dash mic???
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dash mic???
I have what appears to be a small black microphone to the left of my Tach. I can't find anything in the owners manual about this. I have the CDR210 cd player with the 10 speaker set up, and no phone. Factory alarm.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
I thought maybe it was part of the stereo system, to auto-adjust the volume to compensate for ambient noise, But I never hear any difference in the volume while driving.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
I thought maybe it was part of the stereo system, to auto-adjust the volume to compensate for ambient noise, But I never hear any difference in the volume while driving.
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Well it does look like a mike, but I beleive it is the temp sensor for the heat/ac system in the car. Remember you have a auto heat and A/C system and it has to sense the temp in the car - that's where it happens. Hope this helps. Happy Driving
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Well that's not the "mike" I thought you were describing. I have the HiFi sound system with the auto volume control and my car does not have the piece you show in your picture - frankly it looks aftermarket to me. Maybe it is a mike for a phone system. Sorry - I'm out of ideas.
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I have a mic in that same location though mine doesn't look like that. I ASSUME mine is for the car phone that came w/ the car. As suggested, might it be an aftermarket addition? I'm sure you would suprised if/when you start to go poking under/behind the dash and find out what else is back there. 
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That looks aftermarket -- some alarm systems have a mic in the car to detect the sound of broken glass... That's my best guess. (but even back in 1988 when I had one installed in another car the mic was much smaller than that).
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Guys - The climate control temp sensor is on the control unit itself. I assume Darin's mike remains from an aftermarket installation of a cell phone. Ordinarily there is a hole at that position which is covered up by the vinyl/leather finish. There are a few other covered holes that can be felt around the instruments which some installers have used for switches, warning lights, etc. My car came w/a console mounted analog cell phone. I removed it & all that went along with it. Probably 5# of wires & stuff. My car is much faster now.
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Originally posted by Terry Adams
Speed dependent volume control is described on p29 of the CDR-210 manual. It does not work with a microphone.
Speed dependent volume control is described on p29 of the CDR-210 manual. It does not work with a microphone.
Maybe mine doen't have Speed Dependent Volume Control.?
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Originally posted by Dan 96C2 St.Louis
My car came w/a console mounted analog cell phone. I removed it & all that went along with it. Probably 5# of wires & stuff. My car is much faster now.
My car came w/a console mounted analog cell phone. I removed it & all that went along with it. Probably 5# of wires & stuff. My car is much faster now.
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Originally posted by FisterD
Not in my CDR 210 manual. Page 29 is installation and removal.
Maybe mine doen't have Speed Dependent Volume Control.?
Not in my CDR 210 manual. Page 29 is installation and removal.
Maybe mine doen't have Speed Dependent Volume Control.?
