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Scosche FM-MOD01 Modulator

Play your iPod, satellite radio tuner, or other portable music player through any FM car stereo

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Looking for a way to connect the audio from your DVD system, satellite radio tuner, or portable music player to your car radio? No worries, the Scosche FM-MOD01 FM modulator offers an inexpensive solution. It converts the audio signal into an FM signal which will play through any factory stereo — no auxiliary input needed, all it takes is an FM radio!

The 40" power/ground wire has an in-line On/Off switch (which can be mounted in a convenient location). Connect your vehicle's antenna lead to the FM-MOD01 and run its 21" antenna cable to the antenna jack on the back of your radio.

Just plug your source into the FM-MOD01's pair of RCA inputs and tune your FM radio to the selected frequency. You can listen to the audio signal from just about any source — a videocassette or DVD player, MiniDisc, CD, or MP3 portable, anything with a mini-jack or headphone output. A switch allows you to choose between two different modulation frequencies (87.9 MHz or 88.3 MHz) for the best possible reception in your area.

Note: Please call an Advisor at 1-888-955-6000 to see if any antenna adapters or tools are needed to install this FM modulator. Or, enter your vehicle information, and we'll contact you before shipping your order if they're needed for installing this modulator in your vehicle.

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Highlights:

  • play your iPOD, satellite radio tuner, or DVD through the car stereo
  • RCA audio inputs and in-line wire connection for optimal sound quality
  • 2 modulation frequencies (87.9 or 88.3)
  • on/off switch
  • headphone jack to RCA cable adapter included
  • dimensions: 4-15/16"W x 1-1/16"H x 1-15/16"D
  • warranty: 1 year
  • Our 60-day money-back guarantee
 

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What's in the box?

  • FM modulator with attached antenna cables/power and ground wires/and on/off switch
  • 3' RCA to stereo mini cable
  • Installation and operating instructions (English)
  • Installation and operating instructions (Spanish)

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Overview: The Scosche FM-MOD01 is a stereo FM modulator with selectable FM frequencies. It allows the addition of an auxiliary audio source (DVD player, VCP, MP3 player, etc) to any FM radio.

Installation: The modulator can be installed in any hideaway location within cable length. It requires connection to a +12V Power source and chassis ground. The auxiliary source is connected to the RCA input jacks, a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack to RCA is included. The antenna interface connects to your vehicle's antenna plug and radio antenna input (antenna adapters required for some vehicles).

Modulation Frequencies: You can set the modulator to transmit on 87.9 or 88.3 MHz, whichever is not in use by any local radio stations.

Power Switch: The modulator has an on/off switch in the power wire. The switch can be positioned up to 60 inches from the modulator.

Connections

Right Side of Modulator:

  • 12 Volt DC: 40" power wire with an in-line 2A fuse
  • Ground: 40" ground wire
  • Power Switch: Switch on 60" lead inline with power wire
  • Antenna Input: 21" antenna input with a female Motorola connector
  • Antenna Output: 21" antenna output with a male Motorola connector

Left Side of Modulator:

  • Audio Input: Stereo female RCA audio connectors
 

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5 out of 5

Scosche FM-MOD01 Modulator

Written By Ryan, Christiansburg, VA on Tuesday, February 03, 2009
 
Great product. Installed quickly with the help of the Crutchfield Master Sheet. I was able to turn the toggle switch to the 'On' position, and tuck all the wires, switches behind the fuse panel, so everything is hidden out of view. The only thing that is visible is the audio cable to hook up my wife's iPod. Sound is crystal clear, with no static. The only hiccup I see is the need to turn the volume on the iPod to maximum, while the master volume on the head unit is about half or more. But this may be personal preference. I don't necessarily blast the music, but I do like to be able to hear it above a whisper. Overall, great product. Highly recommend.
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5 out of 5

Scosche FM-MOD01 Modulator

Written By Shaun, buellton, Ca. on Saturday, January 31, 2009
 
My Doughter attends school in Los Angeles and there are no available frequecys for her Ipod transmitter. This product was the fix. This modulator is very affordable and works well. Now she can use her Ipod again. She is very happy. I also put one in my old Lexus. It's working great as well, so I'm happy too.
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4 out of 5

Great Item

Written By Freddy, Fairless Hills, PA on Thursday, January 29, 2009
 
I got this product because I didnt want to buy an expensive aftermarket stereo for my car which doesnt have an auxillary input for my ipod. I tried 2 other FM transmitters and honestly, it was a waste of money not to mention annoyance. The installation was not too hard with the mastersheets that Crutchfield supplied. The sound is pretty good, not the best (some slight interference at times) depending the area I guess, but it is definitely much better than my previous 2 FM transmitters and well worth the price. I also agree what others have said that the volume is lower through the device so you have to crank up your stereo volume higher than normal.
Overall, its a pretty good product. I would recommend to anyone who is thinking about getting a FM transmitter for their iPod or mp3 player.
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4 out of 5

Scosche FM-MOD01 Modulator

Written By Stephen, Long Beach, CA on Wednesday, January 28, 2009
 
I installed one of these in my 2004 F-350 and one in a 2005 Mustang. They work as advertised. You do need to turn up the volume settings on your iPod and the radio. You will also learn to turn both down when you shut down or you'll get surprised later!!

The installation was easy with simple hand tools. The only difficult part is getting an exact size hole in the dash for the switch. Drill it undersize and bring it to final size slowly with a file or die grinder. You don't want to go oversize on this by mistake or your switch will fall out of the hole.

2 out of 2 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Works Great!!

Written By Joshua, Central Maryland on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
 
I installed this unit in my GF's 2003 Xterra because there was absolutely NO other way to do so--in her Xterra with the Rockford Fosgate 6-disc audio system, there's no way to hook up an aux input other than an FM modulator like this unit.

And it works great!!! Installation was a breeze with the instructions provided by Crutchfield. I've installed units like this before so I didn't have any trouble, but literally ANYBODY could do this, especially with the pictured instructions in-hand.

The only cons that I can find are two things: the green LED light for the on/off switch is way too bright, especially at night. I would recommend getting another switch from on outside source ... any 12V switch will work. And, lastly, TURN YOUR RADIO DOWN BEFORE YOU SWITCH THE UNIT OFF!!! When you turn the unit off (depending on what kind of MP3 player you use) the radio will turn on instantly and if you have your volume up it'll be BLARING!

All in all, a perfect product that works flawlessly and delivers CD quality sounds through the radio!!
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great Product for the $

Written By Charles, Fairfield, CT on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
 
This is a great product for the money. I've used several wireless ones in the past and none of them worked well as well as this wired one. This was such an easy set-up. I really wish that I did it earlier. Thanks for the help Crutchfield.
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3 out of 5

Sounds good, hope it lasts

Written By Greg, Pittsburgh, PA on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
 
The sound quality of this product is its best feature and truly what matters, but I question how long the unit will last. The power wires are extremely thin, 20 gauge or thinner and quite fragile as a result. Fragile as in hard to strip the outside of the wire without snapping the core!

The "on off" switch appears to do nothing according to my volt meter so I have no idea why it is even included - whatever you do don't drill a hole in your dash for it like i almost did before testing it, just leave it in the on position and tuck it into the dash. The switch should also be lighted to show whether its actually on or off in my opinion as well.

But, after all its short comings design wise, the sound quality is as expected so I wouldn't steer someone away from buying it completely. I just wish it was built a little stronger so make sure you mount it well so the weight of the unit doesn't tug on the wires. I get the feeling that a few tugs on the wires from the unit not being securely mounted would result in a non functioning unit.
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1 out of 5

You get what you pay for

Written By Leon, Nashville,Tn. on Monday, January 26, 2009
 
This item never worked out of the box, so i called the 1-800 number on the box and they told me to go return it and they would waranty it out. Well I already had a complete set of speakers that did not work from Crutchfield and was told i had a bad amplifier,thats why my speakers were not working, I could not find anyone locally that could waranty this,I knew the odds of getting anything else fixed was out of the question. so i went to the local audio store to purchase a diferent brand modulator. Its still working just fine.
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4 out of 5

Great product

Written By Andrew, Baton Rouge, LA on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
 
I got this product because I didnt want to spend the money on an aftermarket stereo for my car which doesnt have an auxillary input for my ipod. I tried several different FM transmitters and they are a huge disappointment, then I found this device. Installation is pretty easy with the mastersheets that Crutchfield supplies, otherwise I would have ripped my dash to pieces trying to figure out how it comes apart. The only problem I ran into was figuring out which wire was the 12V power supply to the stereo, but a few minutes with multimeter solved that mystery (it would be nice if Crutchfield could add a wiring diagram to their mastersheets). The sound is good, not great, and there is some slight interference at times; but it is definitely better than any FM transmitter and worth the price. Like others have said the volume is lower through the device so you have to crank up your stereo volume pretty high to get it loud enough. Its also kind of a pain to have a power switch to fool with, though you can leave it on all the time if you don't mind losing that radio frequency permanently, I don't.

Overall, its a good product. I would recommend to anyone who is thinking about getting a FM transmitter for their MP3 player.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Exceptional!

Written By Christina, Deltona, FL on Thursday, December 04, 2008
 
I wasn't able to replace the unit in my car or it would destroy the dash layout in my 2004 mazda 6. I got this product within a few days and took my car's center console apart and got to work. Luckily, I did not need an adapter for my car. The instructions that came with this product were specific to my vehicle's interior setup - which was fabulous. It gave step by step instructions on how to disassemble my vehicles dash panels to get to the radio and take everything apart. I have NO knowledge of the wiring or how to mess with the components of audio systems. With this said, I had to call customer service to get info on what wires to cut to splice with the product's wires to make a connection with my stereo. The crutchfield rep walked me through the process and got me up and running with great help. Since I had no idea what I was doing with the wiring thing, it took me longer than I had expected to get everything going, but the pay off was SO worth it. I didn't have to drill holes or modify my car's interior (other than splicing wires) to get this to work. I had to turn up the volume on my mp3 player to hear any music but I don't need to use the on/off switch that came with the product. It turns off when I turn my car off. The music is crystal clear - CD quality sound - better than I could have expected, really. No whistling or whining between songs as other people have stated that they hear. This is a great product and I couldn't be happier.
5 out of 5 people found this helpful
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