Burning cd's

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 1, 2004 10:03 pm

Ok guys I need help..

I burn cd's on my home computer that work just fine in radios and other computers BUT I put the disc in my car and it won't work...

Why is this?? Is there anything I can do to fix it???

Buffett4ever · Post by **Buffett4ever** » September 1, 2004 10:08 pm

MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:Ok guys I need help..

I burn cd's on my home computer that work just fine in radios and other computers BUT I put the disc in my car and it won't work... Why is this?? Is there anything I can do to fix it???

Is the disc a CD-r or CD-RW? I would try to burn it on a CD-R. They are more compatibable.

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 1, 2004 10:10 pm

Buffett4ever wrote:
MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:Ok guys I need help..

I burn cd's on my home computer that work just fine in radios and other computers BUT I put the disc in my car and it won't work... Why is this?? Is there anything I can do to fix it???
Is the disc a CD-r or CD-RW? I would try to burn it on a CD-R. They are more compatibable.

CD-R 700 MB 52X Multi Speed

Buffett4ever · Post by **Buffett4ever** » September 1, 2004 10:13 pm

MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:
Buffett4ever wrote:
MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:Ok guys I need help..

I burn cd's on my home computer that work just fine in radios and other computers BUT I put the disc in my car and it won't work... Why is this?? Is there anything I can do to fix it???
Is the disc a CD-r or CD-RW? I would try to burn it on a CD-R. They are more compatibable.
CD-R 700 MB 52X Multi Speed

It plays in your stereo but not in your car? I can understand if it plays in our computer. Have you burnt other CDs before and they worked? Just making sure you didn't burn it as an MP3 disc which would play in your Compuer but not your car possibly.

son of a beach · Post by **son of a beach** » September 1, 2004 10:20 pm

Maybe your car stereo is not compatible with all cds.
Perhaps you need to get a new one that is.

Key Lime Lee · Post by **Key Lime Lee** » September 1, 2004 10:31 pm

Older CD players have trouble reading CDRs for whatever reason. Mine in my car sometimes reads them fine and sometimes has trouble. Same with my dad's old CD player in his house - it was inconsistent in its ability to recognize CDRs.

How old is the CD player?

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » September 1, 2004 10:43 pm

I would go with Key Lime's suggestion. My older CD players can't play burnt CDs. I wish I could help you more, but some players just weren't built for new technology.

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 1, 2004 11:02 pm

Key Lime Lee wrote:Older CD players have trouble reading CDRs for whatever reason. Mine in my car sometimes reads them fine and sometimes has trouble. Same with my dad's old CD player in his house - it was inconsistent in its ability to recognize CDRs.

How old is the CD player?

It's a 1997 vehicle... It's odd b/c a CD-R 650 MB works in my car but not a 700 MB... I just figured that out when I looked at another cd... How can I tell if it's burned on a cd as an MP3??

Buffettgroom · Post by **Buffettgroom** » September 1, 2004 11:13 pm

MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:
Key Lime Lee wrote:Older CD players have trouble reading CDRs for whatever reason. Mine in my car sometimes reads them fine and sometimes has trouble. Same with my dad's old CD player in his house - it was inconsistent in its ability to recognize CDRs.

How old is the CD player?

It's a 1997 vehicle... It's odd b/c a CD-R 650 MB works in my car but not a 700 MB... I just figured that out when I looked at another cd... How can I tell if it's burned on a cd as an MP3??

Hey MA(BOB)

Open the folder for your CD Drive, and the file extension will be *.mp3 if it is a MP3, and my burner burns my CD's as *.cda for the CD's which play in all players, but I have a CD-RW Drive. Also if you can't see your file extensions, send me a PM and I will tell you that too.

djtommyt · Post by **djtommyt** » September 1, 2004 11:14 pm

Try burning the CD at a slower speed. I had the same problem with one of my cars and I droped the burn speed to 20X (granted it takes longer) but it seemed to clear up the problem.

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 1, 2004 11:25 pm

djtommyt wrote:Try burning the CD at a slower speed. I had the same problem with one of my cars and I droped the burn speed to 20X (granted it takes longer) but it seemed to clear up the problem.

How do I do that?

djtommyt · Post by **djtommyt** » September 1, 2004 11:28 pm

What software are you using to burn the cd?

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 1, 2004 11:33 pm

djtommyt wrote:What software are you using to burn the cd?

Windows media player

djtommyt · Post by **djtommyt** » September 1, 2004 11:38 pm

MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:
djtommyt wrote:What software are you using to burn the cd?
Windows media player

Windows Media Player will "load" a burning software that is already on your computer. If its the Roxia Basic Applete that loads, click options, look at burn speed and change it to 16x, 24x, etc. and click ok, then burn. If something else loads besides Roxio let me know. Otherwise, that should do the trick.

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » September 6, 2004 4:28 pm

Thanks for your help everyone! I haven't had a chance to burn one yet since this posting but will be in the next few days...

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » September 6, 2004 4:37 pm

the problem is the 700 vs. 650 MB disc size. the little dots that get burned in the disc are a little closer together on 700MB disc vs. 650 discs. older players tend not to be able to read the closer spaced dots of 700 MB discs. try re-burning it on a 650 MB disc and it should work.....

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