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tranquil
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Posted: 2005-07-15 09:34
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I found a Car Kit I'd forgotten I had.
Brand new! (I'll blame it on age... )

My question is; Will this work with my Z800?
I know the phone holder it self is useless but that can be changed?
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jcwhite_uk
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Posted: 2005-07-15 09:43
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I use a HCA-10 with a HCH-40 car holder for my V800. I do have a problem as the phone will recognise that it is in a carkit and it will charge but I cant get any sound through the car kit itself. It used to work fine with my P910i.
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Posted: 2005-07-15 09:46
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So it's worth the hazzle of fitting it?
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Posted: 2005-07-15 10:00
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There could be something wrong with my phone that wont let it work. It should be fine.
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Posted: 2005-07-15 10:30
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Do you anybody know, if is possible to use this carkit with K750i?
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Posted: 2005-07-15 10:35
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My guess is that the HCA-10 uses different software and is therefore not compatible with the V800. This wont prevent it charging though, that's a pretty simple function.
Tell me, the connector on the Control Box where you plug in the System Cable, does it have 10 pins or 12?
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jcwhite_uk
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Posted: 2005-07-15 10:53
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On 2005-07-15 10:30:11, arthur wrote:
Do you anybody know, if is possible to use this carkit with K750i?


No you cant. There is a new kit out very soon for the K750i.
@carkitter
I have tried the V800 with both the HCA10 and HCA20 with the same problem on both which makes me think it is my phone at fault.
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Posted: 2005-07-15 11:22
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@arthur
JC's right, You'll need upgrade to a HCA-60 because of the new connectors on the K750i.
Or upgrade to the HCB-300/HCB-700 Bluetooth Carkits.

@JC
You could be right there, since my last post, I've searched around and found anecdotal evidence that the K700 will work with the HCA-10 which I wouldn't have thought possible... Maybe V800/ Z800 will work?

@tranquil
Try benchtesting the carkit. You only need to connect to a 12V car battery and plug everything in to test. Be aware that you may get some feedback if the mic and speaker are too close together.
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jcwhite_uk
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Posted: 2005-07-15 11:31
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On 2005-07-15 11:22:37, carkitter wrote:
@JC
You could be right there, since my last post, I've searched around and found anecdotal evidence that the K700 will work with the HCA-10 which I wouldn't have thought possible...



The HCA 10 certainly worked with my S700i so I would have thought the V800 would be the same.
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Posted: 2005-07-25 12:18
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I'm getting the exact same problem as JC - The sound from my V800 just doesn't seem to be passing through the HCA-10 to the speaker. Looking like an upgrade to the car kit is on the cards...
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Posted: 2005-08-05 15:40
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I have just received a brand new HCA-20 and Hcc-20 system cable and it works perfectly with my V800. I will try to put the cable into my HCA-10 later to see if it is the main unit or the cable that was at fault.
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