PROBLEM CONNECTING MY GO730 TO MY CAR RADIO

kittybritt

Can any body help me i have GO730 trying to connect to my car radio. My car says its connected but my tomtom says can't connect Crying or Very sad

peterc10 · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject:

I think you need to be more specific about exactly how (BT/FM/wired) you are tryin to connebt and what you are connecting for.
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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:23 am Post subject:

Assuming you are talking about a Bluetooth connection, the reason may well be that the TT will only try to pair with a "Bluetooth Audio Device" while most car radios are expecting to pair with Phones.
You may need to try the "fix" from HERE (use the download from the second post, not the later one).
That worked for my Sony radio/TomTom 720 combination.

kittybritt

hi andy
thanks very much for that link going to try it before i go to work.
it is the bluetooth connection

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

kittybritt

hi andy

just to let you no still got no joy, I think ive got bigger problems now is there any way i can get my 730 back to when i bought it without TOMTOM HOME BACK UP cos i've lost everthing on my Computer. By the way can't connect to my phone to check weather or anything like that
many thanks keith. Embarassed

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear no joy on the BT problem. Do you know anyone else with a BT car radio of a different make you could try pairing with? (I'm in West London with a Sony that pairs OK, if it helps).

As for the missing backup.... I'm hoping your TomTom is still working at the moment, but even if it isn't, MAKE ANOTHER BACKUP NOW.

We always recommend you use Windows Explorer (not Home) to make them, and detailed instructions are in FAQ #1 in the list at the top of the TomTom-specific part of the forum HERE.

Even if it isn't working, so long as your maps are safely backed up, you can replace most of everything else for free, but a new map costs money.

If (apart from the BT problem) everything is still working OK, there's probably no point going through all the hoops required to re-create everything from scratch, as it would involve lots of downloads from several places, and you probably still wouldn't get EVERYTHING back exactly as it was.

Let us know what you think you need to do next.

erdalstomtom · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:22 am Post subject: TomTom 730

I have a 730 and it's not a B/tooth connection it's an FM transmission from the 730. I found it v. easy to set up. Find a vacant channel on your radio and tune your 730 to that channel. Very straightforward.
Secondly, it will transmit the music, but not the voice directions, unless it's wired to the radio.
**very important**
go to change preferences then speaker preferences and tick the box for FM
** actually I have just noticed that there is an alternative to send the music to bluetooth. But the FM works very well.[/u]

kittybritt

thanks for that, ive made the connection with FM. Spoke to TT this is the reply. We understand that you are concerned about the recent change to the TomTom application which has disabled FM Transmission of navigation instructions. We deeply regret that it has become necessary for us to implement this change, as our FM Transmission technology was a unique innovation at the time of its release.

Unfortunately, due to recent legislation, it is no longer allowed to occupy an unused FM frequency unless audio transmission is constant. Because the signal that carries your TomTom's voice instructions is not constant (voice instructions are only given occasionally, as needed) it has now become illegal to transmit this kind of audio via FM radio transmission.

We regret that this feature can no longer be offered under the current legal restriction. many thanks for the help but looks like i will just not have to use that bit of my tomtom. Crying or Very sad

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject:

The Bluetooth HiFi link does work to the car stereo BUT the TomTom units are rather choosy over which units they will connect to. I purchased an LG deck that I knew worked before purchase and doesn't need the BT Fix, others have had success using the BT Fix but its never 100% guaranteed to work in all cases.

I have found even with my LG unit setting up the connection often fails, does the TomTom actually report what the name of the car stereo is on its screen? and do you get as far as entering a pin number? - Again the pin number can be a difficult one, not all decks use the 0000 as a code, mine wants 1234 and I have even seen 8888 on one unit! - Mike

maca2 · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 10, 2005 Posts: 303

I had the same problem connecting BT from my TT730T to my Sony MEX car hifi.

I used the fix that is in the link at the top of this post & simply loaded the fix into my TT & it worked perfectly, after you have the fix you can remove the software & it all still works fine, for me anyways.

Good luck

PicklesDad · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2008 Posts: 35

My Sony MEX-BT5100 would not connect last summer without a patch. However, I tried again with the latest core and it now connects itself without the patch. It's been in a draw for a couple of months due to frequent crashing so it may have been fixed in an earlier release. It looks like they are updating the software.

However, on some runs it works perfectly and on others it breaks up either the directions or music being played. This is not the same as the stutter talked about in the other threads.

PD.

kittybritt

hi everybody thanks for the replys, i've tryed the patch still no good going to wait for the next updates then try it again many thanks

maca2 · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 10, 2005 Posts: 303

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