TeckNet FM29A USB Flash Memory MP3 Modulator / Player, Supports SD/MMC Card With Remote Control – Black
Product Description
Play all your audio devices wirelessly through your car stereo system. it can Read MP3 files from USB flash disk or SD/MMC card, transmit music signal over car FM tuner, then enjoy music via car stereo.
You can now enjoy your MP3 music collection without having to spend money to upgrade your car sound system. Play all your audio devices wirelessly through your existing radio.
This device uses FM radio to broadcast the MP3 files from any attached USB device (pen drive, MP3 player, USB hard drive etc, SD/MMC Card.) to a preselected radio channel on your car FM radio. Simply plug into the cigarette lighter outlet, insert your USB drive, press play, and your MP3s start playing. The FM frequency is adjustable so you can select the clearest frequency within 15 channels – the small display on the device shows your selection.
This latest version now includes onboard position memory. Never again forget or have to search for the track you last played, this unit will automatically remember and start next time at the beginning of that track. The LCD Screen Display ID3 tags (Title, Artist, track number)
You can also use the included audio lead to connect to the headphone socket of any other device (e.g. an iPod, portable DVD player etc.) to allow you to play it through the car radio in just the same way.
Box includes:
1 X FM Transmitter
1 X Audio Cable
- With Remote Contrl, Supports MP3 files from USB flash disk or SD/MMC card, Supports external audio player (MP3 player, CD and VCD)
- Draw power from the cigarette lighter in the car (12V DC power), Rotary joint design more convenient to adjust the device position, Frequency and track memory function
- 206 FM channels (87.7 to 107.9MHz), LCD screen, Can show MP3 file names
- Power supply: 12V DC, Operating current: <100mA. Transmitting distance: 0 to 5m, Memory Card capacity: UP to 2G
- Please Note: it can not support WMA music files.
What a great product. The first thing that struck me is how small it is. I am sure that it looks larger in the photo!
Instructions are brief – but what more can you say? There are just 5 controls:
Next Freq
Prev Freq
Next Track
Prev Track
Play / Pause
Undocumented: Long presses on the track buttons give volume control, whilst the play button toggles shuffle mode. This last one is crucial!
Yes you can plug you mp3 player in the side [make sure you turn the volume up] but the key feature for me is the USB port. Plug your pen drive [2GB works ok] in and it logs all the mp3 / wma files and off you go, playing track 001 / 320 or whatever.(What happens if you have 1000 files?)
During USB playback the display (2cm2. Blue. Very clear) shows elapsed time, FM frequency and file name, which constantly scrolls.
Navigation by album is not possible, but upon reflection, if I am driving at 70mph or through town, I am not sure if I want to be peering at my cigarette lighter trying to find my favourite album. Before buying I did email TeckNet about this, and within a few hours they confirmed it was not possible, which did at least give me some confidence in the company.
Next I was struck by the quality of the sound transmitted. Driving along and playing from USB, it is almost CD quality. Only with the engine off was I aware of some hiss on quieter sections of music.
You are going to want to use a short USB drive. Look out for the Kingston DataTraveller Mini. It is 3 cm long including the plug and is ideal for this duty.
Rating: 5 / 5
Absolutely fantastic product and superb service from Tecknet. Does even more than it says on the box. I received the latest version that has 206 FM channels, various eq settings, and even a small remote.
Very good quality sound quality and strong signal output.
Works fine with 2gb card, even though I found some spec that appeared to max out at 1gb.
Only slight criticism, if you need to keep your files in a specific order (audio book for example) make sure you copy the files over in the correct order. It appears to play them in the order copied, and I don’t think it sorts the files by name. If I am wrong, please point me in the right direction.
19/12/07 Done a bit more investigtion of the file order. If it’s any help, this is what I have been doing to get files in the required sequence (with Windows).
If you do a file Search on the contents of the SD card, it will show you the sequence of the files stored.
If they are not in ascending order then:-
1 Explore folder and sort files into ascending order.
2 Select all the files within the folder and move them to another temporary folder, also on the SD card.
3 Select all the files within the temporary folder and move them back to their correct folder.
Couple of seconds work.
Rating: 5 / 5
Had been thinking of buying a VRFM9 but this modulator does everything that one can for half the price. It has no problems with folders and looks great. More robust design than other modulators I have tried. The display screen with ID3 tags and onboard position memory are really useful. Showed it to the guys at work and they all wanted one – I should be on commission
I would highly recommend the TeckNet FM29, Great bit of kit at a fantastic price.
Rating: 5 / 5
Superb device, great sound quality. The only thing I found was that the traffic program had to be de selected before it would work in my car.
Otherwise brill.
Rating: 5 / 5
I fully agree with all the previous reviews that this is truly a value for money gadget for £19(including delivery).
Tecknet is a commendable Amazonian with instant response to my inquiry regarding the capacity limit of the SD card(2GB).However it easily handled my 4 GB flashpen.
Unlike the battery operated “weetabix” shaped transmitters, this has a very strong and stable signal transmission as it draws power straight from the lighter.Sound quality is not a match for a CD,which I didnt expect that from a £19 gadget, but I should say the audio is extremely satisfying.
You may hear the faint hiss in very soft numbers, but it hardly matters to me as I am a rock listener.
It takes only about 4 seconds to connect from cold and I leave it in the lighter jack and as soon as I start my car, it connects and plays from the beginning of the last song, which is very convenient as you do not have to fiddle around every time you start a journey(which I hate).
I find the remote a very thoughtful addition as we can jump straight to 125th song without pressing too many times on the transmitter.
It does not come with any instruction book and to make most of this gadget, refer to the previous posts in these reviews.
Get one, and it wouldn’t let you down.
Rating: 5 / 5