say headphone jack, are U speaking of the Aux out? I'm looking for options because my Zune Transmitter sucks.

06-23-2007, 05:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
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dres79 Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 63 Reputation: 27	well....bad news AGAIN!!!!! Just got the transmitter from calling Zune, and it still doesnt work, well it works but i have to hold it on the radio to hear it clear...move the zune about a foot away from it and all i get is static. Looks like i am going to have to return one and hack the other.....SO MAD!!!!!!!! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-31-2007, 08:26 AM	#31 (permalink)
rickfc Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Reputation: 10	Zune car kit I guess I'm a little late to the party, but I had to put in my two cents. I bought the DLO trans dock, and it didn't work worth a crap. I live in Houston, so pretty much every FM frequency is full of garbage music. I did find a station that it would pick the Zune up from, but it sounded far worse than AM quality. I returned it and bought the Zune car kit, and the sound difference was astounding. Most days it's better than FM quality. There are times that the signal is cut off by other transmitters in other cars, or around toll gates. It's worked well on road trips to Corpus Christi, Dallas and Austin on the same frequency. The next car I purchase will have to have an MP3 player jack so I don't have to worry about this crap anymore.

08-03-2007, 07:30 PM	#34 (permalink)
hks187 Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Reputation: 10	i don know about the rest of you guys but when i called that number i had an arab guy who was bumpin techno in the background while i was trying to talk to him it was a bit annoying but still funny at the time :shocked::shocked:

06-23-2007, 02:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
LancerRevolution Zune Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 755 Reputation: 160 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	woot!got my new transmitter today and works like a charm ,so old one must really be a defect cuse it worked in my moms card and the old one doesnt,so woot!sounds ok but i hv to have next to it for it to sound crystal clear

06-24-2007, 04:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
LancerRevolution Zune Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 755 Reputation: 160 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	it sends what ur listening to from zune thru ur car radio

07-15-2007, 06:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
GeoKetch Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Reputation: 10	I bought the car kit on friday and it worked for a bit but then no audio went through. The thing was a piece... So I returned the $80 pos and went to best buy and got the DLO transdoc micro. Works like a charm.

07-22-2007, 11:48 PM	#28 (permalink)
omegazero Squirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18 Reputation: 10	yeah, that fm transmitter is trash. i got it earlier and it didn't work. where can i find that guide to attaching the wire to the board? or do you simply solder a wire onto the board?

07-23-2007, 05:34 AM	#29 (permalink)
Phantom707 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 447 Reputation: 16	http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/com...r-upgrade.html

07-24-2007, 12:00 AM	#30 (permalink)
omegazero Squirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18 Reputation: 10	thanks. the dude from customer service is sending me a replacement, so im gonna try this out

08-03-2007, 07:41 AM	#32 (permalink)
crosley Zewbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Reputation: 10	I'm still in the market for a car cradle/transmitter. Sadly the one I had for the Ipod was perfect, the zune one sucks so bad. Something like this: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip/

08-04-2007, 03:50 PM	#36 (permalink)
psu70 Squirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11 Reputation: 10	Good Results I have had really good results with the IRiver AFT-100. It does a fine job in my 2000 Toyota Camray. I bought it on Ebay for $7.99!! I have found 3 FM stations in the Pittsburgh, Pa area that are free of interference and the IRiver transmits clearly to them. I am quite pleased with the IRIver FM transmitter.

08-09-2007, 11:32 AM	#37 (permalink)
angelina512 Zewbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6 Reputation: 10	it sure does suck soon hopefully ms will get there head out of their butts

08-27-2007, 01:44 PM	#38 (permalink)
nelsl Zewbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Reputation: 10	FM Transmitter Mod I notice that the Zune Transmitter casing is coated with copper on the inside. Has anyone bent the antenna to ensure the antenna touches this copper coating? This may be all you need to do to increase the quality of signal.

09-25-2007, 05:58 PM	#39 (permalink)
lbravo Squirt Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 20 Reputation: 10	Had to manually tune the thing, but it works fine. Would have liked it if it would have came with a cradle. Now I've got to get one of those. LBravo

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