GaryM Posted June 12, 2004 Report Posted June 12, 2004 Not sure if the info has been posted b4... Just completed an install of a Sony Ericsson hands free kit (HF) and was looking for a way to mute the head unit (HU). Taking a look at my HU, a ford 6000 unit, I have found the mute connection. Third pin down on the yellow connector, counting the purple lead as pin 1. Taking this low (0V or ground) mutes the hu and makes it say PHONE on the front. Just connected it to the HF kit, works a treat. The pic below shows the pin, the one with the test lead hanging out of it. (I'll try and post the pic on monday from work via ADSL as I'm on Analogue dial up and keep getting timeouts when trying to post the pic) Quote
iainkirk Posted June 13, 2004 Report Posted June 13, 2004 Have you managed to get it to work through the car speakers? I did have an engineer's sheet from Ford showing how it was done (can't find it at the mo), however the man from Orange wouldn't do it, so I've got one of those cack speakers in the passenger footwell in mine :D Quote
GaryM Posted June 13, 2004 Author Report Posted June 13, 2004 Heres the pic at last... http://www.mpathltd.co.uk/Garys/radio%20mute.JPG There are normally two methods to get the audio through the front speakers. 1) Typicaly the aftermarket kits from Autoleads etc tap in to the speaker leads direct and us a relay to switch the speakers over to the HF kit. The wiring for this can involve quite a lot of cutting. 2) the other route is to take the audio from the HF kit and feed that in to the HU via an aux input or phone input. You will obvoiusly need to know what pin to use. Although I think the ford hu is crap and it will probably be going soon. Functionaly it is quite versatile so I'm sure it has a phone audio input. But have not looked for it. No 2 is the best method of connectivity but generally I just use the speaker supplied with the kit. I just took the back off my external speaker and mounted the front of it down on the center console just in front of the handbrake. Cut a hole in the console for the rear of the speaker to go through. The HF control unit is then mounted behind the ashtray inside the console. Easy to get at and easy to pick up all the feeds (off the back of the HU) Quote
Guest Andyjflet Posted June 14, 2004 Report Posted June 14, 2004 The vodafone man just fitted my Nokia kit through mine, the clarity and bass etc is much better through the car speakers. Couldnt tell you how he did it though Quote
ALARM MAN Posted June 14, 2004 Report Posted June 14, 2004 You just get a wiring kit to suit your carunplug radio plug in loom and other end connects to radio loomNo cutting or owt simple as that . bout 30 quid Quote
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