magnetic dock recognition?

[jaja714]

Thanks for the link. I was searching Amazon and Google ("razr maxx hd car DOCK") and my results always showed a car dock which had the ports on the top of the phone while my RMHD, of course, has the ports on the lower left edge. It didn't occur to me to search for "razr maxx hd car MOUNT"!

Ok, now that we have found the correct dock/mount, I'm still curious whether the RMHD recognizes when it is in the car dock/mount? That is, does it go into "car dock" mode? If so, how does it know that it is in the car dock/mount (magnet or smart-cable)?


p.s. nobody should want that wobbly desk stand.

[rverginia]

Thanks for the link. I was searching Amazon and Google ("razr maxx hd car DOCK") and my results always showed a car dock which had the ports on the top of the phone while my RMHD, of course, has the ports on the lower left edge. It didn't occur to me to search for "razr maxx hd car MOUNT"!

Ok, now that we have found the correct dock/mount, I'm still curious whether the RMHD recognizes when it is in the car dock/mount? That is, does it go into "car dock" mode? If so, how does it know that it is in the car dock/mount (magnet or smart-cable)?


p.s. nobody should want that wobbly desk stand.

I have both docks. The car dock does switch into the car mode and it is magnetic. The desk dock (the wobbly thing) is switched by the charger plug. I really liked the old dock and would like to have that instead of the "gotta plug it in" one.

[jaja714]

I have both docks. The car dock does switch into the car mode and it is magnetic. The desk dock (the wobbly thing) is switched by the charger plug. I really liked the old dock and would like to have that instead of the "gotta plug it in" one.

Hmmm... when I hover my Droid X over a small magnet, I can get it to go into "car dock" or "home dock" based on position of the magnet and whether or not the magnet is positive (right side up) or negative (upside down). When I hover my RMHD over the magnet, I get nothing. Perhaps the car mount is not magnetic but, instead, uses a different smart cable?

Can you confirm the car dock is magnetic by plugging it's cable directly into the phone, thus circumventing the mount itself?

[rverginia]

The dock is magnetic. I put the phone in without the power cord attached and it switched into car mode.
Another cool feature about the car dock is you can use it as a dash cam and video tape while you drive.

[droidxep]

The dock is magnetic. I put the phone in without the power cord attached and it switched into car mode.
Another cool feature about the car dock is you can use it as a dash cam and video tape while you drive.

Its not magnetic, the built in piece on the car dock that goes into the port is what triggers it. There's an extra pin in there that triggers car mode

[rverginia]

Awesome - I stand corrected.

[jaja714]

I had a feeling it wasn't magnetic because of my earlier testing (above).

Does anyone know anything else about how these "smart cables" work. They seem to be able to direct RMHD to go into "car dock" or "home dock". Without a "smart cable", it is set to "no dock".

So, if the extra pin means "car dock" and the lack of pin means "no dock", how does RMHD know when it is in the "home dock"?

[droidxep]

I wish I could find the article I read that in so you could get the exact description but I can't find it. I've read so many articles on this phone over the past year that I've lost track, been following it since the Droid fighter rumor came out way back when

[droidxep]

I had a feeling it wasn't magnetic because of my earlier testing (above).

Does anyone know anything else about how these "smart cables" work. They seem to be able to direct RMHD to go into "car dock" or "home dock". Without a "smart cable", it is set to "no dock".

So, if the extra pin means "car dock" and the lack of pin means "no dock", how does RMHD know when it is in the "home dock"?

I didn't use the smart charger with the desk cradle because the cord wasnt long enough so I never even knew it kicked in the desk dock, I just used smart actions, that gives you the ability to use a better third market dock anyways

[droidxep]

I didn't use the smart charger with the desk cradle because the cord wasnt long enough so I never even knew it kicked in the desk dock, I just used smart actions, that gives you the ability to use a better third market dock anyways

I would imagine it uses the same pin method but the pin is probably in a slightly different location, don't quote me on that though