swajames

I don't think anyone has claimed otherwise. The tracks in all of my folders on my MP3 discs are in the order they were on the original album, as they should be and as I like them to be. If you want the tracks to be in any different order, it is possible, but the trick is to edit the filenames accordingly before you burn the disc - you've already worked out what you need to do. If you re-read the earlier posts, mentions of default related principally to iTunes and how it handles MP3 burns of playlists - iTunes does have defaults but they can be changed if the user prefers. Cobradav's link to the Apple discussion showed some examples. From an MP3 stanpoint, your car has no adjustable options - it displays and plays MP3 audio based only on what's on the discs it's fed - your ability to manage that is specifically limited to how creative you want to be in the burning process.

aybeesea

I couldn't make sense of this. Why would someone remove the two digit number preceding the song title when it's the only way of sequencing Folders or Tracks?

This also confused me.

Presumably again no news. The default play order is alphabetic by filename on IDrive.

Simply simulate the desired order of folders or tracks by prepending the filename with a 2(or more) digit sequence number.

ABC

JMB

525iSE, I don't doubt your car can play mp3. My point is that business radio can't play mp3 because it doesn't have the mp3 decoder. Decoding can be achieved either by software or by a specialized chip. Many audio systems use hardware decoding. The business radio is not prepared for decoding via software, and lacks the chip, so it's not possible to play mp3 files.

Maybe you, whatever the reason (a plant error, a non asked option...) have a professional radio?

Isn't it strange that you are (AFAIK) the only one that have mp3 capability with bus radio in this forum?

I've been fighting with BMW around this issue for one year, and they finally admitted the problem, and my radio is going to be changed without charge for the professional model tomorrow.

In the attached file you can find the famous chip for professional radio.

525iSE

JMB, before we continue this discussion, whether its a plant error on my car or whatever. Please explain to me, the difference between professional radio and business radio. Because all the cars here have no options regarding radio, we only get business radio, unless they buy the latest release of the 5, which is the 530i and the 520d, everyone get the same specs. I gave up on MP3 since I saw the thread about earlier cars having business radio cannot play MP3s, then when I met my friend Sam, his car also had business radio, yet his car played MP3, so we brought it in a it was a software issue for my car. So my point is this, maybe it is a plant error on my car, but how can we explain my friend's car as well, two errors? Also I will post on the Thai Thread to see if the other guys have MP3 as well with all their business radio.

madoon

525iSE, im sorry but JMB is right you cant play MP3s with business radio, you must have pro radio if you want to play mp3s..
your signature says you have HiFi sound...that means you have pro radio, i think cause i dont think you can have HiFi without pro radio

im reading the e60 cataloge and acording to it...

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- BMW Busi radio : 4-chanel amplifiler, aerial divversity, scan funtion, cd drive, six loudspearkers..

- BMW pro radio : features as BMW business but with 2-tuner reception...
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so perhaps the Business radio only come in FM...
and 525iSE, did you order you car with business radio or bought it from a dealer.....

525iSE

I just got it from the dealer. But I only have 6 speakers, wel 8 including the subs, no speakers on my rear door at all... Thats not prof. radio is it?

snkpkp

i also have hifi but have no idea if its business or prof, how can one find which one it is?

aybeesea

Doesn't professional radio give you two tuners so that one can be dedicated to TMC?

ABC

madoon

ok...525iSE, now ur confusing you sound system as well..

there are 3
- std: 6 speaker ..
- HiFi : 10 speakers..
-l7 : 13speakers..

about the sound system.. if you want to know if you have hifi go to the door and listen if the sound are coming out of your tweeters (small speaker in the side miror) if so you have HiFi if not you have standard...

HiFi has 10 speaker, 2 in each front door (4), 1 under the each front seat (2), 2 on each side of the rear pacel shelf (4)...total 10...

JMB

Professional radio has two tuners, one is used to receive signal and the second one monitors all the frequencies in order to have always listed all available radio stations. You can notice this in the entertainment - radio menu:

If you have a screen called AutoStore, you have only one tunner, ie. Bus radio. This is the option you would use to locate radio stations when you enter an area you don't have stations memorized for.

If you have a screen called "All stations", you have two tuners, ie. prof radio. The second tunner was locating the stations while you were listen the primary tuner and you can choose directly from the list.



This is conceptually how it works. But... I will not bet my hand :'( , with so many different sw versions, options programmed, errors, etc. Seems that there are exceptions for any rule!