The player can be used for CD and MP3. If your vehicle has RSE, the player can be used for CD, MP3, DVD audio, and as a DVD video player. See DVD Player for more information about DVD audio and video.
With the ignition on, insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing. While playing a CD, the navigation system is available. If a CD is inserted with the system off and the ignition on, it starts to play.
When a CD is inserted, the CD tab displays.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player, it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts playing where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
If an error displays, see "CD Messages" later in this section.
If viewing a map screen, touch the CD screen button. The display splits between the audio screen and the map screen. If you do not want to view a split screen or you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO key then press the AUDIO key until CD is highlighted or touch the CD screen button.
Playing an Audio CD
/ (Pause/Play):
- Touch this button to pause the CD. This button will then change to the play button.
- Touch the play button to play the CD.
RANDOM:
- Touch this button to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
- Touch RANDOM again to turn off random play.
(Rewind):
- Touch and hold this button to rewind quickly through a track selection. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
- Release this button to stop rewinding. The display shows the elapsed time of the track.
(Forward):
- Touch and hold this button to fast forward quickly through a track selection. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
- Release this button to stop fast forwarding. The display shows the elapsed time of the track.
SEEK / SEEK:
- Press the right arrow to go to the next track.
- Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more than five seconds have played.
- If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. The sound mutes while seeking.
When playing an audio CD, if your vehicle has RSE, the rear seat operator can power on the RSE video screen and use the remote control to navigate through the tracks on the CD.
Using an MP3 CD
MP3 Format
There are guidelines that must be met, when creating an MP3 disc. If the guidelines are not met when recording a CD-R(W), the CD may not play. The guidelines are:
| • | Sampling rate: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz, and 44.1 kHz. |
| • | Bit rates supported: 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, and 320 kbps. |
| • | ID3 tag information is displayed by the radio if it is available. The radio supports ID3 tag information v1.0 or v1.1. The radio displays a filename, song name, artist name, album name, and directory name. |
| • | Maximum 32 characters, including spaces, in a file or folder name. |
| • | Maximum number of folders is 253 with a maximum hierarchy of eight folders. |
| • | Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using one folder for each album. Each folder or album should contain 18 songs or less. |
| • | It is recommended that there is a maximum of 192 files on a disc. |
| • | The files can be recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW with a maximum capacity of 700MB. |
| • | DVD with MP3 are not playable on this system. |
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root directory has compressed audio files, the directory is displayed as ROOT. All files contained directly under the root directory are accessed prior to any root directory folders. However, playlists (Px) can always be accessed before root folders or files.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the file structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no compressed files directly beneath them, the player advances to the next folder in the file structure that contains compressed audio files and the empty folder is not displayed or numbered.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed files, the files are located under the root folder. The next and previous folder functions have no function on a CD that was recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and compressed audio files, but no folders, all files are located under the root folder. The left and right arrow buttons search playlists (Px) first and then go to the root folder. When the radio displays the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
Order of Play
Tracks are played in the following order:
| • | Play begins from the first track in the first playlist and continues sequentially through all tracks in each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist has been played, play continues from the first track of the first playlist. |
| • | If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play begins from the first track under the root directory. When all tracks from the root directory have been played, play continues from files according to their numerical listing. After playing the last track from the last folder, play begins again at the first track of the first folder or root directory. |
When play enters a new folder, the display does not automatically show the new folder name. The new track name appears on the display.
File System and Naming
The song name that displays is the song name that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio displays the file name without the extension (such as.mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages are shortened. The display does not show parts of words on the last page of text and the extension of the filename does not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists which were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software can be accessed, however, they cannot be edited. These playlists are treated as special folders containing compressed audio song files.
Playing an MP3
Follow the same instructions for playing an MP3 disc as given at the beginning of this section for playing a CD.
/ (Pause/Play):
- Touch this button to pause the CD.
- Touch this button again to play the CD.
Random:
- Touch this screen button to hear the disc played in random (tracks and folders), rather than sequential, order.
- Touch Random again to turn off random play.
(Rewind):
- Touch and hold this button to rewind quickly through a track selection. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
- Release this button to stop rewinding. The display shows the elapsed time of the track.
(Forward):
- Touch and hold this button to fast forward quickly through a track selection. Sound is heard at a reduced volume.
- Release this button to stop fast forwarding. The display shows the elapsed time of the track.
(Folder):
- Select the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next folder on the disc.
- Press the middle screen button, with the folder name, to sort the MP3 by folder and file name. It may take a few minutes for the system to sort the MP3.
SEEK / SEEK:
- Press the right arrow to go to the next track.
- Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more than five seconds have played.
- If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player continues moving backward or forward through the CD. The sound mutes while seeking.
When playing an MP3, if your vehicle has RSE, the rear seat operator can power on the RSE video screen and use the remote control to navigate through the MP3.
CD Messages
If Disc Read Error displays and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:
| • | If a disc was inserted with an invalid or unknown format. |
| • | If the map DVD disc was installed into the CD slot. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information. |
| • | It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. |
| • | You are driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smoother, the CD should play. |
| • | The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. |
| • | The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. |
| • | There may have been a problem while burning the CD. |
| • | The label may be caught in the CD player. |
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
