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Wiring a bluetooth module into car radio, issue with switching between radio and blue

davkav · 2019-02-08 11:36:24

I have an old Blaupunkt Radio in my 91 VW golf. I have purchased a Bluetooth module from eBay and I have wired the line out from this into the Left and Right inputs to the amplifier that would normally be used for the outputs from the cassette player. The pre-amp for the cassette player is still wired in also, although the…

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08-02-2019 12:36pm

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davkav

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I have an old Blaupunkt Radio in my 91 VW golf. I have purchased a Bluetooth module from eBay and I have wired the line out from this into the Left and Right inputs to the amplifier that would normally be used for the outputs from the cassette player. The pre-amp for the cassette player is still wired in also, although the tape reader is disconnected.

From the data sheet for the radio, I can see that when a tape is inserted, the audio source should switch from radio to tape. Here is a link to the data sheet. On page 5 of the linked PDF, on the top right of the sheet you can see the switching circuit for the audio inputs. I have wired my Bluetooth L and R inputs into R1304 and R1305. The input MS is set high when a tape is inserted into the radio.

The problem that I am having is that the two audio sources are playing through the speakers at the same time.

I have a few theories as to why and wanted to see what others thought:
1. The pre-amp for the cassette player is still connected and is interfering with the switching circuit?
2. The signal from the Bluetooth module isn't the same voltage as the pre-amp for the cassette so the switching circuit isn't functioning correctly?
3. Maybe I need to wire the Bluetooth module line out into the cassette pre amp?

I have some more testing to do this evening, it was getting late and I ran out of time, but if anyone has any thoughts on this I would greatly appreciate the help.

Thanks, Dave

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