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CD Text by lch77
Apr 05, 2008 (8:29 am)
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I have Moonroof w/ Bose and also Nav. The instruction manual says the CD Name, Artist name and Track Name will be displayed on the screen as long as each character is represented by one byte. I have inserted 5 commercial CD's and none of this infformation is displayed. Does this feature only work in certain country's? (I'm in the USA). If it should work here does anyone out there know how to nake it work?
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Re: CD Text [lch77] by epicard
Apr 06, 2008 (9:07 pm)
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Replying to: lch77 (Apr 05, 2008 8:29 am)

There are two CD players - the 'standard' CD changer offers CD Text and MP3 compatibility. When you 'upgraded' to the Bose system, your CD player was downgraded to one that doesn't support text or MP3 playback. Most excellent, eh? Never wanted to take a car back because of the stereo system before.
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Re: CD Text [epicard] by ceric
Apr 06, 2008 (10:13 pm)
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Replying to: epicard (Apr 06, 2008 9:07 pm)

I think you are jumping to conclusion here.
I have moonroof and Assist package (therefore, upgraded Bose stereo).
I can see CD text on some of my CDs, but not all.
I am not sure about the "standard CD" system, but my Toyota Prius' CD player is similar (both are Bose systems). Maybe Bose does have issue supporting some CD-text, but not all.
For instance, it works with Celine Dion's Taking Chances. Try it.
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Re: CD Text [ceric] by epicard
Apr 07, 2008 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: ceric (Apr 06, 2008 10:13 pm)

The day I own a Celine Dion CD, please someone shoot me, but I hold no grudge against anyone enjoying her music.
 
Let me clarify: The CD Changer offered by Mazda comes in two flavors - one with MP3 support that offers CD Text support (from what I've been able to learn) and one that does not. If your CD Changer shows the MP3 symbol in the upper left-hand corner of the faceplate, then you have MP3 support. If it does not, then you don't. Mazda has told me directly that the MP3 supporting CD Changer does not work with the Bose system. I don't have NAV - so it's possible that the non-MP3 supporting CD Changer with Nav does have some intermittent support of text - but my non-NAV system does not.
 
If anyone has a CD Changer with Bose that DOES support MP3s - PLEASE post a photo of the faceplate here so we can see it. Numerous posts on this topic have been made. Mazda continues to claim that there is no MP3 support with the Bose system, a few people have submitted posts to the contrary - but have not followed up to requests to validate this.
 
If Mazda has updated the Bose system during the current model year run such that it does support MP3 CD Changer, I would be grateful for an update on this topic.
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Re: CD Text [epicard] by maltb
Apr 07, 2008 (8:53 am)
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Replying to: epicard (Apr 07, 2008 7:59 am)

Text support is not the same as MP3.
 
Also, you will have better luck when you take a commercial CD, load it to your computer so it can download the proper tag information and then burn it to another disc (in standard CD audio format). I have found that very few commercial CDs have text.
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Re: CD Text [epicard] by ceric
Apr 07, 2008 (10:27 pm)
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Replying to: epicard (Apr 07, 2008 7:59 am)

>>Mazda has told me directly that the MP3 supporting CD Changer does not work with the Bose system. I don't have NAV - so it's possible that the non-MP3 supporting CD Changer with Nav does have some intermittent support of text - but my non-NAV system does not.
 
Sorry I have no idea you dislike Celine so much. I swear, it's my wife's CD.
My CX-9 with NAVI and Moonroof (therefore upgraded Bose system w/ 10 speakers and center point) does have MP3 support. It has a MP3 logo on the
CD changer faceplate behind the display. And, I get CD text on some CDs, but not all. For instance, on Adrea Bocelli's new CD, it shows no text at all.
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Re: CD Text [ceric] by nxs138
Apr 08, 2008 (6:31 pm)
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Replying to: ceric (Apr 07, 2008 10:27 pm)

My dealer mentioned that MP3 support on my CX-9 was added at the port. The car came in early Feb, so not sure if build dates before that had them...
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Re: CD Text [nxs138] by epicard
Apr 08, 2008 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: nxs138 (Apr 08, 2008 6:31 pm)

Just to clarify - MP3 support meaning CDs that are encoded with MP3 music is what I've been talking about. Not MP3 players plugged into the Aux.
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Re: CD Text [ceric] by epicard
Apr 08, 2008 (6:57 pm)
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Replying to: ceric (Apr 07, 2008 10:27 pm)

Ceric wrote:
"My CX-9 with NAVI and Moonroof (therefore upgraded Bose system w/ 10 speakers and center point) does have MP3 support. It has a MP3 logo on the
CD changer faceplate behind the display. And, I get CD text on some CDs, but not all. For instance, on Adrea Bocelli's new CD, it shows no text at all. "
 
Fascinating! Can you please do me a favor and send me a picture at your convenience? Mazda, my dealer, everyone I've talked to - all tell me that the Bose system (which I also have) does not support MP3 playback.
 
eric - at - ericpicard.com (substitute the symbol for - at - ).
 
Thanks so much!
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Re: CD Text [epicard] by lch77
Apr 09, 2008 (5:39 am)
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Replying to: epicard (Apr 08, 2008 6:57 pm)

If you burn an audio CD with iTunes, there is an option to “include CD text.” If you click that, the information about the Artist and Song name from iTunes are shown in the CD display that I have (Bose w/sunroof & Nav). The “include CD text” option is not available if you are burning MP3 CD’s. My recently purchased CX-9 also has the MP3 logo on the faceplate behind the Nav screen.
 
I wouldn’t blame the Mazda sales guys since these things always seem to be changing as I found instructions in the manual that conflict with sales literature: Some places say that my system is their “Centerpoint” while other places say the Centerpoint system is the one that is part of the DVD entertainment system with 5.1 sound.

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