I just purchased this and it charges my daughter's phone but does not play through any radio stations. Is there a trick to this or is it faulty?
753329
I don't use it with an iphone; I play my ipoc through the radio. I know it will change an iphone, but have don't have my music on my phone. I have no idea what your problem might be. It's simple. Just plug it in, push the display button and it gives you a FM radio station. Dial the radio to that station and it should play. I'm sorry I can't answer you specific question about the iphone. Good luck.
753330
You do have to choose a radio channel that is not used by a station. If the phone then charges but doesn't play music, it sounds like a defective item that need to be replaced. My unit has performed flawlessly for months. It's the fourth adapter of this type that I've tried and by far works the best.
753331
In my experience that shouldn't be happening. I was always able to pick a station on the FM band, match it on the digital readout, and pipe my iPhone through the car speakers. On intuition rather than science, I picked low powered stations (88.7 or 90.2 for example) rather than powerhouses and had good fidelity.
1699595
Mine doesn't work with the car charger either. I assumed the battery was dead. How inconvienent if one has to charge it in the house if one travels a lot. Also It only lasts for a month and I don't use it much. Also it shuts off after ten minutes out of the car which is inconvienent because there is no way to tell if it is on when you get back in.Very good sound however and otherwise I like it.
203973
Make sure it's plugged in completely to the iPod. If it is make sure your iPod or iPhone is working.I've had major issues when in Manhattan. It basically becomes unusable because if all the radio towers.If it's plugged in and your 30 pin connection isn't broken I'd try for a refund.
470577
It works for me so once the unit is charging and your devices are charging from the unit, try pressing the little button on the side. If that doesn't work, then you may have a defective unit.
1614665
same thing happened to me and it's past the return date. I unplugged the unit and removed the battery and then it worked....for a few days and now it's back at it again....won't charge my phone.
737217
Either the connection from the AirWave to your radio is bad, not a good connection or bad cable, or the volume on your phone is not turned up. Mine has the same volume as the regular radio does.
872874
Found a reasonable solution to the problem. I bought a dock extender cable (see product link below)that seems to have solved the charging problem while connected to the speaker system. Music plays and the iphone charges. All is good.30 Pin Dock Extender Cable-50 cm in White
2111936
I have the same problem, it will only work when I have it attached to the charger which is completely inconvenient. I'm about to email the seller and hopefully get a replacement.
291146
I just plugged mine in and turned it on. I streamed music as it was charging with no issues. So far, I have only used it via the battery. Battery life is great and it is good to know it will function while charging. Hope this helps. FYI, I love mine!
1346745
PJC, My assumption is that the USB connector was not made to the correct specification. I make this assumption based on my overall displeasure with the charging unit. In short.....it doesn't work. I plug my Sansa Disk into a USB port on my computer and in an hour or so, I'm at 100% recharge power. I have actually monitored the charge on my Sansa Disk using the outlet plug-in charger. I would allow the MP3 player to recharge for an hour and to my dismay, the MP3 actually lost a significent percentage of its charge while plugged into the wall outlet. Frankly, the plug-in charger is worthless, in my opinion. I'm not surprised that the quality control on the size of the USB connector is dismal. Sincerely, cmp
1539205
I don't have much help to provide...mine works fine with my iPod Nano (4th) and iPod (classic). No issue charging either. I'd try a different aux cable and perhaps another mp3 player and make sure the issue isn't external. Otherwise, I'd return the item for replacement. Frustrating, I'm sure.
1016386
My radio is a year old and it doesn't charge the phone. Maybe this is a new model? Go to home Depot and look at it.
1220733
Assuming that it is charged (not even sure that would cause it) it sound like it is defective, I tried to get mine to do that and it won't. Oh, and mine works just fine, actually pretty impressed for the price.
264456
Mine worked fine when I purchased it. The only problem I have had since it the battery going dead in the antenna, which I replaced and is working fine again. Make sure that the switches are in the correct positions. That is about all I can tell you, other than contacting the manufacture and see it they can be of some help.
2104145
I play music with it, however, I have had trouble getting my phone to charge while playing music. it will keep itself charged, but doesn't want to charge my phone too often.
647709
I concur; check to see if the plug is the right size (those RCAs usually don't vary), and properly seated in the AUX connection. Also, check the volume and adjust- directions say to turn car radio volume up all the way, then adjust phone volume. Worked for me. Good luck!
997161
Initially it worked for me, but now it won't. I would plug my phone in to charge while also using the aux input from my phone to listen to streaming radio through the speakers. Now it stopped registering that i have plugged in the USB to get power to the phone. I tried a different USB cable and it worked at first, but the next morning when I tried again that cable wouldnt work either!! what the.. Luckily the cables still work with other outlets so the iHome did not kill the cable.