Does this work without the "Line-out option" my car doesn't have one, does it just plug into the lighter?
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Hi Bettie- Yes, this product is intended for car which do not have the "mini-plug" / headphone input jack in their car. It's intended for older cars to find a portion of the radio band which does not have a radio station signal. It will generate its own signal and include the broadcast from the iPod. The biggest complaint collectively seems to be users who are driving through cities and dial their unit to a powerful radio station. For FCC compliance, it will not overwhelm the radio station's signal, so you need to find a portion of the FM band which is unoccupied. For people in larger cities, this is quite difficult as most of the FM band has been taken. It works great on long trips in the country as the radio station signals are weak and there is less of them. The unit is nice because it not only provides the iPod signal on a radio station, but it charges the iPod simultaneously if you want to use it away from the car. I hope that answers your question. If not, please ask more.
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Yes. just plug it in the lighter plug and set the tuner and radio to the clearest station. there is even a memory button so it will remember the station you like the best. you can scan for stations or go through each station manually.
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does work with the FM transmitter but frequently looses signal. I use a tape deck adapter and plug into the device which works very well. For power the unit does plug into the lighter. Make sure that the unit is conpatable to YOUR model i-pod (pad?)
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It shouldn't need a line out. It transmits the audio wirelessly to your FM radio. It's my experience that it does so rather poorly, however.
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I simply plugged it into the lighter in my Ford Escape Nd found a "blank station" and it worked great! Good Luck:-)
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Yes, if you wire it that way. You can just plug into your cigarette lighter and if it is active when the car if off you are all set. If it is not active you need to find another aux plug-in point that is active. If they all shut off, you need to get a mechanic to wire one to stay on. Mine goes off when I shut off the car. NOTE: do not cut off the plug in and wire directly. These are not 12volt, and the transformer is in the plug in.
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I do not believe this will work with the lighter circuit if the circuit is hot all the time. It's been my experience that the circuit has to be interrupted by ignition switch activity to work properly. If you are looking for just voltage source where you activate and turn off your unit, it should work fine.
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You have to connect the USB to a converter that fits into the cigarette lighter. The converter was in the box with mine, and they are readily available in stores for a few bucks.
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You have many choices. The one that goes to the cigarette lighter uses a usb / ipod cable. Aditional to that, you hace the direct aux cable and a usb cable, in case your car has an ipod reading system, you should connect both of them.
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Lighter outlet needs to be powered without key in ignition if you want it to charge without key in car. Check to see if your lighter works without you key.
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I had it installed at a car audio shop. There is a 15 amp fuse in line. I'm not sure it came with the lighter or they installed it.
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Yes Patricia, it plugs into the cigarette lighter. If you have an older car or a car that does not turn of the cigarette lighter when the car is turned off you will need to remove the plug from the lighter to be safe. The seat heater does have a switch for Hi Low & Off. I use the heater for my lower back.
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No, you do not have to plug it into the lighter. I don't know about the IPod. I used it with an iPhone 4s
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You need a magnetic relay like this to either let your car turn off you lights if directly linked to your battery. If you're taking into another wire, like a break line, you don't need a switch as long as you are ok with always pairing whatever it is you're pairing to. I hope this helps. Check out how-to sites on relays and switches--you can even get step by steps and You-Tube.
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Do you have one of the cars that require the key/engine on to power the cigarette lighter? Check and reset your auto fuse/breaker. If not tripped then bad contact/wire break somewhere. After that I have no suggestions.
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Initially, it does in order to charge the device. You can detach it, though, once charged and it will still work without being plugged into the lighter. I'm not sure how long the device plays without being plugged in.
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I'm not sure what you mean. If you're asking if it will still work without the car being either on or on accessory, every car I've ever been in does maintain power to the cigarette outlet even when the car is completely off. If that doesn't work, just turn your car on accessory and it will work fine. You just turn the switch on the invertor on. I'd recommend turning the interior lights off in your car while doing this or run the cord through the window to prevent running the battery dead. If you do that, you won't have a problem with your battery going dead, not even close.
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Usually the lighter on a vehicle is tied to the ignition switch. If the ignition is off, so is the lighter. If you have a voltmeter, you can check this out by probing the lighter socket, the edge is negative and the center (deep inside the socket) is positive. With the ignition off, if there is no voltage shown on the meter, you cannot charge the battery using the lighter socket.
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Frankly I don't remember if it comes with it or not. I think it does. I have tested it and it works great on a cigarette lighter plug. Very happy with this unit.
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If you buy the cigar lighter adapter from battery tender and place it on the dash or rear deck inside the car, that will work the way you want. You can just leave it hooked up all the time. If you use the supplied clamps it will almost certainly fall off the battery terminals while you drive. Not Good.
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Physically connect yes. Logically no. Concern would be the fuse amperage overload (in series) and if your ciggy lighter is always closed so your battery receives a charge when ignition is turned off. It looks good physically but logics meant it likely won't work out a DA boxette.