Griffin 4045-TRPAUTOS iTrip Auto FM Transmitter with SmartScan for iPod |  | Brand: Griffin Technology
List Price: $79.99
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Rating:  196 reviews
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Platform: Windows
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
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Number Of Items: 111
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Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1.5 x 7.9
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 4045-TRPAUTOS
Model: 4045-TRPAUTOS
UPC: 685387049455
EAN: 0685387049455
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| Features:
 | Compatible with iPod (4G, 5G), nano (1G, 2G, 3G), iPod classic, and iPod touch | | | Wirelessly sends music from your iPod to your car radio | | | FM transmitter technology with an integrated charger | | | Large, high-contrast display | | | Three-stage light ring changes color to indicate charging status |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Griffin iTrip Auto FM Transmitter with SmartScan wirelessly sends music from your iPod to your car radio so you can listen on your car stereo speakers. It combines Griffin's renowned FM transmitter technology with an integrated charger. Designed specifically for use in the car, the SmartScan function makes it easier than ever to find the perfect frequency. SmartScan scans the radio dial for the three best frequencies and saves them to the preset buttons. The high-contrast display is easy to read in any light, and the three-stage light ring changes color to indicate charging status. Compatible with iPod (4G, 5G), iPod nano (1G, 2G, 3G), iPod classic, and iPod touch.
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Works great with iPod Nano 4th Gen! NEED TO SWITCH TO JP mode!!!! October 23, 2009
Maximus (New York)
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
On my quest to find a FM Transmitter, I bought a different itrip from Griffin, but it did not charge my ipod nano 4th Gen. So I called Grifin and they told me that in order to charge my ipod nano 4th Gen that it needs to be an itrip with Smart Scan technology. So i returned it and bought this one, and i'm very happy with it.
1. This unit charges our ipod nano 4th Gen no problem. The ring of light on the cigarette lighter plug lights up red when initially connected denoting power to FM transmitter, then amber once the ipod is connected (charging), and then it turns green when the ipod is fully charged.
2. I have a sealed radio in my car so therefore don't have an audio input unfortunatley (2005 Volvo s40 2.4i) and so FM Transmitters are a way of life for me. Your not going to get the perfect sound quality from these like you would with a direct input, so check to see if you got an aux input in your car first and then just buy a charger and a double male head phone wire. I have a Sirius Radio has an FM Transmitter so i'm use to dealing with changing frequencys every so often. I live in NJ and am in NYC and Long Island a lot. My car can tune to 87.9 which I use for the sirius radio almost everywhere, but sometimes while in NY I use 93.3 (pretty high on the frequency list, but for some reason it's clear).
3. Check to make sure your car can go into 87.9 range first, these channels are hardly ever used by radio stations, then switch this grifin itrip autoscan to international frequencies just press function, then press AND HOLD mode for roughly ten secons until a new menu appears. It'll give you US, EU, and JP choices above each of the three buttons on the itrip. I picked JP (for japan) which enables all the normal US frequencies plus the lower range, lower then my car can go, my car only goes to 87.3 or something. A funny thing is that when i tune my car and itrip to 87.9 i get static, but if i keep the itrip at 87.9 and tune my car to 87.8 it comes in perfectly clear. It doesn't do that in my wife's car, 87.9 is 87.9. Just set one of your car radio presets to that and your good to go!
4. I took someone else recomendation to adjust the ipods equalizer to "Acoustic" and that definetly sounds better.
5. Long story short, I like this product, I got it for a heck of a lot cheaper then any FM transmitter at the apple store. One downfall which people do mention is that it is a tad bit hard to read the display of the itrip when you got a glare, but you can set your own presets on the itrip. Autoscan function is stupid, but apparently this is the model that'll charge the ipod nano 4th gen. Scan the radio yourself for static/ or free channels and then tune the itrip to those.
 Finally! Something that works! July 1, 2008
G (bay area, ca)
50 out of 52 found this review helpful
I've bought many FM transmitters from Kensington to Monster to DLo. This one is by far one of the best ones I have used. Kensington worked well, but stopped working after about 3 months of using it. I had returned others because there was too much static. I like this one because it searches for the 3 clearest channels that you could use, a feature that many others FM transmitters do not have.
 Don't expect too much... February 8, 2008
John Kubowitz
71 out of 82 found this review helpful
This is one of those products that is only as good as your level of expatiation. I own a 2005 Subaru which has a sealed music system. There is no reasonable way to get into it. If you have any direct connect alternative, I would strongly recommend doing so and avoiding any FM transmitter. If you do buy the iTrip as I did, expect some compromises.
Just sending music over FM alone will diminish the quality. This is to be expected. What really effects this product is where you travel. I live half way between Philadelphia and New York city. The FM airwaves are crowded with stations. Including TV in the 87 range. Depending on where I drive, it is almost impossible to listen to. I could endlessly scan and try to find dead air, but there are just too many stations to deal with. If you have read some of the other reviews as I did this is no surprise.
Knowing the limitations, why did I buy the iTrip anyway? I didn't want or expect to use it on my daily commute, I bought it for taking on road trips. I take several trips a year to rural locations. There is very little radio and the trip is long - perfect for getting into some music. This is where the iTrip works well.
The scan feature is good, but the display is impossible to see in bright sun. If you travel alone this could be a problem. You will have to turn the volume to max on your iPod - and I had to adjust the settings to find a tone range that didn't sound too bad. The built in charger is a must.
Bottom line is if there is any way to avoid this product - do so, but if you have no choice this will keep you from going crazy listening to those country stations on long trips.
It will even shut Jimmy Buffett up December 21, 2008
G. Ware Cornell Jr. (Weston FL)
27 out of 30 found this review helpful
As soon as you plug this FM adapter into an iPhone 3G you get a message stating that it really is not and truly can never be an official iPhone product and if you would like to turn off every feature of your iPhone that makes it an iPhone (namely the phone) just click "yes" and your iPhone will go into the aircraft mode and pretend that instead of crawling around in South Florida traffic you are jetting off to Europe.
The first couple of times I got an abbreviated and less descriptive version of this message, conditioned as I am to doing everything Steve Jobs wants me to do if I am using any Apple product (and I have a lot), I said "yes, yes, turn off that phone feature."
This was a mistake you can avoid by careful attention to this review. Here is our little secret (and please don't tell Steve I told you). If you click "no", the iPhone works just fine. You will be able to receive incoming calls, incoming emails, and text messages from your kids who have fingers far nimbler than yours ever were at any age.
Your iPhone will even pause the music before the phone rings so you can pick up business calls and actually speak without Jimmy Buffett singing "why don't we get drunk and screw?" in the background. If like me you actually receive calls from people other than your significant other, this is a useful feature which in its own way promotes marital harmony.
Now that feature alone would be worth the price. But it also charges your iPhone 3G, something even Steve Jobs doesn't talk too much about. And it contains another feature called "SmartScan" (to differentiate it from competitors' "dUMBsCAN" versions I guess). This feature is one you can read all about on the Amazon website but not in the so-called owners manual which I cut in two trying to get the unit out of its protective packaging. Anyway this feature automatically scans your radio to find the three most ideal channels to play your iPhone over your car's radio. Well here is how smart the system is-it ignores the fact that automobiles do not stay in one location and that legal (and pirate) radio stations cover the dial. It is truly a lot easier just to find an open spot on the FM dial and set the transmitter accordingly, a feature I learned from the dUMBsCAN folks.
Now let's cut to the chase. Does it work? Will your collection of Club Med Silly Songs actually play over your car radio. The answer is "yes" at least until someone wants to call you.
 Don't buy this thing! January 3, 2008
Jonathan Bock (Iowa City, IA USA)
31 out of 39 found this review helpful
I have been a loyal user of the Griffin iTrip products for over 3 years now, and have always thought they worked well. I currently am using the Griffin 9501-CBL iTrip, available on Amazon for $39.25 new, with my 5G video iPod. I've never had a problem with this transmitter - decent sound quality, easy to use, and pretty great signal integrity. I bought my wife an iPod Nano for Christmas, and thought she'd like to have her own FM transmitter to use in our minivan (2006 Odyssey). Purchased this new version at Best Buy for $89.99 (highway robbery, I know). We opened it up and trialed it on a trip to the relatives and I was immediately taken aback by how terrible it was. You could barely read the LED screen in the sunlight in the car, although it looks cool. It's reflective, and you can't see through it when the light is hitting it! That's an awesome idea. Secondly, it has this "smartscan" feature that seemed to work more like "dumbscan". Instead of supposedly finding the 3 best stations to use on the FM dial (that had the least interference), it was actually finding REAL RADIO STATIONS in our area. It found our public radio station, saying that was a good channel to use. It does not go to 87.9, so I dialed it down to 88.1. There was huge feedback and hiss throughout our entire drive, and I had to have my wife actually hold the cable to get the hiss down to a tolerable level.
We then did the same trip 4 days later (3 hours in the car across Iowa and Wisconsin) with my old Griffin iTrip, and it worked perfectly in our minivan. So it's not the car. It's the iTrip.
I took it back to Best Buy last night, and plan on purchasing my wife another of the old iTrips right here on Amazon.
Do yourself a favor and do NOT buy this thing. Get the old iTrip and you'll thank me.
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