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#1 of 13 Questions concerning Audiophile 6cd w/MP3 by pete07 Feb 18, 2007 (7:11 pm)
Hello everyone! I did much searching before posting this. I hope this is something simply solved and not to long winded. My wife and I just purchased a 07 XLT which we've only owned since 2/14. We love the new truck and everything so far about it. I run into a problem with the stereo that I can't seem to solve. The radio won't seem to recognize the the MP3 files on the disk. The setup is stock as noted and the files were burnt to 2 different types of media Maxell CD-R music and HP CD-R. I've never had a coaster from either brand. I wrote both disks twice using Windows Media Player and Acoustica MP3 cd burner. When the disk is installed in the player. I get a "bad disk " message or only the first 3 songs on any disk that it reads play. I currently have a Alpine head unit on my bike and a Kenwood player on the house system and all disks read and play fine on these units. I've changed the write speeds while writing new disks with no luck, still the same. I have noticed that when pushing the menu button while in disk mode and trying to play a recorded disk that the player won't change from file to folder mode. I'm almost positive it's something I'm doing wrong. My wife and I have read and reread the instruction manual to no avail. I'm thinking it's possibly the media?? I've never had a problem before with this media in probably 5 or 6 different players. I hope someone has a suggestion as to something I missed or am missing. Thank you all for your time Pete
#2 of 13 reply by chitown777 Feb 21, 2007 (9:14 pm)
Try burning on a CD+r and see if it works Replies to this message: pete07 (Feb 22, 2007 6:42 am)
#3 of 13 Re: reply [chitown777] by pete07 Feb 22, 2007 (6:42 am)
Replying to: chitown777 (Feb 21, 2007 9:14 pm) Thank you CT777, I think, I got it figured out. I was burning at default speeds. I went in and did some adjustments with the write speed and test burnt the files prior to a real burn. It seemed to work. The disk worked fine! It took about 40 minutes to burn a cd but it worked. Thank you for your response very much. I just got it figured out last night 2/21. We be styl'in
#4 of 13 One more thing. by mschmal Feb 22, 2007 (3:11 pm)
Try not to use to many nested folders as well.   Mark.
#5 of 13 Pete07 - please Reply - by falcon1970 Feb 27, 2007 (9:11 am)
Pete07. Hey bought my wife an 07 XLT as well. Same issue. Which CD Brand is working for you? CD-Rs or CD+Rs? Which program are you using, just the Windows?    We've tried the slower burning rate before, but that's done nothing.   Thanks, --Stephen Replies to this message: pete07 (Feb 27, 2007 9:57 am) falcon1970 (Feb 27, 2007 10:10 am)
#6 of 13 Re: Pete07 - please Reply - [falcon1970] by pete07 Feb 27, 2007 (9:57 am)
Replying to: falcon1970 (Feb 27, 2007 9:11 am) Hey falcon, The software I'm using is Acoustica MP3 cd burner and can be found here link title. I found this program very straight forward and easy to use. I'm using Maxell CD-R music 80 minute 700 mb media for my recordings. As far as the setup. I set the software up to test all the selected music prior to burning the cd. I burnt it at 18x but the actual burn speed was around 13.5x. I've burnt 4 cd's like this and haven't had a problem since. Each cd was burnt with folders for each album with no sub-folder. Also in the radio setup go to the menu button after the cd is in and read, and set it to folder. You will be able to scan through your folders and the folder names will appear on the radio screen. Hope this helps. You can download a trial version of the cd burner at the above website. It works very similar but I think better than Windows media player. It will search your machine for all music when it's installed. Let me know if this helps at all. Lastly, I have a pretty fast computer but with the aforementioned setup in the software. The whole burning process took about 40 minutes after the songs were setup for the cd. Pete We be Jammin Replies to this message: falcon1970 (Feb 27, 2007 10:10 am)
#7 of 13 Re: Pete07 - please Reply - [pete07] by falcon1970 Feb 27, 2007 (10:10 am)
Replying to: pete07 (Feb 27, 2007 9:57 am) Thanks a lot man. We will try that tonight. One last question...before this turns into a "how to burn session".   In your process are you burning from "Album (.cda) to MP3s" or are you taking already ripped MP3s and burning those to the CDs? I'll try both in case, but curious...
#8 of 13 Burn by pete07 Feb 27, 2007 (11:08 am)
Ripping from original cd with acoustica and burning mp3
#9 of 13 sigh by falcon1970 Feb 27, 2007 (4:47 pm)
Possible we got a dud. Going to force the dealer to have someone inspect it and prove it one way or the other. The first "Bad Disk" my wife burned was a "Bad Disk" in my 2005 ZX4 focus (bought same day as our 07 escape...). Tonight we tried a few techniques that Pete mentioned. One disk with folders, one without. 16x speed burn, on a different software. Both work great in my Focus...not at all in the Escape.   We're now trying the "Acoustica." If it works I'll post again and eat crow. If I don't post....then I'm going postal I'm sure.   Thanks Again
#10 of 13 Eating Crow.... by falcon1970 Feb 27, 2007 (5:45 pm)
....yep....a big huge helping of Humble Crow Pie.   Acoustica is a Godsend. Single Tracks, Folders, our Escape, or our Focus. Works like a charm. My guess it's in the natural rates of the burn and some other things.   either way....very grateful Pete07. Thanks! --Stephen

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