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Setting up the Zune Car Pack


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Part 1: The hardware


The Zune Car Pack comprises two components
Looking at the FM transmitter you see
The display will tell you the frequency (or station) the FM transmitter is broadcasting on.

The Left button is the “down” and the Right is “up”.
Each buttons has two functions
  1. Autoseek: If you press and hold a button the transmitter will auto seek for an available station to broadcast on
  2. Tune frequency: If you press and release a button, the frequency will change by 0.1Mhz

Connecting the hardware

Part 2: Tuning

Method A) Tuning the FM Transmitter first using the Autoseek function:
  1. Press and Hold either of the buttons until “AUTO SEEK” shows in the transmitter display
  2. When Autoseek stops searching a frequency will be displayed, tune your car radio to that frequency
  3. If the transmission is not clear, repeat a) and b) until you get clear sound or you cycle back through the same frequencies

Method B) Tuning your car radio first
  1. Manually adjust your car radio until you find a quiet frequency where no one else is broadcasting. You may want to store this frequency to a preset
  2. Adjust the Zune FM Transmitter until the frequency in the display matches your car radio
Fine Tuning
Having set the Zune Transmitter and the Car radio to the same frequency using either Method A) or Method B), you may improve reception by adjusting your car radio so it’s just a little off the Zune transmitter frequency.

Here’s how
  1. Make sure the Zune Transmitter and the Car Radio are set to the same frequency
  2. Adjust your Car radio frequency down in small steps until the sound quality is bad. Take a note of this frequency
  3. Adjust your Car radio frequency back up in small steps until the sound quality goes through good and becomes bad again. Take a note of this frequency
  4. Set your car radio in the middle between the frequencies from steps 2. and 3.
If you don’t want to mess with figuring the frequencies, just count the steps as you go through 3. above. At the end, just reduce the frequency half the number of steps.

For example: With the Zune transmitter set at 87.7, I got the best sound by adjusting the car radio to 87.72


Part 3: FM Transmitter placement

If your sound quality is not very good, it could be the placement of the FM Transmitter.

You will get better reception if the FM Transmitter is in direct line of sight with the antenna. The metal sides of the vehicle will act as a shield between the transmitter and the antenna.


Part 4: Adjustments on the Zune Device


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