Factory handsfree with maestro
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Not sure how to answer your question without some more info. Did you replace or are replacing the factory HU with an aftermarket HU?
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Yeah it's already replaced. But I am currently using pioneers crappy mic and asthetically... I hate it. The description of the maestro RR and ch3 says it retains factory... So I'll have to check on it myself.. the installer said he'd never install Ed one before.
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There's some specific instructions about setting this in the maestro instructions. I'll see if I can locate my copy or you may be able to download a PDF for the RR from their website. It talks about using the factory vs. aftermarket head unit and I think setting an option thru the EVIC.
Edit...what year is your truck?
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2015. I am thinking this is what needs to be connected. If I need to remove it and flash the maestro ... I can do that but if you can confirm that'd be appreciated.
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I have a 2011 and this is in the RR install instructions....there's a number in this image for tech support, may be worth a quick call. I'm not sure what's different on a 2015.
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Go here and plug in your vehicle info...
http://maestro.idatalink.com/?utm_s...m=marketing&utm_campaign=idatalinkmaestro.com
You'll get an option to download/open a copy of the install instructions specific to your year and factory equipment/features. It's gonna be the best way to confirm, or just call that support number.
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So I removed the module and flashed it with new firmware... And in that process I redid the settings... Nothing there about oem handsfree unfortunately... I do have volume up and down now .. changed my answer phone and Siri buttons.. haha
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Now I understand what you are trying to do and you are correct, the Maestro will not integrate the factory microphone with the HU’s microphone.
This is not to say it cannot be done, you will just have to figure out if you can tap into the factory mic directly from the HU. This too did bother me a bit in the beginning but the Kenwood mic I am using sounds and works well so I left well enough alone.
This is not to say it cannot be done, you will just have to figure out if you can tap into the factory mic directly from the HU. This too did bother me a bit in the beginning but the Kenwood mic I am using sounds and works well so I left well enough alone.
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Call their support line. If it is not possible, they may give a you a few custom firmwares to try to flash and see if they work.
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The Maestro won’t be able to utilize the factory mics on your truck because it has no way of communicating with them. On the big truck side harness connector (the one that you unplugged from your factory radio), pins number 29,30,39, and 40 are the ones for the factory mics. Those corresponding pins on the ch3 harness connector that plugs into the main truck harness are not there, leaving the maestro no way to recognize them.
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Again, call Maestro. Their tech support is probably the best you will ever come across. If the wiring part is true, they could tell you to tap the wires and then write a custom firmware for you. However just because the wires aren't pinned doesn't mean anything, if it is ran through data. I also don't understand why their would be 4 wires, unless you have two mics.
Also the easy solution here is just to get a spare mic for your radio, cut off the connector and splice into the factory mic.
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Old thread I know, but my RAM1-KIT for my iDatalink has a MAC1 orange connector coming out of the T harness that plugs right into the truck's harness. But I cannot find any information on adapters for this harness. My RR2 does have anything for it nor does the RAM1-KIT. Appears to pin from 29,30
