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Post by wilkoturbo » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:05 pm

Hi all I bought this cable off eBay it's av to iPhone it's for the car but I can't even get it to work on the tv in the house I'm I missing something or doing something wrong ??? Many thanks Paul Image
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Post by Sanj » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Not possible on the X Paul - the signal strength on the iPhone is not enough for the car...
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Post by wilkoturbo » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:41 pm

How can I get it working on a tv sanj ???
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Post by Sanj » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:13 pm

No idea - never tried...

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Post by phiggystardust » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:54 pm

hi wilkoturbo
i have these leads in all rooms of my house with the audio linked to my bose system and the video to my tv's
i had to change the setting on the iphone and turn on tv out in the settings on iphone hope this helps . p.s iphone 4
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Post by X5Sport » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:00 pm

And make sure the TV out signal is set to PAL not NTSC. What's the USB connection for? My Apple lead has Yellow (Video), Red (R.Audio) and White (L.Audio). I'm guessing the USB port is for charging?

Your TV connections should all be to 'Video In' on the TV or video deck.
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Post by wilkoturbo » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:37 am

Thanks for all The replys but where are the settings on the iPhone ?? Do these cables work well ??
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:57 pm

For the iPhone 4 - Settings>iPod> Scroll to the bottom of the options list> Widescreen 'On' and TV Signal 'PAL'

I have a similar cable which goes straight into the AV Amplifier and it works fine on that. Not tried it on the 'X'.
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Post by wilkoturbo » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:55 pm

Many thanks I've tried it on the tv and works fine for only a min what does this mean on the cable ??? Image
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Post by kena » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:47 am

I just did a google search on "Firmware 2.21"
It's possible it could be the firmware requirements for the iphone.
Looks like it should work with firmware 2.21 and above.

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Post by wilkoturbo » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:31 pm

Is firmware a legal copy or does it need to be jailbroke? How can i tell what firmware i have on mine?

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Post by X5Sport » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:45 pm

I don't know which firmware it refers to. That symbol indicates 'Less than or Equal to'. To me that means it's designed for a firmware version of 2.21 or earlier. If the symbol was reversed then it requires Version 2.21 or later. It could be an error on the label, or it could be designed for ipods not iphones?
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Post by wilkoturbo » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:50 pm

How can I see which firmware my phone is running

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Post by B1G JV » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:57 pm

If you have an iphone 4 you'll be using higher than 2.21 I think 2.21 was on the 3G.

How to check iPhone firmware version
Press the Settings from your iPhone SpringBoard to launch Settings Menu.
Press General from Settings Menu
Now go to About from General Menu
Under about screen you can check iPhone firmware version under Version Label
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