IPhone :: Safely Connecting To Clock Radio That Has IPod Dock?
May 28, 2012
I have several devices that are fitted with ipod docks, such as clock radios. Can I safely connect my iphone 4 to these without damaging it? I realise size-wise that they are unsuitable for ipad use, but with the connector being "similar" I thought it might be okay for the iphone.
I have an iPhone 4S and I tried to plug it into my micro system today but it doesn't recognise it. It's not even charging. The last time I used it was a few weeks ago, and it worked fine. The only thing that I can think of that's changed is that I updated my iPhone to the most recent update. I tried my friend's 4S too which also has the newest update and it also doesn't work. I'll try another friend's iPhone 4 later today (who also has the same update).
So about a week ago, I docked my iPhone 4S into my Sony ICF-C7iP clock radio as I do every evening before going to bed. I bought this clock radio back in August and have had no problems with it at all. However this time, I noticed my phone was not charging. It didn't make the charging beep nor did it show on the display that it was charging. I tried removing it & re-seating it...nothing. I tried rebooting my phone which resulted in the same problem. When I plug my iPhone into either a standard sync cable or an iPhone dock, it charges/syncs as normal.
Suspecting the problem was with the alarm clock, I contacted Sony support. The clueless support rep on the other line suggested I return the clock in exchange for a refurbished one. For a $60 clock, this was more trouble than it was worth, so I decided against it.
I then decided to purchase an iHome iA9 which was sure to work. I just unpacked it and set it up. When I docked the iPhone on it...you guessed it...nothing. It is still not charging. The funny thing is that the iPhone will play music through the iHome with no problems. I had also tried plugging the iHome into a different outlet with no luck either. I am out of ideas. I am left to assume that for some reason, my phone does no longer like charging when docked on to an alarm clock.
how I can get this to work again? I recently upgraded to iOS 5.1 and honestly don't know if that would have anything to do with it. But the likelihood of 2 completely different clock radios exhibiting the same problem is virtually non-existent.
As mentioned, I tried rebooting the phone with no luck. Docking the phone to a standard charging cable plugged into the wall charges the phone fine. Docking the phone on an iPhone compatable dock charges the phone fine. Is the problem with my phone?
Using bluetooth clock radio with their m8? iHome Bluetooth Stereo FM Clock Radio IBT97GC - Best Buy I am looking into buying this one but not 100% sure of it. my old ipod classic is on its last limbs, the ihome still works fine.
When I put my Atrix in my HD dock and the dock is powered on, the Atrix automatically brings up the widget clock in landscape. When the dock is powered off, nothing happens (screen stays off). Is there a way to start the widget clock mode manually -- I do not want to leave the Atrix charging all the time. I notice that there is an app to start the car dock view. Is there one to start the landscape clock widget? The Atrix is up to date running 2.3.4.
Every time I try to it says connect it says speaker cannot be turned on while using bluetooth headset. If I don't have it connected to the headset it says please connect the handset it works as the antenna. What can I do? I would like to be able to use the radio on this as an alarm clock as it is an option in the alarm settings but yet it cant be played out loud?
Is anyone else having a problem connecting the phone to the desk dock via USB cable to the computer?When I connect a USB cable directly to the phone from the computer, the phone is charging and the computer recognizes that the phone has been connected and mounts the phone as a drive.If I connect that same USB cable to the desktop dock, then drop the phone in the dock, the phone detects that it's in the dock, but it doesn't charge, and the computer doesn't recognize that anything has been connected.If I plug a wall charger into the desktop dock, then drop the phone in the dock, the phone charges with no problem.this bundle also came with a little desktop charging station, which has just a small slot for the spare battery (also part of this bundle), and two USB ports (one male and one female). If I plug that same USB cable into the small charging station (female USB port) and drop the spare battery in, it starts charging. If at the same time, I plug the male USB port of the charging station into the phone's USB port, the computer recognizes the phone has been attached and also the phone starts charging too.
When I had my iPhone I could join it to my car radio to play music through Bluetooth no probs. My Galaxy S5 can 'see' my radio but always fails to connect. Would I be correct in thinking that there are different types of Bluetooth? Its not like its a cheap radio either.
Why won't my D3 play music via USB when connected to my car stereo? Even my old crappy Imagio did it. And my friends Droid X would work too...mine just says READING forever and never plays..
I have the iPhone5C. I'm an iTunes user and I have iCloud.Â
I have a ton of music bought from iTunes and saved to my iPhone. My iPhone is maxed-out and I can't download any more stuff. I want to retire some music I bought from iTunes but I don't want to delete them permanently. Is there a safe way to delete music from my iPhone but not delete them permanently from iTunes and iCloud?Â
I'm selling one of my 3GS, it is jailbroken 3.1.2 and unlocked. What do I do to safely wipe out my personal information and not loose the jailbreak?I also want to make sure that it is ready for the buyer to use overseas.
Just got my iPhone 24 hours ago. I'm unable to setup the drive safely application which I've used on the blackberry to read my e-Mails to me. Found this app to be particularly helpful as I'm on the road a lot. It is not validating my e-mail account, giving me an "error" message which refers me back to the "Advanced Settings" form. I have completed the Advanced Setting form a few times to no avail.
I bought the Atrix just for the docks (I have the car and lapdock) and after spending that much money I expect better from Motorola. I've updated to gingerbread if that help. The car dock hasn't rebooted the phone as much as the lapdock does but my lapdock is now useless.
I have an iPhone 4 that I want to plug into my car so I can listen to my favorite online radio station. How do I do this? And is all I need is an A/C adapter? Please list all possibilitys.
It is so ridiculously annoying and pathetic that Motorola made a Photon 4G Q which won't be able to use original Photon 4G's accessories?I just bought Motorola Photon 4G HD Dock & Nav Dock and realized that Motorola Photon 4G Q has its HDMI & micro USB slots in different location than the original Photon.So that your loyal customers give you more $$$ to buy new accessories?
I want to know what happens when I press "home" key while browsing internet. Are the page (activity) is sent to background or the browser is terminated?
I use the latest version of OVI Suite with my new laptop with OS W7 Home Premium. Two are the problems I get: 1) When I plug my 5800 XM via USB cable and do any operation I have to do using OVI Suite, the "safely remove hardware " icon in the taskbar doesn't show up, as a result, in order to unplug safely the phone, I shutdown my laptop and unplug the phone. 2) Now, every time I follow the procedure in point 1, when I restart my laptop, the icons in the desktop mess up, and one of them ends up in the taskbar over-imposing the skype icon This behaviour occurs only when I connect my Nokia phone, otherwise the laptop is brand new and doesn't show any other problem with any other program.
What is the correct procedure in removing my phone from my pc after using the Ovi suite as there is no eject device option & the Safely remove option from my pc is also not available.
I just got my new Bold 9700 and the included 2 GB memory card is showing up as almost full. Through Media Manager I see the culprit is a bunch of backup files, including a file called ArcNB.NBZ (this file alone is 1.5 GB). Anyone know why this is on here? Can I safely delete it along with other backup files?
I've been using my BB Torch 9800 for a year now and have never epirienced such a problem. I connected my phone to my Acer laptop with windows 7 and transferred some songs from the laptop to my phone like I usually do, then when opted to eject safley both from 'my computer' and from the efect safely icon it said 'removable disk I in use' even though there are no apps open. I have made sure that everything is closed. It says if I continue some file might be lost. I pressed continue as this was my only option now and it ejected safely but now my media files (music, pics, vids) show only when my phone is conncected to my PC and not on my phone its says 0 media files.
Is there any way to safely reduce the size of Content Store?. Currently mine is showing 35/749.9k. And its getting bigger everyday. I only have two 3rd applications installed on my 8900. One is BOLT and the second one Keyboard Locker.
Z2, updated to latest F/W (i believe, D6503/5.1.1/23.4.A.0.546) Â Noticed.. when the screen is on, the clock doesnt update? Â For example. Phone is on charge, lock screen clock is shown. Time doesnt move. Â Lock/unlock and time updates.
I have just bought a brand-new E5 and i love it. but i noticed something. when i put the standby mode to "Basic" the clock is nowhere to be found. how is this? is there a way (without changing the standby mode screen) to place the clock on the main screen?
I use either Sony clock or digital clock on lock screen. Â However, it will get changed to analog clock for no reason. Few times already. Â Changed it back to digital/Sony clock, but it goes back to analog clock after awhile (days). Any way to make the Sony/digital clock to stick?