CD Player Problem.

maguiresite · Post by **maguiresite** » 20 Feb 2006, 08:35

I hardly ever complain about anything, but!
After driving around in an 850 for a year or so using the 6 disc changer in the back and a box of CDs. I decided to take them all into the house and burn all my favourite tracks on 6 CDs which the cartridge would hold.
The problem is these "copies" won't play, two of them will play if you wait about ten mins.
So, after failing to get any help or advise from anyone I asked including a Volvo garage, I decided to trade-in my trustworthy 850 for a V70 T5 (which is fantastic) it has a 3 CD changer in the radio/console and there is an extra cartridge.
But, the problem is exactly the same!

Any of you good people out there got any ideas? I have tried re-copying to various CD qualities and there seems to be little difference.
All the copies play perfectly on my wifes Toyota (yuk).

Sean.

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Note; These back-ups/copies are legal as I have paid for the originals.

Post by **matthew1** » 20 Feb 2006, 15:02

Are you burning MP3 discs?

maguiresite · Post by **maguiresite** » 21 Feb 2006, 16:42

Some are saved first on PC as MP3 others wav, the CDs play perfectly on all other CD players we have including in a Toyota.

Post by **matthew1** » 22 Feb 2006, 00:03

I know Toyota builds their radios to play MP3 discs because my mom just bought a RAV4 (end of lease on her V40, sniff), so the Toyota may not be a suitable comparison.

I would pop the disc in a Mac or PC and look at the actual files' formats.

The long and short of it: Volvos will not play MP3 tracks on any disc.

My 850 (816 model radio) will play burned AIFF discs. AIFF is the format of store-bought CDs.

If you have a mixed disc I suppose it would hunt for playable tracks, and after finding them, play them. But the ones it would play would be AIFF.

maguiresite · Post by **maguiresite** » 23 Feb 2006, 17:07

Thanks for the advise, so, I converted my favouite tracks to AIFF format on PC and burned a new CD from that folder - but it still doesn't work in the V70 player.
I have always used Nero to burn CD's and I have never had a problem playing any back-up audio CDs in any type of CD Player - only in 850 and V70 CD players.
Am I defeated? :oops:

Post by **matthew1** » 23 Feb 2006, 20:22

Hmmm I'm not experienced with Nero to help you there. I burn discs with iTunes and they work. Perhaps try that?

iTunes download (free):
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Or try to borrow a CD burner from a friend, connect it to your PC, and give that a shot, in the theory that it's the burner and not the software.

Or try different brand blank CD discs.

Enough options

?

acito616 · Post by **acito616** » 08 Mar 2006, 09:41

I have an 2005 XC70 with the Volvo single CD in dash player, I use nothing but self burned audio CDs using either EAC(Exact Audio Copy) or NERO never had a problem playing in my car.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 08 Mar 2006, 20:45

I think it's how you're burning them. I'm using Stomp RecordNow and with the same stereo as you are using, I have no problem. I burn mine as "disc at once," and make sure I "close" the recording. Hope this helps.