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#28 of 37 Re: S40 Stock 6-CD Changer [drifter2130] by ac30boy Feb 20, 2009 (4:58 am)
Replying to: drifter2130 (Feb 19, 2009 7:32 pm) Mine was fixed by replacement in 2006 - the new unit has worked flawlessly - must have been new model bugs still being worked out.
#29 of 37 iPhone interface (using ipod function) by rmurali Apr 29, 2009 (4:32 pm)
Are there any issues with using iphone / ipod interface in s40 or other Volvo models? Thanks
#30 of 37 volo s40 stereo by snowy01 May 07, 2009 (1:23 pm)
hi all i need help as ive just got a volo s40 on a P reg and all the intruments are not working the guy i got it from had the stereo change for a after market one and now unthing on the dashboard is working and it not a fuse as ive check all them. i pulled the stereo out and their are 3 red wire not connecting to anything and one brown aswell. anyone got any ideas?
#31 of 37 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? by cyberella May 24, 2009 (4:40 am)
So my car manual says my single disc CD player will play MP3s as long as they are not copy protected. I have made MP3 CDs for my previous Ford pickup trucks that worked just fine, even with folders separating the music. I tried them in the Volvo and the discs are unreadable.   I have some copied *.CDA songs which the car likes just fine so apparently the player prefers Sony computer CDs over anything esle. I read somewhere in this site that the thickness of the CDs play a part.   Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Please let me know!   Thanks Val Replies to this message: subearu (May 24, 2009 6:45 am) cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:06 am) subearu (May 24, 2009 8:34 am) and 2 more... cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:35 am)
#32 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [cyberella] by subearu May 24, 2009 (6:45 am)
Replying to: cyberella (May 24, 2009 4:40 am) I know my '07 T5 plays wma/mp3 discs CD-R's just fine. I usually just make the disc w/o folders, but have a couple that have 2 or 3 levels of folders that work too. I made the discs in Windows Media Player as well as Nero.   Verbatim CD-R media, if that matters.   -Brian Replies to this message: cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:06 am) subearu (May 24, 2009 8:34 am) cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:45 am) and 1 more... cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:35 am)
#33 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [subearu] by cyberella May 24, 2009 (8:06 am)
Replying to: subearu (May 24, 2009 6:45 am) Thank you very much. I have that brand discs 2 feet from me right now and both of those programmes. I used Windows Media Player on a Vista laptop for MP3s that was 'unreadable'. But I have an older version on an XP machine. Sounds goofy that if one doesn't work the other might but that's computers for ya. Also, I will try Nero.   Thanks for raising my hopes! Replies to this message: subearu (May 24, 2009 8:34 am) cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:45 am) subearu (May 24, 2009 9:36 am) cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:35 am)
#34 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [cyberella] by subearu May 24, 2009 (8:34 am)
Replying to: cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:06 am) Might also try burning at a slower speed (default is max of your burner). My discs were made on an XP laptop. If you have a DVD player at home, you might want to try the mp3 disc there too, many of them are able to play these as well. You can use it as another confirmation that the disc is not a coaster.   I also found that CD text works when you make a regular audio (non-mp3/wma) CD in Nero. (I still need a few of those for DW's van.) The track name shows up on the S40's display, just like when you play an mp3/wma disc.   -Brian Replies to this message: cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:45 am) subearu (May 24, 2009 9:36 am)
#35 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [cyberella] by cyberella May 24, 2009 (8:35 am)
Replying to: cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:06 am) Okay, I tried all that. Nothin'. 'Disc Unreadable'. My CD burner runs at 48x speed.. my CDs say 52x. They work everywhere else. I guess this means a call to Volvo.   I'm computer savvy, but apparently not Volvo savvy.
#36 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [subearu] by cyberella May 24, 2009 (8:45 am)
Replying to: subearu (May 24, 2009 8:34 am) I just tried a disc burned at 24x. Still unreadable. I am now officially confused and wishing I had my old F150 back.   What speed should I try? 8x?   I know it will play copied CDs but I'm wondering if the manuals are stock and the player the car has is damaged. The other weird thing is that it doesn't update the FM song titles... at all.. If I unselect the text option, then the info in the big letters on top are current.   I prefer CD over FM any given day... provided I can make them work. =) Replies to this message: subearu (May 24, 2009 9:36 am)
#37 of 37 Re: 2007 Volvo S40 plays MP3??? [cyberella] by subearu May 24, 2009 (9:36 am)
Replying to: cyberella (May 24, 2009 8:45 am) Sure, it is possible there is an issue with the CD player. Make sure you are closing the session on the disc as well in your burning software.   Not all FM stations do song titles. At least in my area.   My T5 also has the Sirius option, which I listen to 95% of the time.   -Brian

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