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USB MP3 Files Do Not Play

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by equake, Mar 15, 2011.

  1. equake

    equake Member

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    I have downloaded some Amazon MP3 files that would not play from a USB stick.

    Anyone experience this on a 2010 Prius III Nav
     
    #1 equake, Mar 15, 2011
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    I converted some iTune songs to MP3, used the song name for the file name, created a couple of directories on a USB memory stick, and loaded the MP3 files. I did not have a problem and I also have a 2010 III with Nav.

    The directory names were the artist' names. The artist and the song titles are displayed.

    You may need to check to see how the USB memory stick is formatted. There are other threads on here describing the correct formatting, etc. Use the search function on here and try to find these threads.
     
    #2 jdcollins5, Mar 15, 2011
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    I had to reencode the MP3s to make them work. For some reason certain MP3s will not play on the Prius Nav.
     
    #3 equake, Mar 16, 2011
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    Glad to hear you have your problem resolved. The Navigation Manual has a lot of info on the MP3 files for CD's but not on USB. I would think the same info would apply to the USB.
     
    #4 jdcollins5, Mar 16, 2011
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    I posted this original response in the thread mentioned above, but I wanted to repeat the answer here.

    To be clear, the problem originally (for me) was that MP3 files from Amazon Cloud (downloaded) would not play in the JBL player when they were on a USB flash drive, however all other MP3 files on the drive from my own computer ripped locally would play fine.
    I tried different qualities, but that never made a difference, plus I checked the manual and everything was supported.

    I figured it was something in the ID3 tag, so I downloaded the program Mp3tag from this (can not include link due to not having enough posts yet, but search for Mp3tag on Google, you'll find it) site which is a simple program for editing ID tags recommended by Amazon.

    It works very well. The first thing that I noticed was some small differences in the TRACK, DISC, and COMMENT fields from Amazon, however what eventually made the difference was to remove the album cover art embedded in the tag. This program lets you easily select as many files as you'd like and remove all of the album arts, but keep everything else (including filename and other ID tag information) in tact.

    I then plugged the USB drive back into my car and all of the files play perfectly, with no problems.
     
    #6 Gjeschik, Jun 5, 2013
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