Downloaded Napster CD's will not play

mp4333 · #1 08-23-2005, 04:25 PM

I have just purchased a new F150 with the 6 disc CD player and the
downloaded Napster CD's that I made will not play. The "bad Disc" message
comes up. These are legal downloaded music. They would play in my 2002
F150? Any answers??????? Thanx.

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FX4_Guy · #2 08-23-2005, 05:04 PM

Are you burning them as mp3 disk or as an audio cd? Also, it might be the cd's you are using. When mine spits out the disk as bad disk I just hit the load button to suck it back in and it plays without a hitch.

COFX4 · #3 08-24-2005, 04:22 PM

Yea i would make sure you didnt accidentally burn that disc in MP3 format.

dragonman · #4 08-25-2005, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FX4_Guy

Are you burning them as mp3 disk or as an audio cd? Also, it might be the cd's you are using. When mine spits out the disk as bad disk I just hit the load button to suck it back in and it plays without a hitch.

I've had luck burning all my mp3's in ISO9660 format (or whatever it is) as a data disk. No issues. Only problem is it takes forever to read in the disk if you have all your files organized in any sort of directory structure.

I just made a disk today where I have 1 directory with all my files under it. It coughed it back out as 'bad disk' after trying to read it for about a minute.
I reburned it with all the same files with no directory and it works fine now.

Had another disk with multiple mp3s sorted in multiple subdirectories. It takes even longer (like a few minutes) to read in! Irritating.

I think there's a TSB out for the head unit. I think I'm going to complain next time I take my truck in for this stupid airbag light of mine that's lit the whole time

jjmIII · #5 08-25-2005, 05:25 PM

What program are you burning the CD with??
Did you "close" the CD after burning??

ro50 · #6 08-25-2005, 06:10 PM

Has anyone read any published "standards" by which the 2005 F-150 in-dash 6 CD-changer reads ands plays mp3 files? I have had my truck for a few months now and have been frustrated by the inconsistencies in how it handles various MP3 discs I've made. Here are my questions:

1. Is there a limit for number of characters allowed in a folder path? It seems like long file names are in no way supported by this device.

2. Does it prefer a certain bit rate? I have made CDs that have say 10 folders inside. Sometimes, it can read the folder and song title but will try to play the song, 10 seconds of silence will ensue, and it will skip to the next track. I can't figure out why it does that in only certain folders.

3. Which characters arent allowed in a file name or folder name? I have found that if a song has parenthesis in the title, forget about playing it in the changer. The odds aren't good...

4. The "bad disc" message is often premature as dragoman mentioned earlier. Why does it assume a disc is bad if you can play it seconds later?

I have found that I have the best chance for success when I take the following steps:

When making a cd, I will create a new folder in my temp directory for the cd image. Inside that folder, I will create a folder for each album I want to add to the cd. I make sure to name the folders with just a number like: 1,2,3, etc. I then copy the files from my mp3 folder on my machine to the respective folders. I copy them from their original location because I often shorten the file name or remove any non-alpha characters from the filenames and I dont want to screw with my originals. Once I have my 9 or 10 albums picked out, I create a new data cd in Nero, drag the 1,2,3,4, etc folders to the root of the cd image (I have had bad luck with folders inside folders). At that point, I burn the image making sure to close the disk to any further writing. Like dragonman, I make sure I select ISO9660 format. When I do all of these things, the discs "usually" play. It would be nice if there was some published documentation about the limitations of the player. If anyone in the forum has any tips for me, I'd love to hear them.

ro50

lookingsmaller · #7 09-15-2005, 07:37 PM

If anyone is having trouble playing their home-grown disks in the factory HU, try burning the disk at a slower speed. Hi-speed burns GREATLY reduce the resolution of the copy. An original factory disk has "Pits" and "Lans" in the disk. A recorded disk is merely a "picture" of these pits and lans. The faster the disk speed (during recording) the pits (originally perfect circles) start to turn oval which becomes poor resolution (a blurry picture). I hate to wait a few minutes longer for the disk but try burning at 4X instead of a 16X or more. My disks play PERFECT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!