Another Nexus 7 install: Clean and Easy

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by Reflex

Will try that later. Thanks for the suggestion!

If that does not work, would a group loop isolator help? Or what other things could I do?

Two options:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062214

But you are going to need one rca to male headphone adapter for this. Plus you can get it right now, and return it easily if it does not work.

Reviews are great for this and it does not look like it affects sound quality.

Next up is this bad boy:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/PAC-Ground-Isolator-3-5-Applications/dp/B001EAQTRI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top"]Amazon.com: PAC Ground Loop Isolator for 3.5 MM Applications: Automotive[/ame]

Cheap. Good reviews, but a few people complained it reduced sound quality. Not sure if this is true.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Two options:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062214

But you are going to need one rca to male headphone adapter for this. Plus you can get it right now, and return it easily if it does not work.

Reviews are great for this and it does not look like it affects sound quality.

Next up is this bad boy:

Amazon.com: PAC Ground Loop Isolator for 3.5 MM Applications: Automotive

Cheap. Good reviews, but a few people complained it reduced sound quality. Not sure if this is true.

I have that PAC piece. I didn't notice any reduced sound quality.

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

I have that PAC piece. I didn't notice any reduced sound quality.

Cool thanks for the heads up.

[Prog]

Originally Posted by Genomaxter

How good are the head unit control apps with other brands beside Sony? I planned to use an Aurdino to replicate the IR remote sequence for turning on the App Control automatically when the Nexus turns on. I dont want to push any buttons for the head unit itself to use it. Basically, I want the Nexus to control all the radio functions of the head unit.

Not good. You have to press a button on the head unit to activate pairing EVERY time you want to use the app to control the head unit. Not exactly convenient for a Nexus install with a hidden head unit. This is true with both Sony's and JVC's offerings. If there's something else out there that doesn't have this limitation, it's news to me.

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by Prog

Not good. You have to press a button on the head unit to activate pairing EVERY time you want to use the app to control the head unit. Not exactly convenient for a Nexus install with a hidden head unit. This is true with both Sony's and JVC's offerings. If there's something else out there that doesn't have this limitation, it's news to me.

Actually the remote can do it. Hence the reason for the adruino. It's just series of key hits to make the nexus connect to the headunit.

[Prog]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Actually the remote can do it. Hence the reason for the adruino. It's just series of key hits to make the nexus connect to the headunit.

Is this a recent improvement? When I did my tablet install back in November/December, every source I found said you had to press the button on the head unit itself for the Sony units.

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by Prog

Is this a recent improvement? When I did my tablet install back in November/December, every source I found said you had to press the button on the head unit itself for the Sony units.

Im sure on your search you found this link about a guy who installed the nexus 7 in his tacoma. He kept trying different ways of enabling the program with the remote and couldn't figure it out. Well someone else did, and to top that off he made an adruino board to hit the same series of hits, and its now all automated.

http://www.mp3car.com/worklogs/15586...-tacoma-7.html

[Prog]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Im sure on your search you found this link about a guy who installed the nexus 7 in his tacoma. He kept trying different ways of enabling the program with the remote and couldn't figure it out. Well someone else did, and to top that off he made an adruino board to hit the same series of hits, and its now all automated.

http://www.mp3car.com/worklogs/15586...-tacoma-7.html

Oh, I either misread or I'm misunderstanding. I thought you guys meant you could use the Sony remote that comes with the head unit to do this.

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by Prog

Oh, I either misread or I'm misunderstanding. I thought you guys meant you could use the Sony remote that comes with the head unit to do this.

Actually you can but it does get messy if you don't hit the right series of buttons. (It requires a down and right I believe) so you would need to be good at doing it right every time.

[Prog]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Actually you can but it does get messy if you don't hit the right series of buttons. (It requires a down and right I believe) so you would need to be good at doing it right every time.

Pretty cool that people are figuring out ways around these limitations.

Although, it's incredibly stupid of Sony to require a physical button press for something like this in the first place.

[Sojhinn]

I agree on both counts.

[ratters]

Originally Posted by Prog

Not good. You have to press a button on the head unit to activate pairing EVERY time you want to use the app to control the head unit. Not exactly convenient for a Nexus install with a hidden head unit. This is true with both Sony's and JVC's offerings. If there's something else out there that doesn't have this limitation, it's news to me.

I've got a JVC KD-X250BT head unit hidden behind my Nexus 7. I don't need to press any button to activate the pairing, I can just connect through my tablet.
Although the JVC app isn't very good, it does everything I need (change source, volume, eq)

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[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by ratters

I've got a JVC KD-X250BT head unit hidden behind my Nexus 7. I don't need to press any button to activate the pairing, I can just connect through my tablet.
Although the JVC app isn't very good, it does everything I need (change source, volume, eq)

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Which app did you download? I can't get one to work.

[ratters]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Which app did you download? I can't get one to work.

JVC Smart Music Control
To connect to your head unit, you need to go into 'Media', then bring up the menu, click 'Connect' then select your head unit (JVC Unit).
A toast message should come up saying 'Connected to car receiver' or something. Then you can use the gestures to control your head unit.
TBH its a pretty shitty app, but at least I can control my head unit through it