USB stick: Track display

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USB stick: Track display

dave813

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Hi folks...Just had my Bravo for one week. It only arrived from Italy on Sept 28th and obviously has the latest Blue & me software (display says Media Player). So, the bad news first. My ipod does play but it only plays tracks at random and I can only play next or previous track.
My first question: My music is mainly in mp3; has id3 v2 tags and is all in playlists. Some playlists contain a sub "folder". If I pay out £70 for the correct cable will I have access to my playlists? Secondly, will I be able to display artists, genre and other tag info?

I am able to play those same mp3 track that are copied onto a 2gb usb stick, and I might buy a few 4gb sticks and abandon use of my ipod. So far though I only see the song title on screen, and reading the manual I can't see how to display other track info such as artist etc. Ideally I would like a scrolling display of what track info I chose, but maybe I am expecting too much! The music is the most important thing of course.

Another annoying thing is that Media Player will not work once the engine is switched off. I assume this is because power to the usb socket (and 12v aux socket) is cut off when the key is turned off. I work from my car sometimes and sit in it for long periods. I don't suppose there is a way to keep the power on when the key is off?

So, Blue & Me is somewhat of a bag of mixed blessings especially since my phone is not campatible (it has Bluetooth v1.2), so have ordered a new compatible Motorola RIZR Z3. Hope that works out alright!
 
Press voice recognition button on the steering and pronounce the following voice commands:

Folders --------> Enters FOLDERS menu
Artists---------> Enters ARTISTS menu
Genres---------> Enters GENRES menu
Albums --------> Enterrs ALBUMS menu
Playlists--------> Enters PLAYLISTS menu

My iPod/USB drive works fine with Blue&Me. If you want to work in the car and listen to music, when the engine is switched off, please keep the ignition key in MAR position. However, it is not advisable to consume more power, when the engine is switched off, in order to prevent the battery draining off.
 
Many thanks for the advice, and sorry for the slow reply. No, I wouldn't want to leave the key at MAR for any length of time. As you said, it would not be a good thing. I already have some of my favorite tracks on "normal" audio CD's, so I will burn a few more and keep them in the car. At least the CD player still runs with the engine off!
 
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