Full Channel Fm Transmitter
- Auto-Switching between phone mode and iPod mode when you answer or hang up
- Fits cup holders securely in most cars
- Powered through car cigarette lighter adaptor
- Full FM spectrum 88.1MHz to 107.9MHz for the clearest channel
- Dock and charge iPod devices simultaneously
Product Description
Listen to your favorite iPod tunes or talk to your cell phones through the FM stereo receiver in the car. Built-in hands-free function keeps you safe on the road. The BTCUP fits cup holders securely in most cars and it is powered through car cigarette lighter adaptor. The BTCUP is designed to accept Apple universal dock insert shipped with iPod.PRODUCT FEATURES:Pairs with any Bluetooth equipped phones;Auto-Switching between phone mode and iPod mode when you answer or hang up;Full FM spectrum for the clearest channel;Dock and charge iPod devices simultaneously;Wired Handsfree 3.5mm jack for privacy mode operation;Easy-to-reach power on/off switch, frequency up and down buttons, and quick channel switch button;Automatic last used frequency memory;Tilted backlit LCD display with easy-to-read characters;3 Docking inserts included for new iPod nano, iPod 4G, & 5G.
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Full Channel Fm Transmitter
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- Publisher: Macally
- Label: Macally
- Studio: Macally
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 5 reviews
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works like a champ! 2008-05-31
Comment: This product works great. It was easy to install in the car cup holder with its spring loaded base. I set my car radio to an unused FM frequency, plugged in my iPod, tuned the BTCUP to the same frequency and the music started playing from the car speakers, clear as day. The great thing is that this product works consistently while driving around town. I tried using a Belkin FM transmitter in the past, but my music would have static and pops depending on which direction I was facing or what part of town I was in. With the BTCUP, I hear some static once in a while, but no where nearly as much as before.
As for the bluetooth portion, it works great also. It was a breeze to pair with my iPhone. When a call comes in, I just press the 'phone' button and the caller comes over the radio speakers. I use my normal voice to talk into the mic and have had no complaints from people on the other end. The only problem I've had with the bluetooth is that my wife tried using my iPhone with its built-in speaker, but in the middle of the call, it switched over to the BTCUP speaker. I think it had something to do with the iPhone though and not the BTCUP.
The other complaint that I have is that the iPod connection is not made for the iPhone. It works and fits the cradle (although not as securely as my dedicated iPod), but it puts up a warning, wanting me to turn off the phone services to ensure clearer playback.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great Product 2008-01-15
Comment: This is a great product with numerous positives.
I've used radio transmiters before with an mp3 player, where balancing the volume was an extreme issue. With this new btcup having the mp3 at any level projects the best sound ant any level.
The phone option works wonderfully as well. The person i'm speaking with can hear me fine, but me hearing that person in the car is somewhat unballanced.
It projects in the car akwardly, seemingly too loud, making vibration noises.
The loud sounds seem to be the only drawback, otherwise a perfect product!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: outstanding 2008-01-07
Comment: The BT Cup Ipod/Bluetooth works great. It was easy to set up and link to our cellphone. Great buy for the price.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Slam Dunk! 2008-01-03
Comment: Within 15 minutes of receiving this product, I was listening to my iPod and made a phone call on my Bluetooth enabled cell phone. Talk about working right out of the box! The car is a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid with factory 6-changer stereo/GPS. I was able pair the default FM channel 88.1 with a classic video iPod, and a Treo 650. Given the reviews of similar FM transmitters, I was surprised with the sound quality while listening to the iPod. If I were pressed for a complaint, the highs were a little subdued ... had to punch up the treble a bit.
The reason for not giving the final fifth star was the cup holder design ... it didn't fit too well in the Highlander's center console cup holder.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: BTCup Above Avg on IPOD hearing and below Avg on Bluetooth 2007-12-08
Comment: Hi,
Summary
Design 5/5
Ease of USe 4/5
IPOD listening 5/5
Listening to Cell Call over Bluetooth Listening in the Car 4/5
Callers Sound Quality when talking over Bluetooth 3/5 (This is bad, rest is a recommendation to buy).
I happened to buy this because MAC magazine had this listed as the 100 best products to have. You might get more detailed information there but mine is completely a subjective and opinionated and personal feedback. Hope this helps read on....
Detailed Review
Design 5/5: Very compact, stays in the cupholder, beautiful execution, unobtrusive and ony 4 buttons so one does not get confused. One large button to recieve cell phone call, which is absolutely the right choice. Black looked great and will merge seamlessely with most car interiors.
Ease of Use 4/5: It probably takes around 4 steps to set this up and running, The worst was the flimsy packaging, It took me more time to get it out of the package than to set up the IPOD and power connection.
The Bluetooth setup took longer, but my cell phone is a PocketPC smartphone from HP IPAQ which is not the most commmon phone out in the market most phones have a relatively easier point and click Blutooth setup so most of you might not face the music as I. I had to first pair the connection take away the encryption, take away the authorization and then use the code it worked after that.
IPOD listening 5/5
This is a fantastic idea and design is wonderful, beautiful execution. The IPod wireless transmission works beautitul, better than my Tape Adaptor which produces scratchy noises and seems to get worse by the month. Most of you should hear the radio clearly, the packaging says full spectrum radio, not sure how this works but when I used the QS button to get a quite station it comes up with four of them 88.1 worked well for me.
Listening to Cell Call over Bluetooth Listening in the Car 4/5
The Bluetooth pairing took a little getting used to but this is no brian surgery so eventually you will be able to get that working, most of you will have a easier way to get it to work than me as I have an IPAQ Cell phone which has too many options. The voice quality of my listening in the car was AWESOME, this sounded almost as good as the BMW car built in Bluetooth. So this is very very good for me taking call hands free in my car. But think of the others who are on the other side of the call, what are they hearing? See my next note ... below..
Sound Quality for the people talking to you on your handsfree 3/5: (Not Good)
Lastly I had my daugther sit in my car and recieve my call from home, She could hear me clearly with radio turned all the way down as well as up, but the problem was on my side I could hear a lot of static, radio intereference as well as voice cutting off, I could understand the voice clearly but it had all this other background noises going on which will be an annoyance. I hope these guys put in additional circuitry to reduce the background static, I love this device.
Venkat Reddy
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