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The Need for a Home Grown Solution

While the 2005 and 2006 Volvo S40 Sedan and V50 Wagon offer much in the way of aesthetic appeal,

driving excitement and creature comforts, one major drawback is ubiquitous among owners – the Volvo

designers forgot about MP3 integration. This complication has been eliminated in the 2007 V50/S40 line.

MP3 and other types of digital music compression have given music lovers the ability to carry their entire

music collections in containers that are not much larger than a deck of playing cards. As these players

get smaller and less expensive, manufacturers such as Apple Computer are teaming with major

automobile companies to provide integration of players like the iPod into automobile sound systems.

Indeed, many after market in-dash car stereo makers have also seen the light. Long before the popularity

of digital music compression, in-dash stereos have included simple Auxiliary (AUX) input jacks to allow

users to plug-in other audio sources and listen through their automobile speakers. In the last few years,

major after market in-dash stereo manufacturers have offered head units that play MP3 encoded Compact

Discs (CDs). Even in the dark ages, before MP3 compatibility and AUX inputs, one could use a crude but

effective cassette adapter to listen to music in one’s car. However, none of these options are available

to the proud owners of the 2005 and 2006 Volvo S40 and V50.

Nothing is Easy

Without the AUX input, or the MP3 capability of the CD player and the fact that the nifty head unit in the

S40 and V50 does not include the option of a cassette deck, there are not many remaining options. The

option I considered was the FM Modulator route.

Basically, an FM Modulator takes the output from an audio source and turns the output into an FM signal

that, if sent through an FM Tuner, can be used to hear the audio output. There are two means for getting

that FM signal from the Modulator to the tuner:

• FM Transmitter, or

• In-Line FM Modulator.

An FM Transmitter takes the signal from the audio source and acts like a little FM Radio station. It

transmits the signal to the Tuner via radio waves. While this works, it neither provides a clean signal, nor

is it reliable in urban areas where other radio signals can easily overpower the meager signal from the

Transmitter. I personally chose to steer clear of this option.

An In-Line FM Modulator also takes the signal from the audio source and turns that signal into an FM

signal. However, the resulting output from the In-Line FM Modulator is not broadcast over radio waves to

transmit the signal to the Tuner. Instead, the FM signal is passed directly into the antenna cable which

then feeds into the Tuner. Some interference can still result from strong urban radio stations, but FM

Modulators are usually equipped with the option for tuning into more than one station in order to allow

the user to select another frequency. For instance, if your FM Modulator is tuned the 89.1 kHz, you would

also tune your in-dash tuner to that frequency to hear the music. If you experience interference from the

Acid Rock station broadcasting on 89.1 or 89.3 kHz, you have the choice to tune your FM Modulator to

another frequency. The range of available station presets varies by manufacturer.

In many automobiles, installing an FM Modulator is rather easy. Simply find the antenna cable in the back

of the Head Unit and plug the antenna cables together from the Head Unit to the Modulator and from the

Modulator back to the antenna. Then, find a power lead and an appropriate ground and connect those

wires, tuck the FM Modulator away neatly behind the dash, plug in the audio source and CRANK IT UP.

Introducing Volvo’s Fibre Optic MOST network. I’m not really up to speed on this, but MOST (Media

Oriented Systems Transport), is a, “…standard that provides a physical layer, an application framework,

and a behavioral model to implement cost-effective entertainment and information systems in vehicles.”

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