redtomatoman Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Looked through my 2011 manual for information on SD card use, but couldn't find anything. Is there really nothing on this topic in our manual? I've been thinking about utilizing it since I can't seem to get away from the iPod skips. Anyway, TIA for any info. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Where is the sd card slot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) The SD slot is directly above the CD slot. I bought an SD card at Best Buy, loaded all my music on it, pluged it in, but no artwork displayed. This is when I found out that once Album Art work is loaded on an Apple product, in my case iTunes, the file becomes a proprietary file belonging to Apple, and will copy only to another Apple Product. So, I erased the SD card, and brought it back to Best Buy. I contemplated buying an iPod, but with T-mobile's Jump program, I upgraded to a phone that will hold all of my music. Then, some of the art displayed, some did not. Neither Uconnect nor Apple could give me a reason for this. Then, I totally hosed myself my updating my phone to iOS8. Phone is fine; music is toast, until Uconnect sends out an update for iOS8. The SD card is the cheapest and easiest way to load and play your music, if you don't care about the Album Art displaying, but I did not have it long enough to play with it; to see how much control I could have with my music. Edited November 28, 2014 by dhh3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_puck Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I load music onto a small flash drive and plug that into the input slot inside the center console. (at the front) Don't know if pre 14's have this feature. Works fine. I convert the files to MP3 and just drag and drop them onto the flash drive. Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) I load music onto a small flash drive and plug that into the input slot inside the center console. (at the front) Don't know if pre 14's have this feature. Works fine. I convert the files to MP3 and just drag and drop them onto the flash drive. Exactly what I do but now I'm gonna go look for that SD slot. BTW....yes the pre-2014's do have the usb port. Edited November 28, 2014 by Journey_SeXT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Didn't see the card slot so it must be only offered for higher end models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Didn't see the card slot so it must be only offered for higher end models I have it on my 2013 SXT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) I have it on my 2013 SXT. So the newer SXT models have it? Now you made my DJ sound old.....I'll check again but I am sure i didn't see any SD card slots around my 8 track. Edited November 29, 2014 by Journey_SeXT rolly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Somebody post a pic of this. I can't find one anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 my 2011 had it and as my 2014crossroad havent used it once. to fancy for me LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 The SD slot is directly above the CD slot. I bought an SD card at Best Buy, loaded all my music on it, pluged it in, but no artwork displayed. This is when I found out that once Album Art work is loaded on an Apple product, in my case iTunes, the file becomes a proprietary file belonging to Apple, and will copy only to another Apple Product. So, I erased the SD card, and brought it back to Best Buy. I contemplated buying an iPod, but with T-mobile's Jump program, I upgraded to a phone that will hold all of my music. Then, some of the art displayed, some did not. Neither Uconnect nor Apple could give me a reason for this. Then, I totally hosed myself my updating my phone to iOS8. Phone is fine; music is toast, until Uconnect sends out an update for iOS8. The SD card is the cheapest and easiest way to load and play your music, if you don't care about the Album Art displaying, but I did not have it long enough to play with it; to see how much control I could have with my music. Album art can be added to mp3 files using a myriad of different ID3 tag programs. The question is this: Does uconnect ignore those tags in favor of Gracenote? The answer seems to be, Yes. If not, imbedding art is fairly straightforward. I'm not so interested in album art as I am sound quality. Album art is cool, but will the files play without skipping if I eliminate the iPod? One reason that I am hesitant to ditch the iPod is because I like my iPod playlists. With the iPod, there are features like the search by alphabet and play by genre. Sometimes you just want to listen to punk. Right? I don't currently have a card reader for my PC, so that would be necessary in addition to the price of the SD card. Before I go out and spend money, I was hoping that others had some experience with the SD cards. If all I get is a list of files without any search functions and I have to give up all the playlists, I'm not sure I want to do it. The iPod skips really really really really piss me off! Peace. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 This must me be only for 8.4" screens. aukfan33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) So the newer SXT models have it? Now you made my DJ sound old.....I'll check again but I am sure i didn't see any SD card slots around my 8 track. I think I still some 8 track tapes hanging around LOL. I should also add that I have the 8.4" screen, if that makes any difference. Edited November 29, 2014 by rolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Album art can be added to mp3 files using a myriad of different ID3 tag programs. The question is this: Does uconnect ignore those tags in favor of Gracenote? The answer seems to be, Yes. If not, imbedding art is fairly straightforward. I'm not so interested in album art as I am sound quality. Album art is cool, but will the files play without skipping if I eliminate the iPod? One reason that I am hesitant to ditch the iPod is because I like my iPod playlists. With the iPod, there are features like the search by alphabet and play by genre. Sometimes you just want to listen to punk. Right? I don't currently have a card reader for my PC, so that would be necessary in addition to the price of the SD card. Before I go out and spend money, I was hoping that others had some experience with the SD cards. If all I get is a list of files without any search functions and I have to give up all the playlists, I'm not sure I want to do it. The iPod skips really really really really piss me off! Peace. Hi Red, I use an SD card and the voice command allows you to search by artist, song or album. I never tried it by genre, but I don't see why it wouldn't. If I think of it, I'll give it a try alter today and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Hi Red, I use an SD card and the voice command allows you to search by artist, song or album. I never tried it by genre, but I don't see why it wouldn't. If I think of it, I'll give it a try alter today and let you know. OK, so you've been using the SD card. Cool. How do you structure your files? I'm assuming a folder structure with Artist as the main folder, the Albums in that folder, and all the Songs in the correct Album folder. And, for the sake of the thread, would ID3 tagging the files allow album art to show? My assumption is that uconnect ignores album art unless you enable Gracenote. I know dhh3 would appreciate that info. Also, what is FAT format? Do I have to purchase a special FAT SD card? Thanks, rolly. Peace. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Oh yeah, one more question? Any hiccups or skips in the music with the SD card? Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) Oh yeah, one more question? Any hiccups or skips in the music with the SD card? Peace. No skips or hiccups. It's FAT 32 and nothing special for the SD card. I tried to select by genre, but it doesn't work. It also shows the album cover but it's rather small. You're right on the money as to the structure of the file- artist in main folder. It's amazing the number of songs that you can put on the SD cards. I just did a simple download and that was it. Edited November 29, 2014 by rolly vivrance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I think I still some 8 track tapes hanging around LOL. I should also add that I have the 8.4" screen, if that makes any difference. Yup, I think it is an 8.4" screen thing. Anyhow the usb port is still a sweet option for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerz69 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) SD slot above the CD slot. Edit: changed picture to prevent injuries!!! Edited November 30, 2014 by Powerz69 Journey_SeXT and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 OK, so you've been using the SD card. Cool. How do you structure your files? I'm assuming a folder structure with Artist as the main folder, the Albums in that folder, and all the Songs in the correct Album folder. And, for the sake of the thread, would ID3 tagging the files allow album art to show? My assumption is that uconnect ignores album art unless you enable Gracenote. I know dhh3 would appreciate that info. Also, what is FAT format? Do I have to purchase a special FAT SD card? Thanks, rolly. Peace. With both the SD card and my iPhone5s, turning Gracenote on or off made no difference: the SD showed no artwork, and the iPhone5s showed some. I had just downloaded 2 albums from the iTunes Store. Artwork displays on my computer and phone, but not on the 8.4 screen! This is when I spent hours on the phone with Apple and Uconnect. Apple was stumped. Uconnect no longer works with Gracenote, but is working on a fix (?). Of course, this is before I downloaded iOS8. Now, music is a mess! Is there a way for me to change all my music, to have an ID3 tag, all at once, or do I have to do each song one by one? If there is an easy way to do this, I'll Buy another SD card! I'm a perfectionist: if the radio is made to display album artwork, then I WANT TO SEE IT! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 SD slot above the CD slot. My neck hurts when I look at your pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 My neck hurts when I look at your pictures. I was going to ask if anyone was hurt in the roll over lol. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 With both the SD card and my iPhone5s, turning Gracenote on or off made no difference: the SD showed no artwork, and the iPhone5s showed some. I had just downloaded 2 albums from the iTunes Store. Artwork displays on my computer and phone, but not on the 8.4 screen! This is when I spent hours on the phone with Apple and Uconnect. Apple was stumped. Uconnect no longer works with Gracenote, but is working on a fix (?). Of course, this is before I downloaded iOS8. Now, music is a mess! Is there a way for me to change all my music, to have an ID3 tag, all at once, or do I have to do each song one by one? If there is an easy way to do this, I'll Buy another SD card! I'm a perfectionist: if the radio is made to display album artwork, then I WANT TO SEE IT! LOL ID3 tags have to be added to each mp3 file. One by one. Peace. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) ID3 tags have to be added to each mp3 file. One by one. Peace. I was afraid of that. Thank you for letting me know. 1. Can you give me instructions how to do this? 2. Can I do this with the music in my iTunes Library? Or, do I drag one album out, install the file, and then put it back in the iTunes Library. Can I drag it to the desktop and insert the file if I can not do it in the Library? (sounds kinky, huh!) 3. Once Uconnect comes out with the iOS8 update, I will do this only to the songs which do not display the artwork. 4. Is the album considered the mp3 file, or each song? I have never done anything like this before! Thank you very much for any help you can offer. Edited November 30, 2014 by dhh3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Can I drag it to the desktop and insert the file if I can not do it in the Library? Yes. Here's a good tutorial. You can also download the program to add the ID3 tags to your files. Peace. rolly and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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