It seems the Kenwood KX-919 in the MAZDASPEED doesn't like labels on the CD...

[AGR]

It seems the Kenwood KDC-MP919 in the MAZDASPEED doesn't like labels on the CD...

In the past, I have typically placed labels on the CDs I have created. But; in my MAZDASPEED, I notice that on these CDs that have the paper labels, it might pause - then resume. I also notice the CD ejects slower, like it's dragging coming out. Anyone else experience this?

 

[LeeH]

CDs spin at a very high rate of speed. The weight of a label is easily enough to throw off the balance. Think of how it only takes a few ounces of lead to balance a wheel.

 

[mp301guy]

same thing on z919

yeah the labels did the same in the Z 919 i used to have. i dont think it messed up anything ohh well

 

[YellowMP5]

that's right, labels "unbalance" the cd in the player. why not just use a permanent marker or use that stomper thing or whatever to make sure the label is centered over entire cd

 

[slug420]

how about ID3 tags, how do you
a. get the kenwood to display them
or
b. burn the CD so that the kenwood can read the ID3s?

tried the manual, didnt seem to find the answer..

 

[Murda]

I have the X859. I think the 919 shares the same manual as mine. If so, MP3s must have ID3v1 tags to display their names. You also have to set the deck up to display artist/title in your options.

 

[slug420]

how do you set up the deck to display the artist/title?

im sure SOME of the mp3s i burned MUST have id3v1 tags if not all

 

[Murda]

http://www.kenwoodusa.com/

Look up your model and view the online manual. Should be easier than taking my guesses.

 

[MikeyG_U2]

With your stereo powered on, press and hold the '4' key. This will get you into the menu system, you can use the 'am' and 'fm' keys to scroll through all the different options. There are 3 main display types, A, B, and C. Display type A and B let you show song information, and station information and the clock if you want. Type C is the full-motion screensavers and generally crap that makes me dizzy. Once you pick a type, you can setup the information you want displayed. Type B is very simple, type A is more info and some graphics, and type C is all graphics and basically no info.

Anyway, the manual in your glove box explains it all pretty well. I spent my entire first night reading through the manual. Once you get into the menu system for our head-units, you'll realize just how much there is you can configure, so it's best to use the manual the first couple of times until you get it down.

As for the MP3 files themselves, the files do need to have ID3 version 1.0 or 1.1 tags. I discovered the really small mention of this in the manual after my first MP3 cd kept displaying 'No Data' for every song. I use iTunes on my mac, so it's super easy for me to convert my newer (v.2.x) tags into 1.x tags, I'm sure there's some way to do it easily on a PC as well, check your MP3 software. Any software that is designed to work with an MP3 player such as an iPod or RIO will probably have a way to convert tags since some of those devices are also finicky about ID3 tags.

 

[Aricjm15]

I had a friend get a label stuck in her CD player (dumb b****)
the label came off the CD and is now INSIDE the cd player

now the thing wont play for crap, it skips all the time and you can hear the label scraping up against the CD