I just got the Fuze for the specific reason of using it in my car. The only reason I got it.
I have a USB and AUX ports in my car (2009 Hyundai Sonata)
Filled up the Fuze, plugged it in - turned on the car and the Fuze went into that ‘slave mode’ thing and would show the songs titles on the car, but obviously not on the Fuze’s screen as I got that connecting screen.
If I plug in the Fuze while the car is already on, the MP3 player shows the screen and it plays fine, just nothing goes out of the speakers and the car shows reading USB or something.
I don’t want to have to control the fuze through the car and not be able to scroll through songs or pick what I want. I want to be able to run it off of the Fuze itself.
I have the Fuze on the first option for the AUX settings - the auto detect or whatever.
I would switch it to the MTP and MSC modes, with no change.
Please keep in mind, I am electronically challenged and any advice needs to be explained like you would to a 8 year old girl.
Do I need to switch the modes and reload all the songs? or get a different connector, like a AUX instead?
I do not know about the USB feature in the car. I do however have the Aux feature. I use that without a problem. I have to use the sansa’s display and not the cars but thats fine
I just got the Fuze for the specific reason of using it in my car. The only reason I got it.
I have a USB and AUX ports in my car (2009 Hyundai Sonata)
Filled up the Fuze, plugged it in - turned on the car and the Fuze went into that ‘slave mode’ thing and would show the songs titles on the car, but obviously not on the Fuze’s screen as I got that connecting screen.
If I plug in the Fuze while the car is already on, the MP3 player shows the screen and it plays fine, just nothing goes out of the speakers and the car shows reading USB or something.
I don’t want to have to control the fuze through the car and not be able to scroll through songs or pick what I want. I want to be able to run it off of the Fuze itself.
I have the Fuze on the first option for the AUX settings - the auto detect or whatever.
I would switch it to the MTP and MSC modes, with no change.
Please keep in mind, I am electronically challenged and any advice needs to be explained like you would to a 8 year old girl.
Do I need to switch the modes and reload all the songs? or get a different connector, like a AUX instead?
Thanks!
Camille
You need to use Aux to do what you want to do. When the Fuze (or pretty much any other player) is connected via USB, it basically acts like a USB thumb drive. The host device (car stereo in this case) reads the files off the player and plays them back itself. The Fuze doesn’t actually provide the playback functionality in this case, it’s just acting like dumb storage.
Using Aux, the Fuze will behave just like it does when using earphones.
Your solution is simple: plug in the headphone jack to the AUX IN jack of your car stereo via the 3.5mm audio jumper cable only. Turn up the volume on the Fuze, giving the car stereo full control over the output level.
All you need do to use the Fuze in this mode is a basic USB cigar lighter adapter, to charge the Fuze while being used in the vehicle, or simply rely on its internal battery.
When the Fuze is connected to the USB port of the radio, it sees data on the center pins, and responds just like it is connected to the home computer. If it’s connected to a basic USB charger, it will operate normally.
Now, the only trick required is to press the pause button when you exit the car, and it will automatically power off, if you are running on the internal battery (depending upon the auto power setting interval). If your cigar lighter is ON only with the ignition ON, the auto power will work. If you have constant power there, remember that the Fuze will remain on.
The Fuze will not charge its internal battery when manually turned off.
Bob
Message Edited by neutron_bob on 12-08-2008 06:54 AM
I also had questions about connectivity in the car and found this thread. I’m giving one as a gift this Christmas. Do I need to buy something additional so that he can plug it into his Navigator or are all the basic cords included in the package? I just want to have everything ready on Christmas Day!
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