Audio SD card system limitation
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Audio SD card system limitation
Is there a limited number of tracks that the car audio system will read. The USB stick in my Cruze will only read 1000 tracks. It just quits loading. The same thing seems to be true when inserting an SD card in the Stingray center console. I haven't figured out how many tracks exactly. Does anybody know?
Racer
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Is there a limited number of tracks that the car audio system will read. The USB stick in my Cruze will only read 1000 tracks. It just quits loading. The same thing seems to be true when inserting an SD card in the Stingray center console. I haven't figured out how many tracks exactly. Does anybody know?
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I, too, would like to know the answer to this. I presently have my C7 in for issues, including the radio. According to the manual, you are limited to 7 levels of file directories. However, the Tech is trying to tell me that 94 folders is too many, even though I am only one deep.
Not sure how I figured it out, but like I said in my Cruze it loaded until it had exactly 1000 tracks.
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The following comment is in the Infotainment Manual:
Audio Players
USB Port
This vehicle is equipped with one
SD card reader and three USB
ports. The SD card reader and two
USB ports are in the center console.
The other USB port is in the storage
area behind the radio display
screen. The system is optimized to
support two connected devices with
a total of 100,000 songs.
USB Port
This vehicle is equipped with one
SD card reader and three USB
ports. The SD card reader and two
USB ports are in the center console.
The other USB port is in the storage
area behind the radio display
screen. The system is optimized to
support two connected devices with
a total of 100,000 songs.
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I have about 26,000 on an SD card. The only drawback is that to select a specific song I have to first says "play song" and wait for the prompt and then say the song name. Also, play song by name is completely unavailable for the first 5-10 minutes of each ride.
So. While it can do it, it really doesn't handle large song counts very well at all if you want to be able to use the voice recognition to pick individual songs.
So. While it can do it, it really doesn't handle large song counts very well at all if you want to be able to use the voice recognition to pick individual songs.
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From: Hanover Pennsylvania
Thanks. I suspected that. It seems strange that the system has such a limitation. Would you expect any smartphone you buy to only be able to list 1000 tracks. I understand the technology lag. It is a car company and not a phone/tablet/computer company. I guess I will start sorting out my favorites.
Racer
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From past experience I'd not recommend a SD card with a large number of tracks on it due to the fact that the audio electronics software is pretty slow and takes forever to go thru a large library ( I have over 10,000 tracks). I've found a good gently used IPod/IPhone does the job much better and playlist management is so much easier on the device
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Thanks. I suspected that. It seems strange that the system has such a limitation. Would you expect any smartphone you buy to only be able to list 1000 tracks. I understand the technology lag. It is a car company and not a phone/tablet/computer company. I guess I will start sorting out my favorites.
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I loaded a 16GB SD or USB to the hilt and called it a day. I created playlists using Media Monkey and it works flawlessly in all my GM "Link" cars. Currently adding Doug Stanhope and Greg Giraldo onto my Comedy Playlists
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hdI have about 26,000 on an SD card. The only drawback is that to select a specific song I have to first says "play song" and wait for the prompt and then say the song name. Also, play song by name is completely unavailable for the first 5-10 minutes of each ride.
So. While it can do it, it really doesn't handle large song counts very well at all if you want to be able to use the voice recognition to pick individual songs.
So. While it can do it, it really doesn't handle large song counts very well at all if you want to be able to use the voice recognition to pick individual songs.