Comments on: $37 MP3 Player works with your car radio http://www.chuckegg.com/37-mp3-player-works-with-your-car-radio/ ChuckEgg.com Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chuck http://www.chuckegg.com/37-mp3-player-works-with-your-car-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-21 chuck Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:53:46 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/37-mp3-player-works-with-your-car-radio/#comment-21 I got one of these MP3 players and agree that it's a great value, but I have a question: I'm using it to listen to Audible.com audiobooks rather than to music, and when I turn the unit off and go back to listen again I always have to search to find the place I had left off. Do you know any way to "save your place" before turning the unit off? I've also found that the FM transmitter is pretty weak, especially compared with units I've had from Irock for years. Chuck Says: According to the manual for another Lyra model manual, the Lyra's Auto Resume works like this: Use the PAUSE button, *not* the "Stop" button. "The player will automatically turn off if no buttons are activated for one minute." Then, later, "Press PLAY to resume playback from the track where the player was paused." http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/NR/rdonlyres/5898037C-996C-4FDE-8C25-FC00650BB06F/0/www.rca.com It's also possible that you may need to upgrade the firmware to enable this feature. You can download the latest firmware at the link below: http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/en-US/Downloads.html?ProductID=RD2315 Like you, I've been through a few FM Transmitters. In general, the FM Transmitters that did NOT work well were the ones that worked on batteries or the ones that had dial tuners instead of switches. I've had best luck with the ones that had either a switch or a digital tuner, like the one on the Irock. While I've not used the specific type of FM transmitter that arrived with your Lyra, I have had surprisingly good luck with this 12v FM transmitter that this guy sells on eBay and that he sends from Hong Kong, for about $10, shipped. BTW, his eBay positive feedback score is 18,751! FM Transmitter, about $10 with shipping: http://tinyurl.com/zz8mb Chuck I got one of these MP3 players and agree that it’s a great value, but I have a question: I’m using it to listen to Audible.com audiobooks rather than to music, and when I turn the unit off and go back to listen again I always have to search to find the place I had left off. Do you know any way to “save your place” before turning the unit off?

I’ve also found that the FM transmitter is pretty weak, especially
compared with units I’ve had from Irock for years.

Chuck Says:

According to the manual for another Lyra model manual, the Lyra’s Auto Resume works like this:

Use the PAUSE button, *not* the “Stop” button. “The player will
automatically turn off if no buttons are activated for one minute.” Then, later, “Press PLAY to resume playback from the track where the player was paused.”

http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/NR/rdonlyres/5898037C-996C-4FDE-8C25-FC00650BB06F/0/www.rca.com

It’s also possible that you may need to upgrade the firmware to enable this feature. You can download the latest firmware at the link below:

http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/en-US/Downloads.html?ProductID=RD2315

Like you, I’ve been through a few FM Transmitters. In general, the FM Transmitters that did NOT work well were the ones that worked on batteries or the ones that had dial tuners instead of switches.

I’ve had best luck with the ones that had either a switch or a digital tuner, like the one on the Irock. While I’ve not used the specific type of FM transmitter that arrived with your Lyra, I have had surprisingly good luck with this 12v FM transmitter that this guy sells on eBay and that he sends from Hong Kong, for about $10, shipped. BTW, his eBay positive feedback score is 18,751!

FM Transmitter, about $10 with shipping:

http://tinyurl.com/zz8mb

Chuck

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