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Hi all, hopefully an easy one, have some sd cards, iTunes converted from aac to mp3, and transferred onto sd card.

Problem is I put each album into a file and transfer but the stereo only reads first folder.

Do I have to open one file then each album as a sub file?

I'm just trying to get albums separated out?

Any help gratefully received

Cheers

Ben

I have a folder for each artist, and then sub-folders for each album

works fine - I only have some issues with the shuffle, as it does work, but it only shuffles 2 or 3 songs per folder then moves to the following one, so I found that if you have many albums for the same artist, it kinda sucks

Very odd, I've got maybe 10 folders for 10 different artists, but it'll only open and play the first folder, any other thoughts?

I'm not sure I understand your prob correctly; your use of the words file and folder are confusing me.

But, for instance this is how mine is setup & I have no probs:

SD Card >> Artists >> Albums >> Songs

eg.
............>> Michael Jackson >> Thriller >> All Songs
........................................>> Bad >> All Songs
............>> Jon Legend >> Let's Get Lifted >> All Songs
.................................>> Once Again >> All Songs

To move in between Albums when a song is playing & on the CD/TV screen press the Return button once. To move in between Artists press the Return button twice

Are you using an SDHC card or normal (old school) SD Card?

AFAIK, SDHC cards are not compatible.

**Edit**
Theres also a capacity limit, 4GB I think?

Pie wrote:Are you using an SDHC card or normal (old school) SD Card?

AFAIK, SDHC cards are not compatible.

**Edit**
Theres also a capacity limit, 4GB I think?

2GB afaik

Yes, it has to be SD cards which can go up to 4gb. Although I only ever see 2gb cards for sale.

Return Button

Thanks I'll have another go, just to confirm, it's a 2gb SD card, all music converted to MP3 via noteburner, and music does play, just music in the first of the 10 folders I've opened, the other 9 don't seem to come up at all.

I have created a folder for example U2 and put all the songs by U2 in that, then another folder for Kenny Kravitz, and put all the songs in that. I have 10 seperate folders, but when I access the SD card I can only access the first folder so:

Folder called U2 > all u2 songs
Folder called Lenny >> all Lenny songs
etc


Pretty sure I tried the return button but I will try again

Steve_C wrote:Yes, it has to be SD cards which can go up to 4gb. Although I only ever see 2gb cards for sale.

I have 4gb sd cards

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Platinum-177106 ... 350&sr=8-3

Good find - may have to purchase some of those.

pisquano wrote:2GB afaik

Not this old cherry again

Let's spell it out again...

SD vs SDHC or SDXC

The RNS-E will only accept SD cards, not SDHC or SDXC cards.

The maximum capacity of an SD card is 4GB - which the RNS-E WILL happily read.

The "elephant in the room" is that the minimum capacity of SDHC cards is 4GB, and MOST 4GB "SD" cards on sale are NOT SD but SDHC cards, even if advertised as SD cards so you have to check VERY carefully.

No. of files

The RNS-E has a limit of 512 files PLUS folders. So if you have folders per artist and folders per album they come out of the 512 limit.

All files AFTER the 512 limit will be ignored.

MP3 Tag type

The RNS-E cannot accept files with later version of the ID3 tag.

The file breaking this rule AND ALL FILES AFTER will be ignored.

Filenames and path lengths

Old RNS-E software versions wouldn't accept files with special characters in them (like "!"), newer versions don't have this restriction.

The maximum path length (i.e. \\folder\sub-folder\filename.mp3) is 64 characters.

Break either of these rules and the file with the problem AND ALL FILES AFTER will be ignored.

Ha ha, Dave! You must've explained this more times than your car gets miles to the gallon!

Worth having it as a sticky?

BenWat wrote:then another folder for Kenny Kravitz,

Sorry, I know it's just a typo, but I was wondering if Kenny and Lenny are related?
Haha.

Steve_C wrote:Ha ha, Dave! You must've explained this more times than your car gets miles to the gallon!

If I got £1 for every time I've posted it on an Audi related website I'd have paid cash for an R8 by now