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- Fingertip Play/Pause/Forward/Baclward controls
- Play on any car stereo: Play over your FM (FM: 88.1-107.9MHz) radio or connect through stereo AUX-IN
- Control iTrip FM Transmitter with your Multi-Touch display
- DC output 5v@1A
- Engine-noise reductiom circuit for cleaner-sounding audio.
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Two ways to listen to your iPhone or iPod touch through your car stereo. iTrip DualConnect combines Griffin's renowned FM transmitter technology with a plug for your car's 12 volt power outlet. An integrated cable plugs into the dock connector of your iPhone or iPod touch so iTrip can charge its battery while you drive. Control iTrip from your Multi-Touch display, using the free iTrip Controller App. Setup is a snap: just press the SmartScan button, then tune your car radio to the frequency that SmartScan finds for you. It's that simple. iTrip design puts the customer first, with features like ser-selectable stereo and mono modes, and programmable presets so you can save the most useful FM frequencies for quick recall. And Griffin SmartSound technology optimizes the signal for best sound, always. For car stereos that feature an auxiliary audio port, iTrip DualConnect provides an AUX jack. So you have a choice: you can use iTrip's FM transmitter to send the music wirelessly to your car radio, or connect your iPhone or iPod through iTrip directly to your car stereo's AUX-in jack. Either way, illuminated buttons on iTrip's charger plug give you Play, Pause, Forward and Backward track controls that you can operate by touch while driving.
Product Description
Two ways to play on your car stereo. Power and play your iPhone or iPod on your car stereo thorugh AUX in or FM. Product Features: Fingertip Play/Pause/Forward/Baclward controls Play on any car stereo: Play over your FM (FM: 88.1-107.9MHz) radio or connect through stereo AUX-IN Control iTrip FM Transmitter with your Multi-Touch display DC output 5v@1A Engine-noise reductiom circuit for cleaner-sounding audio. Free App for iPhone and iPad touch. Smart scan.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
I've used a previous iTrip with my iPhone4 and found it to be very effective - however the previous model that I used required the phones charging cable AND an audio connecting cable to be connected to the phone. This new model uses only the wide "charging" connector in the bottom of the phone (or iPod Touch) and doesn't required a separate audio lead which is much more useful. You now also don't need the Apple USB lead and can leave that in the house.
The cigarette lighter unit is small and compact and has illuminated buttons on the top for "Last Track", "Next Track", and "Play/Pause". Helpfully once it's all connected up you can start music playing by pressing "Play/Pause" on this unit rather than having to wade all the way through to iTunes on the phone.
When using it as an FM Transmitter (which you need to do if your car stereo doesn't have an "Aux In" socket - and if you're using it this way you can completely disconnect the audio cable which is shown in the picture of the device) a free App on the iPhone/iPod is used to find and select a broadcast frequency - this works really well.
I've knocked a star off because the design of the plug which goes into the cigarette lighter socket caused me to short-out the socket and blow a fuse in my car - £2.69 at Halfords for a packet of replacement fuses I had it all working. The plug has its side contacts very close to the bottom, much closer than the similar plug for my SatNav for example, and if you push it in too far and are unlucky it'll short out. It could just be the particular design of the socket in my vehicle - who knows!
The cigarette lighter unit is small and compact and has illuminated buttons on the top for "Last Track", "Next Track", and "Play/Pause". Helpfully once it's all connected up you can start music playing by pressing "Play/Pause" on this unit rather than having to wade all the way through to iTunes on the phone.
When using it as an FM Transmitter (which you need to do if your car stereo doesn't have an "Aux In" socket - and if you're using it this way you can completely disconnect the audio cable which is shown in the picture of the device) a free App on the iPhone/iPod is used to find and select a broadcast frequency - this works really well.
I've knocked a star off because the design of the plug which goes into the cigarette lighter socket caused me to short-out the socket and blow a fuse in my car - £2.69 at Halfords for a packet of replacement fuses I had it all working. The plug has its side contacts very close to the bottom, much closer than the similar plug for my SatNav for example, and if you push it in too far and are unlucky it'll short out. It could just be the particular design of the socket in my vehicle - who knows!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Please note - this item requires an application to be downloaded to be able to change channels. It works fine with Iphone or Ipod touch, but is no good for a normal IPod.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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After downloading the iTrip app from the iTunes store through my computer, I went to my car and had my iPod Touch playing music through the car FM radio in under five minutes. The iTrip app finds empty wavelengths in seconds, and then I stored the best on my radio on one of the push buttons, so that starting listening is a simple matter. The sound is just as good as playing a CD, and considerably better, of course, than listening to FM radio.
I wonder if some of the problems people have had with some of the Griffin iTrip models is something to do with the car or the car radio.
I would strongly recommend this to anyone. Now I can set up a playlist that will play for the whole of a long journey. Great.
Note added later: I still think it's very good, but what I hadn't realised was just how difficult it is to find a wavelength that will be OK for a journey of one or two hundred miles, you very soon move into an area where the wavelength that was empty when you started out comes into use. The list of UK FM transmitters at [...] is a great help, because you can see fairly easily if you're driving from, say, Cambridge to Nottingham, which will be the empty wavelengths for the entire journey. 87.7 FM in this case. The list is 30 pages long, but I've imported it into Excel and re-sorted it, and it's now very easy to use.
But what would be really good would be if the kit could do it for you: detect when a 'real' station is breaking in and switch to another empty wavelength. How about it, Griffin? I'll give you that idea for free.
I wonder if some of the problems people have had with some of the Griffin iTrip models is something to do with the car or the car radio.
I would strongly recommend this to anyone. Now I can set up a playlist that will play for the whole of a long journey. Great.
Note added later: I still think it's very good, but what I hadn't realised was just how difficult it is to find a wavelength that will be OK for a journey of one or two hundred miles, you very soon move into an area where the wavelength that was empty when you started out comes into use. The list of UK FM transmitters at [...] is a great help, because you can see fairly easily if you're driving from, say, Cambridge to Nottingham, which will be the empty wavelengths for the entire journey. 87.7 FM in this case. The list is 30 pages long, but I've imported it into Excel and re-sorted it, and it's now very easy to use.
But what would be really good would be if the kit could do it for you: detect when a 'real' station is breaking in and switch to another empty wavelength. How about it, Griffin? I'll give you that idea for free.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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I've had this for about 6 weeks now. It was very easy to set up, the signal is very good altho there is occasional interference from outside on the wavelength it selects. Read more
Published 6 hours ago by Graceandfavour
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Great product gives me hours of music in my car. I found that it is easier to use than other products that are out there.
Published 1 month ago by JAMIE K CAMPBELL
Perfect
I love this because I can easily pause my audiobook when driving needs more concentration. It is also very easy to set up. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Clare
Noisy static...avoid
I've used an old itrip with an early Classic iPod for 3+ years and it's been perfect. Unfortunately it is not compatible with the new Touch iPod, so I was forced to buy a new... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Roger P. Crook
Works well but pity it doesn't do legacy iPods
There's not much to say.
Plus points
+The downloaded app did a fine job of finding three empty FM channels, not an easy thing in London and works fine. Read more
Plus points
+The downloaded app did a fine job of finding three empty FM channels, not an easy thing in London and works fine. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marko
Amazing, easy to install
I was looking forward receiving this since my volvo s40 has a great sound system but no AUX or bluetooth connection to connect my iphone4. Read more
Published 4 months ago by fairy-tale creature
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first review for me .last year i brought a cheaper version of this product and it was ok .but this piece of kit is the best thing .i am using it with my iPod touch 4th gen . Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. K. Gosling
Better than expected
Very good quality audio. I would rate it higher if you could use it just as a charger instead of the audio always having to go through the FM/AUX out.
Published 6 months ago by J. Harrison
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This is a remarkably simple product. Download the ITrip app from the app store (very small) and once plugged into the Iphone (mine is a 4s) or an Ipod Touch (Mine is a 4) then it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul Brambles
finally found it!!
I had been searching for a device to enable me to play music from my phone through my car speakers, also enabling me to change track/song without having to fiddle with my iphone... Read more
Published 6 months ago by warwic
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