dawgbone Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Out of curiosity, where is your IPhone's BT volume set at? And where is your Z110BT BT volume set at? I don't know if it's an issue with the newer Z's.... But with the older ones, because of the fact that they didn't have BT volume control(during a call)... It was imperative that you had the BT volume on your cell turned up all the way when you paired it to the unit... Otherwise you could not hear anybody, regardless how much you turned up the BT volume on the Z.... In other words, the Z would store where you phone's BT volume was set, during pair... So the idea was to crank everything(phone BT and Z BT) up to as loud as it would go when you pair them.... from there, you can just turn it down on the unit if it was too loud... Knowing that, I made sure I did just that with this one as well.... So I wonder if this could have anything to do with it... So if you feel like trying it... -turn your IPhone's BT volume all the way... ***With the IPhone....You can ONLY do this during a call with a BT handsfree connected*** -turn the Avic's BT volume all the way up via the settings menu -unpair them.... On the old Z's, you had to reset the unit... I don't think you have to on the Z110BT's dunno ??? -then repair them, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dawgbone Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Especially when trying to use the VR for hands free control of audio selection and so forth. That would HAVE to be either mic placement, or possibly a bad mic.... Disregard my previous post... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 -unpair them.... On the old Z's, you had to reset the unit... I don't think you have to on the Z110BT's dunno ??? Same thing on the 110. The only way to delete a paired phone is to reset the unit or to pair another five different phones which will replace the one that is already paired. There is also no way to repair a phone that is already paired unless it is deleted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaisanNYC Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I have no issues with others hearing me. Ive been told it doesnt even sound like im on a cell phone or a speakerphone. I have an HTC (T-Mobile) G1, installed in an '08 Ford Expedition, and my mic is located on the Driver's visor closest to the A-pillar. My issue is that I have a heard time hearing people over the speakers of my truck. Maybe its just the speakers, or the volume settings, i need to do more playing around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jam2001 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I read in another forum (U-series I think) where they were having the same issue, of bad-sound on the other end. A few people purchased Garmin mics $12.99 @ Frys, and it cured the problem. I purchased one today, will try having it installed this week.. Will report back what happens. TypeS, did you ever try the Garmin mic from Fry's? If so, how did it work and which model# did you try? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lsdlls07 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I actually purchased the Parrot double mic and it works pretty well on the phone calls. Not much difference with the VR capabilities on the IPod. Everyone I talk to says that they can hear me very well. Make sure you get the one off Ebay that has the low shipping cost (its in British Pounds so the dollar is minimized). Otherwise, you will be paying a total of $40 which is way too much for this mic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tntsniper Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 After setting all my presets, when you press the preset button (on screen) you get a list of 1 thru 6 of your presets. I guess the idea is that you can pull up the list of your presets and select the one you want. The screen shows 6 blank bars. I you press the bar, it will go to that preset but it doesn't show what the presets are. I can remember what most of them are for FM but my Sirius has so many presets it would be nice to save them and browse thru them. Follow? Yup I know what you mean. Pioneer really Slacked on this. I'm astonished on how a $50 Sirius Radio is better than a $1400 Flag Ship Pioneer Deck. No station image, the information read is so vague some times. Very stingy on this and I'm not happy at all, hopefully with this update coming, It'll work a lot better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 The 120 upgrade is not going to add anything new to the Sirius interface. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TypeS Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I read in another forum (U-series I think) where they were having the same issue, of bad-sound on the other end. A few people purchased Garmin mics $12.99 @ Frys, and it cured the problem. I purchased one today, will try having it installed this week.. Will report back what happens. TypeS, did you ever try the Garmin mic from Fry's? If so, how did it work and which model# did you try? I did purchase the mic, but have not had it installed yet. It requires the deck to be pulled, and a bunch of re-routing of wires. So my buddy has not had time to open it up yet. I also noticed Parrot has a new dual microphone on their 9200 model. I wonder if it uses the same input? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CamelTowing Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Its the same connector. I tried it with my F90 and it didn't make any difference. Not sure if the Z would have any different software or chipset to allow the dual mic to help I did purchase the mic, but have not had it installed yet. It requires the deck to be pulled, and a bunch of re-routing of wires. So my buddy has not had time to open it up yet. I also noticed Parrot has a new dual microphone on their 9200 model. I wonder if it uses the same input? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jam2001 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Can one of you guys post a link to the Parrot dual microphone that you are referring to? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lsdlls07 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 I couldn't find the retailer with the cheaper shipping cost. However, here's the one I purchased. It works ok...improvement with the phone utility, but didnt have much success with the VR capability. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWNX:IT I have seen another UK retailer with a better shipping cost, please shop around! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bumble Bee Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 I anybody come up a solution of this problem? BT whissssing sound? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rrolff Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 This is a topic that seems to have never come to a clear answer. I located my stock mic on the steering wheel, fairly close to my mouth. While people can hear you, there is a definite background noise - akin to having windows open in the car. It sounds like some have gotten new (different) mics - but I'm not clear on if this fixes the issue. My Z is 1 month old (new production). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Newman Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Is it possible that the problem may lie in what cars the unit is install into and how the wires are run? since all other logical solutions dont seem to have consistant results im thinking perhaps the actual wiring for the mic is receiving electrical interference from other nearby wires in the car. maybe wrap the entire mic cable in electrical tape to shield it? im not a technician so it may not be a realistic possibility but i thought i'd throw that out there just in case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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