Does this have to be plugged into the cigarette lighter in order to plan music from my device through the radio? I need lighter for GPS.
378200
Yes and no. It needs to be plugged in to charge the device but after its done charging. You can used it without it being in the plug in.
378201
it only has to be plugged into the cig lighter if it needs recharge. it will beep to let you know when the battery is low. a full charge gets about a good hr (+)
378202
It has to be plugged in in order to charge, and since the battery life is only about 45 minutes, it's easiest just to leave it plugged in all the time
378203
Somehow you have to charge the transmitter unit and once is charged batery will last an hour or so
378204
It has built in rechargeable battery so does not have to be plugged in all the time.
378205
Initially, it does in order to charge the device. You can detach it, though, once charged and it will still work without being plugged into the lighter. I'm not sure how long the device plays without being plugged in.
378206
No this device once being charge it can play music for long periods of time before it needs to plugin again, you only need to plug for it can start and then unplugged
1993942
It appears that it would take a cigarette lighter. I do not use it for that. The items I use will plug into a cigarette lighter socket in my car. Hope this is of some help.
1973218
Yes, the transmitter works through your radio. The only plug that you would need is a "cigarette lighter" outlet. That's if you want to charge your phone while the transmitter is connected to your phone.
1137665
Yes, the power cord that plugs into the accessory socket (cigarette lighter) of the vehicle charges the GPS battery. Further, if power to the socket is turned off when you turn off the ignition, the GPS unit will automatically shut down after 15 seconds, and then will power up again when you turn the ignition switch back on.
155399
The cord needs only to be plugged in for charging purposes or to use the traffic notification feature. Otherwise unplug from cord carry it around using the gps internal battery as power source. Hope this helps.
1973217
The transmitter only requires a working FM station and your iPod (or pre-iPhone 5 iPhone). The transmitter part plugs directly into your phone/iPod. If you want to utilize the charging feature, you will need a working cigarette lighter.
2043713
No just a cigarette lighter plug and an fm radio. It comes with everything else it needs
32007
I'm not sure why they have it depicted in that sense. All you need to play music is to have the unit in a cigarette lighter and one cable which goes from the unit to your music playing device.
1841079
The power outlet is fine for the MP3 player. Never put cigarette lighter into a power outlet other than the one intended for it, they are not made to resist the heat. Likely, they purposely designed the contacts a little differently to prevent the lighter from heating in the other power outlet(s).
1637219
Hi Maria. Yes, you plug it in to your cigarette lighter and then attach the transmitter to the bottom of your iPhone and set it to a fm frequency that is not used by a radio station and tune your car radio to the same channel and hit play on your iPhone or iPod. It actually charges your iPhone as well. I have one and it works pretty good. Any other questions just ask. Happy holidays&#128522;
987145
Yes, it gets power from your cigarette lighter. Then you find an unused fm radio station on your stereo, dial in the same frequency on the Monster adaptor, and then tunes from your iPod or iPhone come out of your car speakers . It works fairly well with my iPhone 4S. Should work with the iPod using the same adaptor.
807933
Yes. Just rotate the 2 metal blades in the back of the device, and plug it into a wall socket. The cigarette lighter plug is for use in the car, an you plug the wire into the top of the battery holder
1686051
If your radio FM works, then you are set, it's a FM transmisor, it transmit from the dock to the radio. The cigarrete lighter is to provide power to the dock. If your iPhone can sit on the dock, that's all that you need. If it doesn't fit then you can use the line in from your headphones jack to the dock. (the usb is a charger)
2015978
A flash drive with music will play. I pligged in my phone but it only charged it. Great radio though. You dony have to cut anything out if you have room on your console. Glad I bought it!
497864
No it does not have a cigarette lighter plug. You only need a power source if you want the light to work. The compass is magnetic
795528
No, it plugs into a USB port, so if you have one in your car or have a USB cigarette lighter adapter you can use it.
358124
Absolutely no problem. We use the cigarette lighter connector for the Garmin, a converter, and an amp tester also. It's wonderful. L. Gresham