How to random tracks

How do we random the tracks when the ipod is connected to the car?? also why do they say not to connect usb and aux from same device same time ??

[Bigfeet]

If memory serves me right you press the 'ok' button and a sub menu should appear. As to the aux socket I thought that would be obvious!

[ZACK]

How do we random the tracks when the ipod is connected to the car??

Yeah As Biggie Said Above... Press The Small Round 'OK' Button And It'll Give You The Option Of Random Tracks...

also why do they say not to connect usb and aux from same device same time ??

o.0 Well The World Will Surely Blow Up ?...

[NAWY2J]

Wow thanx never knew it was that easy but so is there a reason why they said not to connect both same time ???

[Bigfeet]

It bends space time....!


No it because the USB pushes about 1.5v to 5v through itself and you would get horrible feedback into and through the AUX socket (think noises from microphones) if you plugged one item into both sockets.

[NAWY2J]

oh ok cool never knew that also is there a way to random all tracks not specific albums and artist?

[Bigfeet]

The only way to do that is not to sub folder everything, but put all the files on the same directory level.

[NAWY2J]

how u do that im using ipod?

[Bigfeet]

ah, sorry thats for USB sticks, for iPod I'm not sure as I haven't played around with mine in the DS3 perfering to use the sticks.

[ZACK]

oh ok cool never knew that also is there a way to random all tracks not specific albums and artist?

Yeah I've Done This - Make A Playlist With All Your Songs In... Call It Something Like 'ALL' And Whenever You Go Onto That Playlist Click Random And You'll Have The Best Playlist Going !

Plugged My Hard Drive The Other Day With All The Songs I've Ever Owned On It... I Had A 12,000 Song Playlist lol

[Arlow]

Yeah I've Done This - Make A Playlist With All Your Songs In... Call It Something Like 'ALL' And Whenever You Go Onto That Playlist Click Random And You'll Have The Best Playlist Going !

Plugged My Hard Drive The Other Day With All The Songs I've Ever Owned On It... I Had A 12,000 Song Playlist lol

Are you using a portable hard drive with the usb socket ? While waiting for my DS3 I have copied all my CD's onto my computer with the intention of having them all in the car on a single usb device. I then read the DS3 handbook online and it states that hard drives should not be plugged into the usb socket as they could cause damage. At the best quality the audio system will work with I would need a minimum of 128GB, usb sticks that size are a tad expensive at the moment, so if hard drives work I will get a cheap portable one.

[John S]

USB drives take a tad too much power from the car electrics for comfort, tried one on mine and it wasn't at all happy.

For info these are the specs for audio files.
The fi le formats recognised are .mp3
(mpeg1 layer 3 only), .wma (standard 9 only,
128 kbits/sec compression), .wav and .ogg.
The playlists types accepted are m3u, .pls, .wpl.

[Bigfeet]

Agreed^

Best to stick with a USB flash stick rather than a hard drive unit.

[ZACK]

Are you using a portable hard drive with the usb socket ?

Yep,

1TB Hard Drive.

[NAWY2J]

Yeah I've Done This - Make A Playlist With All Your Songs In... Call It Something Like 'ALL' And Whenever You Go Onto That Playlist Click Random And You'll Have The Best Playlist Going !

Hey thanx for replying but the thing is how do you choose a playlist because I have one but when it gets plugged in it automaticaly chooses a artist?