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Turn your JAM to ultimate MP3 player

This is the first mod that I am doing to all my PocketPC Phone devices - modifying stereo headset. Original ones are Ok if you intend using them for 10 minutes or so, after that is just a plain torture. Well, at least for me.
Here is the result of my mod. Standard heads are replaced with SONY MDR EX51LP. Paired with this little addon for adjusting bass and treble it creates amazing result. In fact, it sounds better than any standalone mp3 player
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14317
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Wwoo nice.. talking about torture. I used the ones that come with the PDA2K for 50 min straight now.. Jesus... it made me think the machine it self output garbage. The ones that come with the PDA2K are more suited for calls not music.. I wonder if there's anywhere to purchase something like you did. I don't have time myself for modifications.. I wouldn't mind the mic.. Maybe i'll just find a plug converter and plugin my sony's to the i-mate.. Good job you did.. looks professional

Thanks
It took me maybe 15 min to do
Of course, adapter will work, but them if someone calls you while you listen to the music you'll have to unplug headset and use the unit itself. In this case, just press a buttom

Another good solution is to buy the SE headset. It works just fine with the JAM including the mic. I may go for the one with the radio on it as well. And that makes the Compact/JAM really complete!!

kta said:
Another good solution is to buy the SE headset. It works just fine with the JAM including the mic. I may go for the one with the radio on it as well. And that makes the Compact/JAM really complete!!
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which one are you refering to?

can you show step,, by step, how to do it???. Can you also post more pictures?
I'm assuming this will also work with the XDAII headset

I prefer use a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm stereo adatpor for listen mp3.....
not every people want to convert their expansive earphone to a XDA-ONLY handsfree...

killercheung said:
I prefer use a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm stereo adatpor for listen mp3.....
not every people want to convert their expansive earphone to a XDA-ONLY handsfree...
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I would say replace the 2 earspeaker units instead of cut in the middle of the line. Also, both earphone can be reverse to the very begin when need....

killercheung said:
I prefer use a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm stereo adatpor for listen mp3.....
not every people want to convert their expansive earphone to a XDA-ONLY handsfree...
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Nobody got a gun to their heads

Yorch said:
can you show step,, by step, how to do it???. Can you also post more pictures?
I'm assuming this will also work with the XDAII headset
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I can't post step-by-step pictures since unit is already assembled. sorry. But it's really easy:
1. Take apart this middle thingy by inserting your nails or very thin plastic knife. Meake sure no ti brake 4 little plastic clips, 2 on each side.
2. Take off top part.
3. Gently push wire from headphones side in to give some freedom for the circut board.
4. Lift it up the cisrcuit board and expose soldering points
5. Write down existing coloring of the wires soldered.
5. Unsolder
6. Cut appropriate lenght from Sony or whatever you wanna use.
7. Prepare wires for soldering
8. Don't forget to twist the wire the same manner as the original was.
9. Test headphones with case open and make sure both channels are working
10. Gently close cover
Sorry, was typing this in the rush. Feel free to ask more

I'm with ya

could you post a close up picture of the soldering?

krl said:
I'm with ya
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Right on!
How come you dont have any name on your unit? Did you remove it? If you did, how?

Sure..

@ID64 Remove "MDA T-Mobile" Print from cover!?

M4io said:
@ID64 Remove "MDA T-Mobile" Print from cover!?
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Thanks

Sugar did the trick! It looks much better now without blue imate/jam letters.
I am not big fan of badges on anything

How did you remove the logos?
Definitely something I want to do
P

From imate or from the car?
From imate - with sugar cube
From car - with dental floss
P.S. You never know when and where those households thing might become handy

I prefer use a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm stereo adatpor for listen mp3.....
not every people want to convert their expansive earphone to a XDA-ONLY handsfree...
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I think of attaching a 3.5mm female plug just above the accept/reject button on the headphones so i can plug any headphones + i won't loose my expensive shruce..
but i always face problems in baring the wires of headphones they are very thin and fragile and can be cut easily i don't know about xda II headphones but im afraid that i will end up loosing it..
ID64 what do you think is the most adequate method of baring the wires????

No sound without headset

Hi guys,
can somebody please help me with the following problem?
Out of nothing my T-Mobile MDA Vario stopped giving sound with out the headset connected.
Every once and while it just works again, without any reason and the out of nothing it stops giving sound without the headset connected.

I have the exact same problem. I can only use my phone right now with a bluetooth headset.
I even tried to do a hard reset and nothing is fixed.
Can anyone help me?

Use the forum search engine - this is a very common issue.
The chip that switches between the built-in speaker and the wired headset very easily gets destroyed - in most cases it's short-circuit when you insert the wired headset into the phone. Nothing can be done to perevent this - except for NEVER using ANY wired headset (but a BT one instead)

Well, I never used the wired headset before. Only the BT.

well, sounds silly, but when i don't get sound without something plugged into the jack, i blow into the hole... that seems to work...
admittedly i can't use my stereo wired headphones anymore, because the radioshack adapter has a slightly bigger plugend that stretched out the insides... weee! (i use the adapter connected to another adapter that connects to rca cables that connect to a car amp...)

Sounds like your issue has to do with hardware but this happened to me once and it was a software issue. I had no sound at all, it only worked with a wired headset and I soft reseted mupltiple times and still nothing. What I did was soft reset it with the wired headset still plugged in and after it finished starting up I disconnected the headset and my sound worked again.

Strangely enough this worked
zetajunkie said:
well, sounds silly, but when i don't get sound without something plugged into the jack, i blow into the hole... that seems to work...
admittedly i can't use my stereo wired headphones anymore, because the radioshack adapter has a slightly bigger plugend that stretched out the insides... weee! (i use the adapter connected to another adapter that connects to rca cables that connect to a car amp...)
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Strangely enough this worked!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!

Thanks a lot guys! blowing the hole of the headset connector solved the problem on my htc prophet too! excellent!! (never would have thought of that, in fact i already was taking the phone apart LOL, luckily i found this post while doing it)

it works for xda2 himalaya..
just blow into it.. crazy solution that works

It worked on Compact (Magician) also
Hey, you saved my money... It worked for my Magician also.
Thanks a lot
AKa

i guess i have the same problem....the chip is broken so every time i make a call....long press the green or call button...the speakerphone will be enable...

Holy ****! this worked!!

Kind of makes me nostalgic for the original Nintendo, with those cartridges you have to blow on to "clear the dust" from the connections. Chances were better it was just your spit making a better connection back then. I wonder if the same applies here...
...I sleep now.
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Zetajunkie,
your solution is timeless. thanks a million dude. It still works when the bugger goes silent

Easy fix
When that happens - don't panic, just insert a thin screwdriver into the audio jack and wiggle it lightly. Helps if you have music or any audio file playing on your device at the same time.
Generally you get it when you pull out the wired headset and trip the switch, that gets stuck. Very common problem, everyone is always amazed I could sort it out on the spot within seconds. Try it. Just be gentle!!!!

Thanks!!
It worked for me with a thin screwdriver

Oh....my.....gawd!?!? but anyways if you have an O2 Atom Life... make sure you push near the bottom, cause thats where the button is.... gawd i hate when manufacturers do a dodgy job

In my case I don't have sound and the microphone isn't working. What Can I Do? Is something broken on the HTC?

when I have this problem I go to the comm manager and disable the phone for about 3-5 min then reconnect the phone. it works for me. the 1st few times it work for a day, 4days ect. now its been working going on 2 months.....(knock on woody wood)

I opened my Wizard, got to the phone jack, removed a tiny bit of dust from the inside, closed the phone, and it never lost sound again!
It's not that hard to open the phone, but if you're not very handy, ask for someone that works with this kind on stuff to help you.
I did this entire procedure in less then 5 minutes.

Dropped it: speaker dead

I dropped my HTC TYTN some days ago and since then my external speaker is dead...
so no ringing, TomTom directions or just any other sound.
vibration and calling works ok though.
Any ideas how to fix the sound?

Problems with both speakers have been dealt with before here's one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288728
To sum up:
Rear speaker - likely problem is that the push on connector has slipped off - relatively easy fix is remove back and re-seat the connector. It is seen here at the top of the photo (white block with red and black wire)
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The front earpiece speaker has spring contacts which can become bent and loose contact with m/board - normally just need bending out a little. This speaker is more prone to faults though and might need replaced. Can be replaced with Motorola L6/L7 earpiece speaker (available here http://www.phatphones.com/mobile-phone-repairs-1.htm#speaker) as a close alternative to original. A more difficult fix as the motherboard must be removed:
Mike

I searched but didn't find anything.
thnx 4 the pointer, checking my toolkit for the small screwdriver

Maarten_NL said:
I searched but didn't find anything.
thnx 4 the pointer, checking my toolkit for the small screwdriver
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Good luck in your mission.
Mike

mikechannon said:
Good luck in your mission.
Mike
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Bought a small torx screwdriverset (€9,95) to open the TYTN... as you expected, the connector slipped off... reconnected and the TYTN beeps again.
thnx!

I had jasjam vibrator problem, it stopped working when i accidently dropped it, and then i dropped it again (not accidently this time) and it started working...

Maarten_NL said:
Bought a small torx screwdriverset (€9,95) to open the TYTN... as you expected, the connector slipped off... reconnected and the TYTN beeps again.
thnx!
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Good news, pleased it is now working
Mike

Saaduk said:
I had jasjam vibrator problem, it stopped working when i accidently dropped it, and then i dropped it again (not accidently this time) and it started working...
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LoL, yes that might well work for quite a few people, given that the cause is just a poor contact with the board. As far as giving folks advice though, I'm not sure that telling people to drop their PDA is advisable
Mike

Buy a back speacker
Hello
The back speacker of my Hermes-qtek-htc-9600-tytn is broken down.
I have done a hard reboot, checked the connector but it still does not function.
Please could you give me an URL to buy a back speaker for France ?
Thanks all for your assistance.
Sorry for my english.
Cordially, NewCom

newcom said:
Hello
The back speacker of my Hermes-qtek-htc-9600-tytn is broken down.
I have done a hard reboot, checked the connector but it still does not function.
Please could you give me an URL to buy a back speaker for France ?
Thanks all for your assistance.
Sorry for my english.
Cordially, NewCom
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I have not found a source for them yet!
The usual parts site does not have it unfortunately:
http://cnn.cn/shop/htc-tytn-c-277_279.html
If you have some basic electronic/electrical skills you could find a similar phone speaker from another model. So long as it is small enough to fit the balck plastic speaker housing. You would need to use the original connection block from the Tytn and wire it onto the equivalent speaker.
Mike

thank you for your answer

You rule it worked thanks
You rule it worked thanks
mikechannon said:
Problems with both speakers have been dealt with before here's one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288728
To sum up:
Rear speaker - likely problem is that the push on connector has slipped off - relatively easy fix is remove back and re-seat the connector. It is seen here at the top of the photo (white block with red and black wire)
The front earpiece speaker has spring contacts which can become bent and loose contact with m/board - normally just need bending out a little. This speaker is more prone to faults though and might need replaced. Can be replaced with Motorola L6/L7 earpiece speaker (available here http://www.phatphones.com/mobile-phone-repairs-1.htm#speaker) as a close alternative to original. A more difficult fix as the motherboard must be removed:
Mike
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great, it worked!

Apple Earphones w/ Remote and Mic

Will Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic work with motorola defy?
I mean will i hear music normal? i had apple ipod shuffle earphones and they worked gread. not sure for this one with remote.. has anyone tryed?

Check around here, I've posted my findings. I'll let you find your answer.

I've tried them and yes the earphones and mic work flawlessly.
The buttons however are somewhat erratic. During a call, it sometimes work. But when I'm not on a call, it never worked.

I suggest you try the P series of Meelectronics headphones. I use Meelectronics M9 and the quality for the price is awesome. I ordered the M9P (P is at the end of every model that has microfone), can't wait to try it out.
On their website it says that many Android phones are supported (Defy is supported).
Phone Version Device Compatibility (designated as the P version)
M9P review. Other can be googled.

Well, i have some Apple In-Ear Headphones, but nor the Microphone to the Remote works correctly. The Microphone does not work at all, phone does not recieve any signalling from the headphone, the only thing is pressing middle-button produces a short circuit detected by the phone. Remote does not work correctly, middle-button does nothing at all and + and - buttons sort of double presses-hold the call button, so in some apps you can change tracks. In PowerAmp you can change to next track by pressing + or - button. In stock music player, pressing those just toggles play/pause and fire the music app.
I readed a lot about this and its something to do with the circuitery inside the remote, made to work on iPhones and iPods and not well understood by android phones. About the mic, my theory is that it does not work because of the resistance of the microphone inside, checked connections and should work, also tried with differents headphones w/mic and they worked....
definitly you should try them before, if you're planning getting those, maybe you're lucky and mic works like arvs0z and use "Headset Button Control" App to fix the issue about controls.
EDIT: Got them working almost flawlessly
Removing some resistors from the remote, i got the center button and microphone working, the only problem is that the microphone has very low imput gain, its almost unusable, got to get it VERY close to the mouth to get a very soft signal in phone. BTW the center button works almost prefectly, but + and - dont work at all.

arvs0z said:
I've tried them and yes the earphones and mic work flawlessly.
The buttons however are somewhat erratic. During a call, it sometimes work. But when I'm not on a call, it never worked.
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really how its possible I tried but mic is not working, somebody here said that due to some resister inside the mic so its work only with certain model and iphone only
Urvish

jollyb said:
I suggest you try the P series of Meelectronics headphones. I use Meelectronics M9 and the quality for the price is awesome. I ordered the M9P (P is at the end of every model that has microfone), can't wait to try it out.
On their website it says that many Android phones are supported (Defy is supported).
Phone Version Device Compatibility (designated as the P version)
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hey, and what you think about these Melectronics M9P? It is a good choice i think and i might also get one of these for myself!

Maybe of topic, but I used a pals Blackberry headset for couple of days and earphones and mic worked flawlessly. no music controls only the answer call button though.

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hey, and what you think about these Melectronics M9P? It is a good choice i think and i might also get one of these for myself!
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Using the m9p and i'm very satisfied. Defy & m9p, perfect match. Music quality is awesome, switching songs, answering calls without a problem...

using apple headset too! works perfectly

lmxf said:
using apple headset too! works perfectly
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How did you get this working?
I tried my Samsung Galaxy S headphones in the Defy but they do not fit. I have Apple Iphone headphones (the one with a volume control and mic) and these work fine for music but I do not have music controls or MIC.

Anybody know where I can get stock defy earphones?
I really like them . But the left earpiece is broken
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I read lot of posts about Apple headsets, buts i can't find answer.
I have iPhone compatibble Logitech Ultimae Ears earphones with mic and three buttons like this:
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Earphones works, but microphone and buttons don't work (yes, i read threads about it) - i look headset have 4-pole JACK, but when connector is pluged in phone i can see last pole of JACK:
My question: my Defy have only stereo (3-pole) jack, or why i can't insert conector completly?
Thanks 4 answers.
sorry for my english

Defy has a 4 pole jack and that's exactly how my headphones' jack looks like (it's because of the jack position).

Male_zvire said:
I read lot of posts about Apple headsets, buts i can't find answer.
I have iPhone compatibble Logitech Ultimae Ears earphones with mic and three buttons
Earphones works, but microphone and buttons don't work (yes, i read threads about it)
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What version of UE headphones do you have? Did you ever get the microphone to work?

Headphone jack borked... sound in one ear!

Anyone have suggestions of how to troubleshoot a potentially faulty headphone jack? Sound is only coming out of the right earbud and nothing on the left (even after twisting and bending a bit). I've tried using multiple sets of earbuds and they work in other devices properly so I know they aren't the problem. And yes, I've pushed as hard as possible and they were fully inserted.

Check your ear?

That happened to me a couple times. Just turn the volume up all the way while playing music for a couple seconds. Worked for me...
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Make sure it's plugged all the way in, the headphone jack is pretty tight and you kind of have to jam it up in there.

Also make sure your not using a mono adapter or something.
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Does your earphone have microphone? Try to use earphone w/o microphone.
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It's definitely all the way in. Tried turning up the volume and no success. I've tried plugging in/out about 50 times to see if maybe a contact wasn't connecting internally. According to Wikipedia, the left sound comes from the tip of the plug whereas the right sound comes from the ring around the plug in between the two insulating rings. It would then sound to me that the tip of the plug isn't making contact as it should. Any thoughts?

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It's definitely all the way in. Tried turning up the volume and no success. I've tried plugging in/out about 50 times to see if maybe a contact wasn't connecting internally. According to Wikipedia, the left sound comes from the tip of the plug whereas the right sound comes from the ring around the plug in between the two insulating rings. It would then sound to me that the tip of the plug isn't making contact as it should. Any thoughts?
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Take the back cover off and see if you can notice any solder joints cracked.

This happened to me when I used earphones that had an inline microphone.
Try some headphones or earphones without a microphone

Same problem here.
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The one white - iPhone headset : only one side sound
The one black : to the speaker : same problem as the white.
But when i moved the jack around, sound came normal?!

I don't have any pairs with a microphone so that can't be the problem. I also took the back off and check the solder joints and everything looks good even when pushing and prodding a bit, no sound came out of the left side. Could possibly be a broken contact inside? Suggestions on how to fix a broken contact if that's the case?

I blew into the headphone jack and it started working perfectly lol. Odd... didn't know old school Nintendo game strategies still worked.

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That happened to me a couple times. Just turn the volume up all the way while playing music for a couple seconds. Worked for me...
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:victory:This also worked for me. Thanks man:good:

Same here....
headphone jack is jacked....sound only comes through right ear. Tried multiple headphones and they are all plugged all the way in. Going back to Office Depot tomorrow!

So what i did was take the back off and taped down the flex cable so it wont move... it messes up a bit time to time but until i buy a broken one and do the swap this works out for me

Solved it
Hi ,
I had the same issue , moving the jack inside a little bit made it work , but as soon as I let go it starts to lose audio from right cup
I opened up the nexus 7 back cover. there wasn't any noticeable crack in the soldering but this definitely felt like solder was not applied properly or it had cracked (notice that the audio jack can move quite a bit when plugged in)
here is what I did.
There are 3 connections soldered on the module and there is a wire strip.
my issue was in the right earphone so my problem was in the middle one (upper on on the left side)
First I just heated it with a solder Iron it worked fine for about 2 weeks. then the issue started to show up again.
This time I added a little more solder to the point and that got it working, been working fine since then.
If it still gives you issue, you can unscrew only this part and solder it from the bottom too. there are pad there too.
I hope this helps

I realize this is a very old thread but, I just encountered this issue on my old one m8 and I can say that blowing into the jack did fix the issue. Thank you!