Dolby-compatible stereo that plays CD-R's?

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Fred Dehl

As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!

What units are out there - Volvo or not - that will interface with the
C70's wiring harness and Dolby-surround speaker package and play CDRs?
Thanks.
 
Fred said:
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!

What units are out there - Volvo or not - that will interface with the
C70's wiring harness and Dolby-surround speaker package and play CDRs?
Thanks.
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Are you saying:
A: it doesn't have a CD drive in the radio or
B: it won't play recorded CD's in the CD drive?

I can't help you for A... Don't know what fits your car.

As for B, I haven't seen a CD player made this century that won't play
CD format recorded CD's.
Are your recorded CD's in MP3 format? There are still a lot of players
that won't play MP3 format CDr's. Try re-encoding them as CD format and
they will play.
 
Are you saying:
A: it doesn't have a CD drive in the radio or
B: it won't play recorded CD's in the CD drive?

I can't help you for A... Don't know what fits your car.

As for B, I haven't seen a CD player made this century that won't play
CD format recorded CD's.
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Probably so, but as I stated I want one that is compatible with the C70's
dolby speaker package, so I need (presumably) a Volvo OEM unit or an
after-market one designed specifically for Volvos.
Are your recorded CD's in MP3 format?
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No. Audio CDs that play fine in every other device I own (standalone,
DVD, discman, computer, marine CD unit, even laserdisc player).
 
Fred said:
Probably so, but as I stated I want one that is compatible with the C70's
dolby speaker package, so I need (presumably) a Volvo OEM unit or an
after-market one designed specifically for Volvos.


No. Audio CDs that play fine in every other device I own (standalone,
DVD, discman, computer, marine CD unit, even laserdisc player).
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....these may all be MP3 compliant devices. Not all that unusual these days.
Have you looked at the CD's on your PC to see if they are CD format or MP3?
Where'd you get the CD's? Kids burn them for you? They might have
grabbed a bunch of stuff (MP3's) for their iPods and put them on a disk.

This may very well not be the problem but if we keep this topic up at
the top, maybe an expert will jump in and solve it... *g*
 
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!

What units are out there - Volvo or not - that will interface with the
C70's wiring harness and Dolby-surround speaker package and play CDRs?
Thanks.
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It´s a common problem on the SC-901, some say you can fix it by burning the
CDs at slowest speed, x1.
I have 6 cd Volvo changer in the trunk, it takes CDRs.

Only the SC-900 and SC-901 can connect to the dolby sorround amplifier.

Niels
 
...these may all be MP3 compliant devices. Not all that unusual these
days. Have you looked at the CD's on your PC to see if they are CD
format or MP3? Where'd you get the CD's? Kids burn them for you? They
might have grabbed a bunch of stuff (MP3's) for their iPods and put
them on a disk.
Click to expand...

Good grief, get off the MP3 kick, idiot. plonk
 
Fred said:
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!

What units are out there - Volvo or not - that will interface with the
C70's wiring harness and Dolby-surround speaker package and play CDRs?
Thanks.
Click to expand...

The Volvo stereo in my '99 V70 XC (non-Dolby surround) wouldn't play
half of my CD-Rs either. I replaced it with a Pioneer, since they'll
play anything.

You might check with the guys at the Audio Forum here regarding what
works with your surround processor:

http://www.volvospeed.com/vs_forum/
 
Fred Dehl said:
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!
Click to expand...

Try decent blanks, a better burner, slower speed and investigate what
program is being used for the copies. How the copies are done can effect if
they will work in "sensitive" players.



AJS
 
Fred said:
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!

What units are out there - Volvo or not - that will interface with the
C70's wiring harness and Dolby-surround speaker package and play CDRs?
Thanks.
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As an owner of a C70 wiht the same problem. There are two fixes I find
that work

1) record the material on CD R/W discs at 2x not a higher speed- do
not ask why just know it works better- but not in all cases

2) I have a 3 disc Alpine changer in the boot with an adapter cable from
Apline - this plays all types of discs.

Hope this helps a bit.
 
As an owner of a C70 wiht the same problem. There are two fixes I
find that work

1) record the material on CD R/W discs at 2x not a higher speed- do
not ask why just know it works better- but not in all cases

2) I have a 3 disc Alpine changer in the boot with an adapter cable
from Apline - this plays all types of discs.
Click to expand...

Can you tell me the model number for the changer and the cable? Thanks
for the information!
 
As the new owner of a '99 C70 with the 901 stereo, I am stunned that a
unit with such advanced features as the station/song text mode (I forget
the acronym for that at the moment) can't do something as basic as play a
CD-R!
Click to expand...

I have a '99 C70 with the 901 (which I love the sound of), and I have
had problems with reading CDRs. I'll echo several of the suggestions,
and add a little more detail:

- Burn at half the max rated speed of your burner. This also extends
the lifetime of your burned disks considerably, as CDRs will fail over
time. No, they're nowhere near as permanent as pressed CDs.

- Use Taiyo Yuden blanks, available from www.rima.com or
www.meritline.com (these will also extend burned CDR life). I
recommend white printable ones, since the non-printable ones have very
little protection for the data layer and scratch easily (that's on the
top, not the bottom), destroying the disk. Sure, other blanks will
work, but these are the best, and brand names like Maxell and Memorex
don't mean anything in terms of who actually made the blanks.

- Don't use paper labels. I used to, and had several CDRs get stuck
in the in-dash 3 disk changer, requiring removal with hemostats. One
got stuck enough I had to get the changer replaced, fortunately under
warranty. These were Neato labels, and others may work better, but I
won't use paper labels in mine.

I've done quite a bit of research on CDR lifetimes and have gathered a
great deal of data on early failures, partly highlighted by the C70's
player. These hints make long-lived CDRs that work in all my players.

max
 
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