Line-out

MP3 players Sansa Fuze
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I intend to use the Sansa Fuze in my car using the AUX input on the front of the receiver. I’ve researched that it’s best to use the line-out to AUX instead of the headphone out to aux. What options do I have to do this with the Fuze? The only product I found capable of doing this is the Griffin Powerdock.

Message Edited by d1ce on 02-28-2009 12:03 PM

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All you can do is headphone out to your aux. There is a thread on here about how to mod a regualr cabel for a line out, but I dont know if that will work.

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Here is the link

http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/board/message?board.id=sansafuse&thread.id=7792&view=by\_date\_ascending&page=1

 This requires soldering ends etc.,but does work with the proper connectors.

More discssion

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/sansa-fuzes-diylod-v1-v2-guide-56k-407873/

Message Edited by marksj on 02-28-2009 02:12 PM

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Thanks for the quick replies. Let me make sure i’m getting this rite; the Griffin Powerdock will not provide the line-out to aux? I’m not all that talented with soldering so I doubt i’ll be doing the alternative.

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The PowerDock is not portable. It is designed to sit in your home, charge your Sansa (using AC power),and line-out to your home stereo .

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I think the griffin dock has “line out”,I do not own one.What type of connector does your car stereo have for an input?

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Ahhhh, ok I see now. I could always plug it into power inverter.

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@d1ce wrote:
Ahhhh, ok I see now. I could always plug it into power inverter.

The headphone out actually works fine…set your EQ to Normal, max the volume and go. I have even used it to connect to my home stereo that way.

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Also read up on this thread

http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/board/message?board.id=sansafuse&message.id=9871&query.id=414297#M9871

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Just saw this one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sansa-Fuze-Line-Out-Dock-Cable-For-Headphone-Amp_W0QQitemZ290303555722QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_MP3_Player_Accessories?hash=item290303555722&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318]Sansa Fuze Line Out Dock Cable For Headphone Amp - eBay (item 290303555722 end time Mar-27-09 09:29:44 PDT

Opinions?

Message Edited by HulkSmashNow on 03-24-2009 12:12 PM

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You could just buy a View AV cable and plan on the video not working.

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Despite its name, the PowerDock doesn’t provide power! It has a USB connection - if you have any generic USB power car adapter, that should provide power. The homemade adapter (in the other thread) also has the advantage that it can also powered by a USB power adapter.

The eBay adapter might work, but its kind of pricey. An alternative would be a View cable, butyou might need a second cable to convert RCA jacks to whatever you have in the car. With either of these, your Fuze battery will be on battery power.

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View cables that connect through the dock connector do NOT work on the Fuze. If they have all the pins they can be modified to work. The Fuze needs a voltage feed on pin7 to enable lineout. The View cables do not provide this connection.