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#21 of 30 Playing MP3 cds by slacker99 Jun 12, 2005 (8:11 am)
Replying to: acorin88 (Jun 07, 2005 7:00 pm) A few days ago in the ipod thread, acorin88 said it was possible to play wm & mp3 cd's in the bose cd player, but that the artist/title/folder information would not be displayed. I can't get any music out of the two mp3 cd's I've tried.   I've tried a joliet CD and a plain ISO9660 cd loaded with mp3's. On both, the premium radio finds one track (i assume it's the cd data track which should be parsed as a filesystem) and pretends to play it, but nothing comes out of the speakers.   I tried the plain iso9660 in a sony portable mp3 cd player and it finds 101 songs spread throughout a few folders.   Does the A3 cd player expect another format or a flat filesystem? Anyone have detailed instructions for the proper cd burner settings to make a disc that I can play in my car? Replies to this message: acorin88 (Jun 12, 2005 11:13 am)
#22 of 30 Re: Playing MP3 cds [slacker99] by acorin88 Jun 12, 2005 (11:13 am)
Replying to: slacker99 (Jun 12, 2005 8:11 am) Hey slacker99, I'm not an expert on this, and don't really understand some of the stuff you've posted, but I'll try and describe what I've done that has worked.   I've now used several other MP3 CDs and they work, sorry to hear that they aren't on yours. I have been using mostly "Sony CD-R Audio 80 min" CDs as well as 700 mb CD-Rs from Sony and Verbatim. All of them just have the song files loaded on the disks as-is not in any folders or sub-folders and are generally at CD quality sound (don't know if that makes a difference).
#23 of 30 ipod installed! by mapin Jul 23, 2005 (8:36 am)
I just installed a 3rd party ipod connector (dension icelink plus) to my A3. Took 45 minutes to install, and works great. There's even a nice little spot in front of the shifter and ashtray to keep the ipod. I attach a picture link here for anyone interested: http://www.princeton.edu/~mpinsk/IMG_0157_3.jpg   I just have the standard audio single cd head unit. No satellite and no cd changer, so i don't know how/if they would work with this. Replies to this message: wco81 (Jul 23, 2005 8:44 am)
#24 of 30 Re: ipod installed! [mapin] by wco81 Jul 23, 2005 (8:44 am)
Replying to: mapin (Jul 23, 2005 8:36 am) So the Denison Icelink is displaying the track info. on the head unit?   And allows control from the head unit and steering wheel controls?   Did you have to get behind the head unit to install it?
#25 of 30 Re: IPod connection [billx] by tonicboy Dec 13, 2006 (8:36 am)
Replying to: billx (Apr 09, 2006 6:47 pm) Hey Bill,   Thanks for that info. Can you give any more information on the actual process of taking apart the center console? I'm fairly comfortable with cars and did a custom installation of my iPod for my old Honda, but I can't find any info on disassembling the A3 center console.   Thanks, tonicboy
#26 of 30 Adding Satellite to Stock Radio by jlaszlo Aug 18, 2007 (5:49 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 16, 2006 5:34 am) I'm considering buying another A3 but this one does not have satellite radio. It has the stock head unit which has the "Sat" button. How easily (if at all) is satellite radio added to this stereo?
#27 of 30 Nokia handsfree problem by giggles78 Mar 12, 2008 (5:57 am)
Just bought a second-hand audi a3 which has a handsfree kit installed. In the last week, I haven't been able to play any radio or cds as the word 'telefon' is written on the screen, and I can't change it. The car's manual is in french so that is no help. Has anyone else experienced this and what can I do to get my music back? I don't use the handsfree kit at all.
#28 of 30 Factory Ipod not displaying songs by s_linejesse Jun 22, 2009 (6:33 pm)
I have a 2008 A3 S-Line 2.0T with a factory installed Ipod glovebox interface. The radio is an Audi concert with satilite radio prewiring (not activated). The question I have is; when I insert my Ipod, the radio just displays CD track numbers. No song names are displayed. What do I need a $250 interface for if the display shows no more than a normal audio Aux input? Is there a setting that needs to be made that is not apparent to me? Any suggestions? Replies to this message: tonicboy (Jun 22, 2009 7:20 pm) s_linejesse (Jun 24, 2009 6:48 pm)
#29 of 30 Re: Factory Ipod not displaying songs [s_linejesse] by tonicboy Jun 22, 2009 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: s_linejesse (Jun 22, 2009 6:33 pm) There are no settings, nothing you can do. Currently, there is no interface I know of that will show song names. It just sucks and you have to live with it. Replies to this message: s_linejesse (Jun 24, 2009 6:48 pm)
#30 of 30 Re: Factory Ipod not displaying songs [tonicboy] by s_linejesse Jun 24, 2009 (6:48 pm)
Replying to: tonicboy (Jun 22, 2009 7:20 pm) Thanks for the reply. Sounds like you answer from personal exper!

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