MP3 CD Changer? - Page 4

stocktake · 2nd July 2009, 11:17

I would imagine that is what i have inadvertently done connecting on to the original CD supply. sounds like a plan

Teflon · 2nd July 2009, 11:57

Roll on tonight - I'll give it a go and report back.

Cliff

Teflon · 2nd July 2009, 12:04

In fact, giving it some thought, if the Grom connector is used "out of the box" to replace the existing Mini ISO, then the "new" KBus wire would just be a connection between the Symphony & the Grom unit, and it would not be connected to the KBus at all as it is not part of the main loom.

Could this be the answer I wonder?

Cliff

David Lawrence · 2nd July 2009, 17:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teflon

In fact, giving it some thought, if the Grom connector is used "out of the box" to replace the existing Mini ISO, then the "new" KBus wire would just be a connection between the Symphony & the Grom unit, and it would not be connected to the KBus at all as it is not part of the main loom.

Could this be the answer I wonder?

Cliff

Cliff, It worked ! Connecting together the K bus wires from the GROM and the original blue plug worked and I now have a working adapter.

All I need to do now is work through my MP3's as some of the folders wont play as I suspect some of my files may be WAV's.

But thanks very much for the solution, this forum is great !

stocktake · 2nd July 2009, 17:20

glad your sorted David

One or two minor changes in operation on mine.

If you are listening to a CD (mp3) and you turn ign off, when you turn back on again it reverts to radio.

If you change from one CD folder to another, when you go back to the folder it carries on from where it was as opposed to starting the disc again.

Using controls to go back to start of track you are listening to actually takes it back to start of proceeding track

Track playing does not pause when sat nav voice over rides speech (carries on playing through the track but you cannot hear it)

Once mine "lost" the CD player. disconnected Grom unit, plugged it in again and it found it OK ??

Finally, found that there is a pen holder on the glove box door, ideal for holding mem stick

Teflon · 2nd July 2009, 19:32

Just came on here to say it worked and have been beaten to it!!!

Only just had a chance to try it in mine - I used a bent paperclip to connect the 2 mini ISI plugs and off it went. Well pleased.

Tomorrows project will be sorting a proper connection.

If it weren't for these forums, and in fairness "the dark side" (but mainly these ones

) I would almost certainly have been sending the unit off for a refund tomorrow, so thanks Stocktake & David for the help & support.

Cliff (a very happy chap)

David Lawrence · 2nd July 2009, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teflon

Just came on here to say it worked and have been beaten to it!!!

Only just had a chance to try it in mine - I used a bent paperclip to connect the 2 mini ISI plugs and off it went. Well pleased.

Tomorrows project will be sorting a proper connection.

If it weren't for these forums, and in fairness "the dark side" (but mainly these ones

) I would almost certainly have been sending the unit off for a refund tomorrow, so thanks Stocktake & David for the help & support.

Cliff (a very happy chap)

Cliff,

I'm also pleased but, can you select DISK 1 ?

I made 6 folders on my memory stick and numbered them as in the users guide, but pressing button 1 on the head unit skips directly to "DISK 2"

And then

After it finishes the last track on disk 6, it then proceeds to start playong DISK 7

That's great, but I dont have a DISK 7. So it seems that GROM has shifted all the numbers up by one, and button 1 then doesnt do anything.

Any clues anyone?

stocktake · 2nd July 2009, 20:01

For some reason an old memstick i had did similar, bought a new mem stick started again from clean format. worked fine

Teflon · 2nd July 2009, 20:09

Interesting. Mine works fine (with paperlip in place!), but is the Ipod version, so may operate slightly differently to yours.

With mine, I have to have an empty playlist as the first play list as this is ignored by the Grom. Selecting "Disc 1" on the symphony allows the Ipod to operate normally (i.e song selection made operating the Ipod). "Disc 2" will then treat the second play list as a CD, "Disc 3" the 3rd, and so on.

The chap on "the dark side" mentioned something about a firmware upgrade on his being really simple, but didn't give details of how he did it - it may be worth posing the question there to see if this solves your issue (he is also using the memory stick version).

Hope this helps,

Cliff

David Lawrence · 2nd July 2009, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by stocktake

For some reason an old memstick i had did similar, bought a new mem stick started again from clean format. worked fine

Stocktake,

Thanks very much once more. I just re-formatted the stick on the PC and it now works perfectly.
Its great how the forum is a better source of information than the manufacturers.

Thanks a lot

2nd July 2009, 11:17	#31
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,599 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	I would imagine that is what i have inadvertently done connecting on to the original CD supply. sounds like a plan __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident Last edited by stocktake; 2nd July 2009 at 17:13..

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Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,219 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Roll on tonight - I'll give it a go and report back. Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

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Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,219 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	In fact, giving it some thought, if the Grom connector is used "out of the box" to replace the existing Mini ISO, then the "new" KBus wire would just be a connection between the Symphony & the Grom unit, and it would not be connected to the KBus at all as it is not part of the main loom. Could this be the answer I wonder? Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

2nd July 2009, 17:20	#35
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,599 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	glad your sorted David One or two minor changes in operation on mine. If you are listening to a CD (mp3) and you turn ign off, when you turn back on again it reverts to radio. If you change from one CD folder to another, when you go back to the folder it carries on from where it was as opposed to starting the disc again. Using controls to go back to start of track you are listening to actually takes it back to start of proceeding track Track playing does not pause when sat nav voice over rides speech (carries on playing through the track but you cannot hear it) Once mine "lost" the CD player. disconnected Grom unit, plugged it in again and it found it OK ?? Finally, found that there is a pen holder on the glove box door, ideal for holding mem stick __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

2nd July 2009, 19:32	#36
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,219 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Just came on here to say it worked and have been beaten to it!!! Only just had a chance to try it in mine - I used a bent paperclip to connect the 2 mini ISI plugs and off it went. Well pleased. Tomorrows project will be sorting a proper connection. If it weren't for these forums, and in fairness "the dark side" (but mainly these ones ) I would almost certainly have been sending the unit off for a refund tomorrow, so thanks Stocktake & David for the help & support. Cliff (a very happy chap) __________________ No. 4 of 6

2nd July 2009, 20:01	#38
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,599 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	For some reason an old memstick i had did similar, bought a new mem stick started again from clean format. worked fine __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

2nd July 2009, 20:09	#39
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,219 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Interesting. Mine works fine (with paperlip in place!), but is the Ipod version, so may operate slightly differently to yours. With mine, I have to have an empty playlist as the first play list as this is ignored by the Grom. Selecting "Disc 1" on the symphony allows the Ipod to operate normally (i.e song selection made operating the Ipod). "Disc 2" will then treat the second play list as a CD, "Disc 3" the 3rd, and so on. The chap on "the dark side" mentioned something about a firmware upgrade on his being really simple, but didn't give details of how he did it - it may be worth posing the question there to see if this solves your issue (he is also using the memory stick version). Hope this helps, Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6