Hi, can I shut off the blue tooth and connect my cell phone via the USB to listen to my music on my cell via the radio speaker ? Thanks
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The USB port is meant for USB flash drives(aka USB stick or thumb drive), not external hard drives or other devices it would seem. But if you have a 3.5mm(1/8") axillary cable(if not, they're usually only a few bucks), then you could plug it in through the headphone out on your phone, and into the green plug on the back. Of course doing it this way means using the phone to control the music, just like you would if wearing headphones.
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If you haven't try manually disconnecting your bluetooth connection to your phone -- both phone and media. That worked for me immediately when my blue light stayed on and I could not shut off the speaker. Otherwise, I was going to let the battery run out completely so that it would shut off.
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You can turn off your Bluetooth on your phone but when you want to connect your phone to the device then you have to turn on your Bluetooth on your phone. The device will automatically look for the connection.
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Hello matt, I play Pandora through my iPhone 5, it does not come up as an option on the radio by itself, just your device that you sync to it via blue tooth. You have to launch Pandora through your device. As for the usb, I believe you have to select AUX through the menu function on the radio, and it should pick it up. I don't use the usb a lot !! Hope this helps. I will verify on my radio, and send you a detailed step by step if you like. Sincerely Steve martinez
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You would have to remember to unplug it each time you turned the car off. It would stay on. I do believe the Bluetooth goes dormant after 5 mins or so.
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That I have never tried. I know that if your phone is off you just reconnect to the blue tooth and it is fine. Usually when you get back in the car there are no problems unless I have turned the phone off. I hope that helps.
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Once the cell phone is connected to the speaker via Bluetooth, the volume of the speaker is control by the phone. The phone's built-in speaker is in mute. I don't know if that's the answer you're looking for!
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Yes, all sounds will go through this transmitter from your phone, alerts, rings, music, etc... Until you turn off your bluetooth from your phone, or turn off this device.
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In USB mode, it is capable of loop. Even if you turn it off, the audio file will continue to play as soon as you switched it on.
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I can't confirm the Bluetooth setting, but it does stay on USB or FM settings. It will stay on the USB even if I remove the drive so I imagine the Bluetooth would stay on as well.
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Good question. No. The USB is for charging only. You must use Bluetooth for functionality.
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Use it on bt or aux is my opinion i use android so i wasnt aware it had an auto ahut off feature my advice try using it on aux or bt i go til morning & i shut it off manually
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This is Kevin with ReplacementRadios. Yes, you can have a USB cable connected to listen to the music 'hard-wired' and still use the Bluetooth for calling. If you have found this information helpful, please consider purchasing from ReplacementRadios. We are an authorized iSimple retailer, which ensures you get a valid warranty and free iSimple tech support.
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some people are saying u can't but i never used mine without bluetooth. Meaning even when it's connected by usb my bluetooth is still on
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It has a remote power supply connection. So you connect direct to the battery and use your head unit or a switch to turn on an off. Or a jumper lead will keep it always on. You should be able to connect direct from your phone or mp3 with the proper cords.
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I was able to play music on a USB flash drive when running from the battery. If I plugged it in, the music would not play. However, I can play music on a MicroSD card when the speaker is plugged in or running on the battery. We use it to play calming music for our dogs when we are out of town, so being able to have the speaker play while plugged in was important. I hope that answers your question.
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No, it will read "no source found" or similar when you try and play the music files from your phone. You can only plug a flash drive into the USB port to play music that way; bit of a disappointment to me as the bluetooth is only so-so in my opinion.