fm tranmitting without music

NO_MAD · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: fm tranmitting without music

Hi all
Can I get my 720 to think that is playing music and still get the fm transmitter to transmit without music playing?

NO_MAD

dhn · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject:

I believe a solution is to create a 30 second mp3 file which is completely silent and set it to play repeatedly in jukebox.

In fact, I wonder whether the mods can create the file (Andy_P ?? Laughing

) and attach it to a message here for others to dl and implement.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

Your wish is my command... Laughing

Silence is Golden.mp3 (right click and "save as...")

Edit: Original 30 sec 44.1 stereo file replaced with 5 minute 22.05 Mono file - should make no practical difference, but means the TT will have to work less hard looping it continuously.

dhn · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject:

Thank you, Andy........

Gosh, it's fun to make work for others .......... Razz

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NO_MAD · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

Thank you Andy_p for Silence is golden

I have copied silence is golden on to a SD card.
How do I get my 720 to play this file?

Do i have to put this file in a folder?

Regards

NO_MAD

wigfield · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject:

So are you saying if you dont have music playing after so many minutes the transmitter stops working?

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AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

Many thanks NO_MAD for bringing this excellent TopTip to our attention and to dhn and Andy_P for making it happen.

Regards, AliOnHols.
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NO_MAD · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject:

I have put it in a folder called mp3 hth on the sd card.
But sill can not get it to open on my 720.

NO_MAD

mz500r · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 33

mz500r · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 33

dhn · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

Put it in a folder called mp3. There is no hth involved. Make sure the folder name is all lower case.
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AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

NO_MAD, my mp3 folder is is on my internal Root memory and works as it should. You can also put the mp3 folder on your SD card and your 720 should detect this also.

Just to confirm :-

Create a FOLDER called mp3. Place it onto either your SD card or INTERNAL root memory.

Drag and Drop "Silence is Golden. mp3" into folder mp3.

Select "Silence Is Golden" from - Music & Media - TomTom Player. on the TT menu options. Set it to repeat.

You should now be listening to Nothing!
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

Just a reminder, this will only work with v8.350 software and ONLY on the x20 and x30 models (the ones that originally could put nav instructions on FM).
Unfortunately TT have not enabled it on the 940 as that has never been able to do it in the past. Hopefully they will soon!

NO_MAD · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

Hi All
Have put silence is golden into my mp3 folder on the root dir,
Selected it .Now woking with out a sd card Very Happy

Thankyou all for your help

NO_MAD

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