[Clemson]

I have a 32GB USB flashdrive filled with folders containing mp3 tunes. The system allows me to easily pick a folder and play the mp3's. My problem is I have to press the switch on the steering wheel to go to the next tune. In my other cars, after one selection is played, the next plays automatically. I suspect it must be a setting but I haven't been able to find it in the manual or by experimenting with the controls. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[teramesher]

I loaded 6gb worth of songs on a 8gb USB drive and it plays the next songs without pushing down on the switch.

 

[Clemson]

Thanks for the info. I'll try a smaller flash-drive.

 

[Clemson]

I loaded 6gb worth of songs on a 8gb USB drive and it plays the next songs without pushing down on the switch.

It could be the format method of my flash-drive. Can you tell me the format of yours - Fat 32, NTFS, etc.? Thanks

 

[teramesher]

I formatted FAT. I don’t remember which FAT. I will have to check when I get home.

 

[BVoltz]

I have 128 USB with no problems...
Note you will have to select the first time, on the right side, the icons for random / replay... (these are not required but available... )

 

[Clemson]

I have 128 USB with no problems...
Note you will have to select the first time, on the right side, the icons for random / replay... (these are not required but available... )

Thank you. Once I selected the correct icon, all went well!

 

[Popeye]

I have a USB flash drive, formatted FAT32, with music in folders, not in folders, in .mp3 format, in WMA format. When I plug it into the port, the display says There are no Media files available. The files are all visible on a laptop. Any insight?

 

[Popeye]

I resolved my issue. I was using the Flash Drive from work and it is encrypted and both the work terminal and my laptop have the software installed to read the drive without a password. If the drive is inserted in any other device, a password is required to access the file information. Once I used a different Flash Drive, everything is fine. It reads the folders and plays both .mp3 and .WMA files. Now I just need a larger Flash Drive so we can load up some cross country driving music.

 

[Skybird]

I have a 32GB USB flashdrive filled with folders containing mp3 tunes. The system allows me to easily pick a folder and play the mp3's. My problem is I have to press the switch on the steering wheel to go to the next tune. In my other cars, after one selection is played, the next plays automatically. I suspect it must be a setting but I haven't been able to find it in the manual or by experimenting with the controls. Anyone have any ideas?

How are you getting music onto the flash drive? I don't ever download music on my laptop. I don't have a CD/DVD slot on this HP Pavilion any more. What is easiest way to get music on my USB flash drive? Too many of the replies here are people who do this often, and they use words like "oh, just rip it to your flash drive" with no mention of how you do this. The world is not all Millennial you know!!! How do you move music to your USB flash drive, in common sense words, for the "rest of us" like Festivus!!!

 

[Popeye]

How are you getting music onto the flash drive? I don't ever download music on my laptop. I don't have a CD/DVD slot on this HP Pavilion any more. What is easiest way to get music on my USB flash drive? Too many of the replies here are people who do this often, and they use words like "oh, just rip it to your flash drive" with no mention of how you do this. The world is not all Millennial you know!!! How do you move music to your USB flash drive, in common sense words, for the "rest of us" like Festivus!!!

Moving from the laptop to flash drive was as simple as copy and paste. I have an external CD drive I connect to my laptop to burn music to my laptop from discs.

 

[Skybird]

That is the missing component, the CD/DVD player. I will have to find one for the HP Pavilion. Another bonehead decision not to include one. I travel "long haul" flights for my job and used the CD/DVD slot on my old Toshiba and it was easy. I am not about to start schlepping an external hard drive on planes just because of poor tech design to placate the under 40 crowd! Ugh...if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Thanks for your tip, will look for a drive.

 

[Popeye]

That is the missing component, the CD/DVD player. I will have to find one for the HP Pavilion. Another bonehead decision not to include one. I travel "long haul" flights for my job and used the CD/DVD slot on my old Toshiba and it was easy. I am not about to start schlepping an external hard drive on planes just because of poor tech design to placate the under 40 crowd! Ugh...if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Thanks for your tip, will look for a drive.

I use an LG Slim Portable DVD writer Model SP80NB60. Easily fits in my laptop bag. Probably newer models though, as mine was made in 2016.

 

[Clemson]

How are you getting music onto the flash drive? I don't ever download music on my laptop. I don't have a CD/DVD slot on this HP Pavilion any more. What is easiest way to get music on my USB flash drive? Too many of the replies here are people who do this often, and they use words like "oh, just rip it to your flash drive" with no mention of how you do this. The world is not all Millennial you know!!! How do you move music to your USB flash drive, in common sense words, for the "rest of us" like Festivus!!!

Millennial?? I'll be 80 next month!! It would help to know where your music files are currently stored and are they .mp3's?

 

[Skybird]

I use an LG Slim Portable DVD writer Model SP80NB60. Easily fits in my laptop bag. Probably newer models though, as mine was made in 2016.
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Thanks, looks perfect size. Appreciate it. Any idea if this would also work so I could play CDs in the car?? Have you tried it?

 

[Skybird]

Millennial?? I'll be 80 next month!! It would help to know where your music files are currently stored and are they .mp3's?

Happy Birthday!! Haha...all of the replies I get are from Mills....rip this, rip that!! What a world!

 

[Popeye]

Thanks, looks perfect size. Appreciate it. Any idea if this would also work so I could play CDs in the car?? Have you tried it?

Never tried it. I could give it a try tonight.

 

[Skybird]

Thanks, will find one on Amazon. Let me know if your worked. As I understand, the only USB hub that might work is the one in the storage bin, not the other ones for some reason. Those are for charging only as the Forum tells me.

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[Popeye]

Thanks, will find one on Amazon. Let me know if your worked. As I understand, the only USB hub that might work is the one in the storage bin, not the other ones for some reason. Those are for charging only as the Forum tells me.

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That's the one I use for my USB drive

 

[Popeye]

Thanks, will find one on Amazon. Let me know if your worked. As I understand, the only USB hub that might work is the one in the storage bin, not the other ones for some reason. Those are for charging only as the Forum tells me.

G

The car will not recognize the drive. But it works fine to rip the CD to the laptop - I use Windows Media Player. To Rip a CD, I connect drive to USB port on laptop, insert a CD and I open File Explorer. Right click on the CD name and select Open Auto Play. Then I select Play with Windows Media Player. Switch to Library view, stop the music from playing if it is (not sure why it has to not be playing - but it works that way), Select all songs and click on Rip CD. Once it rips the CD, it will place the folder in the Music Folder. Once all my CD's were Ripped, I placed them in folders as I wanted to organize them, renamed folder names, edited data on homemade CD's and then copied and pasted each subfolder in a main folder I named USB Music. Once all the folders were in there, I copied and pasted the entire USB Music folder to the USB drive. All this is assuming you are use a PC and not an Apple product. I have no clue about how they rip CD's