CD burned on IMac will not play on car player

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CD burned on IMac will not play on car player

I followed the instructions as to using a burn folder, dragging files into it and burning the CD and it will play back on this machine or on my MacBook but when I try it in the car it says "no music file". In another car it says "check CD" and ejects it.

Imac 24, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 9, 2011 8:58 AM

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twistatech

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Mar 9, 2011 9:42 AM in response to donmichel

You need to make sure you burned it as a music cd. Not an mp3 (unless your cd player supports that).

A tradition cd is burned in .wav format. More like a record.

You can also burn them as a data or .mp3 cd which is more like how your computer stores the files.

You need to make a playlist in iTunes and burn it that way in order for it to burn a .wav cd.

More then likely that is the reason your computer will play it but your car will not. That is of course just a guess based on the little info you gave.

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babowa

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Mar 9, 2011 9:54 AM in response to donmichel

Additionally, simply using Finder to burn a CD or DVD will only burn a data CD/DVD - doing it that way you will never be able to play music or videos anywhere but your Mac. So, for music, use iTunes to burn it, and for videos, use iMovie and iDVD so it can be played in any DVD player.

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donmichel Author

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Mar 9, 2011 2:22 PM in response to donmichel

Thanks very much, Barbara. I went to Itunes and did a playlist, converted it to "music" and burned the CD which now works in the car. (It was originally a voice memo).

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babowa

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Nov 27, 2012 11:19 AM in response to leetut

You're entitled to your opinion; however, the fact remains that the Superdrives are finicky. Using Memorex is not irrelevant - as it does not have a good reputation here - sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I only burn at 2x max. At this point, my suggestion is that you make an appointment at your nearest Genius Bar for a diagnosis of your problem.

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leetut

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Nov 25, 2012 5:57 AM in response to donmichel

No the above does not work

Obviously I'm burning an audio cd I ain't that stupid

Errors in finder

Cd won't play in car if made via iTunes

Using mountain lion iMac junk 6 months old

Can make them fine on a £200 laptop

But not a £2000 iMac?

And why are there so many threads about this?

And why are they so many stupid answers that do not fix the problem?

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leetut

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Nov 27, 2012 11:09 AM in response to leetut

problem is still not solved cd error in vw golf gti blaupunkt car stereo

tried 16x write speed

tried 4x write speed

using memorex cd-rw

but thats irrelevant because a 2000 pound computer should be able to use ALL cds

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