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Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 2009 🢒 Vibe - FWD 🢒 Infotainment 🢒 Audio System(s) 🢒 Using an MP3

MP3 CD-R Disc

MP3 Format

The MP3 player will only play CD-R discs. It can read and play a maximum of:

    • 50 folders
    • 11 folders in depth
    • 50 playlists
    • 10 sessions
    • 255 files

All folders, playlists, sessions and files over the maximum are ignored.

Record an MP3 disc:

    • Onto a CD-R disc.
    • Record playlists with an .m3u or .wpl extension.
    • Do not mix standard audio and MP3 files on the same disc.
    • Record the entire disc at once.
    • Finalize the disc when recording an MP3 disc with multiple sessions.

Root Directory

The root directory is treated as a folder. All .mp3 files in the root directory are accessed before folders in the root directory.

Empty Directory or Folder

Empty folders and directories do not display. The system ignores empty directories and folders and advances to the next directory or folder that has .mp3 files in it.

No Folder

On a CD that contains only .mp3 files in the root directory the next and previous folder functions do not work.

On a CD that contains playlists and .mp3 files the next and previous folder functions search playlists first and then search .mp3 files in the root folder.

Order of Play

CDs that have playlists play the tracks in the following order:

  1. After the first track in the first playlist ends, play continues sequentially through all tracks in each playlist
  2. After the last track of the last playlist ends, play restarts from the first track of the first playlist.

CDs that do not have playlists play the tracks in the following order:

  1. The first file in the root directory plays.
  2. After all files from the root directory have played, files in the folders play.
  3. After playing the last file from the last folder, play restarts with the first file in the root directory.

File System and Naming

The radio display shows, track names that are shorter than 39 characters. Names that are longer are shortened. The track name appears as:

    • The song name that is in the ID3 tag.
    • The file name without the file extension if the song name is not in the ID3 tag.

Preprogrammed Playlists

Playlists are accessed before files or folders in the root directory.

Preprogrammed playlists created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software can be accessed and are treated as special folders containing compressed audio song files.

Music Navigator

The music navigator feature lets MP3 CDs play in order by artist or album.

    • The MP3 player scans the disc to sort the files by artist and album ID3 tag information.
    • It can take several minutes to scan the disc depending on the number of MP3 files recorded to the CD-R.
    • The radio starts playing while the disc is being scanned.
    • After the scan is finished, the disc starts playing.

Playing an MP3

The MP3 player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring.

  1. Insert a CD label side up partway into the slot.
  2. The CD player pulls the CD in and begins playing.
  3. The CD stays in the player if the ignition or radio is turned off.
  4. If the CD was the last source selected, it resumes playing when the radio is turned on.
(EJECT): Press and release to eject a CD. Once the disc is ejected it can be removed. If the CD is not removed after several seconds the CD player automatically pulls the disc back into the player and starts playing.

SEEK TRACK : Press to go to the start of the current track, if more than ten seconds have played. Press to go to the next track. Holding or pressing or multiple times will cause the player to continue moving backward or forward through the tracks on the CD.

FWD REV (Fast Forward/Fast Reverse): Press and hold to advance playback quickly within a track. Release to resume playing the track. Press and hold to reverse playback quickly within a track. Release to resume playing the track.

BAND: Press to listen to the radio when a CD is playing.

INFO (Information): Press when an MP3 CD is loaded, then press the button below the Song, Artist, Album, or Folder label to view the information.

CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to play a CD when listening to the radio. Press the CD/AUX button again and the system begins playing audio from the connected portable audio player. If a portable audio player is not connected, "No Input Device Found" displays.

RDM (Random): Press the button below the RDM label to hear the tracks in random order.

(Previous Folder): Press the button below to go to the first track in the previous folder.

(Next Folder): Press the button below to go to the first track in the next folder.

(Music Navigator): Press the button below to play MP3 files in order by artist or album.

SORT: Press the button below the SORT label to change between playback by artist or album while using the Music Navigator.

BACK:  Press the button below the BACK label to return to the main music navigator screen.

(Previous/Next): Press the button below to go to the next or previous artist or album in alphabetical order while using the Music Navigator.