Connect PC to car radio speakers
 

Hello,

I have a sony car radio installed in my sailboat, which is connected to
audio speakers inside and in the cockpit. I now want to be able to connect
my computer to the same speakers, so I can play music from my PC and, even
more important, hear the alarm signals of my navigation software on the PC.
Both radio and computer are at the navigation table.

Since I am not a real technician, can anybody help me in how I should set
this up? I was thinking of installing a car amplifier to which I connect
both the audio out of the radio and the audio of the PC, but will this do
the job? Maybe there's a better solution.

Thanks in advance,
Ben

Connect PC to car radio speakers
 

Any suggestion is still welcome, but I think I have found the easiest
solution:

a SoundFeeder Computer Music Transmitter
http://www.arkon.com/sf.html
Completely wireless and no extra equipment to install.

Thanks for reading anyway,
Ben

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Hello,

I have a sony car radio installed in my sailboat, which is connected to
audio speakers inside and in the cockpit. I now want to be able to connect
my computer to the same speakers, so I can play music from my PC and, even
more important, hear the alarm signals of my navigation software on the
PC.
Both radio and computer are at the navigation table.

Since I am not a real technician, can anybody help me in how I should set
this up? I was thinking of installing a car amplifier to which I connect
both the audio out of the radio and the audio of the PC, but will this do
the job? Maybe there's a better solution.

Thanks in advance,
Ben

Connect PC to car radio speakers
 

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Hello,

I have a sony car radio installed in my sailboat, which is connected to
audio speakers inside and in the cockpit. I now want to be able to connect
my computer to the same speakers, so I can play music from my PC and, even
more important, hear the alarm signals of my navigation software on the PC.
Both radio and computer are at the navigation table.

Since I am not a real technician, can anybody help me in how I should set
this up? I was thinking of installing a car amplifier to which I connect
both the audio out of the radio and the audio of the PC, but will this do
the job? Maybe there's a better solution.

Thanks in advance,
Ben



Is it the sort of car radio that has a couple of trailing phono sockets
on the back for the connection of an external CD? If it is, then
there's no problem apart from matching levels.

The other alternative is one of those adapters that fit in as a dummy
cassette and have a lead for plugging into an external CD (or whatever).
I believe these have internal networks to equalise the frequency
response when the radio is in 'Cassette' mode so that an external line
output can be used.

Of course if you want the navigation alarms to break in on top of the
radio then that's a more difficult problem.
--
Chris Morriss

Connect PC to car radio speakers
 

This is very interesting! Thx for the Idea Chris. I had not even thought
about having the navigation alarms on top of the audio.
Could you explain maybe somewhat more about how you think this can be done?

Ben

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Chris Morriss wrote
Is it the sort of car radio that has a couple of trailing phono sockets
on the back for the connection of an external CD? If it is, then
there's no problem apart from matching levels.
Of course if you want the navigation alarms to break in on top of the
radio then that's a more difficult problem.

Some car radios have a mute trigger for connection to a mobile phone.
If the computer can supply a suitable signal (or a small VOX unit can
provide a trigger from the audio) that might be an option.

Owain

Connect PC to car radio speakers
 

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writes
This is very interesting! Thx for the Idea Chris. I had not even thought
about having the navigation alarms on top of the audio.
Could you explain maybe somewhat more about how you think this can be done?

Ben

"Owain" schreef in bericht
om...
Chris Morriss wrote
Is it the sort of car radio that has a couple of trailing phono sockets
on the back for the connection of an external CD? If it is, then
there's no problem apart from matching levels.
Of course if you want the navigation alarms to break in on top of the
radio then that's a more difficult problem.

Some car radios have a mute trigger for connection to a mobile phone.
If the computer can supply a suitable signal (or a small VOX unit can
provide a trigger from the audio) that might be an option.

Owain



That was Owain's idea. I've never tried the muting operation he
describes. Sounds a neat idea though.
--
Chris Morriss