External microphone w/ Nuvi?

[Synomenon]

I have a microphone I'd like to use with my Nuvi.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webap...=-1&productId=11033796

http://i87.photobucket.com/alb...Oi04/Misc/ECM-CZ10.jpg


The microphone has a mono 3.5mm plug. The input on the Nuvi cradle is 2.5mm. Anyone know if this adapter will work?

http://www.javoedge.com/reflex...o?poid=1031&pbmId=5650

http://www.javoedge.com/reflex...s/1/PMPK-61122-02a.jpg

 

[AlienCraft]

Why would you want to plug a microphone into an audio output?

The mini plug on the side of the NUVI is for the directions to be heard over the car stereo, when connected appropriately.

 

[Synomenon]

I'm not talking about the headphone / audio output on the Nuvi itself. I'm talking about the microphone input on the Nuvi's cradle. It's a Nuvi 760. The Nuvi 3xx, 6xx, 7xx and 8xx series all have microphone inputs on their cradles.

 

[AlienCraft]

Why? To use your voice for turn commands?
Oh, Ok after searching around (thanks for the linkage :disgust
I see it's for bluetooth.

 

[Synomenon]

For all the Nuvis with bluetooth, it's for better voice "clarity" when using the speakerphone feature (user and professional reviews all say that using an external mic. does make a difference, especially directional microphones like the one I have). With the 8xx series, it's for bluetooth speakerphone and voice recognition / voice commands.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
For all the Nuvis with bluetooth, it's for better voice "clarity" when using the speakerphone feature (user and professional reviews all say that using an external mic. does make a difference, especially directional microphones like the one I have). With the 8xx series, it's for bluetooth speakerphone and voice recognition / voice commands.

Yeah it'll work, but it will look like hell with all that cable and adapter and stuff hanging off the cradle. I had a transmitter plugged into mine to play the mp3s through the radio and it's just too much crap in the windshield area for me.

I'm going to get a new HD car radio setup so I'll just use the aux in on that.

 

[Synomenon]

Thanks.

All I needed to know was that the adapter I linked to would work for my specific application.


I have a custom mount in my car that the Nuvi cradle goes in since I hate having crap suctioned to the windshield. The mount hides all cables attached to the cradle.

I'm also going to do a discrete custom mount for the microphone. As for the audio output, I have a thin cable that pops right out of my dash that I connect to the Nuvi when I use it. The cable has a 3.5mm plug on one end that goes into the Nuvi's audio output and RCA audio plugs on the other end that connect into the audio in w/ interrupt feature from my head unit. It's pretty nice. It's like the bluetooth speakerphone feature of the Nuvi is integrated w/ my head unit. When the Nuvi speaks a command / direction and when a call comes in, my head unit automatically pauses whatever is playing and plays whatever the Nuvi is outputting.

 

[Synomenon]

Can anyone else confirm this?

 

[Synomenon]

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