FLASH DRIVE - TYPE AND SIZE - COMPLETED

[Larz]

After reading my car manual (pretty much no info other than a crude drawing about where to shove the card) and I have some questions for anyone who has actually used this gizmo.

1) What type and size CF card does it read? Will any brand do?
2) Is there a limit to the volume on the card - 16g, 32g, 64g, etc.
3) Is this a card that should work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/KomputerBay-64G ... 5b04df8ba5

Thanks for any help !

[Rogue One]

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not sure myself, i use a real CF card with no problems, i was debating about getting an SD card, but i got my 8 gb CF for pretty dirt cheap. BTW it only reads up to 8 or 16 gb from what i believe. People have had problems with larger size cards

I play music off of CFs cards almost exclusively. Haven't had a problem with two cards I use in rotation, 2gb sandisk and a 2gb kingston. I would definitely try using a CF card.

Since there isn't enough screen size for a very long filename and the filenames do not scroll. I found when putting music on the card the following folder/filename convention works best for me, YMMV.
artist-album_name
-01-trackname.mp3
-02-trackname.mp3
-and so on.

Rename the files first on the computer and then copy them to the CF card, a few times I renamed files on the card and the Infiniti system did not order numerically and rearranged my files.

Page 4-40 in the manual has a specification chart of the filesystem/file types the system supports. It supposedly supports 512 files if you have a navigation system

I might have a 512mb CF card laying around If you're willing to wait, I can test it out in my car to make sure it works and send it to you if you'd like a small card to try. PM me if interested. Or you could always buy a card from a local retailer to try it out and return it, Walmart and Target have generous return policies.

Hello All,

Sorry this is bit old thread, but I wanted to share my experience for benefit of others and also to seek some clarifications from members. I had been using a 2GB compact flash in my 2010 M35x (with navigation), but of course it ran out of space. I bought today a Kingston 16GB CF card for about $17 Canadian and so far have filled it up around 5GB (multiple folders, nothing in root, believe total is still less than 512 tracks, forgot to check, which may be limitation only if we add directly to root and will need confirmation as I don't own anything more than this yet, and I may have to find something public source to test out for more numbers). To me, it seems more rugged to use low cost CF card than trying to use CF to SD/HC adapters plus SD cards. And I have cut out a small vertical plastic piece in the cover to fit it back on with the CF card in.

Here is the link to the 16GB CF card that works.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_ ... _id=050012


I also tried to use my old iphone 3GS as an ipod but with the factory adapter cable in the car, it does not detect iphone 3GS (running latest OS 6.x).

Does anyone has experience using CF cards of more than 8GB and carrying more than 512 mp3 files either in root or in the folders or combination of two?

Thanks

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This is the compact flash (CF) you need:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ash%20(CF)

[Rogue One]

Found elsewhere on the web...

No capacity limit, but there is a 512 song limit. Meaning you can put more than 512 songs on there, but it will only display 512 of them.

Besides the maximum file thing pissing me off, the entire way that the audio system organizes the files is ridiculous. If I have a folder for Led Zeppelin and then have 10 albums in sub folders, I would expect the main screen to show me just the Led Zepp folder and then make me click on that to go to albums. However, the main screen show every folder and subfolder resulting in an absolute mess. So now, instead of being able to go from Led Zepp to Linkin Park, I have to scroll through all my Led Zepp albums first!!!!

Looks like the only way to easily navigate around this is to create a led zepp folder and then copy all songs from all albums under that folder without any subfolders. Problem with this is that is will be horrible trying to scroll through a million songs.

I am very close to scrapping the whole CF card and buying an IPOD so I can use the interface. I vowed never to buy an IPOD as I prefer COWON products but looks like my car is making me go back on my word.....

Anyone here know if there is a way to change the file structure in the setup? I found nothing in the manual and nothing in the settings.

[Larz]

Thank you, Rogue!

I searched under "flash drive" and "compact flash" but didn't find what I needed. Thank you again!

[Larz]

Just a quick update. I bought an 8gig card (if the car only reads 512 files, no sense in getting a larger card just for music files.
I got the card and a universal card reader (my comp has no flash card reader built in) for about $50. Transfer to the card was extremely easy and simple. MUCH easier than getting an I-pod, setting up I-tunes on my comp, and using the cable in the car.
My music plays brilliantly! The NAV screen shows each file and if I touch the screen it opens that file. It plays immediately - no delays and it also uses all the speakers in the surround sound set-up that came with the car.
The trick is to set up the files BEFORE transfer to the card. I made one file for each letter of the alphabet and filled each file by artist name. For example: I want to hear Sade - Soldier of Love so on the screen, I touch "S", then scroll with the wheel to "Sade", the touch "Soldier Of Love" and it plays immediately.

[Rogue One]

Awesome! Glad to hear it worked out so well.