Missing your in-car CD player?

[ECourts]

I'd not thought of pausing the track before I switch off the car - I'll try that later and see if it returns to the same point on the track.

 

[siteguru]

Remember that the SE and Trophy have different systems.

 

[Rolfe]

Yes, it could be that. But it's worth trying pausing the track before getting out of the car.

 

[Loveclose]

Do folk leave the USB stick in the slot between journeys - I heard/read something somewhere that advised not to......Taking the USB stick out definitely resets the player. Annoyingly - and it may be my folder set up - I have to backtrack through the folder in order to find the list of albums as well!

 

[Rolfe]

I leave mine in the car permanently. I have not found a way to get it out of the car without causing that message that says the stick is corrupted and let windows repair it.

 

[Ian Key]

I leave mine in the car permanently. I have not found a way to get it out of the car without causing that message that says the stick is corrupted and let windows repair it.

I think that's because the car uses a derivation of Android and puts its own reference files on the USB stick which Windows doesn't like so "repairs" it. I get the same message when transferring files from my Chromebook to my Windows laptop.

Leaving the USB stick in the car might corrupt some of the files if they are being written to when the stick is removed or the power is turned off although I haven't had that problem.

 

[JonnyG]

Do folk leave the USB stick in the slot between journeys - I heard/read something somewhere that advised not to......

I leave my USB C stick in permanently too and not had any problems. Not sure what issues it could cause ?. I'm pretty sure the USB ports lose all their power connection after 30 seconds of locking the car. In 5 months of ownership I've only had one instance where it needed to reread the whole stick for tracks.

 

[Rolfe]

I think that's because the car uses a derivation of Android and puts its own reference files on the USB stick which Windows doesn't like so "repairs" it. I get the same message when transferring files from my Chromebook to my Windows laptop.

Leaving the USB stick in the car might corrupt some of the files if they are being written to when the stick is removed or the power is turned off although I haven't had that problem.

I tried to use a stick that had been in the car and not "repaired" for something else, and it all went a bit pear-shaped until I allowed Windows to repair it. I don't know whether it's the extra files, or the stick being in place when the car is turned off, but it always happens.

It's no big deal though because the repair always works, and even if it didn't, the stick is merely a copy of a master folder held on my PC.

 

[Deleted member 14300]

I love vinyl, so I purchased a wav audio recorder and recorded tracks like I would a cassette or mini disc. I connect via usb and I get track choices etc. Its the closest I can get to listening to what I want. It's weird when you can hear the crackle ?

 

[Cazpaul]

Can't you just plug a portable cd player in. Just get a lead from headphones jack and connect to car.

 

[salty]

First time I've seen this thread. So my answer is, Yes.

 

[Cazpaul]

First time I've seen this thread. So my answer is, Yes.

What lead do I need to buy

 

[HiFiDave]

This is interesting, I've not seen a line in port anywhere (only had the car 2 weeks though). Are you suggesting some kind of interconnect from the CD player line out to USB, or is there a hidden socket somewhere? ...I do miss the odd CD and don't like low bitrate compression.

 

[salty]

What lead do I need to buy

Sorry don't know. I was just answering the thread title.

 

[ReintjeWA]

I wouldn’t mind a cd player in the car, or AM radio for that matter, not that I ever listen to it, but that’s what all the emergency stations broadcast on.

Pretty sure there is no “aux” in for the MG4

 

[T1 Terry]

Wouldn't work with an XPower, the vibration would make it jump tracks

T1 Terry

 

[ReintjeWA]

Wouldn't work with an XPower, the vibration would make it jump tracks

T1 Terry

Nah you get one of those Discmans with the 12 second ESP (electronic skip protection) I remember getting bored in the back seat on long trips and shaking them to see if it was actually 12 seconds haha

 

[dsr]

I have 4 USB sticks, as the tracks I have will not fit on one (my old Seat Leon had no issue with accepting them all on one stick), so I swap often. After an R59 upgrade, I find my last track is retained between removal and reinsertion.

 

[NeFo]

i have spent a while on the www & cannot see (a) what spec to Iook for when buying a plug-in CD player, (b) what a CD player has to have to be able to play through the MG5 LR USB port.
Does anyone know?

 

[siteguru]

It just needs a USB data output, as far as I know. Any DVD player that you plug into a PC should do.