Use Of Cdrs In Prem Audio Cd Stacker

[turbocorty]

Hi Scootre,

Did you also check the diameter of the hole in the center of the disc? These can also vary greatly between disc and can cause a bigger problem than the overall thickness. Also, you will notice that some of the cheaper CD-r's have a very rough or sharp finish on the edges and in the center hole and this can cause a problem with the disc jamming onto parts of the mechanism.

What I do before using using a CD-R is to roll the edge of the CD-R with the shaft of a screwdriver to remove the sharpness.

Might help...Who knows??

Bye

[Robbo]

What a load of garbage. If someone tried to tell me that warranty was voided because a CDR got jammed they would have a very serious legal fight on their hands (unless a label peeled away). Using CDRs is not illegal so that angle has no weight whatsoever. It sounds like a way of getting out of fixing a problem to me and quite frankly, I'd be surprised if any dealer would pull that stunt.

[GDH]

Find another dealer...

I had a stacker fail in an AU, and Ford replaced it under warranty no questions asked. I use CDRs almost exclusively in my BA and haven't had a problem.

GDH

[JB]

Ditto, Never had skipping either, can come down to quality of the CDR and the buring programme you use.

[Guest Scootre]

If the same thing happened again, I would straight out say to them: "OK, give me my money back and you can have this car back. I never would have bought it if I couldn't use CDR's in it."

It would be very difficult for Ford to not cover this under warranty because they replace the ICC before they get the CD's out of the old ICC, so therefore they wouldn't know that it has CDR's in it until it's too late. They would have to try and charge you for it after they've replaced the ICC and returned the car to you.

BlueXR6Turbo

Absolutely. That's my attitude too. No mention of it in the handbook so just try to make me pay for a replacement.

I called 13ford about this issue a while back and again today. Both times they have told me that they will definitely cover the unit if a CDR gets jammed in it for no apparent reason - ie not a faulty disk. So... I've sent the letter and now they can clarify the isuue in writing.

Did you also check the diameter of the hole in the center of the disc?

What I do before using using a CD-R is to roll the edge of the CD-R with the shaft of a screwdriver to remove the sharpness.

Hi mate

That's very interesting. I've noted the sharp edges of some CDRs but not thought about the hole. The dealer only mentioned the thickness of the disk which is what I was concentrating on.

Find another dealer...

Hi GDH

I think it's a case of mis-information on the dealer's behalf. They have been very good to me so I want to stay with them. I only want the clarification so that I know where I stand if a CDR gets jammed in the thing.

Ditto, Never had skipping either, can come down to quality of the CDR and the buring programme you use.

Hi JBXR6T

Correct. Even the quality of the burner makes a big difference these days.

[BlueXR6Turbo]

I had a problem with one CD that I burnt that I could not play in the car because it kept skipping. Tried burning another copy thinking that maybe it was a dodgey disk - same problem. Strange think was that the CD player in the XR6T was the only one that wouldn't play it. Even my dad's 10+ year old CD player would play it no problem. I eventually burnt a copy that worked in my car by burning it at a really slow speed (about 4x from memory).

I've heard a number of times that the burn speed can make a difference in the quality of the burnt CD. But this was the only instance that I've seen evidence of it.

This is a little off-topic, but might be helpful for some of the people that are having problems with their CD's skipping.

[xrdreaming]

My mate worked at a Ford dealership in Melbourne until last year.

He said that the reason they used to not warranty stackers was if people had used cdr's in them with lables that had peeled off due to the heat generated by the stacker and had fouled the mechanism.

Some people use lables because permanent makers eat through the cd and eventually ruin the cdr.

[saleen]

I haven't had any problems with cdr's at all in my ICC. I remember I had 1 problem with a cdr in my Alpine in which case I used a cdr label and it peeled off inside the cd player. that's why I don't use labels. When Ford are stating that cdr's are thicker, maybe they are rferring to ones with home made labels.

Rob

[Falchoon]

If you're worried, just go into Tandy and get a $130 CD/MP3 player and run it through the aux input jack (get it fitted if you need to).

$98 actually for Teac brand (Digitor is even cheaper!).

And the Aux input has some bloody feedback loop in it somewhere that is linked in tone to the engine revs, so when I plug my MP3 player in, it has an annoying hum!

Yes, I just found this out.