Handsfree in the car: how to do, how to connect, how to configure?

In our fast-paced world, being connected all the time is not only convenient, but also practical. But what to do, when it is physically impossible to use the phone? Often this question is asked by drivers who are driving their car. After all, talking on the mobile and simultaneously driving the car is not always comfortable, and sometimes very dangerous. At the moment, the solution to this problem was the speakerphone in the car. Using this type of gadgets greatly facilitates driving at the moment of conversation, does not affect safety, and besides this pleasure is quite accessible to everyone.

Types of voice communication

It should be noted that many modern machines already come from the factory with built-in speakerphone systems, which are controlled by means of buttons on either the steering wheel or on the center console.

But if the car is not equipped with such functionality, you can do it yourself.

There are several different ways how to install this type of electronic assistance in the salon of your car, using both professional and auxiliary devices for this. How to make a speakerphone in the car yourself and without much effort? Motorists will find this information in this material.

The easiest way

You can provide loud communication in the car by connecting the mobile to the car receiver with an additional microphone installation, or you need to purchase a specially designed device for this. You can buy this device in the audio equipment store. It is a small signal receiver, working directly with a phone through a Bluetooth connection. How to talk in the car through a speakerphone in this way? You just need to configure the receiver, which runs for a few minutes.

Hands Free

As an alternative to such a device, you can use the hand-free gadget, which is attached using a built-in clothespin or clothes, or directly to the steering wheel. At the same time during the conversation provides complete freedom of hands.

Advantages of these methods of communication can be called ease of equipment, installation and configuration, as well as cheap. You have the ability to connect in this way different models of phones with Bluetooth support.

Way of connection to a radio tape recorder

Mounting and connecting the headset of communication in the car is quite simple, and any driver who does not even have technical knowledge will cope with this task. Let's take a closer look at the process, how to install a speakerphone in the car through a radio and a mobile phone. For this method you need a tape recorder with Bluetooth support, as well as a microphone with the ability to connect to the receiver.

Further, the whole process is carried out according to the indicated sequence. Install the car radio. If there is already one, then half the work is done. We fix the microphone on the visor of sun protection or in another convenient place, but it is desirable from the side of the driver, and we connect it to the radio tape recorder. The system is mounted. It remains to configure: we include in the work "Bluetooth" on both the mobile and on the tape recorder. Next, we begin to search for a paired device, connect - you can use.

Special headset and accessories:

• The first and most affordable device is the ear-set. A pretty handy device that you can use even outside the car. Many models are equipped with buttons for receiving and resetting calls, as well as a volume control.
• The second device is a speakerphone in the car through the speakerphone. Outwardly, the headset resembles the phone itself, but works only as a transmitter of a sound signal. The speakerphone is powered both independently and from the cigarette lighter socket of the car.
• The third type of device - it's gadgets with the function "Bluetooth". Mostly they are intended for stationary installation in a car. You can fix such a gadget in any convenient place of the salon, and it will work as a transmitter and as a speakerphone in the car.
• "Hands-free" -complete sets. These are multifunctional devices that can be used as a communication device, and for reading various multimedia files from the phone. The kit is equipped with various holders for easy installation in the car, a charger that works from the cigarette lighter plug. Expensive models can have connectors for connecting USB and memory cards.

Jabra Drive Speakerphone

This is a popular gadget not only for motorists. This device works as a speakerphone in the car via Bluetooth and has excellent sound characteristics. In appearance, the device is quite bulky - 104x56x18 mm, it weighs 100 grams.

The design of the gadget is quite attractive and will fit freely into the interior of any car. Mounting it is made in the form of a metal bracket, so it can be easily fixed in the cabin.

Most of the front side of the case is a speaker for negotiations, protected by a black mesh. Along the way , the speaker device works as a button for receiving and resetting calls. Above the speaker button is a receiving microphone, as well as a volume control.

Device in operation

Upon startup, it automatically searches for a mobile phone to connect to it via Bluetooth. Therefore, before connecting the speakerphone in the car, you need to make sure that the phone is paired with the device.

Talking on the device is very convenient, because the quality of the transmitted audio signal is no different from the "hands-free" devices built into the car. The sound is clean, without interference, and the volume is enough even for listening to music files. The microphone is equipped with an echo and noise absorption system. Therefore, the interlocutor does not even notice that the conversation takes place via a speakerphone.

Without recharging the "gill" it works twenty hours in the talk mode, and in the "sleeping" mode the charge lasts for one month. If the device is not used within thirty minutes, it automatically turns off, thereby saving energy. It's enough just to restart it, and you can use it later. All settings are automatically saved. In addition, the gadget is equipped with a stereo protocol A2D2, which allows the transfer of music files, and also has support for EDR.

Advantages and disadvantages

The pluses include: external data, sound quality, convenient fastening, ease of use, a powerful battery. The drawbacks of the device are not particularly noticeable, but they do exist. This lack of functionality, automatic shutdown for prolonged non-use, high price.

Plantronics K100 In-Car Bluetooth

Loud communication in the car can be provided with the use of this unit, which has proved to be a convenient, reliable and practical device. The K100 has a simple control. The design provides only three buttons and a volume control.

The buttons here are: for receiving / resetting a call, turning on the radio and completely mute the sound. The device is equipped with a dual-action microphone, which, in turn, eliminates noise and noise, transmits voice without distortion.

Before you configure the voice communication in the car, you need to fix the speakerphone on the sun visor and connect it to the power. Next, turning the device into work, you should connect it to your mobile phone via Bluetooth.

This completes all settings, except for the selection of sound parameters.

Radio function is adjusted by pressing the corresponding button, and if desired, the radio wave signal can be transmitted to the radio. To do this, just set the tape recorder to the appropriate wave and the signal from the K100 will be broadcast through the vehicle's audio system.

The autonomous charge is enough for fourteen hours of conversation.

In the waiting mode, the device works for fifteen days. The battery can be charged both from the car and from the computer via a USB cable. Due to the presence of AD2P the device supports voice commands of GPS-navigation.

Speakerphone Selection Options

In view of the large availability of devices in the car market, it is quite difficult for car enthusiasts to choose a device that will meet all the requirements and properly perform their functions. Therefore, when choosing one, it is recommended to pay attention to such factors as:

• Manufacturer. Loud communication in the car can be provided only with a quality speakerphone. To do this, when selecting, you should pay attention to the country in which the device is manufactured. It is important to note that Chinese gadgets do not have sufficient reliability and durability due to the use of poor-quality materials.
• Battery capacity. It should be large enough not to bother with frequent charging processes.
• Fasteners. This element should be reliable and convenient, as otherwise the device may simply fall away.
• Mandatory availability of the possibility of charging the device from the cigarette lighter outlet, which is more convenient than constantly removing the device and charging it from other sources.
• Presence of Russian language in the settings and use menu.
• Price. As you know, the miser pays twice. Therefore, it is recommended to immediately purchase a more expensive speakerphone of good quality and use it for a longer period than from time to time to buy a new one.

So, we figured out how to set up the speakerphone in the car.