MP3'S IN CD PLAYER?
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MP3'S IN CD PLAYER?
I have no 06 with the 6 changer CDC plus the single CD player - the Comand states that it will play MP3 recorded music however when I insert it in to the CD player I recieve n "error" prompt - Any suggestions?
Thanks
Steve
Thanks
Steve
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When I insert the MP3 disk in the single disk CD player, it shows the "compact disc" logo, then it does nothing... When I press the Audio button, the CD "tab" is transparent/greyed out, and I can't select it.
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Hey just wondering what kind of comand unit you have in your C55 is it a U.S or Euro Comand that plays MP3's and what year or version of DVD you are useing for maps?
Last edited by Preet; May 29, 2009 at 03:13 PM.
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I have 203-870-72-89 USA Alpine command im not sure about the NAV disk I rarely use it because it's a pain in the *** and I hate it. You also might want to try better media like verbatim CD-R and burn it as a data disk
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Thanks i will try that, so you don't know the what year your map (Nav) dvd is?
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See here's the thing ,Preet. I had a changer like yours,and once i realized that it couldn't/wouldn't/doesn't play MP3,I went to EBAY and got this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...spagenameZWDVW
It's been great ever since,because ,primarily,it's what you have to play them with first,before what you have to play. Good Luck
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...spagenameZWDVW
It's been great ever since,because ,primarily,it's what you have to play them with first,before what you have to play. Good Luck
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See here's the thing ,Preet. I had a changer like yours,and once i realized that it couldn't/wouldn't/doesn't play MP3,I went to EBAY and got this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...spagenameZWDVW
It's been great ever since,because ,primarily,it's what you have to play them with first,before what you have to play. Good Luck
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCE...spagenameZWDVW
It's been great ever since,because ,primarily,it's what you have to play them with first,before what you have to play. Good Luck
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Sorry for my misinterpretation,I truly wonder if anyone has MP3 playback in that player. It probably exists,although i don't remember seeing one. Good Luck with finding one..
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Ironically, I finally decided to put some music in the car and have been grappling with some mp3 issues, but simply put, the dash does play mp3s. (I have DVD navigation + CDC). It'll work with mp3 DVDs, although I'm trying to figure out why some folders show songs available and others are empty (even though they do have the mp3s in them).
I'm currently experimenting with mp3 CDs in the CDC. (working on them now). I'll post results if you guys are interested.
Cheers.
I'm currently experimenting with mp3 CDs in the CDC. (working on them now). I'll post results if you guys are interested.
Cheers.
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I learned the hard way by trial and error...I can play mp3's in the single dash ONLY after I save them in sub-folders...and even then, I can only play up to 99 songs per sub-folder....I have each folder labelled alphabetically and all works fine now
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D:\
-Folder1
---song1.mp3
---song2.mp3
---song3.mp3
---song4.mp3
-Folder2
---song1a.mp3
---song2a.mp3
---song3a.mp3
---song4a.mp3
-Folder3
---song1b.mp3
---song2b.mp3
---song3b.mp3
---song4b.mp3
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Also, was it a CD or DVD?
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OK, here are my results / findings:
MP3 CDs work wonderfully, but what I found is that my system had problems with mp3 bitrates above 160kbps. I just re-encoded to 128kbps and set up the folder structure accordingly.
Artist / Album / Song
or
Genre / Artist / Album / Song
It worked fine that way for me.
MP3 CDs work wonderfully, but what I found is that my system had problems with mp3 bitrates above 160kbps. I just re-encoded to 128kbps and set up the folder structure accordingly.
Artist / Album / Song
or
Genre / Artist / Album / Song
It worked fine that way for me.
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I'm actually thinking about just doing some reverse engineering with an EE friend of mine and building an MP3 jukebox system that will replace the CDC. It'll have full compatibility with the dash / comand unit. (One of my hobbies is reverse engineering tech).
As long as the communications aren't encrypted, it'll be a cakewalk figuring out the protocol.
As long as the communications aren't encrypted, it'll be a cakewalk figuring out the protocol.
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It's not too bad. You just need a good encoder. I use winlame. Also, remember to equalize the sound prior to transcoding into 128kbps. It's definitely acceptable in a convertable. My mp3s sound great when I transcode down to 128kbps, but I actually spend the time to pre-equalize / tailor the sound prior to the final transcode.
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OK, here are my results / findings:
MP3 CDs work wonderfully, but what I found is that my system had problems with mp3 bitrates above 160kbps. I just re-encoded to 128kbps and set up the folder structure accordingly.
Artist / Album / Song
or
Genre / Artist / Album / Song
It worked fine that way for me.
MP3 CDs work wonderfully, but what I found is that my system had problems with mp3 bitrates above 160kbps. I just re-encoded to 128kbps and set up the folder structure accordingly.
Artist / Album / Song
or
Genre / Artist / Album / Song
It worked fine that way for me.
What do you mean problems? Does it work but the sound is crappy? (Like mentioned below?) Or does it not work at all if it's above 128kbps?
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Hi! I have 04 CL500. Comand can read MP3 discs but even if I burn them using lowest speed my burner can set (4x) I'm getting skips at different parts(mostly the last minutes) of some tracks (let's say 40%). Tried to use Maxwell CD Lens Cleaner and didn't get any effect. Audio CDs do the same thing - 7 out of 12 tracks play perfect while the rest have skips or don't play at all. What to do?
