iPod Problem
02-04-2008, 04:18 PM
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I recently had the BMW/Apple iPod adaptor installed in my 2004 E60. It works as advertised excpet that it will not play the music I have purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. Everything I have ripped from my CDs plays just fine. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
02-04-2008, 04:50 PM
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Just guessing but maybe the software update done as part of install did not take correctly. I had the iPod adaptor on my '04 545 and it played both ripped songs from my CDs and downloads from iTunes with no problem.
02-05-2008, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenn45' post='527301' date='Feb 5 2008, 02:18 AM
I recently had the BMW/Apple iPod adaptor installed in my 2004 E60. It works as advertised excpet that it will not play the music I have purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. Everything I have ripped from my CDs plays just fine. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
02-05-2008, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by pmmeke' post='527454' date='Feb 5 2008, 08:40 AM
bmw software does not play apple aac format from itunes. If you buy a song then buy it and save it in itunes in mp3 format and then you will be fine.
02-05-2008, 07:12 AM
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All the ripped tunes are AAC as well. Nothing is encoded as MP3. The only difference I can see in the properties is that the downloaded tunes are "protected AAC". I have also asked this question of Apple.
02-05-2008, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenn45' post='527493' date='Feb 5 2008, 10:12 AM
All the ripped tunes are AAC as well. Nothing is encoded as MP3. The only difference I can see in the properties is that the downloaded tunes are "protected AAC". I have also asked this question of Apple.
02-05-2008, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='527502' date='Feb 5 2008, 05:37 PM
That's what I thought, though I have never really looked into the distinction between "protected" and non-protected ACC. All I know is both ripped songs from my CDs and the songs I bought from iTunes work just fine in both my old 545 with the iPod adaptor in the glove box and in mt new 550 with iPod/USB option in the center console...
sorry for the mix up
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