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Subject: icast not working with iphone
Author: MikeR (04:24PM, Jan 04, 2012)
 
Hi - I have 2 "iphone 4" cell phones, both have pandora, both have large itunes libraries. both phones have same issue - I put the phone on the base, initially the song plays thru the whole house stereo as expected. After about 5-7 seconds, the song stops (no whole house sound, no sound out of phone speaker). I have to lift the phone off of the icast base, hit play again, put it back on the icast base, then it works for 5-7 seconds, then same thing. Happens with both iphones. Happens with itunes or pandora. However, when i use my old-school ipod, everything works fine. So how do i fix this so i can use my iphone?
thanks
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Subject: re: icast not working with iphone
Author: OmarV (06:12PM, Jan 04, 2012)
 
Mike,

If you are streaming music from the internet (using Wi-Fi primarily) through your iPhones while plugged in the iCast Transmitter, you won't be able to maintain Wi-Fi signal and this is due to the proximity of both antennas (the iPhone's and the iCast's). You can use your apple devices playing local music but you can't stream audio from the web for the reason I explained, however there's a workaround, you can connect your iPhone through the iCast's mini jack input using a audio cable (provided in the kit) and in this way create a gap between your iPhone and your iCast antennas.
I hope this helps!
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Subject: re: icast not working with iphone
Author: MikeR (03:20AM, Jan 05, 2012)
 
Hi Omar - sorry, i did not provide enough info. I already have the icast connected thru mini-jack. The phones have this issue regardless if I stream from pandora, or use the itunes library in the phone (not streaming). In the 2nd case, I am using the iphone just like an ipod, the music is stored in the hard drive on the phone. so the phone is on the icast dock, the icast is plugged into the stereo system, and it all works for about 5 to 7 seconds, then stops (like if the pause button was hit). To get it to restart, I have to hit the "play" button on the phone.
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Subject: re: icast not working with iphone
Author: OmarV (08:28PM, Jan 05, 2012)
 
Mike,

I wonder if what you're seeing is the power saving feature that activates when the transmitter doesn't find any speaker to connect to, however this happens after 20 seconds not 7. Please contact me by email: [email protected]
Thanks
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