Comments on: Dension BTA1000: Bluetooth for the Porsche http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/ Mon, 03 May 2010 20:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kris http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Kris Sun, 17 May 2009 12:29:56 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-306 Hi Goose, With the mic in the dash there is a bit of echo on the receivers end due to the proximity of the speaker. I'm not so sure placing the mic by the mirror would provide much more of an improvement, if any, due to it being right in the centre of the sound stage. I guess it would be easier to temporarily install it in both locations and test it, then fully install it in the best of the two. I have the CDR23 rather than the PCM - I didn't need any codes to reactivate the unit. You'd have to check the PCM manual for that one. Hi Goose,

With the mic in the dash there is a bit of echo on the receivers end due to the proximity of the speaker. I’m not so sure placing the mic by the mirror would provide much more of an improvement, if any, due to it being right in the centre of the sound stage. I guess it would be easier to temporarily install it in both locations and test it, then fully install it in the best of the two.

I have the CDR23 rather than the PCM – I didn’t need any codes to reactivate the unit. You’d have to check the PCM manual for that one.

]]> By: Goose http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Goose Mon, 11 May 2009 06:52:04 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-302 I'm just about to do the same procedure and I'm wondering where the best location for the microphone is. From a look point of view then the dash wins, from a function point of view should it be up by the mirror? Any further updates on the performance of the microphone located in the dashboard? Also, when you disconnect the battery do you need codes to rest the PCM etc? Cheers, Goose I’m just about to do the same procedure and I’m wondering where the best location for the microphone is. From a look point of view then the dash wins, from a function point of view should it be up by the mirror? Any further updates on the performance of the microphone located in the dashboard?

Also, when you disconnect the battery do you need codes to rest the PCM etc?

Cheers, Goose

]]> By: Corwin http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Corwin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:01:15 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-286 All done! Really easy to install the mic in that location. Thanks again Kris for this great page. All done! Really easy to install the mic in that location. Thanks again Kris for this great page.

]]> By: Corwin http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Corwin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:32:04 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-274 I will try using some thin rigid wire - and with your photos in front of me - and let you know how it goes. I will try using some thin rigid wire – and with your photos in front of me – and let you know how it goes.

]]> By: Kris http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Kris Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:16:22 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-273 Hi Corwin, I think you'd really struggle to feed it through without removing the instrument cluster - It's really tight for space in there, though you could always try first and remove it as a last resort... Hi Corwin, I think you’d really struggle to feed it through without removing the instrument cluster – It’s really tight for space in there, though you could always try first and remove it as a last resort…

]]> By: Corwin http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Corwin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:07:52 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-272 Kris - in retrospect, do you think it would be possible to thread the mic wire (maybe using a rigid fish line) through the dash *without* removing the instrument cluster? ( I am a little scared to remove the cluster, but I suppose if you couldn't run the wire even with that awesome endoscopic camera, then I have little chance ... is that right? ) Kris – in retrospect, do you think it would be possible to thread the mic wire (maybe using a rigid fish line) through the dash *without* removing the instrument cluster? ( I am a little scared to remove the cluster, but I suppose if you couldn’t run the wire even with that awesome endoscopic camera, then I have little chance … is that right? )

]]> By: Corwin http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Corwin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:30:35 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-271 Thanks for the elaborate write-up with pictures of your microphone placement procedure! A+ Thanks for the elaborate write-up with pictures of your microphone placement procedure! A+

]]> By: Kris http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Kris Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:40:14 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-249 Hi Marcio, There are a few places that sell it in the UK, just by searching on <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=Dension+BTA1000&hl=en" rel="nofollow">Google Shopping</a>. Though, I think the BTA1000 might now have been discontinued as there is now a BTA1500 available. I'm not sure what the differences are. Hi Marcio,
There are a few places that sell it in the UK, just by searching on Google Shopping. Though, I think the BTA1000 might now have been discontinued as there is now a BTA1500 available. I’m not sure what the differences are.

]]> By: Marcio Martins http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Marcio Martins Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:33:47 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-247 Hi. Where can I buy one of this? Dension is not selling BTA1000 anymore. Please help me! Hi. Where can I buy one of this? Dension is not selling BTA1000 anymore. Please help me!

]]> By: Kris http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Kris Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:47:08 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2007/12/27/dension-bta1000-bluetooth-for-the-porsche/#comment-196 Hi Georg, Feel free to post up any further experiences you have, it's always good to document information that could be useful to someone else in the future! Regards, Kris. Hi Georg,

Feel free to post up any further experiences you have, it’s always good to document information that could be useful to someone else in the future!

Regards,
Kris.

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