Hi, I'm really enjoying my keyboard dock. This will be great for sending long messages or typing long notes. Thanks for your help. Courtney
Sent from my iPod On 02/07/2010, at 2:08 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Courtney, > > Yes, whatever headphones you use to plug into your iPod Touch can also be > plugged into the mini-jack port of the iPad keyboard dock -- it's exactly the > same size. The back of the stand that supports the keyboard has two > connections. One is a dock connector port that will let you plug in the > docking end of sync cable that came with your iPod Touch (or iPad or iPhone). > The USB end of that cable can be attached to a charger. This could be the > USB port of your laptop, an external battery, or a USB power adapter (such as > the one included with the iPad, or more compact versions that you can buy at > an Apple Store). I've taken to the using the iPad's 10 watt USB power > adapter, because this charges any iDevice at the appropriate maximum level > (e.g. from 500 mAh for an iPod Nano, to 1100 mAh for an iPhone, to 2100 mAh > for an iPad) to give the fastest charging. The second port at the back of > the dock is a 3.5 mm audio port, which matches the size of your headset > connectors, so you can plug in your headphones or connect to your stereo > system. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jul 1, 2010, Courtney Curran wrote: > >> Hi, >> Thanks so much, I appreciate it. Actually, as a matter of fact, I don't use >> the earbuds that came with it because they hurt so much. But I do use noise >> cancelling over the ear headphones, would they fit in the mini jack in the >> Ipad dock? >> Thanks so much, >> Courtney >> On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Courtney and Scott, >>> >>> I'll answer both your questions here. >>> >>> If you take your iPod Touch out of the case (or slip off the bottom of the >>> case) to dock it on the iPad keyboard dock, then you don't need a dock >>> extender to use it with the keyboard. The only trade-off for you is that >>> you won't be able to plug in a headset into the headset jack, since the >>> bottom of the iPod Touch sits against the dock support. That means that >>> you won't be able to use the controls on the headset with mic that came >>> with your iPod Touch to control volume, track navigation, and do voice >>> control if you want to use a headset instead of using the iPod Touch >>> speaker. If you do plug in a headset (or good audio speakers), you have to >>> do it through the mini-jack in the base of the iPad keyboard dock. >>> Although this supplies quite good audio, there's no volume control, and I >>> find it a bit loud. That's why I attach a control cable from Radio Shack >>> in between. This is just a short cable that plugs in between the mini-jack >>> and my headset with mic, so I can dial down the maximum volume that passes >>> to the headset on a geared wheel. You can only control playback, volume, >>> etc. from a headset if it's plugged directly into the headset jack of your >>> iDevice. >>> >>> Someone who wanted to use the iPad keyboard dock with an iPhone 4 might >>> need or prefer to use a dock extender, however. >>> >>> Scott asked: >>> >>> "do you know how much of an impact there is on the battery of your iPod >>> Touch or maybe even an iPhone if leaving bluetooth on with all the other >>> stuff? I also think it would be nice if bluetooth could be set to >>> non-discoverable once you have a device paired, but that may not have any >>> affect on security or battery savings." >>> >>> I haven't had a lot of experience with Bluetooth devices and the iPod >>> Touch. I have found that if the device is paired, I can go to the Setting >>> menu to check the device status, press the right side switch on the Apple >>> Wireless Keyboard (the round circle on the side opposite the circle with a >>> notch that allows you to open the device and load/unload batteries), and >>> turn pairing off (as well as turn the Wireless Keyboard off). Then, when I >>> turn my Wireless Keyboard on and turn Bluetooth on for the iPod Touch, the >>> device pretty much automatically pairs (although I do double tap the >>> keyboard among the discovered devices just to be sure). >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
